Shilpa BanerjiLatinxStudy: Latin History Teaching Standards LackingAmerican schools are doing a poor job of teaching history and culture of Latin America and Mexico, according to a new review of states’ world history teaching standards conducted by the Washington, D.C.,-based Thomas B. Fordham Institute.June 5, 2006HomeGeorge Mason’s SAT-Optional Admissions Policy Could Boost DiversityGeorge Mason University announced this week that it will permit high school seniors with strong academic records to apply for admission without standardized test scores — a policy that could mean improved access to college for under-represented minorities.May 25, 2006Faculty & StaffCalifornia Taskforce Finds UC Faculty Still Not DiverseAll 10 University of California campuses need to make diversity an integral element of academic planning, faculty hiring, research agendas, curricular development and program reviews, a taskforce on improving faculty diversity recommended Tuesday.May 23, 2006StudentsPens, Papers and PassportsIt wasn’t long after Lauren Skryzowski entered Yale University’s School of Management that she realized something was missing…May 17, 2006Faculty & StaffIn Historic First, Four African-Americans Earn Math Ph.D.s at Ole MissThe University of Mississippi will become the first American college or university to graduate four African-American students with doctorates in mathematics at one commencement this weekend.May 11, 2006HealthManning the ShipStatistically and historically speaking, most women’s studies departments are headed by women…May 10, 2006HealthManning the ShipStatistically and historically speaking, most women’s studies departments are headed by women…May 3, 2006HomeAtheists Are America’s Most Distrusted Minority, Says StudyAmericans’ increasing acceptance of religious diversity doesn’t extend to those who don’t believe in God at all, says a national study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota…April 19, 2006HBCUsMorehouse Claims Honda All-Star Challenge TitleA team of students from Morehouse College has won the 17th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, beating North Carolina Central University for the national title by…April 4, 2006STEMMinority Students Face Obstacles Earning STEM Degrees, Says ACE StudyBlack and Hispanic students are just as interested in careers in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields as White and Asian students…April 3, 2006Previous PagePage 12 of 13Next Page
