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Students
Univision Calls Latinos to Action with “Educate Yourself, the Moment Is Now” Campaign
On Oct. 16, Univision Networks kicked off, “Edúcate, Es el Momento” (Educate Yourself, The Moment Is Now), a seven-day multiplatform initiative to promote Hispanic educational attainment.
Students
Report: Community College Student Attrition Poses High Cost for Taxpayers
Vast sums of taxpayer dollars are being wasted at community colleges due to the large numbers of students who drop out during their first year and never return, an education researcher argues in a new report released today.
African-American
Xavier University’s Default Management Plans Win Praise
While Xavier University’s dynamic response to Hurricane Katrina is perhaps its best known accomplishment in the eyes of federal officials, the university’s aggressive approach in combating student loan defaults is another high-profile area of success.
Leadership & Policy
Rx for Success: Xavier Ranks Among the Top Producers of Black Students Accepted by Medical School
With growing minority health needs across the state and in the Delta, compounded by Katrina, Xavier University president Norman Francis announced that the school in 2012 will begin offering undergraduate degrees in public health.
African-American
Groups Mobilize To Stop Cuts for Minority-Serving Schools
Many of the nation’s leading higher education groups are urging Congress to reject a House of Representatives plan that would cut spending for Black, Hispanic-serving, tribal and other minority-serving colleges by more than 40 percent next year.
African-American
Occupy Protesters Eye Diversity as Movement Grows
African-Americans are more inclined to rally around social justice than financial literacy causes, said John Hope Bryant, founder and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE.
Faculty & Staff
National Science Foundation Reports Low Minority Representation on STEM Faculties
Minority doctoral holders are still poorly represented as faculty members within the ranks of American academe, a new study says.
Students
The STEM Issue Branches Out to the Funny Pages
So, with all of the strength that a child can muster, Gracie — a Hispanic little girl — charged into the STEM arena. In the July 18 Baldo comic strip, which was carried by 200 newspapers, she matter-of-factly mentioned to Tia Carmen that she would focus on a “STEM area of study” when she went to college.
Students
Thousands Gather at National Mall to Dedicate Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
President Obama said the MLK memorial is not just a monument to pay tribute to Dr. King as an individual, but to all of the people, including the unsung heroes, who comprised the civil rights movement that Dr. King led.
Students
Most Colleges Not Ready To Ask About LGBT Status
Advocates say that, besides being a recruiting tool to help diversify campuses, openly assessing a school’s LGBT population would make colleges more aware of needs such as finding tolerant roommates.
African-American
Duke Endowment Awards $35 Million to Johnson C. Smith University
The North Carolina-based Duke Endowment announced Wednesday that it is awarding $35 million to Johnson C. Smith University, a historically Black school in Charlotte, N.C.
Asian American Pacific Islander
White House Social Outreach to Asians, Pacific Islanders Expanding
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders plans to expand its reach into more communities in need of federal programs and protections, officials say.
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