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Eagle Feather Laws Still in Place

TAHLEQUAH Okla. Although the bald eagle recently was removed from the endangered species list, the laws regulating the possession of the bird’s feathers are still in place.

July 22, 2007

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Washington Update

Student-Aid Program Begins New Era

July 14, 2007

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The Quest for a Better Search Process

Forget the “dysfunctional family.” Few things today can be more dysfunctional than the academic search committee. These bodies contribute, not only to mediocrity and the decline in the university, but to the exclusion and discrimination of various underrepresented groups of highly qualified persons — namely people of color, people with disabilities, and women.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Producing effective teacher preparation programs

During my twenty-two years in teacher education, I have seen my share of weaknesses in teacher preparation in private as well as public institutions. And there is no legitimate excuse for most of the problems that exist in teacher preparation today.

July 13, 2007

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Bilingual back talk: educators, politicians look for countermeasures to California initiative – Proposition 227

SAN FRANCISCO Just days after California voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to outlaw bilingual education, civil rights groups have filed suit to challenge the new law and school districts are finding ways around it.

July 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Feds Close Title VI Investigation in Ohio

DAYTON, Ohio The decision by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to close its active Title VI investigation into the state of Ohio’s treatment of Central State University (CSU) triggered mixed reactions ranging from praise to sharp criticism in and around the Wilberforce, Ohio campus.

July 12, 2007

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Colorado researchers seek more effective public policy role – Latino/a Research and Policy Center, University of Colorado-Denver

DENVER In perhaps the first event of its kind, educators and researchers from the University of Colorado-Denver’s Latino/a Research and Policy Center held a symposium on legislation, research, and its impact on the Latino community. The symposium was held in early January at the State Capitol on the opening day of the 1998 state legislative session.

July 11, 2007

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New political leadership – Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah – Cover Story

No one could ever accuse Congressman Chaka Fattah of being timid about taking risks.

July 11, 2007

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From combat to campus: GI Bill gave a generation of African Americans an opportunity to pursue the American dream – Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 – Special Report: The Integrated Military – 50 Years – Cover Story

The early champions of the GI Bill probably never envisioned the far-reaching impact the landmark legislation would have on American society.

July 11, 2007

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Colleges Use Courts To Keep Agents, Boosters Away From Student-Athletes

The NCAA announced Wednesday that the Oklahoma Sooners eight wins from the 2005 season would be invalidated because two players employed by a booster received pay for jobs they didn’t actually work. The athletics department will face other athletic sanctions as well. States and colleges, trying to avoid situations like that, are increasingly turning to the courts to help protect the integrity of big-time college athletics.

July 11, 2007

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States and colleges are increasingly turning to the courts to help protect the integrity of big-time college athletics.

States and colleges are increasingly turning to the courts to help protect the integrity of big-time college athletics.

July 11, 2007

HBCUs

As discussion gets started, legislators seek elimination of government’s affirmative action policies

As President Bill Clinton was defending the use of affirmative action in college admissions, members of Congress rolled out a plan to abolish such preferences in the awarding of government funds.

July 10, 2007