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Special Report: George W. Bush, the NAACP, and the Persistent Damage to Black Higher Education --- In July, President Bush addressed the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Washington. Clearly, Bush's appearance at the NAACP convention was driven by political considerations. Black Admissions Are Lagging at the Nation's Leading Business Schools --- The nation's leading business schools are faltering in increasing the number of black students and black faculty. The Solid Progress of African Americans in Degree Attainments --- From bachelor's degrees to doctorates, blacks have made solid progress in degree attainments across the board.In 2004 blacks earned their highest number of bachelor's degrees in history, more than double the number they earned in 1990. | |
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A DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT OF HOW WHITE STUDENTS REACTED TO THE RACIAL INTEGRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, Jason Sokol 2006 SAW A SHARP DROP-OFF IN HONORARY DEGREE AWARDS FOR BLACKS AT THE NATION'S HIGHEST-RANKED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PRINCETON'S BLACK STUDENT PIONEER, Mark F. Bernstein HOW AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FRACTURED THE BLACK-JEWISH ALLIANCE, Cheryl Lynn Greenberg | |
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Issue No. 51 Spring 2006 |
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