Jamaal Abdul-AlimSTEMDiverse In India: Teaching Job Opens Window into Indian Society for Howard Law School GraduateJessica Cooper, who plans to join Teach for America upon returning to the U.S. in the spring of 2012, said her decision to teach in India stems in part from her regrets for not studying abroad while still in college.September 7, 2011HomeDiverse in India: Students in Urban Areas May Benefit From Fellows of Teach for India.Between 600 and 700 teachers will bring innovation and creativity to the classroom to help close the achievement gap between the haves and have-nots in India.September 6, 2011HomeDiverse In India: Innovation Academy Provides Cutting-edge Technology Education, ExperienceFor students, the primary benefit of the Microsoft i-Spark Centre Innovation Academy is having a place where they can get hands-on experience and work on projects that could potentially get recognition and support from Microsoft in their bid to take the products to market.August 31, 2011StudentsDiverse in India: College Students Help Propel Anna Hazare Anti-corruption MovementWhile many Indian citizens complain they are forced to grease the palms of bureaucrats just to get things done, protesting students in New Delhi say the path to higher education in India is allegedly paved with bribes.August 25, 2011HomeDiverse in India: Controversial Film Addresses Affirmative Action in Indian Higher EducationIndia finds itself wrestling with the role that class-based affirmative action should play in bringing about parity in higher education.August 24, 2011HomeDiverse in India: Government Seeks to Boost College Access for the DisadvantagedUnder the law of the land with variations by region, 49.5 percent of all seats in higher learning institutions are reserved for disadvantaged students.August 22, 2011HomeOnly 18 Percent of IIT Madras Students Are Indian WomenProfessor V.G. Idichandy, the interim director at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, says there is no affirmative action in place for female students.August 22, 2011African-AmericanStudents at India’s Osmania University Learn About Common Ties to Black History That Bridge Cross-Cultural UnderstandingDr. Ann Denkler, a professor of American History at Shenandoah University, said her presentations in India tend to provoke questions not as commonly asked back in the United States.August 21, 2011InternationalDiverse in India: Chess Skills Elevate Student to Elite CollegeIn the first story of a series on India and higher education, Diverse correspondent Jamaal Abdul-Alim profiles a young chessmaster whose talents have opened the door to enrollment at one of the nation’s most prestigious colleges.August 14, 2011HomeCharter Schools and College AccessA small but emergent body of research suggests that enrollment in charter schools does increase a student’s chance of graduating from high school and going on to college.July 28, 2011Previous PagePage 75 of 83Next Page
