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Opinion: Diversity in the Curriculum is the Next Step for Leadership in a Globally Interconnected World
To achieve full-blown diversity and fulfill the fundamental mission of higher education in America, the curriculum must change to keep pace with the dynamic of an increasingly diverse student body and professoriate.
July 18, 2010
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Virginia HBCU Hosts Latino Student Symposium
The Hispanic Youth Symposium (HYS) is a live-in learning experience for Latino high school students aimed at motivating them to pursue higher education.
July 18, 2010
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Undocumented Students Hold D.C. ‘Teach-In’ to Push DREAM Act
A coalition of student immigrant advocacy groups in Massachusetts, Colorado and California on Wednesday launched a makeshift school in the nation’s capital, reminiscent of the “teach-ins” of the 1960s, to encourage a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants through college enrollment.
July 15, 2010
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Fellowship Program Opens Doors for Minority Researchers
The Keystone Symposia works to ensure more minority scientists can access career-advancing life sciences research and networking opportunities.
July 15, 2010
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Dr. Wendell Logan: Musical Mentor Remembered
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine was fortunate to profile jazz studies scholar Dr. Wendell Logan weeks before his untimely death on June 15.
July 14, 2010
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Amid Criticism, Tennessee HBCU President Announces Retirement
Citing family and personal reasons, Dr. Melvin N. Johnson announced that he would be stepping down as president of Tennessee State University at the end of the year.
July 13, 2010
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Arizona May End Scholarships for High Achievers
The Arizona Board of Regents is considering ending a popular college scholarship program for high achievers. The AIMS scholarships pay tuition and fees at the state’s three public universities for high school students who perform well on the standardized Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards test.
July 12, 2010
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Students May See Some Gains Through New Textbook Rules
Rules provide greater transparency on pricing and restrict publishers from bundling books with supplemental materials.
July 7, 2010
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SREB Honors 500th Ph.D. Recipient from Doctoral Program
The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program honored Dr. Betina Cutaia Wilkinson as its 500th doctoral scholar at the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) annual meeting in West Virginia.
June 28, 2010
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Microsoft’s Philly High School Overcame Challenges
Although the School of the Future’s creative ambitions have been frustrated by high principal turnover, curriculum tensions and a student body unfamiliar with laptop computer culture, the Microsoft-designed Philadelphia public high school graduated its first senior class Tuesday with each student having been accepted to an institution of higher learning.
June 16, 2010
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Study: Majority of Institutions Receive Applications from Undocumented Students
In a survey released today, the National Association of College Admission Counseling reports that 60 percent of surveyed schools indicated that they had received college applications from undocumented students.
June 15, 2010
Students
Harvard Student Says He Faces Deportation From U.S.
An undocumented Harvard University student is facing deportation to Mexico after being detained by immigration authorities at a Texas airport, the student said last week.
June 14, 2010
Students
Community College Champion
In an exclusive interview with Diverse, Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón discusses community colleges’ pivotal role in revitalizing the U.S. economy.
June 14, 2010
Students
Best & Brightest: ‘I Had to Succeed’
No one would fault Jemima Pierre-Jacques if she decided to put off her studies this past spring semester at Prince George’s Community College. The native Haitian was mourning the loss of her father, Jude Pierre-Jacques, and eight other relatives in Port-au-Prince, casualties along with thousands of the 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti in January.
June 13, 2010
Students
College “Student Group” Aided by For-profit Industry
Career College Association, a lobbying group for for-profit schools, provided the organizational muscle to launch the grassroots-sounding Students for Academic Choice at a time when for-profit colleges are under fire.
June 13, 2010
Students
Why We Need Diverse Books
Many fine examples of general-interest, academic, literary books from the university and small presses are overlooked when it comes time to hand out accolades. Most are never reviewed, which contributes to their invisibility. Writing about them can be a lonely enterprise. It helps if you have eclectic reading habits, a taste for the esoteric and […]
June 11, 2010
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College Success Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Students
The College Success Foundation, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, released a report highlighting its success in preparing socially disadvantaged middle and high school students to enter college and graduate.
June 9, 2010
Students
Becoming a Force for Diversity and Inclusion
Rosemary E. Kilkenny is Georgetown University’s vice president for institutional diversity and equity, a position that was created for her in 2006, and she has become the university’s most visible cheerleader for diversity and inclusion.
June 7, 2010
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