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Perspectives: Teacher Quality is Key to Student Success

Teacher effectiveness is a critical focus in our nation, and growing the number of board-certified teachers of color should be a priority, writes the president of a national teaching standards organization.

Joseph Aguerrebere

Faculty & Staff

Political Scientist Karin Stanford Reborn As a Hip-Hop Scholar

Ten years after Dr. Karin Stanford gained notoriety for her relationship with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, she has rebuilt her life and the Black studies department she leads.

Ed Secretary Duncan Defends $2B Increase in 2012 Education Budget

The higher education portion of the Obama FY2012 request includes a $67 million increase for TRIO programs for a total of $920 million; summer Pell grants would be cut.

African-American

House Budget Stirs Opposition Over Higher Education Cuts

Advocates have criticized legislation by the House of Representatives that would cut funding for minority-serving colleges and universities by $250 million this year while reducing the maximum Pell Grant by more than $800 for the neediest students.

Jamie Merisotis is president and chief executive officer of the Lumina Foundation for Education.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Purdue Seeks to Foster Chinese Investment in Indiana

Purdue University is offering help to Indiana communities and businesses to tap into the global economy, beginning with China.

Michael Brzezinski

African-American

Arne Duncan Says Education is Key to Improving Economic Conditions

The education secretary pointed to the 41 states that have raised their K-12 standards as success stories that will benefit children from underserved communities.

Helping College Students Stay Safe While Dating

Increasingly, college administrators are prioritizing dating violence prevention and intervention services.

UC-San Diego Ensnared in Another Race Controversy

Black students say the response shows the university hasn’t done enough to address racial problems on campus.

African-American

Judge Refuses to Halt SUNO/UNO Merger Study

A judge refused to block a Board of Regents study looking into the possible consolidation of Southern University at New Orleans with the University of New Orleans.

Gov. Bobby Jindal

Faculty & Staff

Melissa Harris-Perry Leaving Princeton to Lead Race Center at Tulane

Black intellectual superstar Melissa Harris-Perry is departing Princeton University to build a new, unique center in the heart of the South.

Melissa Harris-Perry

African-American

Black History Month Book Special, Part III

DiverseEducation.com celebrates Black History Month with a three-part book review series, featuring a broad selection of African-American historical and cultural titles.

Sitting in Darkness

Faculty & Staff

Can Universities Keep the Minority Students They Woo?

Black and Latino students are, on average, far less likely to graduate in six years than their White and Asian peers.

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