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Section: Demographics
Students
PwC’s $1.35M Gift to Bryant University May Spur Greater Investment in Diversity
A recent $1.35 million gift to Bryant University from PwC, the world’s largest accounting firm, to support diversity initiatives focused on student scholarships and leadership development, has redefined philanthropic giving.
June 10, 2016
Students
Proposed University of California System Tuition Hike Ignites Firestorm
The State Assembly voted to significantly raise tuition costs for out-of-state students at UC schools and cap the enrollment number of those students at 10 percent in a bid to expand access to low-income California students.
June 9, 2016
Students
Vanderbilt Adds Transgender Surgeries to Student Insurance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Vanderbilt University officials say the school’s student insurance will start covering transgender-related surgeries in order to make the campus a more inclusive environment for students who previously had gone without necessary care. Vanderbilt Vice Provost for Learning and Residential Affairs Cynthia Cyrus tells The Tennessean that the change was made after a […]
June 9, 2016
Students
Judge Dismisses Fordham Suit Over Mental Health Records
ALBANY, N.Y. ― A federal judge has dismissed a graduate student’s discrimination lawsuit against Fordham University over demands for mental health records before she could be readmitted following a medical leave. Judge Jesse Furman says Emily Pierce’s complaint fails to show she was treated differently than other students due to her disability. Pierce, who was […]
June 9, 2016
Students
Former Yale Basketball Captain Sues School Over Expulsion
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Former Yale basketball captain Jack Montague filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the Ivy League university of wrongfully expelling him over a sexual assault allegation. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Connecticut, says Montague was punished over what he believes was consensual sex. It says Montague had a relationship with the […]
June 9, 2016
African-American
Scholars: Turning Potential into Participation Key after Restoration of Ex-felons’ Voting Rights
Political observers say that the state of Virginia likely will play a major role in November’s presidential election, particularly after Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 of the state’s convicted felons.
June 8, 2016
Students
U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Leading Charge to Diversify K-12 Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King lamented the fact that, despite being more than 60 years removed from Brown v. Board of Education, America’s students today are more racially and socioeconomically isolated than they were 10 or 20 years ago.
June 8, 2016
Women
Stanford Put on Defensive Over Assault Prevention Efforts
SAN FRANCISCO ― Campus policies put in place to prevent and respond to sexual assaults worked about as well as Stanford University officials expected, after a member of the school’s swimming team was spotted by a garbage bin on top of an unconscious woman. Two graduate students passing by on bicycles interrupted the attack, chased […]
June 8, 2016
Students
As a Black Female College Professor in Texas, Should I Get a Gun?
I’m unsettled by the notion of entire university communities being motivated by fear to take up arms. I also wonder how people will react to Black students, staff and faculty who choose to arm themselves.
June 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Villanova University Names Mark C. Alexander Law School Dean
Mark C. Alexander — a seasoned law school administrator, scholar and litigator — has been named the Arthur J. Kania Dean of the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University.
June 7, 2016
Students
Dartmouth Taking Comprehensive Approach to Achieving Inclusion
The Ivy League college in New Hampshire is making efforts to increase diversity and inclusion on its campus.
June 7, 2016
Students
Magic Johnson Helping S.C. State Raise $2.5M
ORANGEBURG, S.C. ― NBA great Earvin “Magic” Johnson will work with South Carolina State University to raise $2.5 million for scholarships that bear his name. The university announced in a release Monday that the Earvin “Magic” Johnson Endowed Scholarship Fund will help students seeking business degrees at the state-supported, historically Black university in Orangeburg. Johnson […]
June 7, 2016
Students
For Maine Colleges and Universities, Diversity Challenges More than a Matter of Numbers
College and universities navigate issues of racism and diversity in the Whitest state in the union.
June 6, 2016
Students
Faculty of Color Urged to Heed Call of Activism
Numerous NCORE attendees agreed that it’s imperative for faculty and staff of color to find ways to stand in solidarity with today’s underrepresented and disadvantaged students amid racial tensions, escalating tuition and national political rhetoric that is often anti-minority, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim.
June 6, 2016
Sports
Muhammad Ali Moved People Out of Their Comfort Zones
Muhammad Ali, known in his early life as Cassius Clay, was one of the most controversial figures in American history. He engendered feelings of delirious admiration among his supporters and frequently vile emotions from his detractors.
June 5, 2016
Students
Brown University Making Bold Bid to Assure Diversity and Inclusion
Brown University introduces a comprehensive new program to address issues with diversity and inclusion on the campus.
June 5, 2016
Sports
Muhammad Ali, Undisputedly ‘The Greatest’
Muhammad Ali. Who among us today can suppress a smile of appreciation at the mere mention of the name? I can unabashedly confess that the man was my hero, the single most impactful athlete of my generation.
June 4, 2016
Students
NCORE Director Kathleen Wong(Lau): Path to Inclusion Must Be Carefully Mapped Out
Dr. Kathleen Wong(Lau), who has launched faculty training institutes and administrator training on management and leadership on diversity and innovation, says the curriculum should address participants “from where they are and the theoretical premise of where you want them to go.”
June 2, 2016
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