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Section: Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Study Finds Minorities Underrepresented in Graduate School
To broaden the participation of graduate studies among underrepresented minorities, graduate studies programs must go beyond simply recruiting students from diverse groups and provide students with the support and resources needed to graduate, says a new report released by the Council of Graduate Schools.
April 23, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Virginia Tech Decision Sparks Debate on Diversity Work and Faculty Evaluations
The decision by Virginia Tech to abandon a controversial proposal aimed at requiring faculty to engage in diversity-related activities, has prompted a larger debate on college campuses across the nation over what role, if any, should diversity work play in the evaluation of faculty members.
April 22, 2009
Asian American Pacific Islander
Opinion: Exam Winners and Losers
Issues of Race, Testing and Selectivity Before the Supreme Court
April 22, 2009
Latinx
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Promotes a More Inclusive Environmental Movement
Lisa Jackson, the first African-American to serve as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is committed to diversifying the landscape of environmental advocacy, which is often defined by the contributions of White Americans.
April 21, 2009
Students
Civil Rights Pioneer: Education and Service Key to Ending Discrimination, Injustice
The arc of Cleveland Sellers Jr.’s life has taken him from rural South Carolina to the Ivy League, where he earned a master’s at Harvard University, through the civil rights movement into the first-ever campus shooting in the United States, to exile in Greensboro, N.C., and academia in Columbia then back home to the place where it all started — Denmark, S.C.
April 20, 2009
Students
Asian American Lawmakers in California Charge UC Admission Change Harmful to Asians
As it prepares to turn answer to a California legislative panel, the University of California is defending changes in its new admissions policy that the school says will broaden the eligibility pool for applicants.
April 19, 2009
Students
Expanding the Conversation
Hispanic law reviews provide an outlet to address Latino issues overlooked by other law reviews.
April 15, 2009
Latinx
Shut Out
Despite an increase in capacity, law schools have been admitting fewer African-American and Mexican American students over the last 15 years.
April 15, 2009
Students
University of Central Arkansas Cancels Step Show Over Hazing
The University of Central Arkansas has canceled an annual step-dancing show that draws thousands from across the country amid allegations of hazing at the fraternity that organizes the event.
April 9, 2009
LGBTQ+
Texas Christian University To Offer Housing for GLBT Students
This fall, Texas Christian University will offer on-campus apartments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students, as well as heterosexual students who support them, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
April 8, 2009
Students
University of New Hampshire Makes Progress in Increasing Diversity
After more than a decade spent recruiting and building a support base for minority students, the University of New Hampshire remains a very White school in a very White state.
April 8, 2009
Latinx
Minority-serving Institutions Called To Serve as Leaders in Student Retention
The Lumina Foundation for Education is requesting proposals for its Minority-Serving Institutions–Models of Success grant program.
April 7, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Community College Chancellor Nominated for Under Secretary of Education
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Martha J. Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California, for under secretary of education, the White House announced Tuesday.
April 2, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Community College Chancellor Nominated for Under Secretary of Education
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Martha J. Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California, for under secretary of education, the White House announced Tuesday. Last week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan chose Greg Darnieder as his special assistant for college access.
April 1, 2009
Latinx
UCLA Launches Largest Mexican, Mexican American Online Archive
The University of California, Los Angeles Chicano Studies Research Center, the UCLA Library, and the Arhoolie Foundation have launched the largest online digital archive of Mexican and Mexican American recordings.
April 1, 2009
Latinx
In Tough Economy, MSIs Win Funding Increases
Several minority-serving institutions receive much-needed earmarks.
April 1, 2009
Disabilties
It’s Not Just About Racism, But Ableism
When talking about diversity, the ableism that students with disabilities face should be part of the conversation.
April 1, 2009
Latinx
New Book Exposes Undocumented Students’ Struggles
Undocumented University of California, Los Angeles students share their struggles to help advance the DREAM Act.
April 1, 2009
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