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Section: Demographics
African-American
Digital Media Institute Connecting HBCU Campuses to Their History
Twenty HBCUs came together for a digital scholarship institute.
August 18, 2014
Faculty & Staff
My Good Neighborhood May Not Look Like Your Good Neighborhood
A culturally sensitive lens is needed when discussing housing and education.
August 18, 2014
Students
21 Black Women Among 2,054 University of Alabama Sorority Recruits
Annual recruitment has ended for sororities at the University of Alabama with Black women making up just 1 percent of new members.
August 17, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Northern State University Pushing for Chinese, Cultural Language Center
Northern State University is moving forward with plans to create a Chinese language and cultural center that will be the first of its kind in the Dakotas and that officials hope will give the state a link to China’s growing economy.
August 17, 2014
Latinx
Experts: K-12 Population Shift Toward Students of Color Will Shed Light on Resource Inequalities
The population shift is bringing forth challenges, such as higher poverty rates among students and the need for more English-language instruction for children of immigrant families.
August 17, 2014
African-American
St. Augustine’s University Taking First Steps Down Road to Recovery
In the last academic year, the HBCU faced a $3 million drop in net tuition revenue, the firing of its previous president and a federal investigation of allegations that the university provided false information on a federal grant proposal.
August 17, 2014
African-American
HBCUs Ramping Up, Revamping Recruiting Techniques
Institutions are increasing efforts to attract top scholars, using technology, and publicizing notable alums and work.
August 14, 2014
African-American
Special Focus: HBCUs
This issue of Diverse includes a special focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s).
August 14, 2014
African-American
Ex-MIT Professor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud
A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and his son who ran hedge funds have agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud charges that federal prosecutors say cost their investors $140 million.
August 13, 2014
Students
Going ‘All In’ for Our Nation’s Students of Color
Only 3 out of 10 African-American students with high potential for success in AP science course work take an AP science course.
August 13, 2014
Leadership & Policy
David Gipp Named Representative of American Indian College Fund
The chancellor of the tribal college in Bismarck has been named as a representative of a scholarship program that is part of a $3.4 billion government settlement with Native American landowners.
August 12, 2014
Latinx
Ebola Survivor in Guinea Shunned by Boyfriend, Medical School
The medical school professors no longer want Kadiatou Fanta in the classroom. Her boyfriend has broken up with her. Each day the 26-year-old eats alone and sleeps alone. Even her own family members are afraid to touch her months after she survived Ebola.
August 12, 2014
Students
Navy Professor Resigns After Racy Photo Inquiry
A U.S. Naval War College professor has resigned following an investigation into a complaint that he took a racy photo that wound up online.
August 11, 2014
African-American
Holley-Walker Eagerly Leads Law Students into Redefined Realms
Newly appointed dean of Howard University School of Law preparing students to tap into the opportunities and responsibilities of sometimes being “the only voice in the room for people who look like them and things that might interest them.”
August 11, 2014
Disabilties
Going Forward, New Federal Loan Guidelines for College Seen as Helpful
However, critics say it does nothing to repair catastrophic damage caused as a result of 2011 changes to Parent PLUS loan.
August 10, 2014
Faculty & Staff
‘Authentic’ Blackness Debate Continues
The fact is that most of us who are Black, regardless of socioeconomic status or educational level, will be confronted with the reality that our skin color will render us vulnerable to the fact that we are the “other” in the eyes of some Whites and some other non-Blacks.
August 7, 2014
African-American
Reflections on the Underemployment of College Graduates
Most people know that the job market is particularly tough right now for recent college grads. But so tough that about half of them are either unemployed or underemployed?
August 6, 2014
African-American
Reflections on the Underemployment of College Graduates
Most people know that the job market is particularly tough right now for recent college grads. But so tough that about half of them are either unemployed or underemployed?
August 6, 2014
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