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Section: Demographics
Students
Immaculata University to Cut Tuition by 23% for 2017-18
MALVERN, Pa. — A Catholic college in suburban Philadelphia has announced plans to reduce its tuition by 23 percent for the 2017-18 academic year to offset the rising cost of higher education. Tuition to Immaculata University in Chester County will be reset from $34,410 to $26,500 next year. Without the reduction, university officials say tuition […]
January 17, 2017
Sports
Commissioner Judy MacLeod Shows Way Through Athletic Glass Ceiling
As the first and thus far only female to be appointed commissioner of a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) athletic conference, Judy MacLeod serves as an inspiration and motivator to those eager to see more diverse representations in intercollegiate athletics.
January 16, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bipartisan Congressional Effort Aimed at Protecting Undocumented DREAMERS
Called the “Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act,” or “BRIDGE Act,” the law will give students temporary protection from deportation, and allow work permits to continue without interruption.
January 16, 2017
Students
University of Minnesota President: Sexual Misconduct Training not Getting Through
ST. PAUL, Minn. — University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says his school needs to do a better job of training its student-athletes on sexual assault and harassment issues because something isn’t getting through. In an interview published Saturday in the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the wake of the football team’s sexual assault scandal, […]
January 16, 2017
Students
Donors Solve Talladega College’s Inaugural Parade Funding Issue
Talladega College said it needed $75,000 to carry out the controversial decision to have its marching band perform in President-electDonald J. Trump’s inaugural parade Friday. As of Monday, donors have pledged more than $400,000 on the Alabama school’s GoFundMe page and an appearance by the historically Black college’s President Billy C. Hawkins last Friday on […]
January 16, 2017
African-American
Senators May Find Betsy DeVos not a Quick Read
Regarded as a conservative, Betsy DeVos has attracted criticism in recent months from affirmative action’s staunchest opponents for her past positions on affirmative action policies.
January 12, 2017
Students
TMCF Boss: Nothing Political About $26M Gift from Kochs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced on Thursday the launch of the Center for Advancing Opportunity, which is supported by a $26 million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries.
January 12, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Groundbreaking President Jewel Plummer Cobb Dies
Jewel Plummer Cobb, one of the first African Americans to lead a major university west of the Mississippi, died on New Year’s Day in Maplewood, N.J., at age 92. Cobb served as the third president of Cal State Fullerton, a position she held from 1981 through her retirement in 1990. During that period, she secured […]
January 12, 2017
Sports
University of Texas Track Coach Mario Sategna Returns after Investigation
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas track coach Mario Sategna has returned to the program after a months-long leave of absence and a school ethics and misconduct investigation. Texas officials announced Wednesday that Sategna had returned to duty after four months away from the Longhorns program. Officials acknowledged receiving “conduct complaints,” but did not provide any details […]
January 12, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Former Senator Barbara Mikulski Joining Johns Hopkins Faculty
BALTIMORE — Former U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski will join the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The university announced Thursday that the 80-year-old Mikulski will start next week as a professor of public policy and an adviser to university leaders. Mikulski was the longest-serving woman in the history of Congress. The Baltimore native representing […]
January 12, 2017
Students
Growth in K-12 Student Diversity Impacts Postsecondary Education
With the rise in diversity, colleges and universities need to focus on how to not only enroll student of color, but to ensure their success.
January 11, 2017
Students
New Vassar President Bradley Says Diversity, Inclusion Remain a Priority
Vassar College, a private liberal arts institution known for recruiting one of the most diverse student bodies among elite colleges and universities, announced the selection of Elizabeth Howe Bradley as president.
January 11, 2017
Students
Going High: Soaring Like Michelle Obama
Secretly, I was going for the “Michelle Obama look”: elegance, grace, beauty, and intricacy that displayed a synergy of sophistication sprinkled with femininity.
January 11, 2017
Students
Programs Aim to Open Doors to Diversity in Cybersecurity
ACES and Cyber Scholars are credited with transforming the way industry and higher education work to bring much-needed diversity to the field of cybersecurity.
January 11, 2017
African-American
Rodriguez: The Miscounted of 2016 and False Media Narrative of Police Abuse
If one was relying on the mass media, one would never know that along with Blacks, Red-Brown peoples are getting killed at outrageous and unacceptable rates.
January 10, 2017
Champions Award
Kay McClenney Named as 2017 Diverse Champions Award Winner
Dr. Kay McClenney, a veteran leader in education and a community college advocate, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Diverse Champions Award.
January 10, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University of Kansas Professor’s Lawsuit Alleges Anti-German Discrimination
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A University of Kansas assistant professor is claiming in a federal lawsuit she faced anti-German discrimination and a hostile work environment that eventually led to her being told she would lose her job at the end of this school year. In a federal lawsuit filed Friday, Catherine Joritz said students in the […]
January 10, 2017
Students
Trial Over Fix for Segregation at Maryland Colleges Begins
BALTIMORE — A trial to determine the best way to cure inequality among Maryland’s colleges and universities is underway in federal court in Baltimore. The decade-old case being heard Monday involves a coalition representing the state’s four historically Black colleges that says the state has underfunded the institutions while developing programs at traditionally White schools […]
January 9, 2017
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