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Ohio State Students Protest Closing of Black Studies Library

COLUMBUS, Ohio A student group has created an online petition protesting the closure of two Ohio State University campus libraries: the Black studies library and the women’s studies library.

November 13, 2006

Latino College Access and Achievement Focus of TRPI Conference

Long Beach, Calif. When Harry Pachón’s brother asked him which college he would attend after high school, Pachón said he thought colleges would get in touch with him. Dr. Pachón, now president of the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, said his anecdote illustrated that lack of information should not be confused with lack of ability.

November 12, 2006

Students Push For Debt Relief at Federal Higher Ed Hearing

WASHINGTON Student activists — some with “drowning in debt” T-shirts — on Wednesday urged the U.S. Department of Education to adopt a plan to make student loans more manageable at the fourth public hearing on the recommendations of The National Commission on the Future of Higher Education.

November 8, 2006

Disciplines as Frameworks for Student Learning

Philander Smith College Owes Feds $477,029, Says Audit

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. An audit by the U.S. Department of Education claims Philander Smith College owes the department more than $400,000 in mishandled student aid funds. The Education Department’s Office of Inspector General, which conducted the audit, has recommended that the historically Black college be ordered to adopt a reimbursement plan to repay the money.

November 7, 2006

Black Students At Indiana-Purdue To Sue Over Alleged Inequities

INDIANAPOLIS A group of Black students at Indiana-Purdue University-Indianapolis is threatening to sue the college over alleged discrimination.

November 4, 2006

Alabama Desegregation Case Coming to a Close

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A 25-year-old desegregation case involving Alabama’s colleges and universities is coming to a close, as U.S. District Judge Harold Murphy has ordered the state to set aside $46 million in surplus education funds. Part of the sum is to be used for a need-based scholarship program and a construction program at two historically Black state institutions.

November 2, 2006

Criminal Background Checks to Become Part

In addition to daunting applications, lengthy essays and grueling exams, students applying to medical school may now face…

November 1, 2006

‘Ghetto Fabulous’ Costume Party

A group of first-year law students at the University of Texas at Austin have been chided…

November 1, 2006

College, Student Settle Mental Health Lawsuit

WASHINGTON A former student who was barred from the campus of George Washington University and threatened with expulsion after checking into a hospital with depression has settled a lawsuit with the college, both sides announced Tuesday.

October 31, 2006

Fraternity Suspended Over Offensive ‘Hood’ Party

BALTIMORE Johns Hopkins University has suspended the Sigma Chi fraternity because of a “Halloween in the Hood” party that drew protests from Black students.

October 31, 2006

International Graduate Student Enrollment Increases After Three Years

A new report from the Council of Graduate Schools released today (Wednesday) shows that the total enrollment of international graduate students in U.S. colleges increased by 1 percent from 2005 to 2006, after three consecutive years of declines.

October 31, 2006

A Conversation With Gallaudet’s Dr. Jane K. Fernandes

Days before the Gallaudet University board of trustees withdrew its presidential appointment of Dr. Jane Fernandes, the embattled leader sat down with Diverse to talk about her efforts to ease tensions at the university, the double standard imposed on female leaders and the need for Gallaudet to be more inclusive.

October 30, 2006

HACU Receives $8 Million Scholarship for Study Abroad Students

SAN ANTONIO The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has received an $8 million scholarship grant from Global Learning Semesters, Inc. as part of an effort to send more Hispanic students abroad to study.

October 30, 2006

University of Tennessee Creates Scholarship To Attract More Black Students

MEMPHIS, Tenn. In an attempt to increase minority enrollment, the University of Tennessee is providing a new scholarship that will be available to students from 35 selected, majority Black high schools in the state.

October 25, 2006

College Board: Tuition Increases Slowing Down

WASHINGTON Although the average tuition bill is up 35 percent compared to five years ago, the skyrocketing increases in recent years has slowed to a sputter, according to the College Board’s annual report on college tuition released Tuesday.

October 23, 2006

Admissions Anxiety Reaches New Regions

DURHAM N.C. SAT tutors. High-priced essay coaches. Over-the-top parents who make selecting a college feel like a matter of life and death. They have become commonplace in admissions “hot spots,” largely in the Northeast and on the West Coast places where the college application process is palpably more intense than elsewhere. But now admissions anxiety is creeping into other parts of the country.

October 21, 2006

Corporate Recruiting In the 21st Century

Recruiting for diverse talent is a major priority in corporate America. At a time when employee recruiting is being transformed…

October 18, 2006

Facing Off On Political Diversity

Does the quest for diversity extend to the politics of the faculty? Earlier this year…

October 18, 2006