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Academics and Athletics: The Necessary Tension in Higher Education
Discrepancies in student-athlete graduation rates continue to keep athletics in the news and that trend is exacerbated by the commercialization of intercollegiate athletics, Ohio State administrator David Graham writes.
June 6, 2012
Community Colleges
Report: Certification Opens Path to Gainful Employment, Middle Class Earnings
A new report on post-secondary credentials found that certificate-holders often earn more than those with associate’s degrees and sometimes more than those with bachelor’s degrees.
June 6, 2012
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Rutgers Trustees May Be Unable To Stop Merger
A legal analysis of Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed higher education reorganization finds that the Rutgers University’s Board of Trustees may be unable to block a merger between the Camden campus and Rowan University.
June 5, 2012
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Forum: Common Core State Standards Opening New Chapter in U.S. Education Reform
During an educational testing forum in Washington, expert panelists extolled the virtues of the Common Core State Standards as ushering in a new era of education reform.
June 5, 2012
Sports
Is Winning Everything?
In the Arthur Ashe Jr. 2012 Sports Scholars’ edition, Diverse examines the national champion Kentucky Wildcats whose coach John Calipari raised eyebrows over comments that Kentucky players focus on the NBA, rather than academics.
June 5, 2012
African-American
Morehouse Medical School Chair Created on Sexuality and Religion
The Morehouse School of Medicine is creating what is being called the first endowed chair on sexuality and religion at a U.S. medical school.
June 4, 2012
Community Colleges
Commentary: Student Success at the Community College Level
Many of us make it our professional mission to work in community colleges because we are true believers in the power these institutions have to transform the lives of our students, a Gaston (N.C.) College student and enrollment services specialist writes.
June 4, 2012
African-American
FAMU President Proposes Sweeping Anti-hazing Regulations
Florida A & M University seeks to impose significant new rules governing hazing issues across the campus as well as the participation and conduct in its world-famous music ensemble.
June 4, 2012
Asian American Pacific Islander
Dr. James Hirabayashi, Pioneering Ethnic Studies Scholar, Dies at 85
Dr. James Akira Hirabayashi, an ethnic studies pioneer whose scholarly family is closely connected to the U.S. internment camps of World War II, has died – not long after producing a final book on the subject.
June 3, 2012
African-American
UNCF Launches Annual Student Leadership Conference
Late last week, 34 UNCF scholarship recipients attended a leadership training institute in Washington, D.C. to gain preparation for the internships in various firms and organizations at which they will work this summer.
June 3, 2012
Native Americans
Former University of New Mexico Regent Inspires NCORE Audience
Recounting her experiences growing up on a Navajo reservation in New Mexico and the isolating effects of academia on minority students, Sandra Begay-Campbell struck a chord with the women at this year’s NCORE event.
June 3, 2012
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NCORE Event Addresses Race, Social Justice, and Higher Education Access
Among the topics expert panelists dissected at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity, Tennessee leaders tackled the Obama era’s signature issue: college completion.
June 3, 2012
Opinion
Gorilla Taunts of a Professor as Jim Crow Flaps at UCLA
A few years ago, medical residents at UCLA performed mocking roasts of their professors during an annual event. It is probably a common yearly send-off at UCLA, as it is at most medical schools and academic hospitals to lighten the mood in the pressure-packed environment. It is one thing to mock in a playful fashion, […]
May 31, 2012
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From “Go-Go” to R&B: Black Music Month
The passing of Chuck Brown, the “god father of go-go” music, a style indigenous to Washington, D.C., on May 16 reminds us of the variety and richness of African American music forms, and June is Black Music Month, which provides an opportunity to celebrate this cornucopia of sound.
May 31, 2012
African-American
Black Sorority, Fraternity Coalition Launches Anti-hazing Campaign
Alarmed by the recent hazing death of a Florida A&M University band student, a coalition of Black fraternities and sororities joined with Al Sharpton and others in pledging to work harder to end the practice.
May 31, 2012
African-American
Hampton University Lifts Promotion, Tenure Freeze
Trustees of Hampton University voted this month to lift a four-year freeze on promotions and tenure.
May 31, 2012
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Expert Touts Obama College Savings Plan as New Way to ‘American Dream’
College savings accounts like the ones the Obama administration proposed Thursday represent a “new formula for reaching the American dream,” a leading scholar said.
May 31, 2012
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian American Group Files Supreme Court Brief Opposing Race-Conscious Affirmative Action
The 80-20 National Asian American Educational Foundation has filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff in the Fisher v. University of Texas case.
May 30, 2012
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