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Students
Obama Administration Looks to New Rules to Curb Student Debt
U.S. colleges will face new restrictions on using debit cards to distribute financial aid, and more people will have income-based options for repaying student loans under a pair of regulations given final approval by the Obama administration on Tuesday.
October 28, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Fort Valley State Students Back Ousted Swanier in Bid to Save Job
A group of current and former Fort Valley State students are rallying behind a popular tenured associate professor who was notified earlier this year that her position is being eliminated due to efforts to cut costs at the financially strapped public Black university.
October 28, 2015
HBCUs
Gallup Survey: HBCUs Give Black Graduates a Better Experience Than PWIs
The National Urban League and USA Funds collaborated to hold a two-day Higher Education Summit in Washington, D.C., coinciding with Gallup’s release of a new survey of minority college graduates.
October 28, 2015
Home
Legal Experts Advocate Change in Mindset Toward Policing, Incarceration
Panelists said the United States as a nation must find a way to curb the problems in police-community relations and lower the overall incarceration rate, but also change the attitudes of those in authority toward those they are to serve.
October 28, 2015
Home
Delaware State University Gets $6.2M in Grant Money
Delaware State University has received $6.2 million in grants ― $1.2 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for student education, and $5 million from NASA for the university’s optics program.
October 27, 2015
HBCUs
Top South African University to Reopen After Protests
One of South Africa’s top universities will re-open Wednesday after reaching agreements with students whose protests against tuition hikes spread to other campuses, forcing the closure of universities around the country.
October 27, 2015
International
Generation Xers Candid About Financial Future
Earlier this year, the insurance company Allianz Life released the findings of the Generations Apart Study that examined the financial outlook and attitude of 1000 Generation Xers (1965 to 1979) and 1000 Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964).
October 27, 2015
HBCUs
The HBCU Collegian That Could
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman
October 27, 2015
Military
Back to Basics: How Higher Ed Can Best Assist Veteran Students
Diverse examines the dos and don’ts of attracting and retaining veteran and military-affiliated students at higher ed institutions.
October 27, 2015
Home
States Working to Clear Paths to Quality Teachers
Many states are ramping up their efforts to ensure student access to quality teachers, regardless of the students’ race, ethnicity, household income or any of the other factors that have too often come to determine the quality of education provided to children across the country.
October 27, 2015
Students
Ole Miss Removes Mississippi Flag with Confederate Emblem
The University of Mississippi quietly removed the state flag with its Confederate battle emblem from its place of honor on campus Monday morning after students and faculty called it a divisive symbol that undermines efforts to promote diversity, tolerance and respect.
October 26, 2015
HBCUs
University of California Seeks Input for Rewrite of Free Speech Policy
The University of California Board of Regents is going back to the drawing board Monday and getting public input after a proposed policy on intolerance was roundly rejected by Jewish organizations that say it doesn’t go far enough to address antisemitism on campuses.
October 26, 2015
Home
Diverse Docket: Delaware State Prevails in Bias Suit
A federal judge has cleared Delaware State University of race and gender discrimination and retaliation allegations by a former faculty member who was removed as a department chair after her colleagues voted to oust her.
October 26, 2015
Latinx
Academics Must Get Out of Conference Comfort Zones
It’s important for educators to see the value of getting out of the ivory tower and connecting what academics do to real-world issues.
October 26, 2015
HBCUs
Diversity Key Part of Military’s Marching Orders
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter recently emphasized the importance of diversity in the military, saying, “ … We must start from a position of inclusivity, not exclusivity. Anything less is not just wrong — it’s bad defense policy, and it puts our future strength at risk.”
October 26, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Northwest Christian U. Wants Lawsuit by Unwed Mother Dismissed
A private Christian university in Eugene is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former assistant professor who says she was fired for becoming pregnant out of wedlock.
October 25, 2015
Leadership & Policy
After Narrow Vote, FAMU Board Chairman Resigns
Saying that his current relationship with Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum is “broken and irreparable,” the chairman of the university board stepped down from his post on Friday.
October 25, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Diverse on the Go
Ralph Newell, Vice President for Business Development & Technology, is representing Diverse at the HERC Annual Fall Meeting in Portland, Oregon, through Thursday.
October 25, 2015
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