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Latinx
Smashing the Stereotypes On the Big Screen
While attending graduate school at Stanford University, Dr. Chon Noriega watched four fi lms that impacted his life: “Stand and Deliver,” “La Bamba,” “Milagro Beanfi eld War” and “Born in East L.A.”
August 5, 2009
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Asian American Pacific Islander
Quote of Note:
“Judge Sotomayor’s hearing begins, and she graciously introduces her extended family, including her twin nephews Corey and Conner Sotomayor, who are adopted from Korea. It’s one example of how complex the modern American family is, and how outdated traditional ideas of race and culture are. When the Sotomayor twins apply to college, which box will […]
August 5, 2009
African-American
IU Press Puts Books, Journals Online
Indiana University’s academic press has started putting books and journals online.
August 5, 2009
Latinx
Power Players for HSIs and Tribal Colleges
These are some of the movers and shakers who make things happen in Washington, D.C.
August 5, 2009
Students
Who Should Teach Hip-hop Studies?
By most criteria, hip-hop has now been solidifi ed as an essential domain of inquiry and learning in higher education. This status entails a sizable body of scholarship; symposia, conferences and courses devoted to its study; and a growing pool of scholars who have centered it in their research agendas.
August 5, 2009
Latinx
Report: Texas Still Lags in Hispanics in Higher Ed
Hispanic enrollment in Texas colleges and universities would need to almost double in the next six years to meet the state’s goals by 2015, according to a new state report.
August 3, 2009
African-American
Harvard Scholar Says He Received Death Threats
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Sunday joked about his arrest by a white police officer, but also described receiving death threats and dreaming about being arrested at the White House. According to the Washington Post, in his first public appearance since sharing a beer at the White House on Thursday with the officer, […]
August 2, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
Texas colleges’ math-science push falling short, board says
Texas colleges and universities aren’t coming close to meeting goals to increase graduates from math and science programs and enroll more Hispanic students, according to a report released Thursday.  That comes from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s annual “Closing the Gaps by 2015” report presented in Austin, The Dallas Morning News reported.  © Copyright […]
July 30, 2009
Native Americans
Law Professor Building Native American Program
Angelique EagleWoman remembers the moment she decided she wanted to devote her life to law.
July 29, 2009
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Faculty & Staff
HBCU Battle It Out
Highlights from the 2008 Honda Battle of the Bands, held in Atlanta. Music from North Carolina Central University’s marching band, Sound Machine, directed by Jorim E. Reid, is featured in the slide show.
July 28, 2009
African-American
Race Not Mentioned in Gates 911 Call
The 911 caller who reported a possible break-in at the home of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. did not mention race in the call, according to a statement issued by her attorney and backed up by Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas.  According to the Detroit Free Press, Lucia Whalen placed the 911 call July […]
July 26, 2009
African-American
The Professor, Policeman and President
President Barack Obama on Thursday backed off a statement he made the day before that Cambridge, Mass., police �acted stupidly� during the arrest of prominent Harvard University scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. According to the Detroit Free Press, Obama said he never intended to call the officer �stupid� for arresting Gates on a disorderly conduct […]
July 23, 2009
Students
THE TOP 100: GRADUATE RANKINGS
The Top 100 degree tables published in this edition of Diverse, and the many more detailed tables included on the Diverse Web site, delineate the institutions that have conferred the most master’s, doctoral and first professional degrees to students of color in academic year 2007-2008.
July 22, 2009
Asian American Pacific Islander
New Asian American Civil Rights Book
A textbook on Asian Americans and civil rights has been published by the University of California, Los Angeles’ Asian American Studies Center Press. Untold Civil Rights Stories is aimed at high school students and college freshmen, officials say, and marks a rare work on the little-discussed topic.
July 22, 2009
Latinx
Diverse Calendar
Sept. 15-17 NATIONAL COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE Hilton San Francisco Web: www.collegeaccess.org Sept. 22-26 National Black MBA Association 31st Annual Conference and Exposition “Connect” Ernest Morial Convention Center New Orleans, La. Web: www.nbmbaa.org Sept. 30-Oct. 3 NATIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE “Academic Advising: Deep in the Heart of Student Success” San Antonio Convention […]
July 22, 2009
African-American
Charges Against Gates Dropped
Cambridge officials announced Tuesday in a press release that a disorderly conduct charge against renowned Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be dropped, the Boston Herald reported.
July 21, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Perspectives: Thanks for Asking
We applaud White House and Education Department officials for visiting Hispanic-majority communities to better ascertain the challenges and key issues for Latino/a students. If the goodwill created by this initiative is matched by decisive action, the current administration can achieve educational improvements for Hispanic Americans.
July 21, 2009
African-American
John Brown Exhibit on Display at West Virginia University
Nineteenth century sketches depicting the trial and hanging of abolitionist John Brown, and the uniform of a Confederate militia commander who helped halt his Harpers Ferry insurrection are on display at West Virginia University.
July 16, 2009
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