Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Search
Article
Podcast
Video
Awards/Honors
Community Colleges
Demographics
African-American
Asian American Pacific Islander
Disabilties
Latinx
LGBTQ+
Native Americans
Women
Faculty & Staff
Health
Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Military
On the Move
Opinion
Sports
Students
Enter search phrase
Search
Section: Demographics
Students
Civil Rights Groups Express Support for Gainful Employment Rules
The Obama administration’s efforts to step up oversight of for-profit colleges got a key endorsement when a group of civil rights leaders announced support for the proposed rules.
February 7, 2011
African-American
UNCF Breaks Ground in D.C. on New National Headquarters
In a move to get close to the officials at the focal point of national  education policymaking, United Negro College Fund President Michael Lomax formally announced plans Monday to relocate the organization to the nation’s capital.
February 7, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Emory University Hosts Conference on Slavery
After acknowledging its ties to slavery, Emory program seeks to bring reconciliation via dialogue.
February 6, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Maryland Lawsuit Targets Undocumented Students’ Local Tuition Break
A Maryland community college is facing a lawsuit over its policy to provide low “in-county” tuition rates to any recent graduate of a local high school regardless of immigration status.
February 3, 2011
Students
Faculty Members Seeking to Oust Medgar Evers President
Medgar Evers College, the newest and smallest member of the City University of New York system, finds itself in a familiar but unenviable position — cloaked in controversy — as faculty leaders press for the immediate ouster of its new president and provost.
February 3, 2011
Students
Faculty Members Seeking to Oust Medgar Evers President
In response to the no-confidence vote, Dr. William Pollard, president since August 2009, issued an open letter to the college to dismiss calls for his ouster.
February 2, 2011
Students
A Look Inside a Successful Charter School Culture
At Pritzker College Prep charter high school in Chicago, academics are rigorous, teachers have special training and kids are in school more hours than their peers in traditional pubic schools.
February 2, 2011
African-American
Sociologist Investigates Minority Exclusion in Medical Research
As a medical sociologist, Dr. Shawna V. Hudson works like a detective seeking clues to how the health care system functions for people of different ethnic groups.
February 2, 2011
Students
Emerging markets are hot: Place your bets
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Investing in emerging markets is looking a little pricey right now but there’s still plenty of room for investors to get in on the action.
February 1, 2011
African-American
The Black Biz Hookup Launches To Promote Discounted Offerings & Services From Black Businesses
Atlanta, GA (February 1, 2011) — Today the Black Biz Hookup launched as the first Group Buying website whose Merchant offerings of “Daily Deals” are Black Owned and Operated Businesses.
February 1, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Tenure Controversy Trips Up DePaul
Claims of bias, violations of academic freedom and racism continue to dog DePaul University’s tenure process.
February 1, 2011
Latinx
Federal Postsecondary Education Leader Urges Unity on College Completion Message
The many constituencies comprising U.S. higher education should come together to “speak with one voice” to the rest of this country, says Dr. Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education.
January 31, 2011
African-American
After Egyptian Sojourn, Former Fulbright Fellow Watches Revolt from Afar
Recent Fulbright fellow and Morehouse College graduate Wendell Hassan Marsh returned to the U.S. just weeks before uprising.
January 31, 2011
African-American
Colorado Firm Wins $74,000 Contract To Study UNO/SUNO Merger
A Colorado consulting firm will be paid as much as $74,000 to evaluate a proposal to merge Southern University at New Orleans with the nearby University of New Orleans campus.
January 30, 2011
Students
Mississippi Governor Juggles White House Hopes, State’s Past
Haley Barbour’s latest efforts to talk about civil rights and race have seen improvement, a sign that the Mississippi governor knows that if he is to carry his party’s 2012 banner against the nation’s first African-American president, he will have to be more forthright about Mississippi’s troubled history, experts say.
January 30, 2011
African-American
Book Reviews: Black History Month Beckons
Through different prisms, rich Black history narratives shine. More reviews of African-American themed history books will be featured during February.
January 30, 2011
African-American
Southern University New Orleans Chancellor: Low Graduation Rate No Reason To Merge
Hundreds of students, faculty and alumni of Southern University at New Orleans rallied Wednesday to protest a proposed merger of the predominantly Black school with the neighboring University of New Orleans.
January 27, 2011
Students
Perspectives: Diversity and the Future of the Professoriate – A Call to Action
Princeton dean contends that hiring and admissions committees must be proactive about creating a diverse applicant pool that will result in a diverse academic landscape, including faculty, staff and students.
January 27, 2011
Previous Page
Next Page
