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Economic blues: as the recession continues to take its toll, many Black Americans find themselves almost back at square one
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Cole and Tracey Wallace purchased their home in Maryland's Prince George's County, the achievement of home ownership...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 10/29/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication -
Reinventing remedial education: pushed to go beyond providing access, colleges refocus on developmental education to improve retention of at-risk students
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Kafayat Olayinka graduated from Spingarn High School in Washington, D.C., with a 3.5 grade point average, she was...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 10/15/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication -
Will they come? Colleges are anxious to see if new recruiting and retention efforts can stem rising tide of 'economic dropouts.'
When Delaware State University officials tallied their recruitment, admissions and acceptances in early August, it looked as if this fall would...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 09/17/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication -
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Sept. 17 is the date the U.S. Congress chose for America to turn up the volume on one of Gloria J. Browne-Marshall's favorite topics: the U.S....
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 09/17/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication -
'16 colleges with one voice': Maryland community colleges work together to respond to the state's education and economic needs
President Barack Obama's American Graduation Initiative, the pledge of $12 billion for America's community colleges over a 10-year span, delighted...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 09/03/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication -
Assignment getting tougher for trustees: too many college board trustees lack oversight skills and fundraising capacity that are essential to the survival of their schools
When Miami attorney Larry R. Handfield joined the board of trustees of Bethune-Cookman University, the oversight drill for trustees of the small,...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 08/20/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication -
Reinventing alumni associations: to remain relevant, alumni associations must do more than plan class reunions and promote their schools, experts say
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When alumni of Morehouse College, the prestigious school for men in Atlanta, gathered in May for...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 07/23/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication -
Setting a new standard: despite the gains minorities have made in student enrollment and higher education leadership, the needle needs to move further and faster in the next 25 years to narrow the widening educational achievement equity gap
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When 22-year-old Roberto Rosas was awarded his bachelor's in electrical engineering this spring...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 06/11/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication -
UNCF wrestles with new economy, old issues; despite the bleak economy, UNCF president has high hopes for HBCUs with the Obama administration
When former Dillard University President Michael Lomax took the helm of the United Negro College Fund five years ago, the economy was strong and...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 04/30/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication -
At 100, NAACP still kicking: the young activists in NAACP campus chapters may hold the key to the organization's next 100 years
When leaders of the NAACP gather this month to formally begin a year-long recognition of 100 years of civil rights work, they'll be talking as much...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 02/05/09 by Reginald Stuart · More from publication
