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Section: Demographics
Students
âNew Orleans in the Hamptonsâ Raises College Scholarship Funds
Foundation fundraiser hosted by Soledad OâBrien and husband Brad Raymond brought movers and shakers together to lend a hand to college students.
October 10, 2011
Students
U.S.-Mexico Border Journalism Project Continues To Train Hispanics in Writing and Reporting
Borderzine is approaching its fifth anniversary with much to celebrate about its efforts to train aspiring Hispanic journalists using the populations on both sides of the nationâs 2,000-mile border with Mexico as its practical classroom.
October 9, 2011
Latinx
Rhode Island Governor Blasted over Undocumented Immigrant Tuition
Some 500 critics of Gov. Lincoln Chafee and a new policy allowing in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at Rhode Islandâs public colleges rallied Wednesday at the Statehouse, saying he is making the state a âsanctuaryâ for those who came to the United States illegally.
October 6, 2011
African-American
VCU Launches Project on Massive Resistance
Virginia Commonwealth University is launching an oral-history project that explores the Massive Resistance policy in Virginia during the 1950s and â60s.
October 6, 2011
Students
Pioneering Law Professor Derrick Bell Dies
Derrick Bell, the first Black professor at Harvard Law School and an uncompromising advocate for social justice, has died at age 80.
October 6, 2011
African-American
White House Black College Leader Urges Development of HBCU Online Programs
HBCUs and the online learning community need to become âmore marriedâ to reach more African-American students, said Dr. John S. Wilson, executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
October 6, 2011
Latinx
DREAM Advocates: Guarded Optimism on New Immigration Policy
A recently issued immigration directive from the Obama administration could pave the way for more undocumented students to stay in the United States but falls short of the much-discussed DREAM Act offering such youth a pathway to citizenship, experts say.
October 5, 2011
Students
Vermont Law, Long a Holdout, Lifting Military Ban
The policy barring military recruiters dated from the mid-1980s, years before the Clinton administration adopted the policy that became known as âdonât ask, donât tellâ in 1993.
October 4, 2011
African-American
Philosophy Professor Still Teaching after More than 60 Years at Texas Southern
A Texas Southern University professor of philosophy since 1949 and an educator for 66 years, 91-year old Dr. Thomas Freeman has taught and influenced generations of college students.
October 4, 2011
Latinx
Undocumented Students Face Obstacles Even After College
Many undocumented college students, and recent college graduates, have no immediate pathway to legal status and, under current federal immigration law, employers cannot legally hire them.
October 3, 2011
Latinx
Perspective: Hispanic Students at a Crossroads
More federal investments needed to ensure viability of HSIs, writes Dr. Antonio Flores, president and CEO of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.
October 3, 2011
African-American
New House Bill Cuts Funds for HBCUs, Others
Funding for the Title III Strengthening HBCUs program would drop from $236 million to $152 million; Hispanic-serving institutions would face the largest cutback, as funding would fall from the $104 million to just $17 million in 2012.
October 2, 2011
Students
Top 100 Degree Producers, 2014
For several years now, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education has produced the Top 100 Degree Producers rankings of the institutions that confer the most degrees to minority students.   Click the link above to discover the institutions that confer the most degrees to students of color.  Ranked institutions are searchable by institution name, state, discipline or race/ethnicity of graduates.
September 29, 2011
LGBTQ+
Commentary: The Research-Practice Gap â Diversity Predicts Performance
With executives and managers being warned that they must change their organizational cultures and practices to attract and retain younger workers, diversity experts David Kravitz and Renee Yuengling offer some insight.
September 28, 2011
Students
Workshop Showcases Latino Student Success Programs
At the Accelerating Latino Student Success Workshop in Washington, college administrators shared stories with other college administrators about campus programs designed improve educational outcomes for Latino students.
September 28, 2011
Students
Complete College America Report Examines Low Higher Ed Graduation Rates
A new, comprehensive report on college graduation rates released Tuesday revealed why college completion rates, including analyses of Black, Hispanic, Pell Grant and part-time students, are low among Americans.
September 27, 2011
Students
Latino College Student Success Programs Honored
The Texas Tech-based STEP 2 program was one of three programs recognized Tuesday by the Excelencia in Education organization for success in helping Latino students get to and through college.
September 27, 2011
Latinx
New Federal Aid Targets Community Colleges, Hispanic-Serving Schools
The Obama administration made major cash infusions to community colleges and Hispanic-Serving Institutions on Monday through grant programs meant to spur innovation.
September 26, 2011
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