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Article: The evolution of Black Culture Centers: between offering student retention programs and seeking accreditation, these campus centers strive to prove their relevancy.(noteworthy news)
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- Diverse Issues in Higher Education
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- January 11, 2007
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RALEIGH, N.C.
One of the latest projects by the African American Cultural Center at North Carolina State University is to track and monitor the retention rate of students in "Pack Promise."
Officials at the center are helping guarantee retention of Black students by providing them extra help with classes and adjusting to campus living. But the initiative is also giving the cultural center more relevance on the 30,000-student campus.
"What we're trying to do is move beyond the anecdotal evidence that Black culture centers are positive,' says Dr. Fred L. Hord, the center's director and executive director of the larger umbrella organization, the ...