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Health

Serving the Underserved

Efforts to expand diversity in the health professions has received a boost from a prominent member of Congress…

November 1, 2006

Home

‘Threads’ Computer Science Curriculum Debuts at Georgia Tech

The Georgia Institute of Technology’s College of Computing has launched a new undergraduate…

November 1, 2006

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Rutgers Leads Effort to Link Math and Biology High School Curriculums

Rutgers University and Colorado State University have teamed up to improve high school biology…

November 1, 2006

Latinx

Grants & Awards

Cheyney University and Lincoln University, both historically Black institutions in Pennsylvania, have each received $500,000 grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration to promote minority student interest in science and technology careers. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has provided a three-year grant of just under $1.4 million to Florida Atlantic University, Florida […]

November 1, 2006

Health

MacArthur Geniuses Focus On Race, Black Men’s Health

Dr. Jennifer Richeson of Northwestern University says that she’s no genius…

October 18, 2006

Leadership & Policy

A Mutually Beneficial Relationship

It’s quite a coup for university presidents to land on corporate boards…

October 18, 2006

HBCUs

Grants & Awards

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has received a $25,000 grant from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to fund scholarships for the AACSB’s Bridge Program. The program is intended to help accounting professionals transition into a university teaching position. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has received a three-year, $495,000 donation from […]

October 18, 2006

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Group Claims Berkeley School District Discriminates

BERKELEY, Calif. A lawsuit filed Wednesday against the Berkeley, Calif., Unified School District claims the district is violating Proposition 209, the state’s ban on racial preferences.

October 5, 2006

African-American

Issues of Access and Affordability

For all the dour reports about the lack of access to U.S. higher education…

October 4, 2006

Students

Grants & Awards

Alvernia College (Pa.) has received a $100,000 grant from the Hearst Foundation to support the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship is intended for nontraditional and minority students, especially Hispanic students pursuing degrees in nursing. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has awarded $50,000 grants to three California universities to fund scholarships. California State University-Northridge, […]

October 4, 2006

Students

College Board Seeks to Improve College Readiness of Minorities

No longer satisfied with just testing students to see if they’re ready for college, the College Board, producers of the SAT college entrance exam, has moved into select high schools with a new curriculum officials say will actually prepare poor and minority students for college.

October 3, 2006

Health

MacArthur Geniuses Focus On Race-related Issues

Dr. Jennifer A. Richeson of Northwestern University says that she’s no genius, despite being awarded a $500,000 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation grant – dubbed the “genius” award – for her work in studying interactions between races.

September 30, 2006