West Point cadets visit NJ city to see diversity
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - West Point cadets, who graduate as second lieutenants in the Army, come from every state in the nation. Some hail from small towns...
FAMU suspends band camp and other recruitment
Last week, four more members of FAMU's Marching 100 band were arrested on hazing-related charges that were not related to Robert Champion's death. Since then...
Number of blacks applying to medicals school rises by 4.8 percent
Several of the Bay Area's most prominent physicians and medical school representatives will provide students with an innovative and exciting opportunity to explore varied facets of medicine...
Candy, cash, al-Qaida implants itself in Africa
SOKOLO, Mali (AP) - Each time they go to lengths to exchange greetings, ask for permission and act neighborly, according to locals, in the first intimate look at how al-Qaida tries to win over a village...
Obama campaign launches first ads
WASHINGTON (AP) - Campaign officials say the ad buy is "tiny" on national satellite TV stations but aimed at learning whether TV is a good way to find volunteers...
Recruiters at black colleges break from tradition
Once on campus at this historically black college, where more than 70% of the students are African-American, Ms. Daugherty, 29, who is white, became the minority...
Diversity an elusive goal for Pittsburgh police force
Thirty-six recruits will enter the city's police academy today. Marlin Avant is the only one who is black...
Military weighs in: Recruits turned away due to obesity
VIDEO - 27 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds are ineligible to join the military because they're overweight...
QB Cam Newton's college recruitment questioned
(AP) - A man who said he represented the Auburn quarterback and Heisman hopeful during his recruitment out of junior college last year asked for payment to secure his commitment...
Coast Guard fails to keep its promise of more diversity
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite additional funding and government mandates, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy is floundering in its efforts to recruit blacks to join the ranks of its cadets...
