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Campus and Student News

Xavier University’s Education Division Prepares for Accreditation Renewal
Dating On A College Student’s Budget
Natural Hairstyles Defy Stereotypes
Are Long Distance Relationships Healthy For Students?
Students Of All Races Are Looking To HBCUs For A Quality Education
Foreign Language Instructor Doubles as Expressionist of Universal Language
Understanding The Fear Of Success
The News That Changed My Life - Part III
"Premarital Sex: Ancient History or Beneficial Commitment?"
The Pain of Zen Meditation
Overcoming the "Color Struck" Mentality
The News That Changed My Life - Part II
For Some, College Away Provides Opportunities For Personal Growth
There's More to Greek Life Than Parties, Prestige and Popularity
Educated African Americans Must Make Their Presence Felt Globally
The News That Changed My Life - Part I
Xavier University’s Department Of Communications Receives Technological Boost
Words Of Wisdom: Respect Must Be Unconditional
Dining While Black
Raising Cancer Awareness
Black College Students Demonstrate as High Court Considers Race Cases
Study Topics: I Gave Up Puffy for DuBois
THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Student News & Views
"Colorism" Still Thrives
College Debt 101
Why Was Skin Whitener in the Campus Bookstore?
Black College Wire Prepares Interns for Media Careers
Series: Activism and Today's Black Collegians
Howard U. Moves Up in U.S. News Rankings
Hip-Hop Students Learn to Think to the Beat
The Class of 2006 Post-Katrina: Where are they now?
Tennessee State Students Teach Youngsters Affected by Katrina
"Coonin'" Term Resurfaces at Howard U.
Profiles: 3 Grads Who Excelled
Young Black Journalists Prepped on Landing Dream Job
Views of HBCUs Change as Mainstream Accepts More Blacks
After Dillard Graduation, Students Scatter Again
Wake Up! You Need That Sleep!
Students Find Summer Mission in Dallas
Poll: Young Blacks "the Most Ready to Vote for Change"
In Poland, Kentucky State Students Learn About the Holocaust
FAMU Named Best School for Blacks
Activist or Advocate? Lessons from My Israel Travels
Jackson State Buzzes with Excitement Over Obama Visit
"Run, Barack, Run!"
Colleges Turn to Text-Messaging for Emergencies
HBCUs React to Massacre with Vigils, Tighter Security
Did Protests Cut "BET Uncut?"
HBCUs Fight Perception of Inferiority
More HBCU Newspapers Increase Frequency
Christmas, Kwanzaa, Both or Neither?
Morehouse Awaits King Papers
Howard Returns to "Total Blackness" with HD Radio Station
Guess Who Else is Reading Those "Facebook" Entries?
For 30 HBCUs, "The Magic Man is Here"
19 Months Later, Katrina Damage Remains an Eye-Opener
At Rutgers, We Want Imus' Resignation
Morehouse Sports Journalism Program Under Way
Hundreds of Dillard Students Told to Give Back FEMA Money
FEMA Eases Up on Demanding Student Repayments
King Daughter Knocks Violence, Hip-Hop Culture
Arrest in Killing of N.C. Central Student
Grambling Men Get Their Praise On
FAMU Fanfare Welcomes Obama's "O-Train"
Southern U. Weighs Prospect of First Black U.S. President
Views: Misunderstanding Africa Leads to Discrimination
For "Post-Hip-Hop Generation," Prof Offers "360 Degrees of Blackness"
FAMU Optimistic After Accrediting Setback
Civil Rights Organizer Joins School That Considered Him a Troublemaker
"True" Hip-Hop Is About Peace and Fun, Pioneers Say
College Students Lead Efforts to Fight STDs and AIDS on HBCU Campuses
Tougaloo College Puts Its Face On The National Political Scene
Stokes Fellowship Begins First Full Year At MSASS
Dillard University Unanimously Elects Dr. Marvalene Hughes As First Woman President
Xavier Students Take "Community Plunge"
Timbuktu Academy Launches Summer Science, Research Programs
Law School Applications Jump 24 Percent, Part Of National Trend As Students Seek Job Options In Tight Market
Meharry National Alumni Association Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of Its Charter
AKA Chapter Accused of Hazing
How Extreme Credit Card Debt Happens To The Smartest College Students
Increase in Number of Hi-Tech Grads at HBCUs Filling Industry Demand
Students Winning Court Judgments After Failed Vacation
12th Annual FOCUS Program
Ford Announces New Business Plan Competition For Black Colleges And Universities
Chancellor Praises N.C. Central's Patience During Duke Lacrosse Ordeal
A Weeping Oprah Feels the Love at Howard
"Black College or Die" Is Part of the Game Plan
Black Celebrity Blogs Dish Dirt 24/7
Cosby Says Teachers Could Be a Child's Last Hope
Black College Wire Prepares Interns for Media Careers
Activist Urges Major Rebuilding Role for Students
Dillard Students Are Coming Home
Prairie View A&M University's National Alumni Association Elects New President
Student Journalists Gear Up for HBCU Newspaper Conference
DOW Estabish Diversity Partnership With K-State
Dillard Gets Accreditation Warning
Killings in Newark Challenge Rest of Delaware State “Family”
Hip-Hop Generation Debated at "State of Black Union" Conference
Celebrities at Essence Festival Urge Students to Empower Themselves
Democrats Spar Over Domestic Issues at Howard
Photoessay: Two Years After Katrina

