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Section: Institutions
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
HBCUs
University of Chicago Cuts Ties With Confucius Institute
The University of Chicago cut ties with a Chinese language and research center following a Chinese media report that suggested the university had bowed to the authority of the institute’s leader in Beijing.
September 28, 2014
Sports
Students Protest Brigham Young University’s Beard Ban
A group of Brigham Young University students is protesting the Mormon Church-owned school’s ban on something its namesake once sported: a beard.
September 28, 2014
African-American
Proponents Push for Creative Methods to Cultivate Interest in STEM
Even though mastery of math and science is a critical part of the effort to achieve more proportionate Black representation in STEM fields, a bigger part of the equation is to spark student interest in STEM careers.
September 28, 2014
HBCUs
In Case You Missed It …
After Leaving UNCF, Labor Union Goes With Thurgood Marshall College Fund Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System Federal Student Loan Default Rate Drops But Critics Question Data
September 25, 2014
Students
Experts: HBCUs Need to Start Prepping Potential College Students
HBCUs and Predominantly Black Institutions should drill deeper into the K-12 systems in order to better prepare students for the demands of a college education.
September 25, 2014
Students
University of Southern California Inviting Neighbors Over for Education
USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative grooms high school students at the Foshay Learning Center, not far from the university’s main campus in southern Los Angeles.
September 25, 2014
Students
Student Accused of Videotaping Females in Shower
VERMILLION, S.D. ― University of South Dakota officials are defending their notification procedures after a student was accused of using a cellphone to videotape women in a dormitory shower in late August and charged days later in an off-campus rape.
September 25, 2014
Community Colleges
Study Shows College Degree Doesn’t Guarantee Increased Earnings
New research has exposed an exception to the higher-education mantra that people with degrees earn more than people without them.
September 23, 2014
Leadership & Policy
HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System
In wake of Parent Plus loan “debacle,” Department of Education trying to quell anxiety as it moves toward the anticipated rollout of the system.
September 23, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University
Dr. Norman C. Francis’ decision to step down as president of Xavier University in New Orleans next year—a job that he’s held for nearly 47 years—has led to widespread speculation across the academic community over who might be his replacement.
September 22, 2014
HBCUs
Diverse on the Go!
The Diverse staff will be out in full force at the White House Initiative on HBCUs national conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park today. Reporter Catherine Moss and Director of Advertising Virginia Hendrix will be among the staffers in attendance.
September 22, 2014
Students
After Leaving UNCF, Labor Union Goes With Thurgood Marshall College Fund
AFSCME, one of the largest labor unions in the country, severed its ties with the United Negro College Fund earlier this summer over its decision to accept money from the controversial Koch brothers.
September 21, 2014
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