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Section: Demographics
African-American
Symbolic Gestures Distracting from Black Community’s Key Issues
Many times such nominal gestures wind up having insufficient funds when it’s time to cash them in. We cannot lose sight of the importance of substance.
July 6, 2015
African-American
Florida State Takes Hold of FAMU Engineering Purse Strings
Florida A&M University (FAMU) recently lost its power of financial oversight over the shared FAMU-FSU (Florida State University) College of Engineering.
July 6, 2015
African-American
On His Way Out, Francis Says HBCUs Here to Stay
As he ends his 47-year stint as president of Xavier University, Dr. Norman Francis doesn’t sugarcoat the fact that HBCUs face “another tough decade” ahead.
July 5, 2015
Students
Fraternity Tied to Racist Chant Hires Diversity Director
The fraternity connected to a racist video featuring University of Oklahoma students that surfaced this spring announced that it has hired a director of diversity and inclusion.
July 5, 2015
African-American
University of California’s Fall 2015 Freshman Numbers Sound an Alarm
Has an exodus of Blacks from the state impacted higher education?
July 5, 2015
Students
Diverse Conversations: How Can HBCUs Raise More Alumni Dollars?
Finding ways to keep these institutions relevant is more important than ever.
July 5, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
Cal State Campuses Preserving Painful Piece of U.S. History
The archives of 15 California State University campuses are collaborating to digitize about 10,000 documents and 100-plus oral histories connected to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
July 5, 2015
African-American
Diverse Bookshelf: The Importance of the Black Community Going Green
When it comes to how industry treats the environment, Black communities have been dumped on more than others for years.
July 2, 2015
African-American
Getting Race and Poverty Right in Education
Several months ago, I was invited to conduct a professional development session in a school with a high proportion of students of color and those living below the poverty line
July 1, 2015
African-American
CIA Announces Plan to Do Better on Diversity
WASHINGTON, Jun 30, 2015 (AP) – The CIA is failing to hire and promote enough minorities despite years of vowing to do so, Director John Brennan said Tuesday, announcing a new effort to tackle the problem of a largely white workforce whose lack of diversity he says is undercutting the spy agency’s intelligence mission. Brennan […]
July 1, 2015
African-American
Same-Sex Fight Not Over
Obama’s polarizing Friday shows the fight for same-sex equality still isn’t over.
June 29, 2015
Disabilties
Minorities Less Likely To Be Identified as Disabled
Racial and language minority students in elementary and middle school are less likely than their White, English-speaking peers to be identified as having learning disabilities, according to a new national study.
June 29, 2015
Students
The Legacy of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University
Physicians and alumni of Xavier University, Trevonne M. Thompson, MD and Myiesha Taylor, MD remember the lasting impact of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University.
June 29, 2015
Faculty & Staff
MICHAEL KIM
MICHAEL KIM has been named director of the School of Music at the University of Minnesota, effective July 31. He is acting associate vice president (external) and dean of the School of Music at Brandon University. Kim earned a bachelor’s from the University of Calgary, and a master’s and a doctorate from The Juilliard School.
June 29, 2015
Students
ELIZABETH CARDONA
ELIZABETH CARDONA has been appointed executive director for multicultural affairs and international student life and assistant to the provost for diversity and inclusion at Bay Path University. Cardona is the former senior director and civic engagement advisor to Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick. Cardona holds a bachelor’s from Springfield College and a master’s from Syracuse University.
June 29, 2015
Faculty & Staff
ELAINE COLLINS
ELAINE COLLINS has been appointed president of Johnson State College in Vermont. She was dean and COO of the College of Education at Grand Valley State University. Collins earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Los Angeles, a master’s from the University of California, Davis, and a doctorate from The Ohio State University.
June 29, 2015
Faculty & Staff
MONICA PONCE DE LEON
MONICA PONCE DE LEON has been appointed dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University. She was dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. Ponce de Leon earned a bachelor’s from the University of Miami and a master’s from Harvard University.
June 29, 2015
Students
Government Names Special Master for Corinthian Student Debt
The Education Department appointed a special monitor Thursday to help develop a debt relief program for students who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges ― a debt forgiveness plan that could cost billions of dollars.
June 25, 2015
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