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Section: Institutions
Students
Tennessee Promise Program Has 35K Applications
With the Nov. 1 deadline to apply approaching, the Tennessee Promise program could be on pace to perhaps double the state’s goal of applications.
October 12, 2014
Students
Report: Shift from Boutique Programs to Broad Efforts to Help Minority Males
Community colleges are looking at addressing the achievement gaps of the men of color they enroll with broad, data-backed approaches to helping all students succeed and complete their academic programs.
October 12, 2014
Disabilties
Minority-Serving Institutions Exist Across the Globe
Unprecedented shifts in migration patterns are causing demographic changes around the world.
October 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
East Tennessee State Students Trying to Raise Funding for Sex Week
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ―Some East Tennessee State University students say they will try to raise funds online for a Sex Week program after the Student Senate turned down a funding request.
October 9, 2014
African-American
In Case You Missed It…
Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement Darker-Skinned African-American Students Suspended More Frequently HSI Advocates Question Relevancy, Accuracy of College Ratings Systems With Its Vital Signs Weakening, Wilberforce University Calls In a Specialist
October 9, 2014
African-American
Top 100 Degree Producers Special Report
Our annual Top 100 Degree Producers special report — the only national report on the ability of U.S. colleges and universities to award associate, bachelor’s, graduate and professional degrees to African-American, Hispanic, Asian American and American Indian students.
October 9, 2014
Students
Virginia Wesleyan Sued Over Sexual Assault
NORFOLK, Va. ― A former student has sued Virginia Wesleyan College, claiming that she was sexually assaulted on campus in 2012 and that the college allowed her attacker to voluntarily leave the school so he could enroll elsewhere.
October 8, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Iran’s President Calls for Greater Academic Freedom
President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called for more academic freedom in Iran’s universities, saying restrictions stifle innovation and breed sycophancy.
October 7, 2014
Latinx
Starbucks: 1,000-plus Enrolled for Tuition Program
Starbucks says more than 1,000 of its workers have enrolled for an upcoming fall semester at Arizona State University to take advantage of a program that helps pay for their tuition.
October 7, 2014
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs Must Be Up for the Challenge
Increasing retention and graduation rates for Black males will require an ambitious effort from both stakeholders and policy makers.
October 6, 2014
HBCUs
Will Nation Follow Lead of California’s Affirmative Consent Law?
Yale does, Harvard doesn’t, as institutions struggle with defining consent as they see it.
October 6, 2014
Students
Can Focusing on Workplace Skills Increase College Completion Rates?
In spite of controversy, community colleges and businesses at a conference in New York say the answer is yes.
October 5, 2014
Community Colleges
New Jersey Bill Ties For-Profit College Degrees to Graduation Rates
New Jersey’s higher education secretary would be allowed to revoke the ability of for-profit colleges to award degrees if they fail to achieve minimum graduation rates under a bill advanced by lawmakers Thursday.
October 2, 2014
HBCUs
Welcome Aboard!
Please join us in congratulating Raashida Ryan-Hayes on joining the Diverse team as Associate Editor. Raashida, a graduate of North Carolina A&T University, has worked as a copy editor for the Rocky Mount Telegram and freelance writer for Charm magazine. New to the D.C. area, Raashida is enjoying exploring and sightseeing.
October 2, 2014
HBCUs
John Wayne’s Heirs Lose ‘Duke’ Legal Brawl
John Wayne had a two-fisted image, but heirs of the late movie star have lost a legal throwdown over use of his nickname, Duke.
October 2, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Roderick Smothers Selected as Philander Smith College’s President
Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, who currently serves as vice president for institutional advancement and development at Huston-Tillotson University, has been tapped to lead Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.
October 2, 2014
African-American
HBCUs Awarded Funds to Promote LGBTQ Inclusion
Four HBCUs, with the support of the Human Rights Campaign and Promised Land Films, are working to ramp up their LGBTQ inclusion efforts, just ahead of National Coming Out Week.
October 2, 2014
Community Colleges
Jailed Cop Killer Selected as Goddard College Graduation Speaker
A man serving life in prison for the killing of a Philadelphia police officer in 1981 has been selected as a commencement speaker at his Vermont alma mater.
October 1, 2014
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