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By keeping an institution moving forward, retired executives can assist colleges and universities until a permanent replacement is hired.
Access Granted
University of Pennsylvania professor Marybeth Gasman explores issues of access and retention for students and faculty of color and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, among other things.
Last Thursday, I attended the "Unfinished Business: National Dialogue on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the 21st Century" meeting at Morgan State University. Most of the conversation centered on the inequity that continues to exist in public higher education, especially in the Southern and border states.
During the presidents' roundtable, the speakers detailed the history of legal segregation and its impact on the inequities in higher education. They also discussed the merits of HBCUs, noting that these institutions have operated on fewer dollars since their creation. In fact, one of the panelists declared, "We can't just ask for equal funding now, we must get the dollars we lost in the past to achieve equity."
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Despite enjoying progress on political fronts, poverty, HIV/AIDS and unemployment still plague Black America.
Researchers Focus on State of Black Families
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Ayers Settlement Falls Short of Funding
A legislative watchdog panel this month gave a generally rosy report about how Mississippi is meeting its obligations in a decades-old college desegregation case, but a closer examination reveals flaws with a private endowment that has failed to reach its goals.
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