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Commentary: Until Justice Weighs Down — Trayvon’s Story
Trayvon Martin’s story should be the proverbial smack across the face that most Americans need to disabuse them of the notion that we are somehow living in a “post-racial” or “post-Black” era.
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Commentary: The Case for Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education
Of all Black, Native American, and Hispanic students who seek a STEM degree in their first college year, just 19 percent, 20 percent and 22 percent, respectively, graduate in a STEM discipline, UCLA researchers report.
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Commentary: Post-9/11 GI Bill Helps Support Higher Education Opportunities of Minorities in Armed Services
Although the ROTC and scholarship programs vary slightly across the services, they all offer up to full tuition, an annual allowance for books and fees, and a monthly living stipend of up to $500.
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Commentary: The End of Hazing
Laws that target individuals need to be revamped with the understanding that hazing is and always has been a corporate tradition, whether or not each member of the group participates, writes history professor Ibram H. Rogers.