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Section: Demographics
African-American
Accounting Giant Ernst & Young Seeks To Attract More Minority Hires
Ernst & Young actively recruits at about 200 universities nationwide and partners with the National Association of Black Accountants and other groups to extend its outreach.
January 6, 2011
African-American
Literary Struggle Continues Over Mark Twain’s ‘Offensive’ Words
In the wake of the latest furor over Twain’s depiction of American slavery, scholars are divided over a publisher’s move to remove N-word from forthcoming edition of the author’s acclaimed novels.
January 5, 2011
Students
Cities Take Up Challenge of Helping Increase College Completion Rates
Cities from Hammond, Ind., and New Haven, Conn., to Denver and Pittsburgh have launched city scholarship programs at a time when the U.S. has fallen from first to ninth place in the world in the proportion of young people with college degrees.
January 5, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Black Colleges Step Up Pursuit of Sponsored Research
Envisioning a more competitive future, a number of Black college leaders have challenged their faculties to pursue aggressive research agendas.
January 5, 2011
Students
With High Demand, Pell Grant Program Faces Challenges
Uncertainty about program funding comes as more students take advantage of Pell awards year round.
January 4, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University of Arkansas-Little Rock Chancellor Establishing Racial Institute To Heal Old Wounds
Joel Anderson is following through on the diversity promise he made when he assumed the chancellorship six years ago.
January 3, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Theory in Practice
Rutgers University-Newark is a testing ground for demonstrating specific educational advantages of diversity.
January 3, 2011
African-American
Black Harvard Doctor Pens Memoir of Jim Crow South
Trailblazer now focuses on improving minority health care disparities.
January 2, 2011
Students
Historians Expose Error-Filled Virginia Textbooks
Controversial claim of Black Confederate soldiers just one of dozens of inaccurate or incorrect assertions in two textbooks.
January 2, 2011
Students
Educational Testing Service Provides a Facelift for the GRE
Updated exam, along with the new Personal Potential Index assessment, is expected to help close the achievement gap for minority graduate school applicants.
December 23, 2010
Students
Learning Life Lessons from Kemba
In sharing her story of redemption, Kemba Smith Pradia helps the vulnerable stay on track, one college student at a time.
December 23, 2010
African-American
NSF Grant Supports STEM Partnership Between Jackson State and a Mississippi Community College
An innovative collaboration between Jackson State University and a rural community college campus in Mississippi has resulted in a five-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
December 23, 2010
LGBTQ+
Blacks, Women, Now Gays: Military To Adjust Again
The military has a new social challenge: Allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the ranks.
December 22, 2010
African-American
FAMU Law Students Transform Theory Into Potential Legislation
If all goes well during an upcoming presentation to Florida House members, three third-year students at the Florida A&M University College of Law may see their legislative proposal eventually enacted by the state legislature.
December 22, 2010
African-American
Kaplan Higher Education Sued Over Alleged Job Discrimination
Kaplan’s use of job applicants’ credit history discriminates because of race, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges.
December 21, 2010
African-American
Philadelphia Gets $750K To Improve College Diploma Rate
A local philanthropist gave $750,000 to the city Monday toward its efforts to raise the number of Philadelphians with college degrees, which he said was critical to attracting jobs and businesses.
December 20, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Reinvented New Jersey College Embraces Minority Identity
Faced with changing demographics, Bloomfield College stays true to its mission by embracing its status as a predominantly Black institution.
December 20, 2010
Latinx
DREAM Act Blocked in Senate
Senate Republicans on Saturday doomed an effort that would have given hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants a path to legal status if they enrolled in college or joined the military.
December 19, 2010
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