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Expert Urges Use of Classroom Interventions to Eliminate Stereotype Threat

Stereotype threat, when individuals internalize feelings of inadequacy linked to negative stereotypes about groups they are identified with and subsequently live up to such stereotypes, leads to academic underperformance.

December 4, 2014

Native Americans

Native Explorer

In this issue, Diverse profiles the Bard Prison Initiative and other prison education programs, as well as higher ed programs that focus on recruiting and retaining Native American students.

December 3, 2014

Native Americans

Obama Promises Funding, Resources in Response to Tribal Nations’ Education ‘Emergency’

The White House 2014 Native Youth Report, released on Wednesday, finds that Native youth and Native education “are in a state of emergency.”

December 3, 2014

Leadership & Policy

South Carolina State University Wins Approval for $12M Loan

South Carolina State University received a lifeline Wednesday in the form of a $12 million loan from the state as the result of approval from the Joint Bond Review Committee.

December 3, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Higher Education: Identifying the Senior Team

There are big changes coming in American higher education. College and university governance must accommodate these changes and shape rather than be shaped by them.

December 3, 2014

African-American

New Leadership Path Emerging for Virginia State University

Virginia State University has formed a presidential search committee whose work will begin in 2015, the university announced Wednesday.

December 3, 2014

Disabilties

Audit Reveals Equipment Thefts, Other Problems at Grambling

A new state audit of Grambling State University shows equipment thefts totaling more than $130,000 and an unbalanced budget with more total expenses than revenues in each of the five years analyzed.

December 2, 2014

Native Americans

Tribal Libraries Provide Lifeline to Higher Education

Librarians and directors are making the most of sometimes limited funds to help tribal citizens further their educational and job prospects.

December 2, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Berkeley’s Campus Free Speech Movement Turns 50

In the waning days of 1964, University of California, Berkeley, students found their collective voice in challenging a campus ban on political advocacy.

December 2, 2014

Students

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Sees More Minority Students

Minority student enrollment at Southern Illinois University’s Edwardsville campus is the highest it’s been in at least two decades.

December 1, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Bill Cosby resigns from Temple University board

Bill Cosby resigned Monday as a trustee of Temple University following a string of allegations that accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting women over many years.

December 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

University of Utah Professor Wants ‘Drone Court’ to Approve Strikes

Today, when U.S. intelligence agencies believe they know the location of a terrorist in Pakistan and a few other countries, they are largely free to deploy a weapon that’s become the symbol of war on terror: an aerial drone.

November 30, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Others in Higher Ed Should Take High Road on Cosby

Despite hundreds of thousands donated, University of Massachusetts becomes latest to distance itself from the embattled entertainer.

November 30, 2014

African-American

Professor’s Early Experiences Combating Racism Come in Handy for Helping, Healing

Dr. Jackie C. Robinson’s path toward a career in psychology began as early as high school. Robinson was one of three African-Americans to integrate a public school in her small town of Malone, Florida.

November 30, 2014

African-American

In Case You Missed It…

For African-Americans, Determining Native American Ancestry Often a Challenge Lincoln University President Robert Jennings Resigns Will Higher Ed Be the Way Out for Bill Cosby? Ferguson Decision Stirs Familiar Feelings of Frustration, Anger on Campuses

November 26, 2014

African-American

The Heartache of Michael Brown’s Mother is Permanent

Every day since the shooting, his mother has had to carry this unimaginable burden of losing her son.

November 26, 2014

Students

Court Rejects Fired Iowa Professor’s Appeal

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― An appeals court upheld the firing of a University of Iowa radiology professor Wednesday, rejecting claims that he did not receive a fair hearing.

November 26, 2014

Native Americans

Athletes Bring Higher Education Awareness to Native Americans

On the playing fields and hardwood floors across the country, Native American athletes who are excelling in sports are illustrating the possibility of higher education to Native communities.

November 26, 2014