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Asian American Pacific Islander
Professor Jeung Aims to Guide Burmese-Americans to Successful Path
Nationally, Burmese-Americans have an abysmal 39 percent high school dropout rate—almost twice the rate of non-Asians in this country—so, not surprisingly, many of them live below the poverty line.
April 29, 2015
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For Top Law Schools, Diversity not in Evidence
While trends at law schools show an increase in enrollment for students of color, these trends only hold true for those students at schools with the lowest median LSAT scores.
April 29, 2015
African-American
HBCUs in South Make Confederate Memorial Day a Teachable Moment
For historically Black public institutions, the fact that state offices were closed in honor of Confederate heroes held significance, particularly for history scholars and academicians.
April 28, 2015
Leadership & Policy
S.C. State Announces $100K Donation as Board Continues to Shrink
South Carolina State University’s national alumni group is giving $100,000 for scholarships as the financially troubled school seeks to boost enrollment.
April 28, 2015
Students
Texas A&M Galveston Professor Fails Entire Class
A Texas A&M Galveston professor has failed every student in his strategic management class, berating them via email as a disgrace to the school.
April 28, 2015
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Academy Launched to Boost Diversity Among School District Superintendents
The Howard University School of Education (HUSOE) plans to establish an academy to train a more diverse cohort of current and aspiring urban school district superintendents.
April 28, 2015
African-American
Congressmen Cross Aisle to Fight for HBCUs
Representatives from both sides of the aisle came together Tuesday evening in the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill to announce the formation of the Bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus.
April 28, 2015
HBCUs
JEANINE E. GANGENESS
JEANINE E. GANGENESS has been named associate vice president for academic affairs at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota, effective July 1. Gangeness previously served as the founding dean of the Bemidji State University School of Nursing in Minnesota. She earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of North Dakota.
April 28, 2015
Students
N.C. Central Law School Awarded $250K Professorship
The North Carolina Central University School of Law has received a $250,000 gift from John D. Fassett, attorney and former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk at the time of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. The gift will assist the School of Law in creating an endowed professorship for a faculty member who […]
April 27, 2015
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Audit Says Pa. Universities Need to Better Track Crime, Sex Bias
HARRISBURG, Pa. ― A new audit says Pennsylvania’s system of 14 state-owned universities should do a better job of tracking crime and sex discrimination. State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Monday released a generally favorable audit of the State System of Higher Education that also cites administrative flaws in the universities’ compliance with federal laws […]
April 27, 2015
Latinx
Students Challenge Columbia University’s Alleged Limiting Use of Spanish
According to a petition circulating among the Columbia University community, dining service workers are forbidden from speaking in Spanish and were forced to eat their meals in a closet during their breaks for multiple months.
April 27, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Experts: Trustees Need Closer Eye on Money
The Association of Governing Boards is recommending that boards should address changed public finances and deliver education at lower costs as well as focus more on their role as institutional fiduciaries.
April 27, 2015
Opinion
The Problem with Bruce Jenner as Trans Poster Boy
Does a rich celebrity really tell the story of trans diversity?
April 26, 2015
Students
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April 26, 2015
Students
University of Florida Fraternity Suspended After Allegedly Harassing Veterans
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ― A University of Florida fraternity has been suspended after reports that some of its members harassed wounded military veterans vacationing recently in Panama City Beach.
April 26, 2015
Students
Corinthian Colleges to Shut Down All 28 Remaining Campuses
SANTA ANA, Calif. ― Corinthian Colleges will shut down all of its remaining 28 ground campuses, displacing about 16,000 students.
April 26, 2015
African-American
Court Allows Racial Bias Suit vs. Metropolitan State to Proceed
Metropolitan State University of Denver must continue to defend a racial discrimination case by a Black student who won the most votes for student government president but was disqualified on the basis of campaign violations.
April 26, 2015
Students
Educator Introduces Online Program to Report Sexual Assault
In the wake of heightened sexual assaults on college campuses across the United States, a seasoned educator has developed a new online intervention program to respond to these attacks.
April 26, 2015
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