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Diverse on the Go
Diverse Sales Administrator Elena Maconaughey will be among the staffers attending the American Association of Colleges and Universities’ 2015 Annual Meeting today at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. Diverse also will host a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
January 20, 2015
African-American
MLK, ‘Selma,’ and the Feeling
There should be as many in line to see this movie as there were people lining up to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
January 18, 2015
Leadership & Policy
In Case You Missed It…
President Obama’s Plan to Make Community College Free Draws Praise, Skepticism Suspension of NC A&T’s Nursing Program Has Significant Impact on Students’ Future Community Colleges Take On Larger Role in Modern Language Association At King Celebration, Sharpton Bridges Eras of Activism
January 16, 2015
African-American
Race Relations at Forefront of National Debate
A poll indicated that 13% of those interviewed believed that race relations are the most important issue facing the nation.
January 13, 2015
African-American
Suspension of NC A&T’s Nursing Program Has Significant Impact on Students’ Future
Students at NC A&T are told to pick another major or study nursing somewhere else due to suspended program.
January 12, 2015
Students
Obama to Propose Free Community College Program
President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed making community college free “for everybody who is willing to work for it.”
January 8, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Brooms Takes Pride in Connecting Teaching, Service and Research
Dr. Derrick R. Brooms, a Diverse 2015 Emerging Scholar, conducts research that trains a spotlight on the educational opportunities of Black males.
January 8, 2015
African-American
Scholars: ‘Selma’ Film Likely to Have Social Justice Impact
Some scholars contend Selma could help Americans link 1960s civil rights movement history to present-day social justice efforts such as the Black Lives Matter movement.
January 8, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Higher Education: The Problem with Priorities
For most colleges, the best hires typically come today with individuals who understand that the problem with priorities is how to find the courage — and backing — to address them.
January 6, 2015
African-American
More Women, Minorities in New Congress
WASHINGTON — The 114th Congress that convenes today will count more minorities and women than ever, although lawmakers remain overwhelmingly White and male in the Republican-controlled House and Senate.
January 5, 2015
Students
Let’s See Leniency for Oregon Duck ‘Satirists’
Oregon player chant deserves applause not discipline.
January 4, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Second Review Sought in Case Against Professor
A northwest Missouri prosecutor is seeking another court hearing in a case against a former university professor who was arrested on drug charges after he posted insensitive remarks on Facebook.
January 1, 2015
African-American
Harvard Law Agrees to Sex Harassment Resolution
Harvard Law School has agreed to revise its sexual harassment and assault policies and to review sexual harassment complaints dating to the 2012-2013 school year after U.S. education officials found the school in violation of federal law.
December 30, 2014
Students
Florida State/Jameis Winston Case is Higher Ed’s Year in Review
Winston gets a pass on student code, and playing this week. Surprised?
December 28, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Virginia Commonwealth University Group Seeks to Increase Number of Black Faculty
RICHMOND, Va. — A group at Virginia Commonwealth University is working to reverse a decline in Black faculty members. Black Education Association president and psychology teacher Faye Z. Belgrave tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the percentage of Black faculty is lower today than it was a decade ago. A report presented to the Board of […]
December 28, 2014
Students
HBCU Stakeholders List Financing Programs, Affordability as Top Issues
The 2014 State of HBCUs Report reflects concern about the health of the institutions in the wake of shrinking enrollment and a fairly steady decline in federal funding.
December 28, 2014
African-American
Tennessee State University Alumnus Receives NASA Award
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― A Tennessee State University alumnus and NASA engineer is being recognized for outstanding contribution to the agency. Ron Cobbs is a 1989 graduate of TSU and avionics chief engineer to the International Space Station operations. He recently received the NASA Johnson Space Center Director’s Commendation Award. The award recognizes the center’s civil […]
December 25, 2014
Students
Jackson State’s 2-Year Executive Ph.D. Program Marks 10 Years of Success
The 167 graduates of the Executive Ph.D. program in urban higher education were honored this month at the 10th anniversary celebration of the program.
December 25, 2014
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