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White teacher: I thought I could reach my black and Latino students. Then one told me why I couldn’t.
Here is the personal story of a well-regarded veteran teacher who left the classroom to pursue a PhD and then returned to the classroom, finding an environment that he did not expect. The post, by Brock Cohen, speaks to just how complicated and difficult teaching can be — even for educators who have been doing […]
March 9, 2016
Students
Rose Makes Connection Between Incarceration and Career Growth
Dr. Lisa H. Rose is researching how contact with the criminal justice system affects career options, with an eye toward increasing access, specifically in the human services arena.
March 8, 2016
Students
Why a College Degree Means Less for the Poor, Explained in One Graph
Life isn’t fair. With hard work and determination, some are able to get an education and improve their odds — or so goes a popular American belief. But according to research from the Brookings Institution, a college degree goes a lot further if you were raised in a wealthier family. Brookings economists found wealthier college […]
March 8, 2016
Students
ACE and ACUE Collaborate on Program to Improve College Instruction
The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) are collaborating to improve college instruction via ACUE’s professional development and certificate program.
March 7, 2016
Students
The Plight of Most First-generation College Students
Student advocates recognize the vitally important bond between student and college, especially for those who are the first in their families to attempt a college education.
March 7, 2016
Students
These Students Wanted an Education When D.C. Was the Nation’s ‘Murder Capital’
Steve Bumbaugh didn’t know that his star student’s mom was a crack addict. He didn’t know that she was too ashamed to ask anyone for help. And he didn’t know that she declined a college scholarship, which she beat every grim statistic to earn, because she was afraid her mom would overdose if she left […]
March 7, 2016
Students
Law Graduate Gets Her Day in Court, Suing Law School
Nearly a decade has passed since an aspiring young lawyer in California, Anna Alaburda, graduated in the top tier of her class, passed the state bar exam and set out to use the law degree she had spent about $150,000 to acquire. But on Monday, in a San Diego courtroom, she will tell a story […]
March 7, 2016
Students
A2MEND Summit Addresses Strategies for Success of Black Male Students
Annual A2MEND Summit continues to support Black males pursuing higher education through college fairs, scholarships and workshops.
March 6, 2016
Students
Honoring Daisy Bates
Among the 2016 National Women’s History Month honorees of the National Women’s History Project is Daisy Bates, a civil rights pioneer. Diversebooks.net is proud to offer two books that feature her. They are:
March 5, 2016
Students
Program Launched to Increase Study Abroad at MSIs
The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education’s Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) has teamed up with CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange to launch a three-year strategy to increase study abroad at minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
March 3, 2016
Students
Kansas Dean who was Target of Student Protests Resigns
LAWRENCE, Kan. ― The embattled dean of the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare is resigning to return to the faculty. Paul Smokowski says he is resigning because of declining finances for the program and his desire to do more research. The Lawrence Journal-World reports student protesters have demanded Somokowski’s resignation, citing inequities within […]
March 3, 2016
Students
Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment to Return to UCLA
LOS ANGELES ― Students, faculty and others demonstrated at the University of California, Los Angeles, against a settlement that will allow the return of a history professor who was accused of sexual harassment. More than 75 people rallied Wednesday against the decision involving Mideast specialist Gabriel Piterberg, who was accused by two female graduate students, […]
March 3, 2016
Students
Kappa Sigma Chapter Sues Purdue University Over Sanctions
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Purdue University is being sued by its Kappa Sigma chapter over allegations that the school unfairly sanctioned the campus fraternity following an incident involving an underage student’s alcohol consumption. The lawsuit filed last Friday in Tippecanoe Circuit Court alleges that the university didn’t allow the fraternity to fully defend itself against […]
March 3, 2016
Students
Senate Panel Moves to Strip UT Diversity Funding
A panel of state lawmakers voted Wednesday to strip state funding from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s diversity office following months of outrage from Republican lawmakers over two controversial posts on the office’s website. The Senate Education Committee was reviewing the University of Tennessee system budget proposed by Gov. Bill Haslam when Sen. Delores Gresham, the committee chairwoman, proposed an amendment that […]
March 3, 2016
Students
U. of Southern Indiana Dental Students Provide Free Services to Veterans
EVANSVILLE, Ind. ― Larry Gries joked that a few years ago, he was the University of Southern Indiana dental hygiene students’ guinea pig. Once Gries, 67, retired from being a student housing mail man for USI, he started taking advantage of the dental program’s services. On Monday morning, Gries was one of 36 veterans signed […]
March 2, 2016
Students
No Charges for Students Behind Racial Slurs at Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ― No charges will be filed after an incident at Texas A&M University in which Black high school students touring campus reported being subjected to racial slurs and taunts, the university said Wednesday. University police said in a statement that they closed their investigation into the Feb. 9 incident after interviewing several […]
March 2, 2016
Students
Higher Ed Advocates Urge Democrats to Beef Up Pell Grants
When Congress moves to reauthorize the Higher Education Act—something it should have done years ago—it should include bigger Pell Grants that reflect today’s cost of college, several panelists testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
March 2, 2016
Students
Bowie State University Leads the Pack for HBCU LGBTQ Inclusion and Diversity
HRC Foundation is pleased to announce that Bowie State University is the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to have a Queer Cultural Studies course approved. This is not the first time that Bowie State University has been at the forefront of LGBTQ inclusion and equality within a HBCU. The school was also the […]
March 2, 2016
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