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Section: Demographics
Leadership & Policy
Three HBCU Presidents Announce Retirements
St. Augustine’s University, Grambling State University and Winston-Salem State University have officially joined other HBCUs on the hunt for new presidents.
April 6, 2014
Students
In Case You Missed It…
Undergrads Get Tips From the Experts at College Language Association Convention Simply Put, Dorothy Yancy Has a History of Leading the Way If Student Athletes Are Allowed to Unionize, Will It Change How Colleges View All Their Students? Community Colleges Facing Challenge of Amended Policies and Mission
April 3, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Fed Board Member Stein Announces Resignation, Returning to Harvard
Jeremy Stein, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, says that he plans to resign next month to return to Harvard University.
April 3, 2014
African-American
HBCUX Network Ready for Its Opening Act
The Washington-based social media venture aims to distinguish itself enough to be considered a valued complement to the growing cast of social media sites courting HBCU audiences.
April 3, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Buffett Gives Alma Mater’s Chancellor Twitter Advice
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman is turning to billionaire Warren Buffett for advice on Twitter even though the investor has only sent five tweets.
April 2, 2014
Latinx
Young Millennial Republicans Harbor Divergent Views from Their GOP Elders
The Pew Research Center Study did in fact confirm that millennials are the most diverse, pluralistic group of people in American history.
April 2, 2014
African-American
Medford Helping Make U.S. Sesquicentennial an Inclusive Conversation
The sesquicentennial, the recognition of the 150th anniversary of the War Between the States, now in its third year of a four-year commemoration, has helped put the issues of slavery and the Civil War back on the front burner.
April 2, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Honoring Derek Walcott
The West Indian poet and playwright Derek Walcott was honored at the National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Saturday, March 29. To read more about him, see Conversations With Derek Walcott, available on DiverseBooks.net.
April 1, 2014
African-American
Maryland Higher Ed Secretary Joining Lumina Foundation
Maryland’s secretary of higher education is leaving her post to work for an education foundation.
March 31, 2014
LGBTQ+
In Case You Missed It…
Deborah Delisle Defends Obama Administration’s Education Policy Agenda Elite California Universities Partner to Recruit Minorities in STEM Morgan State Constructing New School of Business in Honor of Earl Graves Drexel Discrimination Suit May Jeopardize Privacy Rights of Uninvolved Students
March 28, 2014
Students
Peace Corps Aims to Boost Recruiting Diversity
The leader of the Peace Corps elaborated on the group’s plans to simplify the application process for prospective volunteers and to expand and further diversify the applicant pool during a speech Wednesday at the Michigan university where the agency traces its roots.
March 27, 2014
Disabilties
Scaling Up: Opening College Access to More Students
One of the significant problems facing college leaders and policy planners as they work to expand access for students is the range of higher education options open to Americans.
March 27, 2014
Students
Fueled By Rejection, Black Scholars Built College Language Association to Last
While the Modern Language Association never had an official policy to exclude Blacks from participating in one of the world’s largest academic organizations, they concede that for decades its membership wasn’t eager to bring African Americans into their ranks.
March 27, 2014
Students
University of Michigan Student Government Rejects Israel Boycott Proposal
The University of Michigan student government early Wednesday rejected a proposal calling for an anti-Israel boycott following hours of debate and a weeklong sit-in by students.
March 26, 2014
Native Americans
Study: American Indians Highly Motivated for College, Yet Lacking Preparation
In a new study, the ACT testing organization found that American Indians overwhelmingly say they want to pursue college and other forms of postsecondary education.
March 26, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Teaching Students the Process to Societal Change
One aspect that I try to instill in my students is that very little that is accomplished is done so alone
March 25, 2014
Students
Harvard’s NCAA Dreams Belie Less Than Stellar Reality on Campus
You may not like Harvard because it busted your bracket going for the fake Buffet Billions. Even non-math types knew there was a statistical joke going on with Buffet having the edge. You hit a 1 in 9.2 quintillion shot and Buffet only pays you a billion? Sucker. It makes the lottery seem reasonable. And […]
March 24, 2014
Sports
Jackson State May Pursue Legal Action Against Grambling, SWAC
Jackson State is exploring legal action against Grambling State and perhaps the Southwestern Athletic Conference to recover as much as $600,000 lost when Grambling’s football team refused to travel to Jackson State’s homecoming game.
March 24, 2014
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