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Sports

Report: Advancement for Black Football Coaches Tied Heavily to Diverse Contacts

In the world of college football coaching, it’s not just “who you know” and how well you know them that factor in career advancement opportunities but what’s their race, according to a new study by North Carolina State University researchers.

May 6, 2010

African-American

U.S. Health Secretary Addresses Minority Health Issues

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that she is developing a national plan of action that would focus for the first time on reducing health care disparities between minority and White populations.

April 15, 2010

Students

Meeting Brings Ohio University, HBCU Officials Together for Collaboration

Bridging the faculty-student digital technology divide was the focus of a conference held last week at Spelman College, launching the first meeting for a nine-member alliance among eight historically Black institutions and Ohio University.

March 23, 2010

Latinx

Census Campaign Targets Tech-savvy Hispanic Youth

Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people.

March 23, 2010

Students

Private Colleges Outline New College Success Initiative

The nation’s private colleges and universities pledged Friday to boost efforts to enroll and graduate at-risk students, as leaders said the move would complement the Obama administration’s plans for greater success rates in higher education.

February 14, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Miss. HBCU Merger Proposal Halted; JSU President Faces Scrutiny

Public discussion in Mississippi has now moved from merging the three HBCUs to how to adequately fund them and, more recently, what the future holds for Jackson State President Ronald Mason.

February 3, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Protest Against Budget Cuts Held at LSU

The latest round of college budget cuts, combined with threats of still more to come, provoked protest Tuesday from LSU faculty and students and a burgeoning movement that promised more organized opposition when negotiations on next year’s budget begin.

January 20, 2010

African-American

No Laughing Matter

Comedian Bill Cosby spreads his message for Black families through town hall meetings, social networking Web sites and hip-hop.

December 13, 2009

Home

NOTEWORTHY NEWS: NO LAUGHING MATTER

Comedian Bill Cosby spreads his message for Black families through town hall meetings, social networking Web sites and hip-hop.

December 9, 2009

MSIs

OPENCOURSEWARE: AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

Today, higher education in the U.S. is facing signifi- cant challenges, most notably those resulting from the economic downturn.

October 14, 2009

Home

Twitter in Higher Education: More Than 30 Percent of Faculty Say They Tweet

While many college students are using social networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, faculty are also taking advantage of these sites.  According to AHN Media, Twitter has become quite a phenomenon for people of all ages and all types across the world, but many have raised an issue with some using twitter during academic […]

August 25, 2009

Students

Can’t Get Tuition Money? Try Social Lending

A relatively new and Web-based form of lending could offer cash-strapped students an alternative way to finance tuitions and other college expenses.

August 23, 2009