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Section: Demographics
Students
Scholars: Proposed College Rating System Penalizes Minority-Serving Institutions
Several scholars suggest that variables such as having fewer financial resources per student or serving students with less academic preparedness should be factored in.
September 2, 2014
African-American
Report Recommends Educational Policy Adjustments to Aid Minority Males
The report outlines a series of state and federal policy recommendations aimed at improving the educational outcomes for boys and young men of color.
September 2, 2014
African-American
Morgan State University Professor Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
A professor at Morgan State University has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently obtaining research grants from the National Science Foundation.
September 1, 2014
Sports
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Determined D.C. Youth Takes Big Step Toward Fulfilling His Dream Move-in day? It’s Funeral Day for Michael Brown Educators Find It Challenging Getting Through to Most Connected Students Nonprofit Helps Steer High School Students Past Obstacles to College Success
August 28, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Shaw University Extends Contract of Acting President
Shaw University has extended the contract of Acting President Dr. Gaddis J. Faulcon for one year, the university announced Thursday.
August 28, 2014
African-American
In Denmark, Group Helps American Students of Color Feel at Home
The club’s goal is to help students find others with similar identities and backgrounds, as well as provide support as they navigate through an unfamiliar culture.
August 28, 2014
African-American
Report: ‘Nothing New’ About Tensions Between Black Youth, Police
In a University of Chicago report, researchers find that tensions between African-American youth and law enforcement are a national problem and have been around for years.
August 28, 2014
Students
Special Issue – Academic Kickoff
The Academic Kickoff edition of Diverse takes a closer look at how professors are teaching to the tech-centric millennial student.
August 28, 2014
LGBTQ+
Longtime Tennessee Civil Rights Lawyer Dies at 86
George Barrett, a longtime Tennessee civil rights lawyer known for handling a case that ultimately desegregated the state’s public colleges and universities, has died.
August 27, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Appeals Court: Course Syllabi Not Public Records
A federal appeals court has ruled that course syllabi are exempt from Missouri’s open records law because they are the intellectual property of faculty members.
August 27, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Invisible Quality of Whiteness in Our Schools
Even when Whites are a small percentage of students, whiteness still dominates.
August 27, 2014
African-American
Black Culture Centers Embracing Multiculturalism and Intellectual Conversation
From a proposal in 1987 to create a national network of Black culture centers, the ABCC grown into an international and multicultural organization.
August 27, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Some Helicopter Parents Have Evolved Into Snow Plow Parents
From college campuses to workplaces, a number of parents have deeply imposed themselves into their children’s lives even once they reach adulthood.
August 26, 2014
Students
Study: Minority-Serving Schools Serve Students of Color as Well as Predominantly White Institutions
A new study challenges the notion that Black and Latino students are less likely to earn a college degree if they attend minority-serving institutions, such as a historically Black college.
August 26, 2014
African-American
Diverse Docket: Mississippi Valley State Wins Wrongful Termination Suit
MVSU has won a wrongful termination case filed by a former tenured faculty member who was dismissed in 2012.
August 25, 2014
Faculty & Staff
John Sperling, University of Phoenix Founder, Dies
Sperling started the chain in the 1970s, and it became a major company and leader in adult education and online classes.
August 25, 2014
Students
Move-in day? It’s Funeral Day for Michael Brown
As many colleges start anew, Ferguson victim laid to rest.
August 24, 2014
African-American
College Students Step Up in Ferguson
The protests that have swept up Ferguson, Mo., following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, in part have been powered by the young people.
August 24, 2014
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