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Students
Amherst Extends Ban on Fraternities, Sororities
Amherst College has extended a 3-decade-old ban on fraternities and sororities to include off-campus “underground” organizations.
May 7, 2014
Students
College Graduation: 4 Ways Things Have Changed
NEW YORK ― There’s still plenty of pomp and circumstance, inspiring words from lofty speakers and tossing tassels, but graduating from college today is very different from a generation or so ago.
May 6, 2014
Students
Texas Tech Invites Rice as Commencement Speaker
Texas Tech University remained hopeful Tuesday that ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will accept one of three speaking offers for future graduation ceremonies.
May 6, 2014
Students
Johnson C. Smith Becomes First HBCU to Admit a Latino Fraternity
The young men, who are all pursuing degrees in STEM disciplines, say their common academic pursuits led them to the idea of creating a fraternity.
May 6, 2014
Students
U.S. Teachers Not Nearly as Diverse as Their Students
WASHINGTON ― U.S. teachers are nowhere near as diverse as their students.
May 5, 2014
Students
Business Leaders Unimpressed With College Grads’ Skills
Business leaders are increasingly pessimistic about whether college students are being adequately prepared for careers, according to an annual survey.
May 5, 2014
Students
Dr. Victoria Defrancesco Soto
Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto is a fellow at the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School of Public Aff airs at the University of Texas. Her research on political behavior has been widely published in scholarly journals and cited in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Time, and POLITICO. […]
May 1, 2014
Students
Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma
Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma is associate professor of African-American studies, Asian American studies and performance studies at Northwestern University, where she has received several outstanding teaching awards. Her scholarship focuses on Afro/Asian American relations, especially in studying the relationship between the two through hiphop music. Sharma is writing her second book, “Hidden Hapas: Multiracial Blacks […]
May 1, 2014
Students
Goodwin Liu
Goodwin Liu is an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. He has also been a member of the University of California- Berkeley Law faculty. Liu earned tenure in 2008 and was associate dean from 2008 to 2010. In 2009, Liu won the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award. His primary areas of expertise are constitutional […]
May 1, 2014
Students
Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud
Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud is dean of the School of Business and Industry at Florida A&M University. Her research interests include diversity, mentoring and intergroup relations. Friday – Stroud has more than 20 years of consulting experience in strategic planning, leadership training and diversity course development. She has done consulting for General Mills, Eli Lilly and […]
May 1, 2014
Students
Would-be Teachers Face Tougher Certification Tests
Franchesca Moreno’s work as a student teacher didn’t end when the kids went home for the day.
April 30, 2014
Students
Higher Ed Experts Advocate Use of Technology to Promote Globalization
The educators warned, however, that technology alone cannot replace sound pedagogical classroom instruction.
April 30, 2014
Students
Study: Asian Americans Gaining Equity Ground with AANAPISI Designation
The report finds that minorities already enrolled in post-secondary education need services and support to successfully matriculate now more than ever.
April 29, 2014
Students
International Conference Focuses on Preparation for Competition in Global Market
Global experts from 70 countries have gathered to strategize about a broad range of issues that will impact the future of international higher education.
April 29, 2014
Students
Students in Ohio Protest Tuition Hikes
Students across Ohio are protesting recent tuition increases enacted or proposed at eight of the state’s 14 public universities.
April 28, 2014
Students
Dr. Donna Shalala – President, University of Miami
Shalala became professor of political science and president of the University of Miami in June 2001 after eight years as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Shalala has more than 30 years of experience as a scholar, teacher and administrator. In 2011, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca […]
April 28, 2014
Students
Dr. Diana Natalicio – President, University of Texas El Paso
During her career with the University of Texas, Natalicio has served as vice president for academic affairs, dean of liberal arts, chair of the Modern Languages Department and professor of linguistics. She chairs the board of the American Council on Education and serves on the Rockefeller Foundation board of trustees. Appointed in 1994 to the […]
April 28, 2014
Students
Dr. Irelene Ricks Program Advisor – American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Ricks, a Washington, D.C., native, has been working in education for more than 20 years. She has served as a grants administrator at Howard University, policy analyst for the White House Office of Management and Budget, program manager for NOAA’s Office of Education, director of minority affairs for the American Society for Cell Biology in […]
April 28, 2014
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