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A ‘Patron Saint’ for Chicago State University
Long-neglected Chicago State University has a powerful friend in the Illinois Legislature, and the school is not even in his district.
April 2, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
A ‘Historical Problem’
Southern Illinois University Carbondale fares well on its hiring of minority administrators, but it is being taken to task for the lack of women in its executive ranks.
April 2, 2008
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Empowering Hispanic Scholars To Navigate the Academy
A Northeastern Illinois University program seeks to fill the pipeline with Hispanic faculty, administrators.
April 2, 2008
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The Heart of the Mission
As a top producer of minority health practitioners, a University of Illinois at Chicago program seeks to improve the quality of medical care in communities of color.
April 2, 2008
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Student Input Helps Community Colleges Improve Overall Experience
Focus groups find out what works in the classroom, on campus.
April 2, 2008
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Teacher, Warrior
Barbara Sizemore: An insider reports on the decades-long fight to teach our children.
April 2, 2008
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Assessing the Academy for 21st-century Performance
If the role of higher education is to prepare citizens to engage in critical thought, lifelong self-development and, by so doing, enhance an ever-evolving world, then the academy must also evolve. Higher education, as it is currently configured, was designed to serve a homogeneous student population in a far less complex world.
April 2, 2008
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‘Antipreference’ Campaigns Heat Up
Ward Connerly is working to end affirmative action programs in five states, but opponents are fighting back.
April 2, 2008
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NDSU Looking Into Another Campus Skit
North Dakota State University officials are looking into another incident on campus in which a student impersonated someone of a different race.
April 1, 2008
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Attorney: Fired Alabama A&M President Plans Court Challenge
Fired Alabama A&M University President Robert Jennings plans to challenge his dismissal in court, his attorney said.
April 1, 2008
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Northeastern Illinois University Program Seeks to Empower Hispanic Scholars
In Spanish, the word “enlace” is defined as a mechanism that unites two or more things or elements together.
April 1, 2008
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Addressing Low Representation
Despite 30 years of affirmative action, the faculty profile at the majority of American colleges and universities remains largely White.
April 1, 2008
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UT-El Paso and Community College Join in Program to Help Students Succeed
Academic advising, institutional programs and student engagement are critical factors to Hispanic student success, according to officials at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and El Paso Community College (EPCC). The two schools have formed a joint partnership program for the students in their area.
April 1, 2008
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Chicana Educator Honored at UC San Diego
Gracia Molina Enriquez de Pick, an activist in the international feminist movement and lifelong proponent of educational reform was the honoree for the University of California at San Diego’s Cesar Chavez celebration kickoff on Tuesday (April 1).
April 1, 2008
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Chicano/Latino History Scholar Named Dean at UC Irvine
Dr. Vicki L. Ruiz, a University of California/Irvine historian specializing in Chicano/Latino studies, has been named dean of the UCI School of Humanities.
April 1, 2008
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Study: Colleges Should Be Evaluated on Campus Climate
A campus’ social climate for tolerance and its treatment of women and minorities aren’t criteria that factor in traditional college rankings, but they probably should be.
April 1, 2008
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Women Missing In Top Ranks of SIU Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale fares well on its hiring of minority administrators, but it is being taken to task for the lack of women in its executive ranks.
April 1, 2008
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Ed Department To Require Uniform Reporting of Graduation Dropouts
With new data showing persistently low high school graduation rates in America’s large cities, the Bush administration outlined plans on Tuesday to hold states more accountable for accurate reporting of both graduates and dropout rates.
April 1, 2008
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