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Structured For Success

The Multicultural Affairs Office weaves tools for empowering minority students into the fabric of the Wake Forest University community.

Wal-Mart Foundation Gives Over $4 Million to Institute for Higher Education Policy

The Wal-Mart Foundation has announced a $4.2 million grant to support programs to increase first-generation student success at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges and universities.

Recruitment & Retention

Getting to Know Dr. James Anderson

Dr. James Anderson genuinely understands the mindset of frustrated youth who find themselves incarcerated rather than getting an education.Growing up an orphan on the tough streets ofWashington,D.C., Anderson worked diligently to achieve academically, refusing to fall victimto the allure of drugs and violence that stole the lives of somany around him.

Faculty & Staff

Kent State Faculty Get Bonuses for Meeting Goals

Kent State University is offering financial bonuses to professors if they help student retention numbers and attract more research dollars, an incentive usually given to school presidents and top administrators.

Bonds to Faculty Help Keep Latinos in STEM Majors

Latino students who major in math, sciences, and technology have a better academic performance if they also have strong relationships with the faculty, according to a recent study from the University of Southern California.

Virginia Tech to Increase Investment in Diversity

Virginia Tech plans to invest nearly $1 million over the next five years to increase ethnic diversity on campus.

Getting to Know Sharon Washington

From faculty member at Kent State University and Springfield College to visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and administrator at Spelman and Bennett colleges, Dr. Sharon Washington has now arrived at the University of California, Berkeley, as director of the National Writing Project.

Recruitment & Retention

Policymakers Rally Behind Post-Sept. 11 GI Bill

Despite a veto threat from the White House, congressional leaders are seeking to expand educational benefits for military veterans.

Recruitment & Retention

Cheyney President Meets With Campus Unions To Ease Tensions Over Summer Staffing, Financial Woes

The president of Cheyney University met with leaders of two campus unions in an effort to ease tensions over staffing, financial troubles and other issues.

Recruitment & Retention

Union Delays Call to Oust Cheyney President

A union representing support staff at Cheyney University that had planned to call for the school president’s ouster has agreed instead to meet with her to review concerns.

Speaking of Student Retention

Fresh off a speaking engagement at the National Dialog on Student Retention Conference, a one-and-a-half-day conference held in Atlanta, Dr. Rodrick Moore, director of multicultural student affairs at the University of South Carolina, discusses the unique retention challenges minority students face in today’s college climate and shares key strategies for retaining this growing group of students.

Upping the Numbers

Outreach efforts at The Ohio State University result in the increased retention of Black male students.

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