Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Search
Article
Podcast
Video
Awards/Honors
Community Colleges
Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Health
Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Military
On the Move
Opinion
Sports
Students
Enter search phrase
Search
Section: Students
Students
Institutional Revival
Nobody would have seen this coming back in 2003, when the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) placed Cankdeska Cikana Community College on probation…
February 22, 2006
Students
Grants & Awards
Brandeis University (Mass.) received a $25 million donation from Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro for a new 175,000-square-foot science center. The $154 million facility will be named the Carl J. Shapiro Science Center. The donation matches the largest in school history, also given by the Shapiro family for the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus Center. […]
February 22, 2006
Students
Autobiography of Malcolm X Imparts Important
The last two decades have seen an explosion of research into teaching and learning, including issues about diversity in the classroom…
February 22, 2006
Students
The Struggles and Successes of Graduate Students Chronicled in New Book
Two prominent ETS officials have released a new book exploring graduate students’ struggles with mentoring, research productivity and funding…
February 19, 2006
Students
College Newspapers Struggle Over Muslim Cartoon Question
Two editors at the University of Illinois’ student-run newspaper were suspended for deciding to run a series of cartoons that have sparked outrage and…
February 16, 2006
Students
Southern Illinois Agrees to Fellowship Settlement
The Southern Illinois University board of trustees voted unanimously last month to accept a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that averts a potential lawsuit over three graduate fellowships…
February 13, 2006
Students
More High School Students Took Advanced Placement Classes, But Equity Gaps Remain
On the 50th anniversary of the Advanced Placement Program (AP), the College Board has released the second annual “Advanced Placement Report to the Nation,” showing that…
February 8, 2006
Students
Student Groups Mount Aggressive
Student groups and others are mounting an aggressive, last-ditch effort to stop $12.7 billion in student aid cuts that still require one more affirmative vote on Capitol Hill…
February 8, 2006
Students
Florida Governor SeeksTo Boost Minority College Enrollment
Gov. Jeb Bush has recommended sharp budget increases to boost minority enrollments in Florida’s universities and colleges…
February 8, 2006
Students
The Rosser Revolution
It’s not surprising that urban colleges and universities with large commuter populations are among the most racially…
February 8, 2006
Students
Grants & Awards
Arizona State University received a $100 million gift from Ira A. Fulton and his wife, Mary Lou Fulton. The money will be divided among the College of Education, the university’s foundation and a discretionary fund for ASU President Michael Crow. Ira Fulton is the founder and CEO of Fulton Homes. Mary Lou Fulton graduated from […]
February 8, 2006
Students
Black Students File Discrimination Complaint Against University of Michigan
A group of Black students is accusing the University of Michigan of discriminating by recruiting Blacks to the school but failing to provide enough academic or financial support for them to graduate…
February 6, 2006
Students
Clemson Hosts National Conference in Black Student Achievement
Creating a climate for diversity on college campuses will help attract, retain and graduate more Black students…
January 26, 2006
Students
Wade in the Water: A Contemporary Metaphor
Like most of the country, I spent much of early September following the news coverage of Hurricane Katrina. The resulting debate called into question my own self-definition as an African-American…
January 25, 2006
Students
Education Report Highlights Progress
According to a recent study, Black and Hispanic fourth-graders are beginning to narrow the achievement gap between themselves…
January 25, 2006
Students
Demographic Dilemma
As he enters his last semester of law school at the University of New Mexico, Diego Esquibel remains convinced…
January 25, 2006
Students
Wade in the Water: A Contemporary Metaphor
Like most of the country, I spent much of early September following the news coverage of Hurricane Katrina…
January 25, 2006
Students
Negotiating the Myth of America
There appears to be a double standard at work in the world of American higher education…
January 25, 2006
Previous Page
Next Page
