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Students
Bernie Milano Maintains Long-term Focus on Minority Doctorate Program
In an exclusive interview with Diverse, KPMG Foundation President Bernie Milano discusses the state of affairs at The PhD Project and what lies ahead for the storied initiative.
September 8, 2010
Latinx
Latino Higher Education Group Launches College-completion Campaign
Excelencia in Education’s Ensuring America’s Future by Increasing Latino College Completion campaign seeks to align itself with the Obama Administration’s goal of making the United States the most college-educated nation in the world by 2020.
September 8, 2010
Sports
New Maryland Athletic Director Anderson Sets High Goals for Terps
During an introduction as Maryland’s new athletic director, Kevin Anderson thanked his predecessor for putting the school in the upper echelon of the nation’s sports programs.
September 7, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Tennessee College Enrollment Up, State Wants Higher Graduation Rates
While enrollment is up almost 5 percent at Tennessee colleges and universities, the state Board of Regents wants higher graduation rates to go with the increased number of students.
September 7, 2010
Latinx
Best & Brightest: Temple University Grad Continues Public Health Advocacy
Kelly Lopez credits Temple University with allowing her to create Chicas in Charge, a five-week program in Reading, Pa.,that helps Latina girls ages 14 to 17 learn about preventing sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy.
September 7, 2010
African-American
HBCU Stimulus Funding Has Helpful Yet Limited Impact
HBCUs’ share of stimulus money, with few exceptions, did little to improve the beleaguered condition of the institutions. Click here for HBCU stimulus funding analysis.
September 7, 2010
Opinion
Dangerous Liaisons: Christie, Colored Friend of Tiffany
The 2003 International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education article, Tiffany, Friend of People of Color: White Investments in Antiracism, by Dr. Audrey Thompson is a powerful scholarly article on whiteness and the problematic nature of keeping Whiteness at the center of antiracism. It is one of those must-read pieces that all critical race scholars […]
September 6, 2010
Students
Congresswoman Repays Foundation for College Scholarships
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), following her admission that she broke scholarship rules by awarding money to her relatives and an aide’s children, said that she has repaid about $31,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.
September 6, 2010
Sports
First African-American Hired as University of Maryland Athletic Director
The University of Maryland named Kevin Anderson as its new athletic director Saturday. Anderson previously held the same job for 5 1/2 years at Army.
September 6, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Opinion: Assessing the Broad Picture of Asian-American Achievement
Although Asian-Americans boast the highest college graduation rates among ethnic groups in the U.S., large sectors of their population suffer from low educational attainment.
September 6, 2010
African-American
ETS Report Notes Arrested Progress in Closing Black-White Achievement Gap
Educational Testing Service study finds no clear reason why Black academic progress has halted since the 1980s.
September 6, 2010
Opinion
The Need for a National Goal
Last week I spoke with a columnist from Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education about my research, commentary, and overall interest in the advancement of underserved students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. She offered a series of questions, several of which I’ve been asked before: Why is it important to increase the number […]
September 2, 2010
Latinx
After Voluntary Deportation, Arizona State Grad Returns as U.S. Resident
Oscar Vazquez knew he was taking a risk when he returned to Mexico for the first time in his adult life, starting what could have been a years-long odyssey to earn legal U.S. residency.
September 2, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Case of Missing $1 Million at Ala. A&M Unsolved After Two Years
The mystery of what happened to more than $1 million at Alabama A&M University hasn’t been solved two years after state examiners reported financial problems at the school.
September 2, 2010
Students
Education Secretary Lauds State Coalitions Charged with Improving K-12 Assessment Tests
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a group of education leaders Thursday that a federally funded overhaul of K-12 assessment tests will substantially improve the understanding parents and teachers will have in how well schoolchildren are progressing in their studies and becoming college and workforce ready.
September 2, 2010
Opinion
Biased Book: An Oxymoron?
Brooklyn College is currently hovering under a small, but growing cloud of criticism for requiring its incoming freshmen to read a “polemical” book that “inculcates” students with a particular political perspective. Students have already read Brooklyn College English Professor Moustafa Bayoumi’s How Does It Feel To Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America. […]
September 1, 2010
Students
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation To Probe Its College Scholarship Program
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation will investigate its scholarship program following the admission by a House member that she wrongly steered scholarships to her relatives and the children of a staff member.
September 1, 2010
Latinx
Charter Schools Touted as Effective College Prep Option for Latinos and English Language Learners
When it comes to preparing Latino students and English Language Learners for college, look for America’s burgeoning charter school movement to try to play a critical role in the coming years.
September 1, 2010
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