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Campus and Student News

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

 

News Commentaries and Opinions

"Black Enough?" Who Is Obama Running Against?
Study Topics: I Gave Up Puffy for DuBois
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
Two Wrongs Do Not Make It Right

 

Other News and Announcements

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

 

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