Lois ElfmanSportsOfficials Urge Raising the Academic Bar for NCAA Tournament TeamsDuring a news teleconference Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education suggested that basketball teams with graduation rates below 40 percent be excluded from post-season play.March 17, 2010Leadership & PolicyDiversity a Winner in NFL Head Coach Hires; Minorities Gaining Modest Ground in College RanksWhile progress in minority head coach hiring in the NFL is on display with the fourth African-American leading a Super Bowl team this weekend, the college ranks have seen their less-than-stellar record in top coaching hires improve in recent months.February 4, 2010African-AmericanScholars Speak Out on HaitiIn the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, Diverse interviews three scholars of Haitian descent who study the island nation and teach its history and culture on the college level.January 20, 2010Faculty & StaffNew Study Examines Gender-based Pay Gaps in AcademiaA paper in the new issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly examines gender-based pay gaps among U.S. faculty using two methodologies.November 11, 2009StudentsInnovative Retention Policies Highlighted in New York MeetingMore than 500 college and university officials learn winning student retention strategies at national symposium last week in Buffalo, N.Y.October 5, 2009StudentsWill Diversity Factor in the Reshaping the Illinois Board of Trustees?Making up just 6.2 percent of the student body at Illinois’ flagship institution, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Black students have long been under-represented.August 27, 2009SportsWomen of Color Who Work in College Athletics Convening This Week at RutgersIt’s one of the busiest weeks of the year in college athletics—with classes starting or about to start and training and practice for fall sports in full swing. Yet approximately 40 women of color who work in college athletics will convene at Rutgers University on Wednesday for a mini-forum designed to explore and overcome the barriers facing minority female administrators and coaches.August 23, 2009Faculty & StaffControversy Stirs Over Yale Press Decision to Remove Image Depictions of the Prophet Muhammad From TextIn her forthcoming book, The Cartoons That Shook the World, Brandeis University professor of comparative politics Dr. Jytte Klausen examines the impact of 12 controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad originally published in Denmark in 2005.August 17, 2009Faculty & StaffWill Google Book Search Settlement Increase Access for Underserved Communities?Google and multiple parties involved in a class action suit related to Google Book Search have reached a settlement agreement that in a best-case scenario will result in millions of out-of-print books previously unavailable to the vast majority of people becoming accessible with a mouse click.July 30, 2009SportsMeet the Ashe ScholarsYolanda Odenyo has excelled both academically and athletically and brought a global perspective to the Oklahoma State University women’s soccer team.June 1, 2009Previous PagePage 37 of 41Next Page
