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College Students Want to Bring Concealed Guns to School
College students who say they’re powerless against campus attacks by gunmen want to push legislators and school administrators to let them arm themselves.
April 13, 2008
Students
Perspectives: The Diversity Project Provides a Different Look at Professional Development
What happens when teachers from a mostly White, suburban district and a predominantly minority urban school visit each other’s school district and share ideas about education, attended diversity seminars and worked with students throughout the experience? A new model for professional development regarding diversity emerges.
April 10, 2008
Students
Colleges in Washington State Launch Student Mental Health Programs
High-profile campus killings spur the creation of mental health teams at colleges across Washington state. The goal is to watch troubled students.
April 9, 2008
Students
N.J. Investigating Why Camden Students Made to Eat on Floor
State Education Department officials are investigating how 15 Hispanic elementary students were punished in Camden.
April 7, 2008
Students
Champlain College Helps Refugees Start New Lives Without Tuition Fees
When his family landed in Vermont three years ago, Rwandan refugee Jean-Luc Dushime didn’t speak English.
April 6, 2008
Students
Amidst Complaints, Hampshire College Officials Pledge Diversity Initiatives
As part of an ongoing effort to create a more inclusive campus climate, officials at Hampshire College have pledged to implement new diversity initiatives.
April 6, 2008
Students
Illinois News Nuggets
With nearly 200 degree-granting institutions in the “Land of Lincoln,” Diverse couldn’t cover them all, but instead offers a few school snapshots.
April 2, 2008
Students
Grants & Gifts
The AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION has received $250,000 from the Wal-Mart Foundation to help support ACE’s Initiative for Severely Injured Veterans, which helps veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan pursue a college education. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE (N.Y.) has received a $20 MILLION gift, the largest in its history, from John and Pat Klingenstein to further […]
April 2, 2008
Students
Current LGBT Students Find Sororities, Fraternities More Hospitable Than Past Graduates
While there have always been members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in fraternities and sororities, it is only in the last decade that they have been acknowledged.
April 2, 2008
Students
Filipino American Studies Takes Root At UIUC
As scholars try to get university administrators across the country to understand how distinct Filipino American studies are, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign program continues to expand.
April 2, 2008
Students
DIVERSIFYING FACULTY IN ILLINOIS
A revamped initiative aims to increase minority faculty numbers throughout the state.
April 2, 2008
Students
Community College No Longer?
Harper College’s effort to gain baccalaureate-granting status has sparked a debate in Illinois over the mission of two-year colleges.
April 2, 2008
Students
FINALLY TAKING ROOT
As scholars try to get university administrators across the country to understand how distinct Filipino American studies are, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign program continues to expand.
April 2, 2008
Students
Student Input Helps Community Colleges Improve Overall Experience
Focus groups find out what works in the classroom, on campus.
April 2, 2008
Students
Assessing the Academy for 21st-century Performance
If the role of higher education is to prepare citizens to engage in critical thought, lifelong self-development and, by so doing, enhance an ever-evolving world, then the academy must also evolve. Higher education, as it is currently configured, was designed to serve a homogeneous student population in a far less complex world.
April 2, 2008
Students
Cultivating Student Leaders of Color on Majority Campuses
To foster an inclusive leadership environment for women and students of color, student affairs representatives must develop both formal and informal relationships with prospective student leaders to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, said Stephanie Ray, associate dean of students at Georgia Institute of Technology, during a presentation at the American College Personnel Association’s annual conference in Atlanta.
March 31, 2008
Students
North Dakota State Probes Bawdy Campus Skit
North Dakota State University is investigating complaints about a campus skit in which a White student in blackface portrayed Barack Obama receiving a lap dance.
March 30, 2008
Students
DePaul Bridge Program Allows Adult-learners To Transition from Chicago City Colleges
Like many community college students, Diane Bonner, 61, works full time and has a family. So when she took an extended break from school to take care of family issues, she received a phone call.
March 26, 2008
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