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Ongoing Debate over Offensive Words Hits NCORE

Panelists and participants at annual conference weighed use of the “N-word,” “Redskin” and “queer.”

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Faculty & Staff

Piedmont Technical College

Piedmont Technical College Chief Executive Officer Greenwood, S.C. Dr. L. Ray Brooks Founded in 1966 President www.ptc.edu Founded in 1966 as the eighth Technical Education Center in South Carolina, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) was established to serve Abbeville, Edgefi eld, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry and Saluda counties. A member of the South Carolina Technical College […]

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Native Americans

Committee Investigates Failing State of Indian Education

Of the students who attend Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools, only half graduate from high school. Even fewer make it to college.

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RHONDA TRACY

RHONDA TRACY has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, effective April 16. She is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina, a master’s from West Virginia University and a doctorate from Ohio University.

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Celebrating Black History in the New Millennium

There are some compelling issues to be examined regarding Black History Month as we know it to be now.

Leadership & Policy

Happy President’s Day for HBCUs? Not Likely

You would think with the first Black president in our country’s history, there would be more of a lovey-dovey relationship with HBCUs. Apparently not. “President Obama was critical of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during a meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus this week according to several in attendance. The February 10 meeting was […]

Endowment Supports Diversity Efforts at Arkansas Law School

A graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law has created an endowed fund to enhance academic and professional development opportunities that advance diversity in the legal profession.

Missionary Flight School Set to Take Off

There’s a revolution happening in Keystone Heights.

Friends University Plans New Tuition Strategy

Friends University in Wichita is planning a new tuition strategy that it hopes will encourage more students to graduate in four years.

Native Americans

Universities Find Building ‘Home’ on Campus Conducive to Native Americans’ Success

Educators say that the ability to build a sense of community on campus is most critical for attracting and retaining Native American students.

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Native Americans

Native Explorer

In this issue, Diverse profiles the Bard Prison Initiative and other prison education programs, as well as higher ed programs that focus on recruiting and retaining Native American students.

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Obama Promises Funding, Resources in Response to Tribal Nations’ Education ‘Emergency’

The White House 2014 Native Youth Report, released on Wednesday, finds that Native youth and Native education “are in a state of emergency.”

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