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Latinx
Report Links Hate Crimes to Anti-immigrant Sentiment
Anti-immigrant sentiment is fueling nationwide increases in the number of hate groups and the number of hate crimes targeting Latinos, a watchdog group said Monday.
March 11, 2008
Students
NASPA Session Tackles Hazing Problem Among Black Greeks
Black Greek fraternity members feel hazing solidifies their loyalty to their organization and builds “character and discipline,” according to study results presented to a packed session at the 90th annual NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education conference.
March 10, 2008
Leadership & Policy
For Hispanic Leaders, College Affordability Is Top Concern
A panel of Hispanic college and university presidents said affordability is greatly affecting Hispanic students’ access to college and offered suggestions for boosting public investment in higher education at a plenary session at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education’s annual meting.
March 9, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Professional Appointments
Dr. Nancy S. Dye has been appointed the first vice chancellor and president of the Asian University for Women (Chittagong, Bangladesh. Formerly, she served as President Emerita of Oberlin College. She received a bachelor’s fromVassar College, and amaster’s and doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.   DR. ZENEBE ABEBE has been appointed the first vice […]
March 4, 2008
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Latinx
Congress To Give More, Demand More
A Pell Grant increase is in the HEA bill, but so are provisions for colleges to explain large endowments and tuition increases.
March 4, 2008
Students
Providing a ‘Full Circle of Support’
With less than 1 percent of American Indian students majoring in the sciences, AISES founders say they are on a mission greater than themselves.
March 4, 2008
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Latinx
11 Universities Will Lead New Centers of Excellence
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on Feb. 26 the selection of 11 universities that will be among partner institutions leading five new Centers of Excellence and receiving a multi-year grant of up to $2 million per year, over a period of four to six years.
March 4, 2008
Latinx
Virginia Hispanic Population Triples in 16 Years
Virginia’s Hispanic population tripled from 1990 to 2006, to more than 460,000 or 6 percent of the population, according to a study released Feb. 25 by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
March 4, 2008
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Latinx
North Carolina Hispanic Group Works on Achievement Issues
The North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals has kicked off a fundraising campaign to hire staff to raise the group’s profile and bolster its political influence.
March 4, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Making Strides
HBCUs seek progress on information technology resources.
March 4, 2008
Students
Grants & Gifts
The AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND has received a $50,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation for student scholarship through the AICF’s Tribal College Program. The monies will benefit tribal college students studying math, science, technology and business. The CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY has received an eight-year, $24 MILLION grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to […]
March 3, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Diverse Calendar
March 13-15 Eleventh Annual Regional HBCU Summit on Retention “Improving Retention at HBCUs: Retention is a Shared Enterprise” Clarion Resort Hotel Ocean City,Md. Contact: Dr. Anne L. Gaskins-Nedd Phone: (301) 860-3687 e-mail: anedd@bowiestate.edu March 14-15 Faculty Resource Network at New York University “The Molecules of Life: A National Dissemination Conference” Grand Hyatt Atlanta Phone: (212) […]
March 3, 2008
African-American
2 South African Students Involved in Racist Video Apologize
Two students behind an alleged racist video in which five Black university workers appear to be duped into eating food tainted with urine have apologized and said they acted without malice.
March 2, 2008
African-American
Dyson: Black History Month “Living, Significant and Important”
Minister and civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. earned in today’s dollars nearly a quarter of a million dollars a year in the early 1960’s and gave nearly all of it to the civil rights movement, Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson said Thursday during a speech dissecting the roots of a celebration we now call Black History month.
February 28, 2008
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African-American
Princeton Releases Michelle Obama’s Senior Thesis
Princeton University has recently released Michelle Obama’s senior thesis after previously making it unavailable to the public, according to an article in The Daily Princetonian.
February 28, 2008
African-American
West Chester University Formally Apologizes For Past Discrimination
Officials at West Chester University of Pennsylvania have formally apologized for the school’s past discriminatory practices and treatment of African-American students.
February 27, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Penn Program Seeks to Widen Students’ International Perspectives
Officials at the University of Pennsylvania hope that two community-oriented projects will help increase awareness among students and teachers about the diversity of the Asian culture.
February 26, 2008
Students
Nevada Higher Ed Seeks Increased American Indian Enrollment
Higher education officials have formed a coalition to try to turn around the historically low number of American Indian students who go on to college in Nevada.
February 26, 2008
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