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Section: Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Korean Julia Sun-Joo Lee Brings New Face to Black Literature
Inspired by growing up in racially tense ’90s L.A and with help from mentors like Henry Louis Gates Jr., this 2014 Diverse Emerging Scholar is leaving her mark in the academic world of African-American literature.
January 29, 2014
Latinx
Latino Consortium Looks to Evolve for Growing Latino Community
The Inter-University Program for Latino Research is finding new ways to up their political clout, emphasize college completion and financial aid for students and better understand the diversity of the Latino community.
January 29, 2014
African-American
SiriusXM Radio Channel Broadcasts the HBCU Experience
Launched in November, the Howard University Radio Network manages the HBCU Channel on SiriusXM channel 142 to showcase the Black college experience.
January 28, 2014
Students
Feds Reviewing Pa. Student’s Bomb Arrest
The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”
January 27, 2014
Students
Feds reviewing Pa. student’s bomb arrest
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”
January 27, 2014
Leadership & Policy
University of Michigan Names Mark Schlissel New President
Brown University Provost Mark Schlissel was named Friday as the new president of the University of Michigan, vowing to strengthen what he called a “jewel” of higher education in the U.S.
January 26, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Emanuel Wants Single Bid for Obama Library
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he wants the city to submit a unified bid for President Barack Obama’s presidential library.
January 26, 2014
Students
Richard Sherman, Stanford Communications Major and Super Bowl Lout
You can study communications. But it doesn’t mean you’ve mastered it.
January 26, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Eduardo González Putting UMass Boston on Map With Grants and Success
This Diverse 2014 Emerging Scholar is exactly where he wanted to be, doing high-level research on theoretical math that has attracted the attention of his peers and federal grantmakers.
January 26, 2014
Students
U. of Michigan Students Seeking Diversity to Meet With School Officials
University of Michigan students seeking to promote racial diversity at the school are expected to meet with university officials today.
January 23, 2014
Native Americans
Native Americans Taking Stand for Education Against California’s Humboldt County Schools
Humboldt, in the far north of the state, has a bad record of sending kids to college, but it’s particularly abysmal for Native Americans, with fewer than 10 students qualifying for either California State University or the University of California system.
January 23, 2014
African-American
Harvard, MIT: Despite Low Completion Rates, MOOCs Work
Long-anticipated research into massive open online courses taught by MIT and Harvard finds that, while very few participants complete these classes, many others take advantage of “substantial” amounts of the content.
January 23, 2014
Students
Black Scholars: Sincerity Key to Academy’s Dealing With Faculty Prospects
In the blunt, oft times humorous exchanges with colleagues from across the country gathered for the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the scholars cordially disagreed on some strategic advice for their peers.
January 23, 2014
African-American
U.S. Sen. Warren: Let Students Refinance Their Loans
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is planning to file a bill to let students refinance their old loans at a new lower rate.
January 22, 2014
Students
African-American Students Step Up #BBUM Campaign at Univ. of Michigan
The group took the consistently trending discussion to another level this week when it presented a list of demands to the school’s Board of Regents.
January 22, 2014
Latinx
Genao Now More Than Willing to Lead the Way
This Diverse 2014 Emerging Scholar’s upbringing in a lower-income Latino community inspires her to be part of a conversation about education and diversity.
January 22, 2014
Students
Arizona State University Fraternity under Scrutiny for MLK Day Party
An Arizona State University fraternity’s operations have been suspended pending an investigation into accusations that the local Tau Kappa Epsilon’s chapter hosted a distasteful party in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January 21, 2014
Faculty & Staff
In Our MOOC Moment, Public Opinion about Teacher Quality Irrelevant
MOOCs will most likely remain apart of the education landscape as President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology have urged him to let market forces develop better systems to employ the technology.
January 21, 2014
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