Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Search

Section: Demographics
From the Magazine
Examples of Excelencia
Spotlighting work that is having an impact.
October 15, 2024
The HSS Cohort at META 2023
From the Magazine
A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora
Dr. Christopher A. Brooks can link a recent trip to the African continent back to childhood.
October 9, 2024
Dr. Christopher A. Brooks
African-American
International Colloquium on Black Males in Education to Take Place Later this Month
The 2024 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education will occur October 23 - 25, 2024 at the Drury Plaza Hotel Pittsburgh Downtown.
October 8, 2024
Https Cdn evbuc com Images 675623439 1356096245913 1 Original
Latinx
NIH Grant to Study Infertility, Health Among Women of Mexican Heritage
A 2.2 million NIH grant will explore the link between infertility and long-term health issues among Hispanic women of Mexican heritage.
October 2, 2024
Dr. Leslie Farland
Faculty & Staff
Crenshaw Awarded the W.E.B Du Bois Medal from Harvard
Legal scholar Kimberlé W. Crenshaw was among those honored on Tuesday with the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.
October 1, 2024
Kimberlé W. Crenshaw
African-American
Grinnell to Dedicate New Residence Hall to Oldest Living Graduate and First Black Alumna
At 110 years old, Edith Renfrow Smith is the college’s first Black alumna and the oldest living graduate of the institution.
September 25, 2024
20221111 Gri Ceq Ext View Southeast[35][126899]
Students
Report: Black Girls Receive More Frequent and More Severe Discipline in School Than Other Girls
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) points out that Black girls tend to face more and harsher forms of discipline than other girls including higher suspension and expulsion rates.
September 23, 2024
Images (6)
African-American
New Video Series Showcases Research on Black Males Navigating and Succeeding in STEM
Dr. Brian A. Burt provides an online resource of research-backed methods for supporting Black boys and men in STEM.
September 23, 2024
Brian Burt[124222]
Latinx
$50 Million Awarded to Hispanic-Serving Institutions by the Biden-Harris Administration
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $50 million to Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to support Hispanic and Latino students.
September 21, 2024
Download (28)
Demographics
Survey Highlights Gen Z's Reaction to a Kamala Harris Presidency
Almost half of Gen Z respondents in a newly published UCLA study said they were not motivated to vote at all in the 2024 presidential election prior to Kamala Harris’ nomination.
September 18, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris
Reports & Data
New Survey Examines Student Perspectives on Campus Protests
A new survey out of Colby College shows differences in perceptions of on-campus political climates at colleges and universities that experienced large protests last spring compared to those that did not.
September 6, 2024
Protests
African-American
Xavier Mourns Former Administrator, Civil Rights Champion Sybil Haydel Morial
Retired Xavier University of Louisiana administrator Sybil Haydel Morial has died at age 91.
September 5, 2024
Sybil Haydel Morial
Students
ASALH to Host ‘African Americans in the Arts’ Conference
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host its Annual Meeting Sept. 25-29 in Pittsburgh.
September 5, 2024
Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney
Demographics
Sweet Briar College Policy Bans Trans Students
A new admissions policy at Sweet Briar College will effectively bar transgender applicants from being admitted.
September 3, 2024
Sweet Briar College
African-American
International Conference to Focus on Black Males in Education
The 2024 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education convenes Oct. 23-25.
August 28, 2024
Community Conversations is a forum open to the local community of concerned citizens that is designed to cultivate broad-based discourse on topics associated with Black males in education during the annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education.
Native Americans
University of Arizona Receives $1.6M to Support Indigenous Nursing Students
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Indian Health Service has announced a $1.6 million grant to help support Indigenous students pursuing nursing careers at the University of Arizona.
August 28, 2024
University of Arizona College of Nursing
Reports & Data
Report Underscores Diverse Approaches to Advising for HSIs
A new report explains how Hispanic-Serving Institutions can help model effective advising for diverse student populations.
August 27, 2024
Edu 092215 Mentor
Leadership & Policy
Award-Winning Journalist to Receive Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism
Miami Herald foreign correspondent Jacqueline Charles is being honored with Colby College’s Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism.
August 22, 2024
Jacqueline Charles has been selected to receive the 2024 Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism from Colby College.
Previous Page
Next Page