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Agreement Reached to Reduce Student Arrests in Florida
A deal has been reached between the NAACP, law enforcement and the Broward County Public Schools to cut down the “school-to-prison pipeline.”
November 5, 2013
Students
U. of Mich. Plans Entrepreneurship Education Expansion
The University of Michigan plans to offer formal entrepreneurship education to all of its undergraduates within the next two years, officials announced Monday.
November 4, 2013
Students
Diverse Conversations: Staying Afloat in Financially Turbulent Times
President of Rollins College offers advice on how institutions can strategically manage their resources during these financially turbulent times.
November 4, 2013
Students
Howard University Attempting to Re-establish Ties to Late John H. Johnson
Despite $4 million donation, the former publishing giant’s name had been removed from the university’s School of Communications building.
November 3, 2013
Students
In case you missed it …
Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: VI Congressional Leader Fights for Black Boys in Education Time For Higher Ed to Rethink the Questions HBCU Presidents at a New Crossroads Hip Hop Scholars Say Jay Z on Wrong Side of Fine Line in Barneys’ Controversy
October 31, 2013
Students
Maine Lawmakers Aim to Tackle Student Debt
Maine lawmakers are seeking to tackle the problem of mounting student debt in their next session, including exploring plans that could make college tuition free for students who agree to pay back the state after they graduate and get a job.
October 31, 2013
Students
University of Tennessee Says New Tuition Model Paying Off
Officials at the University of Tennessee say a new tuition model that charges new students for 15 credit hours instead of 12 is paying off in more ways than one.
October 29, 2013
Students
Students Block Access to Bulgarian University
Several hundred students blocked access to Bulgaria’s largest university on Monday, demanding the dissolution of Parliament, calling for new elections and bemoaning a lack of “moral values” at high levels. University administrators pleaded with them to re-open the campus and allow classes to resume.
October 28, 2013
Students
Diverse Conversations: Military Veterans, College Life and Mental Illness
Returning veterans will need a supportive environment as they transition back to college or begin taking college courses.
October 28, 2013
Students
Time For Higher Ed to Rethink the Questions
If quality characterizes the history of American higher education, then the most critical intersection in the future will be the point at which people, programs and facilities come together.
October 28, 2013
Students
Initiative Aims to Raise the Bar for Teacher Prep Programs
The Network for Transforming Educator Preparation is a two-year pilot project that will focus on reform in teacher licensure, program approval and collecting and analyzing more data to improve teacher prep programs.
October 28, 2013
Students
Health Sciences Special Focus
In this edition, Diverse features Dr. Levi Watkins, a pioneer in the medical field, as well as diversity champion for minority enrollment, staffing and programs at Johns Hopkins University. Diverse also reports on the decline in African-American enrollment in medical schools and the impact the cost to attend is having on this trend, the nursing shortage in America and the accelerated programs available to increase the number of nurses entering this profession from diverse backgrounds, and the expansion of services at student health centers to include mental health care and wellness services.
October 25, 2013
Students
In Case You Missed It
Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement Jackson State Makes the Most of a Strange Homecoming NAACP Increases Efforts to Target College Students Diverse Conversations: Supporting LBGT College Students
October 25, 2013
Students
College Athletes Come Up as Winners in Grad Rates
The NCAA reveals that more student-athletes are earning their college degrees at an all-time high rate.
October 24, 2013
Students
Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement
Group gathers to strategize solutions and share best practices for the second year in a row.
October 24, 2013
Students
UConn President Defends Response to Sex Assaults
University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst on Wednesday gave an impassioned defense of the school’s response to alleged sexual assaults on campus, two days after a federal civil rights complaint was filed by seven women who say they were assaulted while attending the school.
October 23, 2013
Students
WWII-Era Japanese-American Nursing Student Advocate Honored
Henrietta Loughran, former dean of the University of Colorado’s nursing college, was honored posthumously for advocating for Japanese-American nursing students.
October 23, 2013
Students
Opportunities, Obstacles Define Higher Education Innovation Landscape
While traditional organizations are well-positioned to drive higher education innovation, new players often face obstacles that hamper their ability to leverage digital technology, according to ETS roundtable discussion.
October 23, 2013
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