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Dr. Juliet V. García – President, University of Texas at Brownsville
García became president of The University of Texas at Brownsville in January 1992. When she was named president of Texas Southmost College in 1986, she became the fi rst Mexican American woman in the nation to become president of a college or university. García has advocated increasing access to higher education through innovation and experimentation, […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Ana Gil-Garcia – University Professor, Northeastern Illinois University
Gil-Garcia is a three-time Fulbright U.S. Scholar, author and tenured professor at Northeastern Illinois University. An advocate for Latino educational leaders, she was named as one of the “Top Ten Chicago Latinos” in 2009. At the beginning of 2014, Chicago Public Schools appointed Gil-Garcia one of the 13 Latino Advisory Committee members, the District’s first-ever […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Gilda R. Daniels – Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
A voting rights expert, Daniels is an associate professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she teaches critical legal theory, election law and civil procedure. Her scholarship focuses on the intersections of race, law and democracy. Her law review articles have appeared in the Cardozo Law Review, the Denver University […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Sharon Beverly – Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, The College of New Jersey
Beverly is the assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation at The College of New Jersey. Previously, she was director of athletics and physical education at Vassar College. In 2010, Beverly was named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman Administrator of the Year. A student -athlete on Queens College’s women’s […]
April 25, 2014
Students
House Refuses to Put Limits on Tulane Scholarships
Lawmakers in the Louisiana House don’t want to restrict how they can dole out $6.8 million in Tulane University scholarships each year.
April 24, 2014
Students
Author Janet Mock Propels Transgender Conversations in Academia
Janet Mock’s memoir inspires academic exploration of transgender issues and helps shape the evolution of women’s, gender and sexuality studies.
April 24, 2014
Students
Technology and Online Education
In this issue, Diverse takes a closer look at the prevalence and ever-changing nature of social media at higher education institutions. Diverse also profiles Professor Kari Frisch of Central Lakes College, a national leader in online education.
April 24, 2014
Students
UT Austin President Says $325K Payment was Properly Approved
AUSTIN, Texas—University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers said he was told that $325,000 in extra compensation he received while dean of the law school was properly authorized at the time even though a newspaper found no evidence that the chancellor ever signed off.
April 21, 2014
Students
More Latino Than White Students Admitted to UC
More Latino than White students in California have been offered admission to the state’s premier public universities for the first time, officials said Friday, a milestone that reflects the diverse racial makeup of a state where Latino children represent a majority of students in public schools.
April 20, 2014
Students
Ky. Supreme Court: Former Seminary Professor Can Proceed with Suit
Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a tenured professor who was fired from Lexington Theological Seminary in 2009, can proceed with a lawsuit against his former employer.
April 20, 2014
Students
Diverse Docket: Former Interim Band Director Can Pursue Claim vs. Alabama A&M
The former interim band director who was denied promotion and tenure at Alabama A&M University has no factual grounds for a gender bias allegation but still can pursue a retaliation claim based on his EEOC charge.
April 17, 2014
Students
Group of Law Students Want Confederate Flags Removed at Washington and Lee University
A group of law students at Washington and Lee University is demanding the school banish the Confederate flag from its Lexington campus and repudiate one of its namesakes, Gen. Robert E. Lee.
April 17, 2014
Students
Enslaving ‘Free Speech Zones’
Whenever I read the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, I am struck by the distance between the American creed and American reality, a distance widening wherever I look.
April 17, 2014
Students
Jill Biden Promotes Post-9/11 GI Bill Website
Jill Biden is promoting a new website designed to make it easier for service members, veterans, their spouses and dependents to calculate their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at thousands of schools and job training programs.
April 16, 2014
Students
Excelencia in Education Report Reveals Latino College Completion Strides and Struggles
While enrollment numbers for Latino students are relatively high, the degree attainment data in the report exposes a significant equity gap in college completion.
April 16, 2014
Students
Georgia Officials Approve Tuition Increases
Tuition is going up for Georgia students at all 31 state colleges and universities under a budget plan approved Tuesday by the state Board of Regents, including the largest increase of $372 more per semester for Georgia Tech undergraduates.
April 15, 2014
Students
University to Keep Nickname, Add Ute Scholarships
The University of Utah will keep its “Ute” name for sports teams under a new agreement announced Tuesday with leaders of the Ute Indian Tribe that also provides increased recruiting and financial help for tribe members.
April 15, 2014
Students
Colleges Seek to Improve Remedial Programs
The odds have long been stacked against students like those in Edward Ennels’ remedial math classes at Baltimore City Community College.
April 14, 2014
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