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Students
University of New Mexico’s Chicano Studies Eyes Grad Degrees
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico’s Chicana and Chicano Studies Department has submitted a proposal aimed at allowing the program to issue graduate degrees. Department chair Irene Vasquez announced last week that the program turned in a preliminary plan to expand the university’s program that focuses on Mexican-American history and literature. Chicana and […]
October 9, 2017
Latinx
Accelerating Latino Success in Postsecondary Education is Focus for Excelencia
Excelencia convened higher education and nonprofit leaders in Washington, D.C. late last week to celebrate programs and institutions that are doing particularly outstanding work advancing Latino student success at all levels of the educational pathway, from K-12 to graduate school.
October 8, 2017
Students
Black Male Achievers Need Support, Too
For all the troublesome statistics that we hear about how young Black men are not faring that well in our society, it’s critically important that we also consider other narratives. Black men are not monolithic.
October 5, 2017
Students
For Espinoza, Collaboration a Major Component of Leadership
In his 10 years of administration at Virginia Tech, Juan Espinoza has focused on numerous diversity programs, specifically diversity recruitment programming.
October 5, 2017
Students
Chelsea Manning Meets Off Campus With Harvard Students
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Chelsea Manning has met off campus with several Harvard University student groups after the school reversed its decision to name her a visiting fellow. Manning tweeted a picture on Wednesday and said she met with the Trans Task Force, the LGBT caucus and other groups and students from the university’s Kennedy School […]
October 5, 2017
Students
Women of Color Ph.D. Candidates Thrive in Sister Circles
They have been around forever, supporting women of color in common and unique ways. Sister circles that nourish the needs of Black women have a firm history in the Black community.
October 4, 2017
Students
Johnson C. Smith University Names Armbrister President
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Johnson C. Smith University has named a new president. The historically Black institution said in a news release Wednesday that Clarence D. “Clay” Armbrister will become the university’s 14th president on Jan. 1. Armbrister is currently president of Philadelphia’s Girard College, an independent college preparatory school for students from economically disadvantaged families. […]
October 4, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Clark Atlanta Wins Land Dispute Lawsuit Over Invest Atlanta
ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that Clark Atlanta University should regain 13 acres (5 hectares) deeded to Morris Brown College more than 75 years ago. The court’s Monday ruling upheld a clause in the 1940 agreement between the two Atlanta higher education institutions that ownership would revert to Clark Atlanta if Morris […]
October 4, 2017
Students
Call to Action Sent Sánchez Down Path to Presidency
A protest as an undergraduate student prompted Frank Sánchez to look into master’s and Ph.D. programs. That educational curiosity eventually would lead to his being named president of Rhode Island College.
October 4, 2017
Latinx
Carmen Suarez: Diversity and Inclusion Work Evolving
Dr. Carmen Suarez, vice president for global diversity and inclusion at Portland State University, has been among those leading the charge to make school environments more welcoming to students of all backgrounds and identities.
October 3, 2017
Students
Discussion of Affirmative Action Impact on Asian American Students Rolls On
In an Education Writers Association higher ed session Tuesday, key figures debated whether affirmative action policies are discriminatory of Asian American students.
October 3, 2017
Students
More Study Abroad Opportunities Needed for Students of Color
According to NAFSA, the Association of International Educators, students of color made up only 27 percent of study abroad students in 2015.
October 2, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Serrata’s Rise to Presidency a Positive Change in Plans
He would have been content pursuing his vocation as a student affairs and enrollment manager indefinitely, but fate had other plans for Dr. William Serrata, president of the El Paso County Community College District.
October 2, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University of Jamestown Names First Female President
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — The University of Jamestown has named a new president, and its first female leader. School Executive Vice Preident Polly Peterson will succeed current President Robert Badal when he retires next February. Peterson currently oversees the university’s offices of Institutional Advancement and Business Affairs. She also has led the school’s $60 million capital campaign […]
October 2, 2017
Students
McCaskill Asks to Speak With Trump About Campus Sexual Assault
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to speak with President Donald Trump about campus sexual assault policy. In a Monday letter, McCaskill both criticized his administration’s handling of the issue so far and asked to talk with him about working together on new policy. McCaskill said Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision to […]
October 2, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Experts: Institutionalizing Programs at AANAPISIs is Essential
One of the best ways for Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islander students to move from the margins of higher education to the mainstream is for colleges and universities to institutionalize the programs designed to serve them.
October 1, 2017
African-American
Black Minds Matter: Civil Resistance in the Classroom
As national tensions surrounding racial bigotry rise, Dr. J. Luke Wood, a professor of education at San Diego State University and an expert on the education of men and boys of color, is utilizing an academic approach to re-think solutions to systemic oppression.
October 1, 2017
African-American
Making Protests a Flag Issue Exposes True Colors
The nation is witnessing battle lines being drawn in relation to racism, White supremacy and various other social issues not seen in America since the 1960s.
September 28, 2017
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