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Section: Demographics
Women
Michigan State University Police Department Appoints First Female Chief
Deputy Chief Kelly Roudebush, a 24-year veteran of the Michigan State University Police Department will make history and become the first woman to be the chief of the department, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Roudebush has previously served in the department as a field training officer, canine handler, threat assessment team commander, and uniform division captain, [âŚ]
November 28, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Medical Experts Push for Cultural Competency Awareness
Dr. Francis Lu is a medical messenger. He travels to medical schools around the country spreading the importance of âcultural competence.â
November 27, 2018
Native Americans
Tribal Colleges and Native Organizations are âGrowing Their Ownâ Faculty
Native American leaders and organizations point out that there is high demand for educators at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) as the institutions seek to prepare their students to become nationbuilders and sustain the history and vibrancy of Native cultures and languages.
November 19, 2018
Latinx
Why Representation Matters in the Professoriate
Research has shown that having role-models and mentors who share racial/ethnic identities can contribute to an individualâs self-concept of pursuing similar careers. Too often, people from underrepresented racial or ethnic communities hear about the struggles their community faces, rather than their increasing growth and success in this country.
November 19, 2018
Students
Telling the HBCU Story
Since their founding, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been an important asset to the American higher education system. While keeping true to their original mission, HBCUs currently provide educational resources to students from all racial and ethnic backgrounds and provide access to higher education to students that are still plagued by the systemic barriers that exist within this country.
November 16, 2018
Students
Examining the Role of TCUs in Native Student Success and Retention
Higher education leaders can take cues from Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to better support Native American students, according to a research brief sponsored by the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania.
November 16, 2018
Native Americans
Community Is Key for Native American Scholars
Building a supportive network is crucial for Native American scholars, many of whom are the only scholars in their field at a college or university.
November 15, 2018
African-American
Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole Appointed Chair & President of the National Council of Negro Women
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has been appointed chair and seventh president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) during the end of the councilâs 58th Biennial National Convention in Washington, D.C. âAt this moment when I have the exceptional honor of beginning my service as the chair of our beloved National Council of Negro [âŚ]
November 15, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
How Do We Persuade the New Asian Alt-Right?
I write to ask my progressive friends, especially those sympathetic to Asian Americans, to help me answer a question often asked by Asian American students about their Asian immigrant parents. More specifically, many students whose elders are Chinese immigrants â who may not identify as either âAsianâ or âAmerican,â much less âAsian Americanâ â have given to me the most difficult query: how can they discuss race and civil rights at home, with family members who are, in their words, âracistâ toward African Americans and Latinos.
November 15, 2018
Native Americans
Delaware Tribe of Indians Enter into Partnership Aimed to Educate
A new partnership between a Pennsylvania university and a Native American tribe aims to increase cultural awareness among students and establish a new curriculum at the institution. East Stroudsburg University (ESU) and the Delaware Tribe of Indians signed a Memorandum of Understanding in September.
November 15, 2018
Native Americans
Dartmouth Cultivates Vibrant Native American Studies Program
The education of Native American youth was part of the charter when Dartmouth College opened its stately doors two and a half centuries ago. But it wasnât until recent years that the school began graduating indigenous students in significant numbers, and its Native American Studies program has emerged as one of the strongest in the United States.
November 14, 2018
African-American
Federal Policy Priorities Outlined at National Action Network Conference
Voting rights, health care, economic uplift and criminal justice reform are key legislative policy issues that the public should support as a new Congress is seated in January, according to speakers and panelists Tuesday on the opening day of a legislative and policy conference hosted by the National Action Network.
November 13, 2018
Students
Georgetown Researchers Find Disparities in Access to Elite Public Colleges
New research released Tuesday from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) found that âmisguided admissions practicesâ and inequality in funding are splitting the public higher education system into two separate and unequal tracks.
November 13, 2018
African-American
OSU President Drake Begins Job as Chair of APLU Board of Trustees
Dr. Michael Drake, president of The Ohio State University (OSU) began his first day on Monday as chair of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Board of Directors. Drake became president of OSU in June 2014 and has since voiced the importance of the institutionâs land-grant mission while at the same time instituting [âŚ]
November 13, 2018
African-American
STEM and Blacks
More Blacks are attending colleges and universities than ever before. Over the last 60 years, the percentage of Blacks attending and graduating from colleges and Universities has nearly quadrupled from less than 5 percent in 1960 to nearly 15 percent in 1998 and 22 percent in 2015. For the last 50+ years Blacks have enjoyed access to opportunities available in every occupation and profession, however Blacks still gravitate toward the same types of professions.
November 12, 2018
African-American
Celebrating #NastyWomen of Color
I walked a mile from campus to a church where my local polling place to vote was, like many United States citizens did throughout the nation on November 6, 2018. However, this midterm election seemed to have a different energy as âunexpectedâ candidates throughout the nation emerged in response to the political conditions they found themselves in after the election of Trump. Who were these âunexpectedâ candidates, women of color!
November 12, 2018
Students
Equity Considerations for Policymakers & Researchers
With the face of higher education changing rapidly, colleges and universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value to an increasingly skeptical public.
November 11, 2018
African-American
Clinton College to Offer Four-Year Degrees, Appoints New President
Clinton College, a historically Black college that currently offers two-year degrees, will expand its degree offerings and become a four-year institution. âHistorically Black colleges and universities have always been at the forefront of social change in our nation, and now is no different,â said Dr. Lester A. McCorn, president of the college. âWith the election of [âŚ]
November 10, 2018
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