 

News Commentaries and Opinions

Study Topics: I Gave Up Puffy for DuBois
"Black Enough?" Who Is Obama Running Against?
Two Wrongs Do Not Make It Right
AKA International President Urges Members to Pay Tribute to Dr. King on the 40th Anniversary of his Death
Tom Joyner on Why Teacher Certification Matters

 

Other News and Announcements

IMDiversity.com Recommends John F. Kerry to Lead All America's Diverse Communities as President
New Lowest-Ever Loan Rates To Make College More Affordable, Will Reduce Debt burden For Borrowers
Moving In: "5 Tips To Eating Healthy On Campus"
Reebok Appoints African-American Denise Kaigler As Senior Vice President And Chief Communications Officer Of The Corporation
Student Katrina Correspondents Honored at HBCU Conference
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) Executive Director Gets National Title
Radio One, Inc. Helps Raise $75,000 For Mozambique
Xavier Team A Top Winner at PRSA 2006 Awards Ceremony
Viacom And Kaiser Family Foundation Launch Comprehensive Initiative To Fight HIV/AIDS
Willie Gary, Prominent Attorney And Chairman And CEO Of The Willie Gary Football Classic, Sends 35 Students To Chicago For Funeral Of Johnathan Glenn
A Tree Stump In The Valley of REDWOODS
Post-Katrina Scholarships Awarded To 85 Xavier University Students
St. Francis - St. Emma 2006 Reunion Proceeds Target Katrina-Ravaged Xavier University in New Orleans
Four Best Friends Survive Cancer - and Write About It
Susan L. Taylor Issues Challenge
Macy's And Bloomingdale's Partner With The United Negro College Fund To Increase Minority Representation In The Retail Industry
What'd I Miss - Dateline Black America
Prominent Attorney, Willie E. Gary, Salutes Rev. J. L. Gary For 37 Years Of Service
Tavis Smiley to Keynote Young  Black Professionals Conference
Thomas Farrington, Founder of Prostate Health Education Network, Petitions Congress to Approve First-Ever Prostate Cancer Vaccine
UNCF Fund-raiser in New Orleans Reels in Strong Results
American Voters League Names Howard Franklin As First CEO
Gulf Coast Evacuees Have The Right To Return And The Right To An Open, Free And Fair Election
Marriott International Names Norm Jenkins Senior Vice President For North American Lodging Development
What'd I Miss - Dateline Black America
Ellen DeGeneres Donates CBD Quiznos Sub to Victim of Katrina
National Urban League Looks To The Future
National Step Show Tournament Of Champions
U.S. Rep. Jefferson Joins State Treasurer Kennedy, Louisiana Public Facilities Authority And Freddie Mac To Launch $50 Million Statewide Homeownership Effort
NAVSEA Presents $80K in Scholarship Funds for Engineering Students
Early Marijuana Use a Warning Sign for Later Gang Involvement
MBC Chairman & CEO Willie E. Gary Bring Making Better Communities To Florida
HBCU Marching Bands Turn In Thrilling Performances At Fourth Annual Honda Battle Of The Bands
HBCU Connect Launches The First Ever Online HBCU Marketplace
Merisant Company Chairman & CEO Challenges And Inspires New Orleans Students At Annual M.L. King
Tom Joyner Foundation Kicks Off Campaign For Bluefield State College; Foundation To Help Raise Money To Keep Students In School
Election '04 Alert: More Drama In Florida
Tom Joyner's "Rebuilding Through Education" is Helping New Orleans' Black Colleges Recover
Leaders Conclude "Black State of Emergency" Exists in New Orleans Call for National Mobilization to Support Residents and Evacuees/Displaced Persons
THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine Celebrates 35 Years
1st Annual Black College Graduation Celebration
Prairie View A&M University's National Alumni Association Elects New President
Seimone Augustus Voted Top Female Collegiate Basketball Player And Will Receive Honda Award
Professor's Handbook Addresses Workplace Diversity Issues
Black Educator Develops New Anti-Flu Serum For College Students On Academic Probation
Former Presidents Bush and Clinton Join With UNCF Ceo, Dr. Michael Lomax, to Launch "Wave of Hope" Campaign
Willie E. Gary Joins The Ladies Of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. In Raising Money For College Scholarships
Detroit To Host 2005 National Talented Pre-Teen Scholarship Competition
Million Voices for Darfur

 

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