Michelle J. NealyFaculty & StaffChicano Nationalist Professor Fired Despite Student Protests of CensorshipThe teaching contract of a 25-year University of New Mexico instructor, who supports the secession of Southwest states to form an independent Chicano nation, is not being renewed despite protests from students who fear the university is stifling academic freedom.November 19, 2007StudentsBlack Greeks Debate Their Future“Enough is enough” was the sentiment of panelists and participants in Diverse’s Web chat last week, when they expressed that dangerous hazing undermines the noble principles on which Black Greek-letter organizations were founded.November 17, 2007HBCUsFrom the Classroom to the BoardroomWhen Thurgood Marshall College Fund officials discovered that corporations were not recruiting students at Black colleges as aggressively as students enrolled in traditionally White institutions, they sought a solution.November 14, 2007StudentsBlack Greeks: A Legacy in Peril?During the time of their inception, the purpose of Black Greek-letter organizations was clear. Amid racial oppression and segregation, these elite groups of educated Blacks assumed the charge of activism, scholarship, social uplift and service.November 12, 2007StudentsEngaging Community College StudentsAs soon as they walk through the door, new community college students should see an advisor who will help chart the path students need to follow to achieve their educational goals, but that’s only happening for half of the students, say researchers from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, which is releasing a new report today that provides a blueprint for community college student success.November 11, 2007StudentsEngaging Community College StudentsAs soon as they walk through the door, new community college students should see an advisor who will help chart the path students need to follow to achieve their educational goals, but that’s only happening for half of the students, say researchers from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, which is releasing a new report today that provides a blueprint for community college student success.November 11, 2007HealthBill Introduced to Lower Campus Birth Control PricesA new bill introduced in the U.S. Congress this week would reduce the cost of birth control for college students and low-income women nationwide.November 7, 2007HomeEducation Policy Researchers Push For Financial Aid Policies That Help Working-poor StudentsA college-access advocacy group wants changes to the federal financial aid policy that penalizes part-time students who have to work to full time to support themselves.November 5, 2007African-AmericanAddressing Anxiety, Depression and Suicide Among HBCU StudentsIn the wake the massacre at Virginia Tech and the recent shooting at Delaware State University, student mental health is becoming increasingly important to colleges and universities nationwide.November 4, 2007Faculty & StaffStudy: Minority Faculty Severely Underrepresented in Top 100 STEM DepartmentsU.S. policymakers need to step in with policies that help boost the number of tenured and tenure-track minority faculty members in science and engineering fields, if the United States is to remain competitive on global scale in these areas, argued a group of minority scholars at a press conference on Capital Hill.October 30, 2007Previous PagePage 23 of 25Next Page
