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Students

Howard’s Student Newspaper Halts Publication

Howard University administrators have halted publication of the university’s student newspaper, the editor in chief and the university spokesman told Black College Wire last week.

March 24, 2008

Students

Study: Hazing Still a Problem on Campus

Virtually every college bans hazing, but more than half of college students belonging to campus organizations say they have experienced it in places from the glee club to the fraternity house, according to a new study.

March 11, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Report: Not Enough Minority Leadership at U.Va.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. The University of Virginia administrator who monitors progress on diversity says there are few minorities in leadership positions at the school. Blacks, Asians and Hispanics are significantly underrepresented among U.Va’s leadership, according to a report by William B. Harvey, the school’s vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity. The report notes […]

February 10, 2008

Native Americans

MSU Program Seeks to Educate American Indian School Administrators

BOZEMAN Mont. A Montana State University program that aims to more than triple the number of American Indians serving as principals and superintendents in the state recently received a $1.3 million federal grant to continue its work, the university said. The program, Indian Leadership and Development or ILEAD, seeks to reduce the administrative turnover at […]

February 3, 2008

Students

University Fee Policy Set For Revamp, But Not Everyone’s on Board

PORTLAND, Ore. The University of Oregon and Eastern Oregon University have an “energy surcharge.” Portland State’s got a “student services” fee. And every university in the state tacks on a little extra for the privilege of using the school’s computer system.

October 29, 2007

Home

School Administrator Charged in Racially Motivated Crime

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. An administrator at an Oklahoma City-area school district faces up to one year in prison if convicted of assaulting two students in what prosecutors say was a racially motivated attack.

October 23, 2007

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Thai School Apologizes to Jewish Organization for Nazi Celebration

BANGKOK, Thailand A Thai school has apologized to an international Jewish human rights organization for its sponsorship of a celebration that involved a Nazi-themed parade, according to an announcement received Wednesday.

October 16, 2007

STEM

On Equality, Obama Tells HBCU Students: “We Have More Work To Do”

WASHINGTON Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama told members of the Howard University community Friday that if elected he would work to restore justice and equality in the country and confidence that America’s judicial system works for everyone.

September 29, 2007

Students

Report says UMDNJ dean in Camden changed grades

TRENTON N.J. The former top administrator of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s Camden medical school gave passing grades to unqualified students, potentially endangering their innocent patients, according to a federal monitor’s report.

September 23, 2007

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Black and white fades to gray in the home of the Jena 6

JENA La. It’s got all the elements of a Delta blues ballad from the days of Jim Crow: hangman’s nooses dangling from a shade tree; a mysterious fire in the night; swift deliberations by a condemning, all-white jury.

September 22, 2007

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From humble beginnings to higher education: 1 man’s story

ST. CLOUD Minn. Rev. Vincent Bulus says his family is “very happy” about the life he’s chosen to lead.

September 22, 2007

Students

Families of college students grapple with privacy rules

For parents hoping to keep tabs on their college-bound kids this fall, schools have this advice: Get it in writing if you can.

September 19, 2007