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Section: Demographics
African-American
HBCU Chaplains Evolve to Meet the Spiritual Needs of their Students
For years, HBCU chaplains have played a critical role in nourishing students from entry to exit. The job has become a bit more difficult, in part because there has been an overall decline in the number of church-going college students in recent decades.
December 28, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Biggest Diversity Case in 2018 Could be the Biggest of 2019
The Harvard case, in which Asian Americans sued Harvard for discrimination, could determine access to higher education for all people of color for decades to come. It also easily defines where Asian Americans stand on diversity. And just who the good guys are, isn’t exactly clear at first.
December 28, 2018
Students
2018 Higher Education Highlights
Like the year before, 2018 has proven to be an important year for issues relating to diversity, equity and higher education. Most notably, this past year we witnessed up close a number of racial incidents on campus involving law enforcement being called on students and staff of color.
December 20, 2018
African-American
USC Scholar Uses Technology to Enhance Learning
Dr. Theophilus “Theo” Fowles utilizes his love of technology to get people to engage with one another.
December 20, 2018
Students
Report Highlights MSIs as ‘Underutilized Resource’ for Strengthening STEM Workforce
Providing early research experiences and creating supportive campus environments are among the promising and intentional strategies outlined in a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine focused on the impact and role of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) in producing graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
December 19, 2018
Latinx
Report: Minorities Underrepresented in Earning Engineering Degrees
According to a report from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), African-American and Hispanic students earning engineering degrees remain underrepresented despite an increase seen in recent years and demand for workers in the industry.
December 18, 2018
African-American
Solange, Black Women & Politics
Several years ago, when my political science colleagues and I were revising our curriculum, I made the argument that we needed to add to our required courses a class that focused on women and politics. Philander Smith College mission is centered on social justice, so it made sense that in our program that we would focus on communities that are often overlooked or understudied in the academy. Therefore we adopted this course along with Black politics and African politics as part of our core curriculum.
December 17, 2018
Leadership & Policy
University of Rochester Names Dr. Sarah Mangelsdorf as its First Female President
The University of Rochester has appointed Dr. Sarah Mangelsdorf as its first female president. Prior to her new role, Mangelsdorf served as a professor of psychology, chief operating officer and provost at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, according to ABC-affiliate WHAM13. “I’m immensely excited to be joining the University of Rochester, and I am […]
December 17, 2018
Students
‘The Best Dissertation is a Finished Dissertation’ Reconsidered
Throughout my time as doctoral student, there is one piece of advice that I keep hearing that is both reassuring and troubling to me — “the best dissertation is a finished dissertation.” At face value, I interpret that as advice to not overthink every decision I make about my dissertation, to let go of trying to achieve perfection, and to do my best to get it done. While I agree with all of this, I can’t help but wonder “what does that say about the way we approach our work?”
December 16, 2018
African-American
How We Look at Each Other
The random encounters of strangers are among the best means to assess attitudes about race.
December 13, 2018
LGBTQ+
Faculty Bring Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies to LaGuardia Community College
With shifting notions of gender and sexuality, ongoing discussions about reproductive rights and the emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, a cohort of faculty members at LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) within the City University of New York system saw a need for a program that could provide students with an understanding of the systems and theories that shape the world around them.
December 13, 2018
African-American
Bennett College Set to Appeal SACSCOC Accreditation Revocation
An announcement by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to remove Bennett College from membership this week has not stopped the all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) from fighting for its survival.
December 12, 2018
African-American
CGS Meeting Hears Sobering Report on Black Student Access
Institutional racism, White supremacy and anti-Black attitudes fuel underrepresentation of Black students on college and university campuses across the United States, with access a battle constantly being waged in legal courts and the court of public opinion, according to an academic who addressed the 58th annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools this week.
December 6, 2018
African-American
Columbia University Announces Creation of African-American and African Diaspora Studies Department
On Dec. 1, Columbia University’s Board of Trustees announced it will develop a new Department of African-American and African Diaspora Studies. The department will be led by Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African American Studies. “Now, more than ever, we need to have both an […]
December 4, 2018
Women
Significant Increase in U.S. Medical School Applicants Among Women and Minorities
According to data recently released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the number of women and minorities applying to and enrolling in U.S. medical school in fall 2018 has increased compared to previous years. For the first time in 14 years, more women applied to medical schools in the U.S. than men, consisting […]
December 4, 2018
African-American
New Appointment Fuels Diversity Momentum at Weill Cornell Medicine
Medicine is among the least diverse academic areas in higher education, and Weill Cornell Medicine’s efforts to turn that around have led to the appointment of accomplished physician-scientist Dr. Said Ibrahim as the institution’s inaugural senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion.
November 30, 2018
African-American
NSSE Survey Reveals Key Insights on Students’ Career Preparation
With new questions about career preparation and purpose, this year’s National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results reveal key insights around empowering students to connect their field of study to career aspirations and the real world throughout their collegiate matriculation.
November 29, 2018
Women
Report Shows Continued Discrimination for Women, People of Color in U.S. Businesses
A recent research report by Bentley University’s Gloria Cordes Larson Center for Women and Business (CWB) details the reasons why women and women of color are disappearing from the career pipeline. Such factors include structural barriers and unconscious bias against working mothers. Using research and media coverage, the CWB found that entry-level women make 20 […]
November 28, 2018
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