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African-American
Kellogg Foundation Commits $75M To Combat Racial Inequality
The Kellogg Foundation has inaugurated an ambitious nationwide campaign to combat racial and ethnic inequality with a five-year, $75 million commitment to award grants to support organizations working to fight racism.
May 11, 2010
Sports
Sprinter Excels in the Classroom and the Community
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education has named Darius Law, a track and field athlete at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Diverse 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year. This is the second of two 2010 Ashe profiles.
May 11, 2010
Students
High Remedial Education Rate Complicates U.S. College Completion Goal Push
Nationwide, about a third of first-year students in 2007-08 had taken at least one remedial course, according to the U.S. Department of Education. At public two-year colleges, that number rises to about 42 percent.
May 11, 2010
Home
Louisiana Senate Bill Could Hobble State’s Law School Clinics
Law clinics at universities across Louisiana fear State Sen. Robert Adley’s proposal could force them to close, leaving impoverished clients without free legal services in cases ranging from child support to water pollution. Adley said he’s heard those concerns and plans to put limits on the legislation.
May 10, 2010
Home
Supreme Court Nominee’s Rapid Ascent Tied Largely to Career in Academe
Elena Kagan’s reputation for bringing together liberals and conservatives on Harvard’s notoriously fractious law school faculty appears to hold the key to her rapid rise. She could one day play a similar role on an ideologically divided Supreme Court.
May 10, 2010
Sports
Gymnast Balances Stellar Academics With Dazzling Athletics
For her academic and athletic accomplishments, Marcia Newby is named the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, the print magazine affiliate of DiverseEducation.com. Tomorrow, DiverseEducation.com profiles the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year.
May 10, 2010
Opinion
On Elena Kagan: Is the Supreme Court Not a Civil Rights Issue?
President Obama is reportedly going to nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court (SCOTUS), without even interviewing a single Black jurist. For many in his largely progressive base, Kagan’s appointment would be an unforgiveable betrayal—yet another by this president. For some, the most troublesome thing about Ms. Kagan is her sparse publication record. […]
May 9, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Tennessee Law Students Wrap Up First Year of Innocence Clinic
University of Tennessee law students have completed their first year of a clinical program designed to explore the provable innocence claims of inmates and help set them free.
May 9, 2010
African-American
Obama at Hampton Says Education Is Responsibility of All Americans
President Barack Obama, addressing graduates at historically Black Hampton University on Sunday, said it is the responsibility of all Americans to offer every child the type of education that will make them competitive in an economy in which just a high school diploma is no longer enough.
May 9, 2010
Students
NCAA Scrutiny Helps Hasten Decline of Tradition-Rich Black Prep School
The NCAA’s academic probe of the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina adds another blemish to the financially endangered prep school’s legacy.
May 9, 2010
Opinion
I’m All for Black/Brown Coalitions … But What About the Supreme Court?
Joel Dreyfuss, editor at The Root.com recently penned the article, “Why Blacks Should Be Outraged at Arizona’s Immigration Law.” Mr. Dreyfuss observes that “Black Americans have not turned out in large numbers at immigration rallies, despite the fact that many African-American politicians talk of the need for coalitions with Hispanics.”   And his is only […]
May 6, 2010
Opinion
A New Spotlight on Less Selective and Open Access Institutions
Recent passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act was a major milestone in American history, to be sure, for both health care and student loan reform but also for the $2.55 billion authorized for minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and the $2 billion competitive grant program established for the nation’s community colleges. MSIs and two-year […]
May 6, 2010
Students
Justice Department Questions NCAA Scholarship Award Process
The Justice Department’s antitrust division wants to know more about why the NCAA awards scholarships on a year-to-year basis and why scholarships are limited to five years. The NCAA insists it has the answers.
May 6, 2010
Sports
Report: Advancement for Black Football Coaches Tied Heavily to Diverse Contacts
In the world of college football coaching, it’s not just “who you know” and how well you know them that factor in career advancement opportunities but what’s their race, according to a new study by North Carolina State University researchers.
May 6, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Latino and Civil Rights Groups Announce Arizona Boycott
The National Council de la Raza along with other national civil rights and labor organizations announced a boycott against Arizona.
May 6, 2010
Home
Louisiana Bill Would Allow Higher Education Tuition Increases
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s push for state lawmakers to give up their authority over public college tuition increases, if the schools improve their performance, cleared its first legislative hurdle Thursday.
May 6, 2010
LGBTQ+
Virginia Attorney General Seeks Records of Former UVA Climate Scientist
Conservative Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is investigating a former University of Virginia professor’s climate change research.
May 5, 2010
African-American
Obama Administration Officials Deliver Commencement Speeches at HBCU, HSI Graduations
President Barack Obama’s scheduled address at Hampton University and other speeches by administration officials should bring a timely spotlight to minority-serving institutions.
May 5, 2010
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