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UCLA Scholar Seeks to Raise Awareness About University’s Forgotten Mexican American Forefather
The forefather father of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) was a Mexican American politician by the name of Reginaldo del Valle, according to recent research. Although his contributions to the institution’s founding have been largely forgotten, UCLA Professor David Hayes-Bautista is seeking to resurrect del Valle’s memory.
June 24, 2008
Students
Report: To Serve Hispanics, Schools Should Look to the Success of HSIs
By looking at the success of Hispanic-serving institutions, other colleges and universities can find ways to support the growing number of Hispanic college students nationwide, according to a report released Wednesday by the higher education policy group Excelencia in Education.
June 24, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Victim of Noose Incident, Columbia U. Professor Is Fired Amid Plagiarism Charges
Last October, hundreds of students, faculty and community activists rallied on Columbia University’s campus to protest the hanging of a noose on the office door of a popular African-American professor.
June 24, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Collegiate Athletics in New Orleans Struggle to Rebound Post-Hurricane Katrina
Eddie Francis bursts out laughing when he recounts his unexpected coaching debut for Southern University at New Orleans earlier this semester.
June 24, 2008
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A Nevada County Laments Retirement of Minority Educators
After 36 years with the Washoe County School District, George Hardaway is about to retire.
June 24, 2008
Opinion
An HBCU Learns the Benefits of Appreciating its Alumni
According to Diverse’s May 1 feature “A Fundraising Blueprint” and most recently Tuesday’s Chronicle of Higher Education daily update, Howard University raised $275 million in a five-year fundraising campaign. Howard’s success surpassed the institution’s expectations and solidified its role as a leader in Black college fundraising. Interestingly, Howard University trustees originally set the goal for […]
June 23, 2008
International
Documentary Chronicles Pitfalls of American Education in Global Economy
Diverse reporter Michelle Nealy chats with Indianapolis venture-capitalist-turned-filmmaker, Bob Compton, about his provocative new documentary, “2 Million Minutes.” The film chronicles six students from India, the United States and China during their high school years. Compton highlights the pitfalls of American education in today’s global economy and praises those cultures that revere academic achievement.
June 23, 2008
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Black University of Arkansas Law Student Gets Posthumous Degree 60 Years Later
Sixty years after enrolling in law school and stepping into history, Silas Hunt has finally received his degree.
June 23, 2008
Opinion
I Know From Whence I Speak: Black Studies and the HBCU
The 20th anniversary of the doctorate in African-American studies in the American academy is, undoubtedly, cause for jubilant celebration. W. E. B. Du Bois must surely be smiling down from his perch amongst the African ancestors. Yet, as we hail this monumental milestone, at the same time, we can no longer overlook the tragic and […]
June 22, 2008
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EPA Fellowship Seeks to Build a Pipeline of Minority Scientists in Environmental Studies
When Dr. William H. Sanders joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) more than 30 years ago, he found something problematic — there simply weren’t enough minorities or women represented in the federal agency.
June 22, 2008
Recruitment & Retention
Cheyney President Meets With Campus Unions To Ease Tensions Over Summer Staffing, Financial Woes
The president of Cheyney University met with leaders of two campus unions in an effort to ease tensions over staffing, financial troubles and other issues.
June 22, 2008
Students
Sparked by Wright Controversy, Northwestern’s Black Alumni Call on University to Correct Racial Injustices
Northwestern University’s decision to rescind an invitation to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to receive an honorary degree was the last straw for many Black alumni, who have started an online petition that calls for changes to how the university treats Black students and the Black community, including an investigation into the decrease in Black student enrollment.
June 19, 2008
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UCLA Scholar Seeks to Raise Awareness About University’s Forgotten Mexican American Forefather
The forefather father of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) was a Mexican American politician by the name of Reginaldo del Valle, according to recent research.
June 19, 2008
Opinion
A Post-Racial America?
In a June 13, 2008 Op Ed in The Wall Street Journal, Ward Connerly proclaimed that “Obama is no ‘Post Racial’ Candidate. Connerly’s conclusion is based on the fact that Obama acknowledges the continuing significance of race in an ostensibly ‘post racial’ America. More importantly Obama does not support Connerly’s attempts to outlaw Affirmative Action. […]
June 18, 2008
Opinion
Ph.d.’s in African American Studies at HBCUs: A Response to Where are They?
This week Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ran a story entitled “Black Colleges Still Lacking Ph.D. African American Studies Program.”  The article rightly told the story of the development and expansion of doctoral programs in African American studies at historically White institutions and chastised Black colleges for having no programs — none at all. According to […]
June 18, 2008
Opinion
No First Amendment Right to Call for Obama’s Assassination
The 2008 Presidential election is testing how America deals with the enduring question of racism. With Barack Obama as the presumptive Democratic nominee, America is beginning to confront its racial pedigree. The results speak for themselves. One such test occurred recently when performance artist, Yazmany Arboleda, put race, penis envy and sexism on Front Street. […]
June 18, 2008
Students
Report: To Serve Hispanics, Schools Should Look to the Success of HSIs
By looking at the success of Hispanic-serving institutions, other colleges and universities can find ways to support the growing number of Hispanic college students nationwide, according to a report released Wednesday by the higher education policy group Excelencia in Education.
June 18, 2008
Students
Higher Education Associations Launch National Student Voting Campaign
In an effort that builds upon the enthusiastic participation of young voters during the recent presidential primary season, a coalition of higher education associations have launched the National Campus Voter Registration Project (NCVP), a nationwide nonpartisan campaign to register, educate and motivate college students to vote in the national election this November.
June 18, 2008
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