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

Home
Getting to Know Jamie Merisotis
Among the nation’s most influential foundations, the Indianapolis- based Lumina Foundation for Education has established itself as a leading supporter of higher education access programs and research. Seeking to make the foundation more active in shaping public policy, Lumina officials last year turned to Jamie Merisotis, a veteran policy and research organization leader, to lead […]
June 11, 2008
foto2_027
HBCUs
Feds Fund Three Types of Minority-serving Institutions
Under new education department programs, money for eligible colleges and universities is up for grabs.
June 11, 2008
foto2_026
Students
Upping the Numbers
Outreach efforts at The Ohio State University result in the increased retention of Black male students.
June 11, 2008
Disabilties
‘Creating an Atmosphere Of Acceptance’
When it comes to learning disabilities, minority students are often misdiagnosed.
June 11, 2008
foto3_016
Students
The Lawyer From Lafayette
Xavier University of Louisiana president, Dr. Norman Francis, celebrates 40 years at the helm of one of the nation’s top HBCUs.
June 11, 2008
foto2_025
Leadership & Policy
A Tribal College With an ‘Edge’
Created out of the need to preserve the native language of the Cheyenne tribe, CATC opens its doors in Oklahoma.
June 11, 2008
foto1_037
Home
TOP 100 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PRODUCERS – INTERPRETING THE DATA
Over the past five years, the number of bachelor’s degrees conferred to African-Americans by proprietary (privatefor- profit) institutions increased by 150 percent or an average annual rate of 26 percent.
June 11, 2008
chart2_006
Home
Professional Appointments
Dr. Dario Cortes has been named president of Berkeley College, effective July 7. Currently, he serves as president and executive director of The American School Foundation in Mexico City. He earned a bachelor’s from the City University of New York, a master’s from the University of Virginia and a doctorate from the University of Illinois […]
June 11, 2008
foto9_006
HBCUs
Grants & Gifts
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY has received a $3.1 MILLION gift from the Monfort Family Foundation to provide support for Monfort scholars and professors and the Monfort Lecture Series, among other things. The COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY has received a $30,000 grant as part of the MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award. The college was chosen […]
June 11, 2008
Home
Diverse Calendar
July 6-9 National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2008 NASFAA Conference Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort Orlando, Fla. Web: www.nasfaa.org July 23-27 UNITY: Journalists of Color Inc. 2008 UNITY: Journalists of Color Convention McCormick Place West Chicago Web: www.2008unity.org/ July 24-27 Toni Morrison Society Fifth Biennial Conference College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. […]
June 11, 2008
Students
Preparing Students for the Job Hunt
Students need help before going to the Help Wanted ads.
June 11, 2008
foto1_034
HBCUs
Labor dispute prompts Bill Clinton to cancel UCLA commencement speech
Bill Clinton canceled a commencement speech at the University of California, Los Angeles, because of a lingering labor dispute.
June 10, 2008
Latinx
JUST THE STATS
The Hispanic population of the United States reached 45.5 million on July 1, 2007, or 15.1 percent of the estimated total U.S. population of 301.6 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
June 10, 2008
stats
Latinx
JUST THE STATS
Eligible voters in Puerto Rico, which held its presidential primary June 1, 2008, are less likely to have completed high school than are U.S. Latino eligible voters, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.
June 10, 2008
Latinx
Hispanic Teens Try Drugs, Suicide at Higher Rate
Hispanic high school students use drugs and attempt suicide at higher rates than their Black and White classmates, according to a new federal survey that shows a continuation of a disturbing trend.
June 10, 2008
Latinx
Honolulu Council Renounces “Wetback” Slur
The Honolulu City Council unanimously rebuked one of its members, Rod Tam, for using the derogatory term “wetbacks” to refer to undocumented Mexican workers.
June 10, 2008
Latinx
Hispanic Laborers Die at Higher Rates on Job Sites
Hispanic workers die at higher rates than other laborers, with 1 in 3 of these deaths occurring in the construction industry, a government study reported on June 5.
June 10, 2008
chart_005
Home
Best & Brightest: Fourteen-year-old Whiz Kid Picks HBCU Over Harvard
A 14-year-old whiz kid who scored a composite 30 on the ACT, Polite Stewart Jr., was recruited by Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford universities, but decided to attend historically Black Southern University at Baton Rouge.
June 10, 2008
Previous Page
Next Page