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Grants& Gifts
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $5 MILLION from the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee for its Department of Biological Sciences. The funds will help build ASU’s new life sciences building, which will house the university’s new doctoral program in microbiology. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS, has received a $750,000 grant from the […]
October 29, 2008
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Multicultural Competence: Diversity Training From Within
When I read the article titled “When Diversity Training Goes Awry” in Diverse’s Jan. 24, 2008 edition, I was once again reminded that my own experiences and observations of diversity work in colleges have often had a similar outcome.
October 29, 2008
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Universities Struggle to Cover Operating Costs
With declines in the stock market and less access to credit, some institutions are looking at their financial bottom lines more closely.
October 29, 2008
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Arkansas Chancellor Could Support In-State Rates for the Undocumented
The head of Arkansas’ flagship university said the state must do everything possible to encourage more students to seek bachelor’s degrees – possibly even by offering undocumented immigrants the lower tuition rates given to in-state residents.
October 28, 2008
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Both Obama and McCain Seen as Keeping Muslim Americans at ‘Arms Length’
Muslim and Arab Americans could tip the balance in the close presidential race.
October 27, 2008
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Shooting at Ark. University Kills 2, Wounds 1
CONWAY, Ark. The head of the University of Central Arkansas said Monday that campus was safe after a shooting left two students dead and a third person wounded. Police said the killings did not appear to be acts of random violence and that there was no remaining threat on the 12,500-student campus. Police said they […]
October 26, 2008
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Gathering Examines Lack of Minority Men in Post-Graduate Programs
The differences between men and women aren’t all that difficult to spot.
October 26, 2008
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UA head wants in-state rates for illegals
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The head of Arkansas’ flagship university said the state must do everything it can to encourage more students to seek bachelor’s degrees – including possibly offering illegal immigrants the lower tuition rates given to residents. University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart stopped just short of endorsing a possible measure […]
October 23, 2008
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Emerging Scholars
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine is accepting nominations for its annual Emerging Scholars issue, which will be published in January and will feature 10 of the nation’s top minority talents in academia.
October 23, 2008
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Brownsville Wins $1Million Prize for Academic Gains
One of the nation’s poorest school districts, already tousled by a hurricane and nervously awaiting division by a fence being built along the U.S.-Mexican border, won the coveted $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education last week in recognition of its academic advances.
October 21, 2008
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Haskell Indian Nations University President Under Fire
The embattled president of Haskell Indian Nations University is standing firm while the university’s Board of Regents asks for her dismissal and nearly half of the students have signed petitions seeking her resignation.
October 20, 2008
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Haskell president under fire
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – The embattled president of Haskell Indian Nations University is standing firm while the university’s Board of Regents asks for her dismissal and nearly half of the students have signed petitions seeking her resignation. More than 100 students and faculty members attended a forum Friday in the school auditorium designed to deal […]
October 19, 2008
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Critics of MVSU president pick set to protest
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state’s preferred choice to lead Mississippi Valley State University is scheduled to visit the campus Tuesday. Donna Oliver’s visit will come amid a protest from students and alumni seeking to prevent her from being named the school’s next president. The College Board selected Oliver, the provost and vice president of […]
October 19, 2008
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Flagging Economy Spurs Increase in Library Use
When the going gets tough, the tough go to the library where the books, movies and internet are free and the information empowers.
October 19, 2008
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Higher Ed Professionals’ Perspectives on Online Education
The recent growth of online education has added a new dimension to college learning that was unthinkable a few decades ago. Knocking down the traditional notion of the “ivory tower” college campus, online education presents an entirely new classroom paradigm, a shift resulting in more opportunities and challenges. For insight into both, we turned to college professors and administrators who reveal the good and the bad that accompany an online college education.
October 15, 2008
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Students Need To Know They Matter
One message that emerges in this annual “Recruitment and Retention” issue is that minority students matter, and universities committed to their success will give students the tools they need.
October 15, 2008
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Pell Grant Deficit: “The Mother of All Shortfalls
Pell Grant faces a shortfall as more people head back to school in uncertain economic times.
October 15, 2008
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Safeguarding Against Voter Disenfranchisement
Voting rights advocates are examining voting infrastructure and laws in anticipation of high young voter turnout in November.
October 15, 2008
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