For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival
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Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.
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Apart from a few marquee matchups, college basketball has yet to command prime attention during the first two months of the season, and for schools in lesser leagues, the best opportunity to make a national impression is winding down.
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Aware that success can be fleeting, George Mason Coach Jim Larranaga and school officials have scurried to capitalize on last seasonÂs basketball windfall.
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An education conference in London is again debating the issue of underachievement by black pupils - and encouraging them to aim higher.
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Through the pane of a Gothic window, the office of Duke University President Richard Brodhead looks out over students and faculty strolling across the hub of campus. It's an ordinary collegiate scene &#151; and a far cry from a year ago.
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Recent experiments show how hard it can be to balance academic success and socioeconomic and racial diversity.
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Fisk University, a historically black school on the brink financially, is sitting on a lottery ticket it can't cash: a remarkable collection of 19th- and 20th-century art donated by the painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
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When it comes to paying for college, cash-strapped families have had a few good tidings of late. A string of elite, private colleges have announced major boosts in financial aid.
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The restoration of a historic theater is part of an array of changes intended to reinvigorate a once-thriving African-American community in Virginia.
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A football teacher chasing his dream, Robert Talley tried time and again to overcome one of the starkest racial inequities in American sports.
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For the first 56 minutes of last night's game at Virginia Tech, it appeared Boston College's dreams of dancing to Bourbon Street for a shot at the national championship were going to die.
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That&#39;s what the Black Coaches Association said it is looking for in an effort to increase minority hirings in college football.
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The story of Mandrell Dean, a high school football star whose gang life got in the way of an athletic career, is a reminder of how perilous the transition to college can be.
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At the University of Arkansas, boosters and alumni now act as shareholders, whipped into go-team frenzy to form a new breed of extreme fans as they seek a return on their increased emotional and financial investments.
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The Black Coaches Association still wants more minority hires in college football. But the group&#39;s new report card finds that most Division I schools are increasing their efforts to include minorities in the search process.
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Rick Neuheisel is returning to college coaching at the school where he first found fame and success.
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Many menâs basketball programs are moving to Division I in the hope of gaining exposure, money and a bit of glory.