The Obama administration may be the target of a lawsuit by the nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), stemming from new federal financial aid policies that disproportionately affect students at the majority black institutions. The new policies raised the criteria for parents trying to secure PLUS loans for their children’s education, subsequently making a [...]
Atty. Gen. Eric Holder to Address Clark Atlanta University
February 1, 2013 | Posted by
Clark Atlanta University will welcome United States Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. as the orator for its inaugural president’s lecture series Feb. 7, at 11:30 a.m., in Davage Auditorium in Haven-Warren Hall on the main campus, 223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W., Atlanta. Holder will speak on “Rights and the American Polis – Prospects for [...]
Clark Atlanta Students Have Highest Debt, Howard Students Among Least
September 15, 2012 | Posted by
When it comes to student debt, Clark Atlanta University ranks at the top of the list. An analysis by US News & World Report on which students graduated with the most and the least debt put Clark Atlanta above every other school in the country. The magazine ranked a total of 270 colleges. The average [...]
Clark Atlanta Univ. Gets $5.8 Mil Federal Grant for Prostate Cancer Research, Education
September 8, 2012 | Posted by
The Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development at Clark Atlanta University has received a $5.8 million federal grant toward prostate cancer research and education. The five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities will finance research, training and community outreach activities in the African-American [...]
Civil Rights Icon Andrew Young Celebrates 80th
May 20, 2012 | Posted by
At 80, Andrew Young — who has been a civil rights giant, congressman, U.N. ambassador, big city mayor, television executive, businessman, and global entrepreneur — is finally slowing down. At least that is what he is saying. “I have done everything everybody else wanted me to do. I don’t have enough energy to do what [...]
