Central State works to
boost graduation rate
Hopes to attract more top students
Central State administrators say they will make a greater effort to attract quality students in an effort to boost the school’s low graduation rate.
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N.C. Central University has expanded its participation in 21st Century Community Learning Centers, after-school programs that help elementary and middle school students improve their end-of-grade test scores in language arts and mathematics.
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Dr. Everette J. Freeman, the current senior vice president and provost of the University of Indianapolis, is one of the three remaining candidates for president of Lincoln University.
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With current University President Fred Gainous officially on the outs as of Jan. 1, 2005, Florida A&M University has officially began working toward selecting an interim president. The application deadline for the position was Tuesday. The Board of Trustees expects to have the position filled by Dec.
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For Dillard University’s roughly 70 percent female student body, being chased and attacked by a stray duck at the duck pond posed more of a threat to their well being than any other menace on campus. That is how safe they feel surrounded by gleaming white and spacious green. But this safety color scheme all but fades once they step out into crime-ridden New Orleans. The word rape, seldom heard on campus, becomes very real.
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School of Education Ranked Among the Top in the Nation (Howard University)
According to www.howard.edu/schooleducation, the School of Education is a premiere national urban program focusing on issues of diversity. The School of Education deals with preparing teachers, educational leaders and human support professionals for urban and diverse settings related to students who are underserved.
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Tennessee State University’s Evolution Creative Group has created a website designed to allow collegiate students in Nashville the opportunity to buy or trade books.
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Mr. Junior Pageant gets steamy (Xavier University)
The class of 2006 held their “Saluting Our Kings” Mr. Junior Pageant 2004 Oct. 11, in The University Ballroom. The pageant did not disappoint while it was entertainment from beginning to end as the contestants showed off the talents, wardrobe, and personality.
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SSU’s International Student Association is full of diversity
Khamisi Campbell, president of Savannah State University’s International Student Association, said he wants to bridge the gap between American students and international students. That’s why the ISA is working to have American students, as well as international students, join the organization.
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Ms. Kelechi C. Anyawu and Mr. William H. Dobbs, III have been crowned Miss WSSU and Mr. Ram 2004-2005. “The Unveiling of a Nubian Queen and the Crowning of a King,” was held in the Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium. WSSU and African traditions combined to bring about a ceremony marked by tradition and heritage.
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Tuition is out of control at Morgan and Maryland’s other public colleges and universities. Juniors and seniors know that best. Since they enrolled in fall 2002, tuition has jumped more than 30% at most campuses. Thousands of students have had to drop out, work extra hours at their jobs, or take on even more debt
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Jaguars to take on Alabama State in SWAC Championship rematch
Thousands of Southern University Jaguar fans can keep their reservations for the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship game after the Alabama State Hornets defeated the Golden Lions of Arkansas Pine Bluff, 21-14 in Montgomery, Ala., Saturday afternoon.
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Enrollment all time high (Rust College)
Enrollment for the current 2004-05 academic year is 940 students. However, Johnny McDonald, the director of Enrollment Services, said his goal is to have 1000 students by the end of the first semester.
