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University of Kansas Names Director of Multicultural Affairs

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― A longtime member of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of Kansas has been named permanent director of the department, fulfilling one demand of a student group seeking increased attention to diversity issues at the school. Precious Porras, who was named interim director of OMA in May after the department’s […]

Students Work Toward Missouri School’s First Latina Sorority

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― University of Missouri students are working to establish the school’s first Latina sorority. Jessica Banuelos, who is studying psychology, has been working for the past two years to establish a chapter of the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority at the school. The Columbia Missourian reports that it was started in 1975 at […]

African-American

Diverse Conversations: 3 Reasons You Should Care About Hispanic-Serving Institutions

As HSIs grow in number, it’s important for all college educators to realize the effect these schools will have on everyone else and why we should embrace Hispanic-friendly college policies.

Why Must International Students Pick Up the Tab for U.S. Higher Education?

The growth in student population does not fully account for the increasing rate of the profits generated by international students.

E. Tennessee State Identifies Certain Restrooms as Gender-neutral

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ― East Tennessee State University has updated some restrooms in academic buildings and residence halls with signage that identifies them as gender-neutral restrooms. The university’s Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Bill Rasnick tells the Johnson City Press that the restrooms with the new signs had previously been restrooms that were not […]

African-American

Report: Muhammad Leaving Schomburg Center for Harvard

Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad is leaving his position as director of Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture next summer to take a tenured teaching position at Harvard University, according to the Amsterdam News. Muhammad, a great-grandson of the Nation of Islam’s former leader Elijah Muhammad, has been guiding the center for the past […]

African-American

Omnibus Bill a Win for HBCUs, Minority Institutions

Among the appropriations listed in the mega-bill is a $22 million increase in Title III funding ― which is specifically designated for the strengthening of HBCUs from the Department of Education.

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U.S. Higher Ed Leaders See Endless Opportunities in Cuba

American and Cuban higher education leaders are exploring the possibilities of establishing ongoing relationships of all kinds to help teachers and students in both countries.

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Dishonor Roll ― The Schools that Sought Exemptions To Legally Discriminate Against LGBT Students

The Human Rights Campaign, an activist group, urges the U.S. Department of Education to take action against schools that sought waiver.

African-American

Jackson State Raises Non-Black Enrollment, Gains Control of Endowment

JACKSON, Miss. ― Jackson State University will become the second of Mississippi’s three historically Black universities to gain control of an endowment set aside in a desegregation lawsuit. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce announced the transfer of $24.3 million at a meeting of the College Board last week. “We will transfer the money to them […]

Leadership & Policy

Current HBCU Presidents Share Advice With Young Leaders

HBCU presidents give advice to the next generation of HBCU leaders and address “board dynamics.”

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Desegregation Not Same as Diversity and Inclusion

Do colleges and university senior administrators have a coherent definition of diversity that moves beyond demographics?

Thomas A. Parham

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