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Police Report Lead From Missing University of Virginia Student Case
RICHMOND, Va. ― The investigation into the case of a missing University of Virginia student has provided a “significant break” in the unsolved 2009 death of another young woman who disappeared from the Charlottesville campus, Virginia State Police said Monday. The announcement of the new lead in Morgan Harrington’s case came as authorities continue to […]
September 29, 2014
Opinion
Holder’s Complex Legacy Slightly Out of Balance
First African-American U.S. attorney general was great on civil rights, lousy on civil liberties.
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
African-American
Talladega College President Knows From Experience Potential Pitfalls of Labeling
Dr. Billy Hawkins knows firsthand the dangers of being inaccurately diagnosed with a learning disability.
September 29, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Political Strategist Brazile Donates Papers to Louisiana State University
Veteran Democratic political strategist and commentator Donna Brazile makes no secret of her pride in being a Louisiana native and LSU graduate.
September 28, 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
Faculty & Staff
University of Utah Professor’s Antagonist Wins Right to New Trial
A White supremacist convicted of sending a hate-filled email to a professor has won the right to a new trial on First Amendment grounds.
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
Students
Special Focus: Hispanic Heritage Month
This issue contains a special focus on Hispanics in higher education in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. We highlight the top universities for graduating Hispanic students in bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
September 25, 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
STEM
Study: Blacks Less Influenced by STEM Gender Stereotypes Than Whites
While Black women are more likely than White women to show interest in STEM majors, Black women are less likely to actually complete STEM degrees.
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
Sports
Police Chief: ‘No Idea’ of Whereabouts of University of Virginia Student
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― Investigators still have “no idea whatsoever” where a missing University of Virginia student might be despite the arrest of a fugitive who was seen walking off with her, Charlottesville’s police chief said Thursday.
September 25, 2014
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