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Tricky Times for the Top 10 Percent Program
Both supporters and critics of Texas’ Top 10 Percent law have been surprised at its popularity, but some UT officials and legislators would like to see the program scaled back.
August 8, 2007
Latinx
Deep in the Heart of Texas Higher Education
We are “on the road again” with our state editions and, as evident by our cover, we are focusing on the state of Texas.
August 8, 2007
African-American
Letters
Supreme Court Rejects School Race PlansDiverseeducation.com, June 28, 2007 The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is not at all strange when taking into account the actions of the Court since the retirement of Chief Justice Warren Burger and the ensuing appointments of associate justices whose politics have led to legal decisions resulting in the […]
August 8, 2007
Leadership & Policy
A Conversation with Dr. Betty Siegel
Dr. Betty Siegel, president emeritus of Kennesaw State University in Georgia, has been logging many miles in her retirement, in many cases to promote and help implement First-Year academies.
August 8, 2007
Students
Congress Looking to Ease Burden on Low-Income Students
Lesser-publicized elements of College Cost Reduction Act would benefit part-time students.
August 8, 2007
Community Colleges
Finding Florida’s Lost Settlement
A six-member team is searching for evidence of a community of former African slaves and American Indians.
August 8, 2007
Home
UVa’s Martin Lends Expertise to Virginia Tech Panel
One of the nation’s preeminent authorities on emergency medicine, Dr. Marcus Martin aims to help the panel learn from the tragedy.
August 8, 2007
Students
The Evolution of a Texas HBCU
Now majority Hispanic, the historically black st. philip’s college has positioned itself to serve an increasingly diverse San Antonio population.
August 8, 2007
Students
A Rich History
Texas HBCUs continue their mission of educating African-American students, while at the same time responding to the state’s changing demographics.
August 8, 2007
HBCUs
Professional Appointments
Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital has been appointed president of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. She had previously been interim chancellor of Winston-Salem State University. Howard-Vital earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Chicago and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson has been named university professor at Georgetown […]
August 8, 2007
Students
Grants & Gifts
The Community College of Baltimore County has received a $295,328 grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to fund an online course aimed at increasing the number of nurses in the state. The new course, which helps paramedics transition into the nursing program, is expected to produce 40 nursing graduates in 2009 and 64 in […]
August 8, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Highlighting the Value of Diversity in Acadamia
A mandate from the top down remains key to the successful implementation of diversity initiatives.
August 8, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Expect More Challenges to Diversity Programs, Says Spelman President
ATLANTA Spelman College President Beverly Tatum has championed racially diverse relationships for most of her life: as a child growing up in New England, as a young professor teaching about the psychology of racism and as an author writing about cross-racial interaction.
August 7, 2007
Home
Black Emergency Medicine Specialist Lends Expertise to Virginia Tech Panel
One of the nation’s preeminent authorities on emergency medicine, UVa.’s Dr. Marcus Martin aims to help the panel learn from the tragedy.
August 7, 2007
Students
Congress Looking to Ease Burden on Low-Income Students
Lesser-publicized elements of College Cost Reduction Act would benefit part-time students.
August 7, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Higher Education ‘Mall’ to Offer Courses From Eight Campuses
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Aspiring college students in southern West Virginia will soon have one facility that will allow them access to courses at eight colleges.
August 7, 2007
Native Americans
Rancher, linguist working to preserve native language
TWIN BUTTES N.D. An effort to save the Mandan language may rest on the shoulders of a 75-year-old horse rancher.
August 6, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick eyes free education from age 3 through community college
BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick envisions free education for every Massachusetts resident from age 3 through community college.
August 6, 2007
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