David PluvioseStudentsNew Prince George’s Community College President Formally IntroducedLargo, Md. Incoming Prince George’s Community College President Dr. Charlene M. Dukes was formally introduced to the public yesterday at a community forum, though she is no stranger to the college.May 10, 2007Leadership & PolicyCommunity College Presidents And Congressional Black Caucus Join Forces To Reverse Decline In Black Male EnrollmentAlarmed by the declining number of Black males seeking higher education, the Presidents’ Round Table, a group of Black community college presidents, has mobilized to tackle that crisis.April 15, 2007StudentsShattering StereotypesTrack and field standout Isaac Matthews says he has worked hard to overcome the myth that he can’t both be a dominant athlete and at the top of his class.April 4, 2007StudentsArthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2007Diverse: Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving both academically and athletically a winning combination. Two scholar-athletes — the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s women’s basketball player DeCarol Davis and University of Maryland-Baltimore County track and field standout Isaac Matthews — were selected as Sports Scholars of the Year for best exemplifying the standards of scholarship, athleticism and humanitarianism. Diverse honors Arthur Ashe Jr. by recognizing these student-athletes and salutes DeCarol and Isaac and all of the 2007 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars.April 3, 2007HBCUsHBCU Library Alliance Hosts Panel Discussion On LeadershipA group involved with the leadership development of librarians at historically Black colleges and universities is concerned about an upcoming leadership crisis created by the impending retirements of numerous HBCU library leaders.March 31, 2007HomeWith Congressional Gold Medal, Debt to Tuskegee Airmen ‘Paid in Full’In a striking show of unity amid partisan rancor over the Iraq war and U.S. Attorney firings, President Bush yesterday led a bipartisan delegation of House and Senate leaders to present a group of surviving Tuskegee Airmen with the Congressional Gold Medal.March 28, 2007Faculty & StaffRight Person Right TimeThe appointment of Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, the first woman named president of Harvard University, marks a diversity high point in the storied history of the nation’s oldest college.March 21, 2007Faculty & StaffRight Person Right TimeThe appointment of Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, the first woman named president of Harvard University…March 21, 2007Leadership & PolicyA Pathway to SuccessWith the total price tag of a bachelor’s degree from a top-tier U.S. college or university hovering around $150,000…February 21, 2007HomeCollege Chiefs Urged To Shed Elitist Tendencies At ACE Conference“The Access Imperative” is the theme of this year’s American Council on Education Annual Meeting, which concludes today in Washington. College administrators gathered for the conference on Monday received some stern advice for achieving the diversity they say they want: Stop relying on SAT scores and other assessments that are really only accessible to the elite.February 12, 2007Previous PagePage 13 of 19Next Page
