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MSIs

‘Merit Plea’ Inherently Racist as Argument Against Affirmative Action

As many of you know, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Thursday declared Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions to be unconstitutional.

November 19, 2012

Students

Veterans in College Say Late Pay From VA Hurting Finances

Exasperated veterans who work part-time for the Veterans Administration while attending college say their paychecks are sometimes weeks late, leaving them in trouble with bill collectors or having to borrow money to avoid eviction.

October 23, 2012

African-American

Tennessee Democrats Call for Diversity Training for Lawmakers

Democratic leaders point to insulting comments made by two Republican lawmakers to the Legislature’s Black caucus in calling for legislators to undergo diversity and sensitivity training.

September 9, 2012

MSIs

From the Democratic National Convention: Ideas on Fixing Higher Education

Speaking at a higher education policy forum during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, experts shared their ideas on ways to improve degree attainment for students.

September 6, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Tennessee State University Faculty Leader Arrested

A vocal faculty member at Tennessee State University who has opposed university leadership was taken away from a meeting in handcuffs on Monday and removed as the chair of the faculty senate.

August 7, 2012

HBCUs

Congressional Super Committee’s Inaction Means Potentially Devastating Cuts

With the collapse of a congressional “super committee” charged with cutting $1.2 trillion in federal spending, most education programs face the prospect of moderate to deep cuts beginning in January 2013 — including programs for minority-serving colleges and universities.

November 27, 2011

African-American

Nursing Program Aims To Train Minority Students for Service in Rural Areas

Built on more than a year of outreach and recruitment at minority-serving institutions, the federally funded PRIDE program has attracted 26 students to Frontier Nursing University who are training as either nurse practitioners or nurse midwives.

November 22, 2011

African-American

UNCF Conference Town Hall Meeting Focus on Creative Strategies for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Panelists offered up a wide array of solutions — from beefing up community and corporate partnerships to seeking diversified funding sources – as ways to tackle the problems that show no sign of subsiding.

November 13, 2011

African-American

Groups Mobilize To Stop Cuts for Minority-Serving Schools

Many of the nation’s leading higher education groups are urging Congress to reject a House of Representatives plan that would cut spending for Black, Hispanic-serving, tribal and other minority-serving colleges by more than 40 percent next year.

October 18, 2011

Asian American Pacific Islander

Report Provides Close Look at Diversity Among Asian American, Pacific Islander Students

College and university leaders should pay greater attention to the demographics of the growing number of their Asian-American and Pacific Islander students, a national commission urges.

October 11, 2011

African-American

New House Bill Cuts Funds for HBCUs, Others

Funding for the Title III Strengthening HBCUs program would drop from $236 million to $152 million; Hispanic-serving institutions would face the largest cutback, as funding would fall from the $104 million to just $17 million in 2012.

October 2, 2011

Students

Education Secretary Arne Duncan Unveils Proposal Giving Responsibility to States to Identify Weak Teacher-Preparation Programs

The proposal also calls for using a $185 million state teacher preparation grant to reform the $110 million TEACH grant program.

October 2, 2011