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Section: Demographics
African-American
Joint Center Report Urges Research and Policy Changes to Boost the Involvement of Expectant Fathers
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Commission on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes (CPIPO) has released a report on fathers’ influence on child health and development.
May 20, 2010
Leadership & Policy
N.C. County School Board Ends Diversity Policy
Law professor Danielle Holley-Walker, an expert on public school integration in the South, says North Carolina’s Wake County had been viewed as a national model because its diversity policy helped integrate schools using socio-economic factors instead of race.
May 19, 2010
African-American
ACLU, Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Arizona Law
The American Civil Liberties Union, along with national and Arizona-based civil rights organizations, filed a legal challenge Monday to Arizona’s tough new immigration law.
May 17, 2010
Latinx
Report: Few Hispanic High School Dropouts Earn GED
A report released by the Pew Hispanic Center found that one in 10 Hispanic students who drop out of high school go on to earn a General Equivalency Development degree.
May 17, 2010
Students
Undocumented Immigrant Student in Georgia Hopes Case Helps Spur Reform
When Jessica Colotl, an undocumented immigrant college student, got arrested for a minor traffic violation at her suburban Atlanta campus, she became an accidental poster child for immigration reform.
May 16, 2010
Faculty & Staff
JSU’s Mason Ready for Challenges at Southern
Anticipating new leadership, the Southern University System expects incoming president Ronald Mason to raise external funds and improve student outcomes.
May 16, 2010
African-American
UND’s First Black Valedictorian Encourages Doubtful Minority Students to Seek Support
On Sunday, Katie Washington, a biological science major from Gary, Ind., graduated from the University of Notre Dame as the first African-American valedictorian in the institution’s 168-year history.
May 16, 2010
Latinx
Undocumented “Dreamwalkers” Ponder Next Moves For DREAM Act, Immigration Reform Activism
Young Latinos, such as the four ‘Dreamwalkers’ who walked from Miami to Washington to bring attention to undocumented students, have become increasingly engaged in immigration reform activism.
May 13, 2010
African-American
Arizona Gov. Signs Bill Targeting Ethnic Studies
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting a school district’s ethnic studies program, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure.
May 12, 2010
African-American
Kellogg Foundation Commits $75M To Combat Racial Inequality
The Kellogg Foundation has inaugurated an ambitious nationwide campaign to combat racial and ethnic inequality with a five-year, $75 million commitment to award grants to support organizations working to fight racism.
May 11, 2010
Sports
Sprinter Excels in the Classroom and the Community
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education has named Darius Law, a track and field athlete at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Diverse 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year. This is the second of two 2010 Ashe profiles.
May 11, 2010
African-American
Obama at Hampton Says Education Is Responsibility of All Americans
President Barack Obama, addressing graduates at historically Black Hampton University on Sunday, said it is the responsibility of all Americans to offer every child the type of education that will make them competitive in an economy in which just a high school diploma is no longer enough.
May 9, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Latino and Civil Rights Groups Announce Arizona Boycott
The National Council de la Raza along with other national civil rights and labor organizations announced a boycott against Arizona.
May 6, 2010
LGBTQ+
Virginia Attorney General Seeks Records of Former UVA Climate Scientist
Conservative Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is investigating a former University of Virginia professor’s climate change research.
May 5, 2010
African-American
Obama Administration Officials Deliver Commencement Speeches at HBCU, HSI Graduations
President Barack Obama’s scheduled address at Hampton University and other speeches by administration officials should bring a timely spotlight to minority-serving institutions.
May 5, 2010
African-American
Black Scholar Denied Pa. Law License In 1847 Admitted to State Bar
As a scholar, poet and abolitionist, George B. Vashon broke barriers in the 1800s: he was the first Black to graduate from Oberlin College, the first Black lawyer in New York state and the first Black professor at Howard University.
May 4, 2010
Students
Iowa State Honors its Past With Current Diversity Measures
Iowa State University renews its commitment to diversity, living up to the legacy created when it cultivated the interests of its distinguished first Black alumnus, George Washington Carver.
May 4, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Mason Says Jackson State Improved During 10-year Presidency
Jackson State University President Ronald Mason said Monday he’s leaving JSU with a better campus, a larger research budget and a stronger relationship with the local business community as he prepares to take a new job heading the Southern University System in Louisiana.
May 3, 2010
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