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Section: Demographics
Leadership & Policy
Meharry President Riley Takes Sudden Sabbatical
Meharry Medical College, training ground for many of the nation’s healthcare professionals of color in the last century, announced Monday that Dr. Wayne Riley, its popular president, had chosen immediately to go on sabbatical.
May 20, 2013
African-American
Two Males Go to Head of Class at Clark Atlanta U.
Valedictorian Lorin Crawford and his roommate salutatorian Tam Quach earned the highest GPA, as females outnumber males by a 3:1 ratio.
May 19, 2013
Students
Columbia University Seeks to Amend Legacy Whites-Only Fellowship
Lydia C. Chamberlain, who died in 1920, stipulated that funds from her estate be used for recipients born in Iowa who were exclusively “of the Caucasian race.”
May 19, 2013
African-American
ACE Report Underscores Lack of Diversity Among Graduates Earning Bachelor’s Degrees
The report delineates a range of disparities that impact minority college students as they matriculate through college, from taking longer periods of time to earn a degree to borrowing more frequently and larger amounts.
May 16, 2013
Leadership & Policy
St. Paul’s College Future in Limbo After Potential Lifeline Cut
Last November, St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, N.C., announced that it was stepping up to support struggling St. Paul’s College of Lawrenceville, Va. Now, that’s not going to happen.
May 16, 2013
Sports
Education Leaders Convene for The Atlantic’s Technologies in Education Forum
Education experts explore how the latest education innovations can successfully be interjected into the classroom to prepare students for the workforce.
May 15, 2013
Faculty & Staff
USC Announces $70 Million Gift by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine
University of Southern California says Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, and Jimmy Iovine are donating $70 million to establish the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation.
May 15, 2013
Sports
Georgia College Sues Tennessee Agency Over Billboard
A private college in northwest Georgia is suing Tennessee’s higher education commission in a dispute over billboard advertising.
May 14, 2013
African-American
Latino College Enrollment Rate Surpasses That of Whites
The rate at which Latino high school graduates enrolled in college reached a record high in 2012, and it exceeded that of Whites for the first time, a new Pew Research Center analysis shows.
May 14, 2013
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders Still See Voids in American Narrative
Scholars at a Washington, D.C. forum examined how the legacy of Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders should be recognized, preserved and interpreted for future generations.
May 14, 2013
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs Must Rethink Holistic Operations
A structured approach to peeling back the layers of issues facing HBCUs is a reasonable way to proceed along the path to providing reasonable strategies for making lasting positive changes.
May 13, 2013
Disabilties
New Indiana Law Gives Veterans More Access to College
A bill signed into law last week allowing veterans greater access to a more-affordable college education will keep Vincennes University among the top schools for military and former military personnel.
May 13, 2013
Disabilties
Interstate Reciprocity Plan Expected to Transform U.S. Distance Education
A prominent group of accreditors, regulators and other higher education and state leaders, has unveiled a comprehensive plan detailing how states could simplify and transform the regulation of U.S. distance education.
May 13, 2013
Students
NCEE Report Urges Fresh Approach to Path to Math
Despite taking high school algebra, geometry and often advanced algebra, most first-year students are placed in remedial math in community college because they’re not properly prepared.
May 12, 2013
African-American
Experts Say Getting More Teachers of Color in Classrooms a Necessity
HBCUs, which produce 50 percent of the nation’s Black educators, are trying to change approaches to recruitment, retention and society’s view of teaching.
May 12, 2013
Disabilties
AAUW Urges Action on Child Care, Women’s STEM Participation at Community Colleges
The American Association of University Women released a report to highlight the need for child care services at community colleges as well as the role two-year schools can play to provide STEM opportunities for women.
May 9, 2013
Native Americans
Chief Group Wants to Resurrect Mascot at University of Illinois
A group of University of Illinois graduates who in the past portrayed Chief Illiniwek is pitching a plan to bring back the former mascot.
May 8, 2013
Faculty & Staff
First Generation Civil Rights Fellows Head to Washington
This summer, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will introduce its First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship (FirstGEN) program for undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in social justice.
May 7, 2013
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