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Section: Demographics
Latinx
Race and Income Influence Who Votes in Texas
AUSTIN Texas — More than 17 percent of the people who register to vote never make it to the ballot box, and according to new research, these people tend to be poor or uneducated. Research also suggests, however, that more of these people would vote if officials made it more convenient. The most basic duty […]
October 15, 2012
Students
Students Get Up-close Look at Old School Cybersecurity
Science and technology fans at Capitol College in Maryland get the inside scoop on legendary World War II-era cryptology machines.
October 11, 2012
Asian American Pacific Islander
China Continues to be Top Spot for Recruiting Students to U.S.
Diversity, full tuition has schools eagerly rolling out the welcome mat and experts say that the boom is likely to continue.
October 10, 2012
Students
Loan Change Sends Thousands of Students Home
Many parents of students just recently found out that that they no longer qualify for Parent PLUS loans that they had depended upon to help pay tuition.
October 10, 2012
African-American
Parents Suing Consultant for Failing to Get Sons into Ivy League School
A couple from Hong Kong has sued a U.S.-based college admissions consultant for failing to get their two sons into an Ivy League university as he had allegedly promised.
October 9, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Florida Ponders Higher Education Tuition Increases
Gov. Rick Scott’s task force says part of the reason higher tuition is needed is to pay top professors more to stem the tide of other states luring them away.
October 9, 2012
African-American
Lag in Civics Savvy Ends Up in Hurting Communities
A recent study shows that the declining emphasis on teaching social studies and civics in high school stunts students’ growth as individuals and citizens.
October 9, 2012
African-American
Educator Letting World Know About Contributions of HBCUs
All too often only the most elite institutions garner attention outside the United States. It is time for other countries that want to add value to their students’ lives to look to HBCUs as role models.
October 8, 2012
Disabilties
Alabama Students Looking To Fill Pell Grant Void
Changes to federal eligibility rules for Pell grants have some Alabama students returning to college looking for new ways to pay for classes.
October 8, 2012
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian-American, Pacific Islanders Flying Under Radar as a Political Force
The group the Democrats take for granted and the Republicans totally ignore could make a difference in 2012 election.
October 8, 2012
Students
Groups Step Up Ahead of Supreme Court’s Hearing of Fisher Case
Supporters of race-conscious affirmative action are trying to influence public opinion as oral arguments begin on the case that they say could undermine diversity on campuses across the nation.
October 8, 2012
Students
UNCF Empower Me Tour Rolls On
UNFC’s Empower Me Tour begins its 10-city journey to help students navigate through college.
October 7, 2012
African-American
Black Male Incarceration Crisis: Transparency and Education Are Key in Effecting Change
Transparency and education are the best ways to start changing the effects of mass incarceration on voting rights in the United States, concurred a panel of experts at a session at the Seventh Annual Black Male Initiative Conference at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island.
October 7, 2012
Students
New Study Finds Millennials Well Prepared for the ‘Real World’
The recession and its lingering effects are heavily influencing the academic choices of the Millennial generation, according to leaders of the study of more than 5,600 people between ages 17 and 23 who are either college students or college-bound high school juniors and seniors.
October 7, 2012
Students
Exploring Hispanic Heritage
National Hispanic Heritage Month began September 15 and ends October 15. Diversebooks.net offers many resources for educators and other professionals to encourage meaningful discussions on issues and events related to Hispanic culture, history and contribution.
October 5, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Feds Probe UC Berkeley Anti-Semitism Allegations
Federal officials are investigating anti-Semitism allegations at the University of California, Berkeley.
October 4, 2012
African-American
‘Hoodwinked’ Finds More Black Men in College
Filmmaker Janks Morton revisits the question of whether there are more Black men in jail than there are in college.
October 2, 2012
LGBTQ+
Another Big Supreme Court Term Gets Underway
The Supreme Court is starting a new term that is shaping up to be as important as the last one, with the prospect of major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.
October 1, 2012
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