Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeHouse Democrats, Teachers Unions Rally Against Betsy DeVos NominationCasting her as the “antithesis” to public education, House Democrats — joined by the leaders of the nation’s two largest teacher unions — on Tuesday called for the Senate to block the nomination of Betsy DeVos as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education.January 10, 2017African-AmericanObservers: Omarosa Faces Huge Challenges as Trump Advocate for UnderservedEven though she is known for her reality TV persona as a “villain,” in her new role within the incoming Trump Administration, Omarosa is expected to be an advocate for “suffering and struggling” communities.January 5, 2017HomeExperts Pushing for Diversification of Senior Staffs in U.S. SenateCiting a paucity of senior staffers of color in the U.S. Senate, a National Urban League representative called for legislative action to keep better track of the issue.January 5, 2017StudentsFaculty Engaging More in New Era of ActivismStaff and faculty are attempting to understand and even participate in student activism.January 2, 2017StudentsJohns Hopkins’ Student Tutors Offer Youngsters Glimpse of PossibilitiesThe Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project is a program in which elementary school students get one-on-one help in reading and math from Hopkins students who volunteer.December 28, 2016StudentsWill.i.am.-backed College Track’s 10-year Plan Working for StudentsThe California-based nonprofit provides college advising, academic and financial support to first-generation college students over a period of 10 years, starting the summer before 9th grade.December 26, 2016StudentsBerea, Drexel Among Promise Neighborhood Grant WinnersSix institutions were announced as winners Tuesday of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 Promise Neighborhood grants that fund “cradle to career” support of at-risk children in an effort to lead them to more prosperous lives.December 20, 2016African-AmericanMichelle Obama: ‘Hidden Figures’ Underscores Power of DiversityInvoking the new silver screen legacy of three Black women who worked behind the scenes to help NASA send the first American into space, First Lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the nation won’t advance unless diverse voices are at the table.December 15, 2016HomeEducator Warns of Pitfalls of Training to Workforce NeedsSt. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda Jordan says policymakers and educational leaders must make sure the system is sustainable and that workers can get retrained without unwieldy additional costs.December 14, 2016StudentsSurvey: Career Services of Greater Benefit to Minority StudentsAn expert, however, cautions that students of color often don’t see themselves modeled among career services personnel, or services may not be delivered in a “culturally responsive way.”December 13, 2016Previous PagePage 18 of 81Next Page
