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Section: Demographics
Students
States Vary in Success at Improving High School Grad Rates
The record high American graduation rate masks large gaps among low-income students and those with disabilities compared to their peers.
May 12, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
Need to Disaggregate AAPI Data Reemphasized at Summit
Although it is true that many Asian Americans are doing well as far as educational attainment and income, at least according to a Pew Research Center study on Asian Americans from 2012, others face significant challenges.
May 12, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
AAPI Role Models Matter
For today’s AAPI students, seeing educational leaders who share their background is integral to developing positive orientations toward school and self.
May 12, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Ono’s Deft Touch Lifts University of Cincinnati
After nearly three years on the job at the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Santa J. Ono is redefining the role of the college president in bold and unusual ways.
May 12, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
Diverse on the Go
Executive Director of Advertising Donald Washington will be among the Diverse staffers attending the The White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders today at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
May 11, 2015
African-American
Southern University President to Take Reins at UDC
Ronald Mason Jr., president of the Southern University system, is expected to be named the next president of the University of the District of Columbia at a press conference Tuesday.
May 11, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
Educational Strategies Overlook AAPI Diversity
The model minority perception is just that: a perception. It overlooks one big issue: Asian Americans are far from homogenous.
May 11, 2015
African-American
Young Men of Color Matter Before They’re Victims
President’s comforting words arrive too late for some.
May 10, 2015
African-American
Michelle Obama Tells Tuskegee Grads How Racism Hits Home
On Saturday, Michelle Obama became the second first lady to visit Tuskegee University and, like Roosevelt, she used the opportunity to train a national spotlight on the issue of race.
May 10, 2015
African-American
Lifelong Learner, Activist Earns Her Degree
Alabama State University cites Jean Graetz and her husband, Robert, as “famous and nationally acclaimed civil rights pioneers, who were among the few White residents of Montgomery who openly and actively supported the civil rights movement.”
May 10, 2015
African-American
Michelle Obama Tells Tuskegee Grads How Racism Hits Home
On Saturday, Michelle Obama became the second first lady to visit Tuskegee University and, like Roosevelt, she used the opportunity to train a national spotlight on the issue of race.
May 10, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Governor Signs Bill Firing Remainder of S.C. State’s Trustees
The bill, passed by a Republican-dominated legislature, allows seven Republicans one week to appoint new trustees to the HBCU’s governing board.
May 8, 2015
African-American
Drastic Fix Offered for Maryland Higher Ed
HBCU backers call for the merger of the University of Baltimore and Morgan State University as one step to end program duplication and the maintenance of unequal segregated systems.
May 8, 2015
Students
Feminist Group Accuses University of Ignoring Cyberthreats
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. ― A feminist group on the campus of the University of Mary Washington accuses the school of failing to act on sexual and violent cyberthreats made against its members, according to a complaint filed Thursday.
May 7, 2015
Latinx
Padrón’s Career Built on Making American Dream Accessible
Miami Dade College has prospered under Eduardo Padrón’s leadership as president over the last 20 years. The higher education icon is the 2015 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award.
May 7, 2015
African-American
Black Higher Ed Enrollment Peaks in 2014
The U.S. Labor Department reported last month that 70.9 percent of African-American graduating high school seniors in 2014 had enrolled in college by the end of that year.
May 6, 2015
African-American
Campus Leaders Must Consider Issues’ Impact
As national conversations persist about the role of race in society and the place of Black citizens — particularly Black males — it is important for educators to consider how those conversations impact the campus climate, experts say.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
BEVERLEE MCCLURE
BEVERLEE MCCLURE has been appointed president of Adams State University. She was chief executive officer of the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry. McClure holds a bachelor’s from Texas A&M University-Commerce, an MBA from the University of Arkansas and a doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin.
May 5, 2015
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