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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North Carolina State desperately needs a win in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener against Boston College Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., to quiet critics after a disappointing 1-2 start.
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When it comes to menâs college basketball, the Blue Hose of Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C. have as tough a schedule as any.
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Years after graduation, there's still an annual longing for a clean slate.
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Some of the direst noises about our nationâs scientific prospects may be premature; students seem to be embracing challenging science courses.
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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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Colleges are increasing efforts to find vulnerable students and to get them into treatment, sometimes forcing them to leave temporarily.
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Gizelle Clemens' first day at Trinity College was a busy one. There were ice-breakers, and introductions to other minority students, upperclass mentors and administrators. Then came a bus tour of Hartford's ethnic neighborhoods, pointing out places students can go for a braided haircut or Latino music or a Jamaican dinner.
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The team hasn't won a league game since 1985, but this school is more about rocket science than rebounds.
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Last summer a group of students at Boston University got together to throw a ball around, and while they were at it, the idea of forming a cricket club at the school took shape.
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By Frank, Maggie  Back in the day, a college student who skipped class but cared about what he had missed borrowed a classmate's notes. A few beers or bucks might change hands, and everybody was happy. Not so this fall when N.C.
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As students head back to school, there's an extra push to bring those who never graduated back into the classroom.
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Recent research at the Schomburg Center about African-American migration could redefine black history.
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Three years ago, Tyrone Willingham was heralded as a champion for all black football coaches after being given the responsibility of returning the Notre Dame football program to among the nationâs elite.
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Actor and writer Kwame Kwei-Armah says a focus on race is not always the best way to tackle underachievement by black pupils in schools.
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By Halim Said  HUNTING FOR JOBS can prove to be a downer at times, but at Taylor's College, nothing is impossible.
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Decades after the civil rights movement's greatest victories, black youth often see a world rife with discrimination, a new survey says. And yet they remain optimistic about their chances for affecting social change.