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Sports
New Guide Offers Tips on Establishing and Maintaining Effective Campus Safety Teams
A new guidebook hopes to curb campus crime by leading campus teams through the process of anticipating and responding different types of campus problems or threats.
September 12, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Minority Education Think Tank to Launch Online
A new online education think tank that aims to expand the involvement of people of color in the growing national debate over how best to educate America’s children is being launched this week.
September 12, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Report: Interdepartmental Collaboration Favored as Means to Achieve Organizational Diversity
The American Association for Affirmative Action released a report called “Collaborative Relationships Between EEO/Affirmative Action, Human Resources and Diversity Professionals,” which found that there is interdepartmental collaboration in most organizations to achieve diversity goals.
September 11, 2012
Leadership & Policy
New Document Filing Expected To Boost Fisk University Efforts to Have Accreditation Reaffirmed
Fisk University has filed a monitoring report as part of efforts to persuade a powerful Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accrediting agency to lift the Nashville-based HBCU from probation, a status it has held for nearly two years.
September 11, 2012
HBCUs
Dillard University Male Students Mark First Day of School by Wearing Suits
“When young men come to college, they have no idea what the image of a college man is, so I wanted their first image to be a man of honor,” says Jerome Bailey, Dillard’s SGA president, and the author of the idea. He adds that if students “are dressed professionally from the first day on, it […]
September 11, 2012
HBCUs
Michigan Secretary of State Runs Mobile Campus Registration
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says her department’s mobile office will stop on five university campuses this week to register voters.
September 10, 2012
Students
State College in Colorado Won’t Be Investigated for Obama Course
A conservative group that took issue with a Colorado college offering credit for campaigning for President Barack Obama isn’t happy with the response from state officials.
September 10, 2012
Community Colleges
Perspective: Beyond Borders—STEM Education as a Global Priority
Australia, like the U.S., has set its sights on transforming higher education in an era of increased demand for postsecondary degrees and credentials.
September 10, 2012
Community Colleges
Commentary: Community Colleges – An ‘Unsung’ Source of America’s STEM Talent
Some 1,200 community colleges in the U.S. enroll more than 8 million students yearly, which is 43 percent of all undergraduates.
September 10, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Governor Deval Patrick Appoints Roxbury Community College Trustees
Gov. Deval Patrick has appointed six new members to the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees.
September 9, 2012
African-American
Tennessee Democrats Call for Diversity Training for Lawmakers
Democratic leaders point to insulting comments made by two Republican lawmakers to the Legislature’s Black caucus in calling for legislators to undergo diversity and sensitivity training.
September 9, 2012
Community Colleges
Pell Grant Program’s 40th Anniversary Observed
The Council for Opportunity in Education’s annual convention celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Pell Grant and focused on college affordability issues for low-income students.
September 9, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Engaging Latino Alumni: Basic Steps
Although often overlooked by those studying and working within the confines of mainstream philanthropy and higher education giving, 63 percent of Latino households give to charity.
September 6, 2012
MSIs
From the Democratic National Convention: Ideas on Fixing Higher Education
Speaking at a higher education policy forum during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, experts shared their ideas on ways to improve degree attainment for students.
September 6, 2012
Students
Grambling MSN Program Graduates Maintain 100 Percent Licensing Exam Pass Rate
Due to its perfect pass rate on national exams for 14 straight years, an astounding achievement for any professional program, Grambling’s graduate nursing program has gained a reputation for excellence in Louisiana.
September 6, 2012
Native Americans
New Initiative Helps Schools Cater to First-Generation Collegians
Thirty MSIs were given a $100,000 “capacity-building grant” to put practices and processes in place to help more first-generation students of color achieve academic success, the brief states.
September 5, 2012
Students
Football Classics Bring the HBCU Experience — and Their Marching Bands — to Big-time Arenas
There’s more to HBCU football classics than just the action on the field. They are weekend-long events, much like a school’s homecoming, only on a grander scale.
September 4, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion
Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
September 4, 2012
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