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African-American
How Gordon Parks’ Photographs Implored White America to See Black Humanity
Gordon Parks is one of America’s most celebrated photographers. He is also one of the most misunderstood. Museums and galleries around the world have celebrated him as the creator of some of the 20th century’s most iconic images. Yet to appreciate only his achievements as an artist is to underestimate his importance as a documentary […]
April 12, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Expert: Student Data Underutilized in Promoting Success
Colleges and universities must make better use of the vast amount of student data that is available in order to bring about more timely graduations for all students.
April 11, 2016
Students
Need for Research that Centers on Female Experiences at HBCUs
Historical accounts of HBCUs often exclude the stories of Black women at these institutions and the history of women’s access to higher ed focuses mainly on experiences and struggles of White women.
April 11, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
APAHE Focuses on Pacific Islander Higher Ed Experience
This year, for example, the conference offerings included multiple panel discussions spotlighting the issues and interests of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
April 11, 2016
Students
Egypt’s Oldest Secular University Honors Saudi Monarch
CAIRO — Egypt’s oldest secular university on Monday granted King Salman of Saudi Arabia an honorary doctorate for his “unique services” to Arabs and Muslims, the final function in a five-day visit clouded by opposition to Cairo’s intention to hand over control of two Red Sea islands to Riyadh. In its citation, Cairo University said […]
April 11, 2016
Students
UConn: Sexual Violence Survey Shows Students Feel Safe
STORRS, Conn. — A survey on sexual violence shows students feel safe on University of Connecticut campuses, school officials said Monday. The university released the results of the anonymous survey of 6,000 random students, which was administered in November 2015 by the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium. About 1,500 students from Storrs and regional campuses […]
April 11, 2016
News Roundup
Kentucky Attorney General Sues Governor Over Education Cuts
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general has sued his state’s Republican governor, saying he overstepped his authority when he ordered budget cuts for state colleges and universities without legislative approval. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has proposed $650 million in state spending cuts over the next two years as part of a plan to begin […]
April 11, 2016
African-American
Lumina Reports Uptick in College Completion
College completion numbers show incremental improvement from last year, according to the annual Lumina Foundation report, “A Stronger Nation.”
April 11, 2016
Champions Award
50 Years of Leadership Lands O’Banion Diverse Champions Award
Saying he was “humbled and deeply honored,” Dr. Terry O’Banion accepted the 2016
Diverse
Champions Award before a packed ballroom.
April 10, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Last-minute Deal Averts Cal State Faculty Strike
A view from one Asian American faculty member.
April 10, 2016
Students
Expert at AERA: States not Equipped to Support Schools
Even though states have new flexibility under the Every Student Succeeds Act their departments of education aren’t set up to take advantage of it.
April 10, 2016
Students
Italy’s Ambassador Leaves Egypt Over Student’s Killing
CAIRO — Italy’s ambassador left Egypt on Sunday, Egypt’s state-run news agency said, two days after Italy said it is recalling its envoy to protest what it described as a lack of cooperation in the investigation of the killing of an Italian student in Cairo, Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni’s body was found nine days […]
April 10, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Nevada Hires Embattled ex-UC Berkeley Assistant Coach
SAN FRANCISCO — A University of California, Berkeley assistant basketball coach who resigned following a reporter’s sexual harassment allegations has been hired by another Division I team. The University of Nevada, Reno said Friday it has hired Yann Hufnagel as assistant coach for the Wolf Pack. Hufnagel resigned from UC Berkeley on Thursday, a day […]
April 10, 2016
Students
Diverse on the Go
Vice President Ralph Newell will be representing Diverse at the AACC 96th Annual Convention this weekend in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency. Please stop by the Diverse exhibit at booth #1320. Staff writer Jamaal Abdul-Alim is covering the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting today through Sunday in Washington, D.C.
April 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
In Case You Missed It…
Professor Tackles Turbulent History of Latinos and the LAPD Duke Students Persist in Demands for Asian American Studies Major Is it Time for a New NCAA? Final Four of Urban Design Gives Students Real-life Experience
April 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Historian Cobb Joining Faculty at Columbia University
Dr. William Jelani Cobb, a prolific Black historian and journalist, is joining the faculty of Columbia University??s Graduate School of Journalism.
April 7, 2016
Community Colleges
ACCJC Seeking to Patch Up Relationship with California Community Colleges
The ACCJC is saying that it will work with community college CEOs to improve the accreditation processes.
April 7, 2016
Students
UNC President: Campuses Must Follow Transgender Law
RALEIGH, N.C. — The 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system will follow the state’s new law about transgender people by requiring all bathrooms to be designated for use by people based on their biological sex, the system president wrote in a memo to chancellors. President Margaret Spellings said in the memo that […]
April 7, 2016
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