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Commentary: Remember Asian American and Pacific Islander Students

AAPIs have some of the largest disparities in education such as high secondary school dropout rates and low college attendance.

Veteran Educator Leads John Jay College’s Prison Re-Entry Institute

For roughly 40 years, Ann Jacobs has been helping the formerly incarcerated navigate a post-prison world.

Fox Sports Cancels College Athletics Show After Video Mocks Asians

Video of students at University of Southern California campus asking them to welcome Colorado and Utah to the Pac-12 Conference and then mocking their accents was removed and the network issued an apology.

African-American

Global Forum: Collaboration Yields Dialogue, Hope and Shelter in a Broken World

Educational exchanges afford others the opportunity to learn about the United States, while American academic research can have broad impact across international borders, an international educator writes.

African-American

Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House

Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.

Faculty & Staff

Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue

Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.

Saluting Dorothy Height

Cox, Matthews & Associates, the publisher of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, is proud to honor the life of celebrated civil rights activist Dorothy Height.

Study: Hispanic-Serving Colleges Continue Steady Increase

The number of Hispanic-serving institutions, or HSIs, nationwide has increased by 24 percent since 2004 and could grow by another 40 percent if “emerging” HSIs in 18 states and Puerto Rico continue to grow, a new study says.

Deborah Santiago

Faculty & Staff

Notable African-Americans Urge Commemoration of Black History

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA; Alex Haley, award-winning author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots; Henry Hampton, creator/producer, “Eyes on the Prize” documentary series; and other distinguished individuals discussed the importance of discovering the past, analyzing the present and anticipating the future of African-Americans during a live broadcast to campus audiences across the U.S.

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Tulsa Remembered

During the events surrounding the John Hope Franklin Park groundbreaking in November 2008, the late Dr. Franklin, in one of his last public interviews, talks about his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the newly dedicated park, and his long held hope for racial harmony in the U.S. (video courtesy of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation.)

CNN Journalist Soledad O’Brien Gives Voice to Ethnic Communities

The veteran journalist won the Edward R. Murrow Radio Television Digital News Association/UNITY award in 2010 for the documentary “Latino in America.”

Soledad O’Brien

Chipping Away at the Glass Ceiling in Athletic Administration

Veteran college sports administrator Vivian Fuller assumes leadership of the athletics department at Jackson State University.

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