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Section: Institutions > MSIs
African-American
Dream Catcher
In this issue, Diverse salutes Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, the influential former president of Cuyahoga Community College.
May 22, 2014
Students
Citywide College Scholarship Programs Show Promising, Limited Results
During a panel discussion at the Education Writers Association’s national seminar, journalists who have covered citywide scholarship initiatives detail the pros and cons of such programs.
May 18, 2014
African-American
Dr. Marybeth Gasman – Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
Gasman, a professor of higher education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, holds secondary appointments in history, Africana studies, and the School of Social Policy and Practice. She also directs the Center for Minority-Serving Institutions at Penn. Gasman has written or edited 15 books, including Envisioning Black Colleges: A History […]
April 25, 2014
Students
House Refuses to Put Limits on Tulane Scholarships
Lawmakers in the Louisiana House don’t want to restrict how they can dole out $6.8 million in Tulane University scholarships each year.
April 24, 2014
MSIs
Welcome Aboard!
Wendi Mays has joined the Diverse team as the Digital & Webinar Business Development Manager. She has worked in marketing management for over 16 years, specializing in managing and producing webinars for the last 6 years. Wendi currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia.
April 23, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Sponsor Pulls Bill Allowing Guns on University of Alaska Campuses
A bill that would allow people to carry concealed handguns on University of Alaska campuses has been pulled.
April 16, 2014
Students
Jill Biden Promotes Post-9/11 GI Bill Website
Jill Biden is promoting a new website designed to make it easier for service members, veterans, their spouses and dependents to calculate their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at thousands of schools and job training programs.
April 16, 2014
Students
A Young Minority-Serving Institution on the Move
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Pomona, California Dr. Douglas R. Freer Founded in 1938 Vice President for Student Services www.csupomona.edu Founded in 1938 and one of only two polytechnic universities in the state, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) is known for its learn-by-doing philosophy. The university recognizes that […]
April 8, 2014
Latinx
Young Millennial Republicans Harbor Divergent Views from Their GOP Elders
The Pew Research Center Study did in fact confirm that millennials are the most diverse, pluralistic group of people in American history.
April 2, 2014
MSIs
Moving Beyond the Nasty in SCA-5, California’s New Affirmative Action Debate
The battle lines are being drawn along party and racial lines.
March 10, 2014
Students
Southern University Board Member Quits, Changes Mind
BATON ROUGE, La. ― Southern University’s Board of Supervisors member Calvin Braxton has apparently flip-flopped. On Wednesday, Braxton sent the Southern Board a letter of resignation that read: “Accept my recognition from the Southern University Board of Supervisors.” Less than a day later, Braxton says he has reconsidered and intends to remain a board member. […]
March 2, 2014
Latinx
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Continue Growth With More Poised to Join Ranks
The nation had 370 Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) in 2013, an increase of nearly 60 percent during the past decade, said the new report from Excelencia in Education.
February 25, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Divided FAMU Board Approves Mangum’s Contract for President
Trustees who oversee Florida A&M University are finally approving a new contract for the school’s new president.
February 13, 2014
Students
Tenn. Governor Proposes Free Community College Program
A popular Tennessee governor running for re-election wants to create a free community college program. Sound familiar?
February 6, 2014
Leadership & Policy
UIC to Pursue Obama Library Alone
Despite Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s suggestion the city make a unified bid for President Barack Obama’s presidential library, the University of Illinois at Chicago says it will work on its own bid.
January 29, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Protesting Utah Student Pays Tuition in $1 Bills
A University of Utah student says he paid his tuition bill with 2,000 one-dollar bills as a silent protest against the rising cost of college.
January 23, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Education Champion George Miller to Retire from Congress
U.S. Rep. George Miller, ranking Democrat on the House Education Committee, has announced that, after four decades in Congress, he won’t be seeking re-election in 2014.
January 15, 2014
Students
Alabama State Trustees Choose Boyd as President
Gwendolyn Boyd went from a Montgomery housing project as a girl to a career with a leadership position at Johns Hopkins University.
December 22, 2013
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