Arelis HernandezStudentsD.C. Students First Among 2010 Graduates Chosen as Gates ScholarsSeven of 57 high-achieving Washington, D.C., students who applied for the competitive Gates scholarships learned Thursday they will receive the prestigious award.April 15, 2010African-AmericanHBCUs Explore Ways To Move Beyond Tuition DependenceHistorically Black college and university leaders are seeking the means to move their institutions from a model of tuition-dependency to opening alternative revenue streams that will ensure their institutions’ financial future.April 14, 2010DisabiltiesConference Panelists: Disabled Students Would Benefit From Universal Instruction DesignIn the diversity movement, nearly every identity is part of the conversation but disability remains a condition many fail to acknowledge, higher education disability advocates said Tuesday.April 13, 2010StudentsDelaware State Reinstates Women’s Equestrian Team in Legal BattleFacing scrutiny over possible Title IX violations, Delaware State University has agreed to reinstate their women’s equestrian program through 2010-11 after having announced its elimination earlier this year for budgetary reasons. In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University. In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University.April 7, 2010StudentsReport: HSIs Key to Spurring Latino Movement Through STEM PipelineA Center for Urban Education (CUE) report argues that reversing the historic underfunding of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) will increase the number of Latino students going into the science and technology fields.April 6, 2010StudentsReport: For-Profit Schools Better Value for Low-Income Students Than Two-Year PublicsResearchers commissioned by a leading career college company released a report Thursday claiming that private-sector institutions increase access and student success among first-generation, low-income, and non-traditional students better than two-year public colleges.April 1, 2010StudentsPh.D. Completion Study Documents Best Practices for Student SuccessA major study of doctoral students at U.S. and Canadian universities reports that only 57 percent of Ph.D. candidates complete their programs within a decade, according to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) organization.March 30, 2010STEMPost-racialism Threatens Equal Protection Jurisprudence, Legal Scholars SayLaw professors at a Georgetown law school symposium Friday criticized the belief that race no longer matters as a factor in how Americans are treated by the nation’s legal system.March 28, 2010STEMSurvey: U.S. Women and Minority Scientists Often Discouraged from Pursuing STEM CareersA Bayer Facts of Science Education survey examined the root causes of underrepresentation in STEM fields by gauging the life experiences of female, African-American, Hispanic and American Indian scientists.March 22, 2010African-AmericanThe Black College and GlobalizationAmerica’s Black colleges want to internationalize their campuses and send their students abroad, but inadequate access to resources keeps many of these institutions restricted to U.S. shores, according to a 2005 study by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) organization. On Thursday, NAFEO sponsored an International Day during its annual national conference in Washington to match international organizations and their programs with Black colleges and universities.March 18, 2010Previous PagePage 4 of 9Next Page
