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Section: Institutions
Community Colleges
Seasoned Leaders
The following higher education presidents/chancellors of color have been at their respective two-or four-year institutions for 25 years or more, as long as Diverse, formerly Black Issues in Higher Education, has been published.
June 10, 2009
Community Colleges
Prospective Switch to Direct Loans Raises Concerns
Smaller schools say they lack the infrastructure to take on student loan tasks traditionally performed by banks.
June 10, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Setting a New Standard
Despite the gains minorities have made in student enrollment and higher education leadership, the needle needs to move further and faster in the next 25 years to narrow the widening educational achievement equity gap.
June 10, 2009
Students
Native Identity And Community On Campus
For the past 25 years American Indians have struggled to find a place at the table of higher education.
June 10, 2009
Faculty & Staff
25 To Watch
In previous anniversary editions, this publication has featured accomplished and established higher education leaders of note. This time, we feature 25 up-and-coming leaders, many of whom are carrying the diversity mantle forward in an avowed commitment to progress. Narrowing the field of great academicians and advocates to just 25 was no easy task! Although this should not be construed as an exhaustive list, please allow us to introduce you to 25 people, in alphabetical order, we expect to see more of.
June 10, 2009
HBCUs
Unparalleled Challenges
From keeping pace with technology to helping students finance their educations, four presidents discuss meeting head-on the multitude of challenges that HBCUs face in the 21st century.
June 10, 2009
Faculty & Staff
A Deceiving Label?
There’s growing debate among educators on whether the umbrella Asian Pacific Islander label conceals disparities among Asian American students or provides political power in numbers.
June 10, 2009
Students
Colleges and Universities Must Not Rest On Their Laurels
Institutions must gear up to face new challenges, such as ensuring campus security, keeping up with technology and maintaining quality.
June 10, 2009
HBCUs
Enhanced HBCU Teacher Preparation Role Discussed at U.S. Education Department Meeting
A national strategy to avert teacher shortages as well as improve overall teaching quality in U.S. public schools will include the participation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as key players in the formulation of strategic policies, U.S. Education Department officials told a gathering of HBCU education school officials and HBCU presidents on Tuesday.
June 9, 2009
Students
Higher Education Association Blasts Graduation Rate Data Used in Think Tank Report
One week after the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative Washington-based think tank, released a report scrutinizing colleges and universities with low six-year graduation rates, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) issued a policy brief criticizing the way graduation rate information is collected.
June 8, 2009
Students
Report Scrutinizes Colleges With Low Graduation Rates, Including MSIs
Less than 60 percent of new students graduate from the nation’s four-year colleges and universities within six years, according to a new study, and the rate is even lower at most of the historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions included in the study.
June 2, 2009
Sports
NCAA Women of Color Symposium Launches Recruitment and Retention Strategy Campaign
A recent NCAA report showed that ethnic minority women make up only 1.6 percent of athletic directors at institutions involved in intercollegiate athletics at the Division I, II and III levels – including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Drop HBCUs from the equation and the rate falls under 1 percent.
May 28, 2009
HBCUs
Tuskegee President To Deliver Lincoln Memorial Rededication Address
Tuskegee University president, Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, will deliver the principal address this weekend at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to rededicate the monument in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.
May 27, 2009
Latinx
HSIs, Others Look to Census for Aid to Schools, Communities
Advocacy groups are seeing to it that the U.S. Census Bureau has the necessary resources to count all U.S. residents effectively.
May 27, 2009
Students
Honing Athletic Skills, Academics at Community Colleges
Athletic programs build community and help mold a student’s identity.
May 27, 2009
Community Colleges
Professional Appoitments
BEN BRINEY has been appointed head coach of the Truman State University (Ala.) volleyball team. He previously served as the team’s assistant. Briney earned a bachelor’s from Southwest Baptist University. DR. LINDA M. BLEICKEN has been named president of Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.). Previously, she served as provost and vice president for academic affairs […]
May 27, 2009
Community Colleges
Obama Administration Announces National Program for Green Jobs, Training
Vice President Joe Biden and two Cabinet secretaries unveiled a national program Tuesday to train workers for “green jobs” that will make public housing more energy-efficient.
May 26, 2009
HBCUs
Former NC HBCU Leader To Lead North Carolina A&T
Dr. Harold L. Martin, a former chancellor of Winston-Salem State University, was named the chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University this past Friday by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
May 25, 2009
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