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Getting to Know: Dr. Eban Goodstein
Dr. Eban Goodstein, professor of economics at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., wants college students around the country to join the fight against global warming, and he’s focused on getting Hispanics and other minorities involved.
June 13, 2007
Sports
Black Women Coaches Hope to Inspire the Next Generation
Recent appointments of Black women coaches – like that of Cochese Washington at Penn State – raise the profile of African American women in Division I athletics, and provide hope and inspiration to the next generation.
June 13, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Laying Out a Blueprint for Diversity
Community colleges at forefront of efforts to bridge yawning architecture diversity gap.
June 13, 2007
Students
Broken Bonds: Are Black Greek Organizations Making Themselves Irrelevant?
It is rare that one finds a venue to advance balanced, yet critical, debate over Black Greek Letter Organizations, or BGLOs.
June 13, 2007
Students
‘Helping Smart Kids Get Smarter’
Increasingly educators are addressing ways to motivate high-potential students.
June 13, 2007
Students
Presidential Hopefuls Gradually Roll Out Education Plans
From student loans to college access programs, candidates offer proposals.
June 13, 2007
Community Colleges
Conference: Community Colleges May Be Best Hope to Close Achievement Gap
Minority, low-income students continue to be left behind academically.
June 13, 2007
STEM
New Liberian President Seeks to Rehabilitate Country’s Education System
Finding teachers still country’s main hurdle.
June 13, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Laying Out a Blueprint for Diversity
Community colleges at forefront of efforts to bridge yawning architecture diversity gap.
June 13, 2007
Latinx
House Committee Approves Increase in Pell Grant, New Funding For Black Colleges
The House education committee on Wednesday approved a higher education bill that would increase Pell Grants, cut lender subsidies and make wide-ranging changes to help low-income students and minority-serving colleges.
June 13, 2007
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Hispanic Students Hungry for College
WASHINGTON, D.C. Some 98 percent of Hispanic high school students say they want to attend college, according to a new study. But according to the 2004 U.S. Census Bureau report, only 25 percent of Hispanics are currently enrolled at the nation’s colleges and universities. Activists are now trying to bridge that gap by addressing the factors that impede Hispanic students from fulfilling their dream of pursing a higher education.
June 13, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Clark Atlanta’s Broadnax Handed Legal Victory, Vows To Stay
ATLANTA Clark Atlanta University faculty and staff got two strong messages Monday in their battles with President Walter Broadnax, who they want fired.
June 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Study: Immigrants Create Hi-Tech Firms, Not Take Jobs From Americans
In a new study, researchers from Duke University, the University of California-Berkeley, and the Kauffman Foundation show that there is a strong correlation between educational attainment in the STEM disciplines and innovation among immigrant founders of U.S.-based engineering and technology companies.
June 11, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Academy, AAUP Confronted on Low Faculty Diversity
Faculty members concerned about diversity took the academy as well as the American Association of University Professors to task for not doing enough to promote diversity at one session of AAUP’s 93rd annual meeting, “Telling the Truth at Difficult Times,” which started June 7 and concluded yesterday.
June 11, 2007
Latinx
MSIs, College Access Programs Gain in House Bill
Advocates for low-income students are hailing a new U.S. House of Representatives agreement that would increase funding for college access programs and minority-serving institutions in 2008.
June 10, 2007
Students
Perspectives: College Dream Can Be Reality For America’s Refugee Citizens
Education is the proven universal passport to a better personal and financial future. Our nation prides itself on providing equal educational opportunities for all. The system isn’t perfect, and no one knows that better than the poor and those outside the mainstream of American life. Like other Americans, refugee and asylum families in this country dream of college for their children, but few find their way to our campuses. We must change that.
June 10, 2007
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Howard U’s Radio Station Teams Up with NASCAR Team To Get Minorities into Racing
As part of an effort to introduce more minorities into the world of auto racing, Howard University’s radio station sponsored a car in Saturday’s South Boston Speedway race, making it the first urban radio station to sponsor a NASCAR race.
June 7, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Two MVSU Professors Fired, At Least One Claims It’s Retaliation
JACKSON, Miss. Two Mississippi Valley State University professors have been fired, and at least one of them claims it was in retaliation for serving on a panel that was critical of university president Lester Newman.
June 7, 2007
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