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Section: Institutions
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
African-American
Diverse On The Go…
Senior Writer Jamal Eric Watson will be covering the International Colloquium on Black Males today through Friday at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
September 30, 2014
LGBTQ+
University of California to Add ‘Gender-Neutral’ Restrooms
Responding to concerns raised by gay and transgender students and employees, University of California President Janet Napolitano directed the system’s 10 campuses on Monday to create more gender-neutral restrooms and to allow students to update their records with a preferred name that does not necessarily match their legal name.
September 30, 2014
African-American
Tuskegee University Joins Ranks of Schools Banning Tobacco Use on Campus
Tuskegee’s policy prohibits the use of all tobacco products as well as e-cigarettes, water pipes or vapor devices on all areas of the sprawling campus.
September 30, 2014
Students
Learning From Minority-Serving Institutions
The success of all students needs to be anchored in a shared understanding among all stakeholders that it is long past time to abandon the “one-size-fits-all” view of students.
September 30, 2014
Students
New Center Seeks to Boost Knowledge, Interest in Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Seeking to address a gap in knowledge about Hispanic-serving colleges nationwide, a leading research group on Tuesday launched a virtual data center to provide key information about these institutions as well as promising practices in serving Latino students.
September 30, 2014
Students
Ghost Tales For Scholars
With Halloween on the horizon, October brings to mind ghost stories, preferably told on a cool night sitting around a campfire in the deep, dark woods. Ghosts have long been associated with Halloween, which has its origins in a pagan holiday honoring the dead and evolved into the Christian observances of the vigil of All Hallow’s Eve, Oct. 31, All Hallow’s or All Saints Day, Nov. 1 and All Soul’s Day, Nov. 2., which also honor the departed.
September 30, 2014
Students
Lane College Plans Layoffs
JACKSON, Tenn. ― Lane College President Logan Hampton says he must cut staff to align expenses with current revenues.
September 29, 2014
Disabilties
Biden Announces $450 Million Worth of Grants for Higher Ed
The funding is designed to help community colleges and other institutions provide better job training.
September 29, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Wilberforce University Names Veteran Educator Freeman as President
The nation’s oldest historically Black private university named an educator and college administrator on Monday to serve as its president as it struggles with financial and other issues.
September 29, 2014
African-American
Happy Anniversary!
Please join the Diverse staff in wishing Operations Manager Eugenia Gooding a happy 13th anniversary as a member of Cox, Matthews & Associates, Inc.
September 29, 2014
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