Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Search

Opinion
Barack Obama – On the Shoulders of the Nation’s Black Colleges?
As I sat proudly with my 9-year old daughter last night and watched Barack Obama become the first Black nominee of a major political party, I couldn’t help but think about the role of our nation’s Black colleges in shaping and building the Black middle class. Even though Obama did not attend a Black college, […]
June 3, 2008
Latinx
Closing the Culture Gap Can Help Latino Students Learn, Professor Says
With the increase in the nation’s Hispanic population, policymakers must address the “opportunity gap” as an education challenge, says Dr. Pedro A. Noguera, a professor at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University.
June 3, 2008
Latinx
Latino Job Growth Slowing Down to a Slump, Says Labor Report
The slump in the U.S. real estate market and the subprime mortgage crisis has had its effect on Latino workers, according to a report released June 4 by the Pew Hispanic Center.
June 3, 2008
Latinx
Spanish Is the Language of Commerce in Miami
Melissa Green’s mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned because her father forbid it.
June 3, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Florida A&M Delegation Travels to Ghana to Establish Economic, Educational Collaborations
As part of Florida A&M University’s expanded international focus, designed to prepare students to compete in a global society, officials at the historically Black university are looking to establish economic and development collaborations with African leaders as well as foster relationships to higher education institutions in Africa.
June 3, 2008
Home
The Bank of Family and Friends: New Student-loan Wrinkle
The credit crunch has driven dozens of lenders out of the student loan market.
June 3, 2008
Students
HBCUs as Liberatory Agents
Black colleges maintained vital resources for sustaining the Black freedom struggle of the middle 20th century. Logistically, they were institutions with a pre-organized group of constituents, established leaders, networks and meeting space.
June 3, 2008
book1_008
Opinion
An Open Letter to the High School Class of 2008–And Their Parents
It is that time of year when high school graduations are front and center.  These festive events  are filled with congratulations, high fives and tears of joy.  It is my opinion that in many ways the high school graduation is a rite of passage.  It signals that a young person has crossed into adulthood.  The […]
June 2, 2008
International
‘Hyperpowers’ Must Embrace Diversity of Populations to Thrive, Says Yale Legal Scholar
More than 8,000 educators from all corners of the globe gathered here last week in Washington for the 60th Annual Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
June 2, 2008
Home
Challenges Persist in Educating Increasingly Diverse Population, Says Ed. Dpt. Report
Women and minorities account for much of the growth in the number of degrees awarded over the last decade, but women are still underrepresented in mathematics, physical science, and engineering programs, according to a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Education.
June 2, 2008
Students
U.S. State Department Reinstates Fulbright Scholarships to 7 Gaza Students
The United States has reinstated the Fulbright scholarships of seven Gaza Strip students blocked by Israel from leaving the Hamas-ruled territory, the State Department said Monday.
June 2, 2008
Sports
Despite Record Female Participation in Athletics, Percentage of Women Coaches Declines
Coaching women’s sports has become a man’s world.
June 2, 2008
Students
Univ. of NC A&T Audit Shows $10K Misused
An annual audit of North Carolina A&T State University found 27 percent of the scholarships reserved for the Bookstore Scholarship Fund for needy students were awarded to relatives of university employees.
June 1, 2008
Home
Minority Students’ Dropout Rates at Crisis Levels
High school educators have been told in Seattle that dropout rates for minority students, especially Native-Americans, are at crisis levels in six Northwestern states.
June 1, 2008
STEM
Advocate of Business Education for Minorities Extends Reach to Engineering
One of the nation’s best known minority-focused business education outreach programs is leveraging nearly three decades of experience to launch two summer institutes to lure talented high school students into engineering careers.
June 1, 2008
rich3
African-American
Missouri Exhibit Recognizes Black Ancestors of ‘Huck Finn’ Era
In an effort to rebuild relationships with local Black community members, college and museum officials in Missouri have vowed to publicly exalt the state’s rich Black history and confront its slavery past.
June 1, 2008
Home
Cherokee Chief Says He’ll Fight English-only Proposals
Cherokee National Principal Chief Chad Smith has said he plans to continue to fight any legislative proposals that would make English the official language of Oklahoma.
June 1, 2008
LGBTQ+
Group: UW-Madison will be biggest university with gay leader
A gay rights group says Biddy Martin would be the first openly gay person to lead a university as big as University of Wisconsin-Madison.
May 29, 2008
Previous Page
Next Page