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Section: Demographics
Leadership & Policy
Ohio State University Stands By Firing; Band Director Wants Reversal
Ohio State University officials on Tuesday stood by their firing of the marching band director, who said he wants his job back and another chance to change the cultural issues in the unit that led to his dismissal.
August 5, 2014
African-American
Bloomfield College Partners With Nonprofit to Help Minority STEM Students
The program was so successful that the school will offer the camp during the upcoming academic school year and has increased its efforts to recruit additional students.
August 5, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Ousted Alabama State University Trustee Cites Removal as Breach
An ousted trustee at Alabama State University complained to an accreditation agency that his removal by Gov. Robert Bentley violated the organization’s standards.
August 5, 2014
African-American
Scholars Dig Deeper into Educational Challenges Black Boys Face
The book’s editors, Drs. James L. Moore III and Chance W. Lewis, collaborated on the project to “highlight those educational research practices, and policies that weakens school and life outcomes for Black males.”
August 4, 2014
Latinx
San Jacinto College Focusing on Promoting STEM to Its Underserved Minority Student Body
To keep up with demand for STEM jobs, administrators, faculty and staff created the STEM Council to coordinate STEM efforts across the two-year college’s three campuses.
August 3, 2014
Students
Focus Intensifies on Falloff of Students En Route to College
“Summer melt” is said to impact between 10 and 20 percent of all “college-intending” students throughout the United States. One estimate puts the number of students who “melt away” during the summer at 200,000 students per year.
August 3, 2014
Disabilties
Special Focus: STEM
In this issue of Diverse, we look at STEM, or the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. We take a deeper look at what higher education leaders are doing to boost the number of American Indians earning Ph.D.s. We also look at the success of a San Jacinto College program that promotes STEM among its underserved minority students. Among other feature articles, we look at the emerging tech scene in Washington, D.C., and what stakeholders are doing to keep diversity at the forefront.
July 31, 2014
Students
Powerball Win Helps Marilyn Fields Spread Her Love for Shaw University
Good fortune allows devoted alumna and employee the opportunity to fully capitalize a scholarship she had started earlier this year.
July 31, 2014
Latinx
Fired Band Director Says He Was Repairing Ohio State University’s Vulgar Culture
Jonathan Waters said he was working to fix a vulgar culture “in dire need of change” before he was dismissed last week, he said in a document released by his attorney.
July 31, 2014
African-American
Lead Exposure Study to Focus on Black Women in Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati researchers are launching a study of African-American women to determine whether childhood lead exposure has affected bone and muscle health.
July 31, 2014
Latinx
Millennials Even More Left of Center Than in 2012
Even political pollsters have joined in the ongoing critique of this age demographic.
July 30, 2014
Native Americans
Experts: More Focus Needed on Guiding Native Americans to Doctoral Programs
Higher Ed stakeholders are looking to boost the number of Native Americans earning Ph.D.s and their representation in the STEM fields.
July 30, 2014
African-American
Damon Williams Hired to Lead Emory University’s Recruitment, Diversity Efforts
After five years as director of the McNair Scholars Program and the University Summer programs at Xavier University, Damon L. Williams Jr. will begin a new job this week as director of diversity, community and recruitment for The Laney Graduate School at Emory University.
July 29, 2014
African-American
Rethinking President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative
The initiative lacks components that would aggressively respond to the pervasiveness of institutional and structural racism that yet persists in America.
July 28, 2014
Students
Hine Awarded 2013 National Humanities Medal at White House
Dr. Darlene Clark Hine, a pioneering scholar in the field of African American women’s history, was among a group of individuals honored Monday at the White House.
July 28, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Wilberforce University Delays Selection of President
The trustees of the Ohio school had planned to announce Dwayne Smith as the school’s 20th president Saturday night at its annual alumni conference in Memphis.
July 27, 2014
LGBTQ+
Ohio State to Form Task Force After Band Scandal
Ohio State University says a task force will be formed to help bring changes after the firing of its celebrated marching band’s director amid allegations he ignored rampant sexual harassment.
July 27, 2014
African-American
HBCUs Look to Court Superstar Black Faculty
HBCU presidents are saying that’s the tact they’ll continue to take if they are successful in raising enough funds to make attractive offers to top-tier Black faculty at majority institutions.
July 27, 2014
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