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Section: Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Early Christmas Presents for Kids with Disabilities
A half-dozen children got some special early Christmas presents from a University of Georgia class this month.
December 22, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Summoning a Little Sympathy for the Harvard Non-Bomber, Eldo Kim
It’s sad that the academic and financial pressure in college is such that a student is unable to tell the simple truth that he is unprepared to take an exam.
December 22, 2013
African-American
Mississippi State House Just 1st Stop for Student Jeramey Anderson
At 22, Tulane’s history-making state representative aims to aid HBCUs along the way as he charts a course to the White House.
December 22, 2013
African-American
HBCUs Still Waiting for Solution to Parent PLUS Loan Crisis
HBCUs still have no news from the Department of Education on whether the problems over the Parent PLUS Loan program will be resolved before the 2014 recruiting season.
December 19, 2013
Students
Harvard Student Appears in Court on Bomb Hoax Charge
A Harvard University student appeared briefly in federal court Wednesday, accused of making a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of four campus buildings so he could get out of a final exam.
December 18, 2013
Students
Center for American Progress Urges ‘Game-Changing’ Higher Education Reforms
The Washington-based Center for American Progress releases a pair of research reports that highlight three approaches for higher education reform models.
December 18, 2013
African-American
December 19th Edition
In this edition, Diverse features a Spectrum piece on Pamela Gibbs, the inaugural director of the SEC’s Office of Minority…
December 18, 2013
African-American
Are Americans Experiencing a Crisis in Faith?
A world that is marred with economic uncertainty, ongoing crisis, social upheaval and other forms of unrest can cause any person to feel disillusion.
December 17, 2013
Students
Alabama College Transfer Program Strained by Budget Cuts
The chancellor of Alabama’s community college system says he hopes budget cuts don’t lead to the collapse of a program intended to help community college students transfer credits to four-year institutions.
December 15, 2013
Students
Diverse Conversations: Preparing Students for the Labor Force
William Peace University’s Dr. Lynn Owens explains how employers’ needs have changed and how educators can prepare graduates for today’s labor force.
December 15, 2013
African-American
Ohio University Helps Miami Tribe Preserve its History
Miami University is working to preserve 19th century land grant documents recently recovered by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.
December 15, 2013
Students
Colorado Professor Suspended After Silent Protest
Naropa University professor Don Matthews filed a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after several African-American faculty left the university.
December 12, 2013
Latinx
UCLA Study Funded by Actress Puts Focus on Latinas
A study released by University of California at Los Angeles researchers with backing from actress Eva Longoria has put a high profile focus on the potential of U.S. Latinas for educational success.
December 12, 2013
African-American
Pay Gains for Young Women; Inequality Still Seen
Taking time off or reducing hours for families still cited as main reason for gender gap in pay equality.
December 11, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Lane College President McClure Dies
Veteran higher education leader, Dr. Wesley McClure, president of Lane College for two decades and a past national chair of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), died earlier this month after a short illness.
December 11, 2013
African-American
‘CommUniversity’ Takes Educational Outreach to a New Level
Dr. Zachery Williams, an associate professor of history at the University of Akron, is in the final stages of launching what some are affectionately calling “college in the hood.”
December 11, 2013
African-American
Grambling: Access to Federal Financial Aid Not in Jeopardy
A university official said they are working to fix oversight issues that led to the failure to return nearly $15,000 that went to students who dropped out.
December 10, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Diverse December 6 Edition
In this edition, Diverse features a Spectrum reflection on James Meredith, activist and first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Also included are reports on the efforts of HBCUs to diversify and grow enrollment, the need for more alumni and wealthy donor giving at HBCUs, the struggle of Catholic universities adapting to modern changes in efforts to adhere to the Catholic Church, and the re-emergence of co-op programs that offer students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the real world.
December 10, 2013
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