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A Haven for Minority Scholars

Wednesday, 31 October 2007
“Take a moment and look around this room,” Abraham told the doctoral candidates and recipients at the meeting’s opening session Friday. “Realize and internalize what you’re seeing here — more minority Ph.D. scholars in one place and one time than you’re likely to see the whole rest of your careers.” Click to continue at InsideHigherEd.com Add Comment (0) Hits: 565

Improving High School Graduation Rates A New Federal Priority

Wednesday, 31 October 2007
It’s a nickname no principal could be proud of: “Dropout Factory,” a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across the United States. Click to continue at DiverseEducation.com Add Comment (0) Hits: 573

The First Black Woman to Earn a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at MIT

Saturday, 27 October 2007
Last month Alicia Jillian Hardy became the first African-American woman to achieve a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Add Comment (0) Hits: 3748

Race-Based Aid, After a Statewide Ban

Friday, 26 October 2007

State bans on affirmative action often leave public universities straining to reach out to minority students without falling afoul of the law. Whether inspiring changes in admissions policy, or spurring a greater commitment to outreach programs, colleges seeking to keep their populations as diverse as possible often turn to methods that could indirectly boost minority enrollment. Click to continue at InsideHigherEd.com

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Lehman Brothers and Spelman College Announce Parnership and $10 Lehman Brothers Commitment

Friday, 26 October 2007

Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank, and Spelman College, the No.1-ranked institution among all historically black colleges and universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report, announced a groundbreaking corporate-academic partnership to establish and develop the Lehman Brothers Center for Global Finance and Economic Development at Spelman College. As part of this endeavor, Lehman Brothers has committed $10 million to make possible the development of an interdisciplinary curriculum and courses, the creation of a new scholarship program and the recruitment of new faculty.

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