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U.S. Sen. Barack Obama Joins Education Committee
The Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate promises to bring student aid issues to the forefront…
December 13, 2006
Students
Flagship Institutions Serve Whiter, Wealthier Student Body, Study Says
The leading public flagship universities are disproportionately serving a Whiter and wealthier student body than in the past…
December 13, 2006
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Turning Up the Heat on Affirmative Action Policies
Conservatives were already basking in the affirmative action ban approved by Michigan voters last month…
December 13, 2006
Students
Trouble at Texas Southern
On the night of Dec. 4, 2004, a Texas Southern University student named Ashley Sloan was gunned down near campus
December 13, 2006
Students
Financing College Diversity: Is it a Case Of ‘Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’?
Many readers may be shocked to learn that some of this nation’s colleges and universities practice price…
December 13, 2006
Students
NYC College Will Yank Sign Honoring Bomb Maker, Black Militant
NEW YORK A New York City college has agreed to take down a sign naming a student center after a fugitive terrorist and a Black militant convicted of murdering a police trooper.
December 12, 2006
Students
Tufts Editor Apologizes For Satire Aimed At Affirmative Action
MEDFORD, Mass. –An editor at a Tufts University conservative journal has apologized for publishing a satirical Christmas carol that ridiculed Black students and campus affirmative action policies.
December 11, 2006
Students
WSU President: Professor Who Used Racial Term to Face Reprimand
PULLMAN Wash. A professor who used a vulgar racial term while arguing with a student about a political demonstration is likely to face a reprimand, but will be allowed to continue teaching, Washington State University President Lane Rawlins said.
December 11, 2006
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Research Roundup
New studies show workplace diversity has little effect on employee retention rates and minority actors are possibly being discriminated against as the majority of acting roles are specifically available to Whites.
December 11, 2006
Students
University of Wisconsin-Madison Develops Resources to Teach Diverse Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. Professors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed new resources to help teach current graduate students and future faculty how to effectively teach to a diverse student body.
December 10, 2006
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Just the Stats: Minority Student Enrollment At Schools With High-Profile Racial Incidents
Some schools struggle more with their minority enrollment and graduation rates than others. I took a close look at the minority enrollment of Pennsylvania State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
December 7, 2006
Students
MLA Report Calls for Tenure and Promotion Changes
New demands for research productivity, shrinking humanities lists by academic publishers and fears about limited opportunities for junior scholars are among the factors that prompted a landmark study released today by the Modern Language Association of America.
December 7, 2006
Students
Colin Powell Center Gets $10 Million To Develop More Black Policy Makers
The New York Life Foundation is providing $10 million to fund the Endowment for Emerging African American Issues at the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies at the City College of New York.
December 5, 2006
Students
Wisconsin Regents Consider Rewriting Admissions Policy To Include Race, Income
MADISON, Wis. A proposed rewrite of the freshmen admissions policy for the University of Wisconsin System would de-emphasize class rank and give greater weight to nonacademic factors such as race and income.
December 4, 2006
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American Indians Get Apology from Dartmouth College Head
HANOVER The president of Dartmouth College has apologized for a string of incidents this fall that many American Indian students viewed as racist.
November 29, 2006
Students
In His Own Words – Dr. Edward Brent
Dr. Edward Brent, a professor of sociology at the University of Missouri-Columbia…
November 29, 2006
Students
Cultivating ‘New Achievers’
Widening the use of K-12 classroom “cultural relevancy” tactics to engage minority…
November 29, 2006
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Michigan Higher Ed Leaders
In Maya Weitzer’s world, Nov. 7 will be remembered as a significant day. It was on that day…
November 29, 2006
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