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Section: Demographics
Students
China Bans Books by Pro-Hong Kong Protest Author
Authorities in China have ordered books by Chinese-American scholar Yu Ying-shih to be removed from sale, as Beijing expresses its displeasure with writers showing support for pro-democracy movements in Hong Kong and elsewhere, bookstores and publishers said.
October 14, 2014
Latinx
Plan to Have College Enrollment Reflect Population Growth a Texas-Sized Success
The state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board is wrapping up a 15-year plan to boost Hispanic college student enrollment.
October 14, 2014
Students
Veterans Affairs Secretary Wooing Medical Students
The new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs made an impassioned recruitment pitch to medical school and nursing students at the University of Vermont on Monday, urging them to consider careers in the VA.
October 13, 2014
Sports
Federal Appeals Court Won’t Reinstate Discrimination Suit Against Savannah State
A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a discrimination case against Savannah State University by four White football recruits who were offered athletic scholarships by a White head coach but didn’t receive them from the coach’s Black replacement.
October 13, 2014
Students
Paul Quinn College Sharing Story of Turnaround With World
President Michael J. Sorrell, a panelist at an international seminar, outlines the best practices utilized at his small Dallas-based school in hopes that other institutions that work with large numbers of marginalized and disadvantaged students might benefit.
October 13, 2014
Leadership & Policy
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Calls for Diversity Officer
The chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hoping to see the institution join others in adding a chief diversity officer to its administrative cabinet.
October 12, 2014
Students
Tennessee Promise Program Has 35K Applications
With the Nov. 1 deadline to apply approaching, the Tennessee Promise program could be on pace to perhaps double the state’s goal of applications.
October 12, 2014
Latinx
A Glimpse Into the Lives of Undocumented Students
Over the past six years, I have been honored to peek into the souls and lives of undocumented youth through my research.
October 12, 2014
African-American
Scholars to Lead Justice Department’s Community Trust Project
The National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice will establish an unprecedented mix of strategies for building trust between police and minority communities.
October 9, 2014
Disabilties
Minority-Serving Institutions Exist Across the Globe
Unprecedented shifts in migration patterns are causing demographic changes around the world.
October 9, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Higher Ed Leaders Now Working to Close ‘Skills Gap Shortage’
A growing number of colleges and universities are partnering with employers to train students with the skills they will need to break into local industries.
October 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
East Tennessee State Students Trying to Raise Funding for Sex Week
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ―Some East Tennessee State University students say they will try to raise funds online for a Sex Week program after the Student Senate turned down a funding request.
October 9, 2014
African-American
In Case You Missed It…
Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement Darker-Skinned African-American Students Suspended More Frequently HSI Advocates Question Relevancy, Accuracy of College Ratings Systems With Its Vital Signs Weakening, Wilberforce University Calls In a Specialist
October 9, 2014
African-American
Top 100 Degree Producers Special Report
Our annual Top 100 Degree Producers special report — the only national report on the ability of U.S. colleges and universities to award associate, bachelor’s, graduate and professional degrees to African-American, Hispanic, Asian American and American Indian students.
October 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
With Its Vital Signs Weakening, Wilberforce University Calls In a Specialist
Algeania Warren Freeman has no illusions about why she was named the 20th president of Wilberforce University.
October 8, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Iran’s President Calls for Greater Academic Freedom
President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called for more academic freedom in Iran’s universities, saying restrictions stifle innovation and breed sycophancy.
October 7, 2014
Students
HSI Advocates Question Relevancy, Accuracy of College Ratings Systems
Though the administration has said that its proposed ratings system will be designed to reward institutions that successfully serve minorities and low-income students, representatives from HSIs nevertheless expressed some misgivings about the plan.
October 7, 2014
Latinx
Starbucks: 1,000-plus Enrolled for Tuition Program
Starbucks says more than 1,000 of its workers have enrolled for an upcoming fall semester at Arizona State University to take advantage of a program that helps pay for their tuition.
October 7, 2014
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