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Section: Demographics
Latinx
Engaging Families for Latino Student Success in Higher Education
Latinos are struggling with access to higher education, navigating the college process, and, once enrolled, paying for their college education.
May 5, 2016
Students
N.C. College System’s Federal Funds in Crosshairs of LGBT Law
RALEIGH, N.C. ― North Carolina’s prized public universities could be the biggest losers as state leaders defend a new law limiting the rights of LGBT people. The 17-university system, which includes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University as well several historically Black colleges, risks losing more than $1.4 […]
May 5, 2016
African-American
Majoring in Beyoncé: A True Higher Education
The Beyoncé effect has once again taken hold of our visual, auditory, and emotional centers in a vise-like grip, refusing to relent, refusing to weaken. It can be felt in fashion, film, politics, and even in the higher realms of academia.
May 4, 2016
African-American
The 2016 Presidential Election Process: One Black Man’s Perspective
The struggle today is not simply about the tension generated by the need to breathe false life into antiquated notions of White supremacy in order to facilitate the economic and political domination of African descendant people.
May 4, 2016
Students
FSU Student Reps: No Headdresses at Seminoles Games
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ― Florida State University’s student government has passed a resolution discouraging Seminoles fans from wearing Native American headdresses at games. The Student Government Association approved the nonbinding, formal opinion by a 27-4 vote on April 20 asking the university’s administration to consider adding the wearing of headdresses as a violation of the student […]
May 4, 2016
Students
Police Probe Beating of Black University of Iowa Student
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― A Black University of Iowa freshman told police that he was severely beaten by three White men who shouted racial slurs, investigators said Wednesday. The Iowa City Police Department said that it was investigating the assault of Marcus Owens as a hate crime. Owens, 19, walked in to the department late […]
May 4, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Chicago Group Providing Refuge en Route to an Education
AÂ Chicago-based organization is working at helping North Koreans in the United States adapt and earn an education.
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
JAYATI GHOSH
JAYATI GHOSH has been appointed dean of the School of Business Administration and a professor of international business at Widener University. She was associate dean of the Barowsky School of Business at Dominican University of California. Ghosh earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Calcutta in India, a master’s from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and a doctorate from the University of Waterloo in Canada.
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
LATANYA BUCK
LATANYA BUCK has been named dean for diversity and inclusion at Princeton University, effective in August. She was founding director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis. She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Central Missouri, and a doctorate from Saint Louis University.
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
MARIA MARTINEZ ITURRIAGA
MARIA MARTINEZ ITURRIAGA has been named executive director of the Berklee College of Music campus in Valencia, Spain. She was associate dean of enrollment and career development at Berklee. Iturriaga earned a bachelor’s from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música in Spain, a bachelor’s from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, also in Spain, and a master’s from New York University.
May 4, 2016
African-American
ANNE R. HAAKE
ANNE R. HAAKE has been named dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She was interim dean of the College of Computing and Information Sciences at RIT. Haake received a bachelor’s from Colgate University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of South Carolina. She also earned a master’s from RIT.
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
MOHAMED LACHEMI
MOHAMED LACHEMI has been appointed president and vice chancellor of Ryerson University. He was interim president and vice chancellor of Ryerson. Lachemi earned a bachelor’s from l’Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran in Algeria, and a master’s and a doctorate from L’Université de Sherbrooke, also in Algeria.
May 4, 2016
Students
Native American Cultural Centers Imperative to Student Success
Studies find community and cultural ties important, especially to women students.
May 3, 2016
Students
Sakaki Set to Lead Sonoma State as First Asian American President
When Dr. Judy Sakaki becomes president of Sonoma State University (SSU) in July, it will be a milestone in the school’s history.
May 2, 2016
Students
Teaching Armed Students is Next to Impossible
Teaching armed students changes the dynamics of a classroom and will alter what you teach and how you teach it.
May 2, 2016
LGBTQ+
Bill Would Require Colleges to Reveal Religious Exemptions
BOSTON — Congresswoman Katherine Clark is pushing legislation she says will help members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community make more informed decisions about college. Clark’s bill would require the U.S. Department of Education to publicize colleges and universities that apply for or receive exemptions from federal civil rights protections for students on […]
May 2, 2016
African-American
Watanabe Dedicates Career to the Advancement of Asian Americans
University of Massachusetts professor Dr. Paul Watanabe leads research designed to strengthen and further Asian American involvement in political, economic, social and cultural life.
May 1, 2016
African-American
Civil Rights Icon Kyles Dies, Forever Linked to King
The recent passing of the Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles brings into focus the steady loss of civil rights stalwarts who bravely fought against Jim Crow in a segregated nation not that long ago.
April 28, 2016
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