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Section: Demographics
Leadership & Policy
Haskell Indian Nations University President Chris Redman Looking to Future
The new president of Haskell Indian Nations University said it’s time to move on from recent unrest at the school, and instead focus on providing more opportunities for its students.
August 7, 2011
African-American
Study: Minority, Low-Income Students Lack Adequate Access to Educational Opportunities
Low-income, African-American and Hispanic students continue to face disparities in access to quality K-12 educational opportunities – including access to services critical for college success, new data from the U.S. Department of Education show.
August 7, 2011
Students
Md. Lawsuit Filed To Allow In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
Maryland college students and an immigrant services group are going to court in defense of a state law that would grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants.
August 2, 2011
Students
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Signs College Scholarship Bill
The Illinois Dream Act creates a nine-member commission to establish scholarships for immigrant children with private donations, not taxpayer money.
August 2, 2011
Latinx
A Leader Among Leaders
Miami Dade President Eduardo Padrón heads presidential advisory panels on Latino education while also serving as chairman of the American Council on Education board of directors.
August 2, 2011
Asian American Pacific Islander
Ellis Island Immigration Museum to Document the ‘Peopling’ of the U.S.
The Peopling of America Center will be rolled out in two phases, with the first chronicling migration patterns before 1892 and the second documenting post-1954 migration.
August 1, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Course Correction at FAMU
Florida A&M University president James Ammons takes bold action to mitigate financial crises at the historically Black Tallahassee-based university.
August 1, 2011
African-American
Henry Louis Gates Explores Black Culture in Latin America
“Black in Latin America” is the companion book to the PBS television series Henry Louis Gates Jr. produced tracing the legacy of slavery in six Caribbean and Latin American nations.
August 1, 2011
African-American
NAACP Sees Education as Key to Boosting Black Men
Education is the key to breaking Black men and youths out of a vicious cycle of crime and unemployment, African-American leaders said last week at the close of the annual NAACP convention.
July 31, 2011
African-American
Texas Higher Education Enrollment Topped 1.5 Million in 2010
Texas is in line to meet the 2015 higher education enrollment goal of 1.65 million students, but the state must work harder to encourage minorities to pursue advanced degrees, according to the state’s higher education commissioner.
July 31, 2011
Latinx
Brazil to Send 100,000 Science Students Abroad
Brazil will grant 100,000 scholarships for university students to study abroad as the rapidly developing nation tries to boost the country’s competitiveness, officials said Tuesday.
July 28, 2011
Asian American Pacific Islander
Gov. Jerry Brown Nominates Scholar Goodwin Liu to California High Court
A California law professor was nominated Tuesday for the California Supreme Court, just two months after criticism by Republicans led him to withdraw his candidacy for the second-highest court in the country.
July 27, 2011
African-American
Ohio Educator Frank Hale Dies
Longtime educator and civil rights activist Dr. Frank W. Hale Jr., vice president emeritus at Ohio State University, died Wednesday at 84, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
July 27, 2011
African-American
Making the Work of Black Scientists Accessible to the Public
With compelling video interviews of the nation’s top African-American scientists telling their life stories, the ScienceMakers website helps further the mission of increasing African-Americans, women, and other minorities in STEM professions.
July 27, 2011
African-American
Wealth Gap Widens Between Whites, Minorities
The wealth gaps between Whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century.
July 26, 2011
Latinx
Forum: Digital Divide Could Leave Latinos Further Behind in Education, Jobs
Panelists at a Tuesday forum held by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) suggested that lack of broadband Internet access could hinder the progress of Latinos living in the U.S.
July 26, 2011
Students
UDC to Study Monument Proposal for African-American Military Hero
The University of the District of Columbia is studying the cost of erecting a monument to honor Col. Charles Young — a pioneering Black military leader who supporters say is often overlooked.
July 26, 2011
Latinx
Legal Eagle Helps Florida International Law Grads Soar
Law school dean Alex Acosta has not hesitated to call upon some of the many attorneys he knew in his pre-FIU years to ask them to seriously consider his Florida International University students for opportunities.
July 25, 2011
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