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Section: Demographics
Students
Bethune-Cookman Graduates Chose Which Way They Wanted to Go
The decision by the students to show resistance was solidified. They could not straddle the fence. The Trump administration is quickly forcing people to choose sides.
May 15, 2017
Students
Protesting Students in Puerto Rico Committed to Saving Higher Ed Access
Students on strike in the University of Puerto Rico system have settled in for the long haul as the island struggles to come to a resolution regarding its massive debt crisis.
May 15, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Missouri S&T’s First Female Chancellor Wraps Up Duties
ROLLA, Mo. — The first woman to lead the Missouri University of Science and Technology has worked to improve diversity at the Rolla school, although the student body remains male dominated as she prepares to leave. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that S&T Chancellor Cheryl Schrader is wrapping up her duties this month at the […]
May 14, 2017
Students
University of New Hampshire Hit by Racism Claims
DURHAM, N.H. — Some University of New Hampshire students say the school has failed to address currents of racism on campus and are demanding that it double the number of students and faculty of color, offer diversity training for all staff and amend the student conduct code to expel students who post “racially insensitive” content. […]
May 14, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Trustees Could Decide This Week on Jackson State President
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi College Board trustees are still considering a new president for Jackson State University. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce said Friday that trustees could take action in a closed session after their monthly meeting Thursday. Boyce says all three unnamed finalists discussed in a closed meeting Monday are still in the running. […]
May 14, 2017
Students
Diverse Docket: Path Cleared for Bias Suit
A federal judge ruled that an alum who earned a master’s degree at the Tampa campus of a Puerto Rico-based university can pursue her discrimination suit accusing the school of targeting low-income Latinos for its “sham” programs.
May 14, 2017
African-American
NAFEO Pushed for White House Initiative Move
Lezli Baskerville said NAFEO had recommended that the initiative be placed in The White House, “reporting to a senior executive to the President.”
May 14, 2017
African-American
4 Among List of White House Initiative Executive Director Candidates
Diverse has obtained the names of four individuals whose names have been floated for the post, including two who held it under previous administrations.
May 14, 2017
Students
Rodriguez: Diaz Epitomizes Education and Responsibility
How time flies. Watching Cynthia Diaz at this year’s Centro Guerrero convocation at the University of Arizona brought back memories of when I first saw her.
May 12, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Hine Retiring from Northwestern U. Endowed Professorship
Dr. Darlene Clark Hine — known in the academy as the dean of African-American women’s history — is retiring from her endowed professorship at Northwestern University.
May 12, 2017
Students
The African-American College Experience and Student Loan Debt
The cost of college has spiraled beyond the reach of many families and is leaving millions of students and graduates with debts that are keeping them from realizing their financial goals.
May 12, 2017
Students
Report: Minnesota Athletics Official Broke Harassment Policy
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents has launched an investigation into a leak of confidential information regarding the latest in a long line of sexual harassment allegations to be leveled against the school’s athletic department. Regent Chairman Dean Johnson said a closed-door meeting was held on Thursday, one day after a television […]
May 11, 2017
Students
Civil Rights Should be Part of UNC’s Mission, Speakers Say
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A campus that protects a statue honoring White supremacy in the Civil War should balance that support by continuing to train law students who will fight social injustice, the head of the school’s Center for Civil Rights told a panel Thursday. Ted Shaw, director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, […]
May 11, 2017
Students
Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis Wallops University System
Puerto Rico’s fiscal control board is proposing to cut the university system’s budget by nearly half by 2021. As a result, the stakes are higher than ever for UPR’s future.
May 10, 2017
Students
Protests, Boos Greet DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Commencement
Ever since officials announced the choice for this year’s commencement speaker at the historically Black institution would be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the university and the town where it’s based have been roiled by controversy and protests.
May 10, 2017
Students
Expert: Achievement Gap a National Crisis
Consider this sobering fact: For every 10 African-American students who enter college, only four will graduate. Just four in 10.
May 9, 2017
Women
Trump’s Daughter Tiffany to Attend Georgetown Law School
NEW YORK — Another Trump is going to Washington. Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of the president, will be enrolling at Georgetown University Law School this fall, according to her brother. Eric Trump, who revealed the school choice, received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown. “Georgetown is an incredible school that has played a big role […]
May 9, 2017
Students
Eight Steps to Establish Support Systems for Undocumented Students
This current uncertainty of protections afforded under the DACA program underscores the need for university staff, administrators and faculty to create infrastructures to support their undocumented students.
May 8, 2017
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