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California Theology School To Meld Studies of Different Faiths
The venerable Claremont School of Theology has taught Methodist ministers for more than a century, but in the fall theyâll try an unorthodox approach: cross-training the nationâs future Muslim, Christian and Jewish religious leaders.
June 9, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Scholar Says Research Universities Not Serious About Faculty Diversity
To Dr. M. Cookie Newsom, director for diversity education and assessment at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, thereâs no delicate way of describing the lack of commitment she believes many top research universities demonstrate as they allegedly seek to diversify their faculties.
June 9, 2010
African-American
Thurgood Marshallâs Legacy Takes Center Stage in Washington
Drawing upon an extraordinary legal career and an affiliation with Howard University, the one-man play âThurgoodâ, starring actor Laurence Fishburne, has opened in the nationâs capital where much of the heroic life of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall unfolded.
June 8, 2010
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Report: Low-Income Students Reaching College; Too Few Earn Degrees
The report by the Institute for Higher Education Policy entitled âA Portrait of Low-Income Young Adults in Educationâ is the first in a series of reports that examines impoverished young adults and their role in the nationâs college completion push.
June 8, 2010
African-American
Taking Diversity to the Next Level
With expanded management and planning responsibilities, high-ranking chief diversity officers are heading their institutionsâ comprehensive approach to inclusiveness.
June 8, 2010
Opinion
Lessons Learned from âSetting the Agenda for Historically Black Colleges and Universitiesâ
Last week in Durham, N.C., a wonderful symposium took place. It was not business as usual but, instead, an honest look at the future of HBCUs. Although I was one of the speakers, I sat through all the sessions (which brought everyone together in one room) and took about 40 pages of notes. As a [âŚ]
June 7, 2010
Sports
John Wooden Remembered as Brilliant College Coach
In the history of college basketball, no coach or school has come close to John Woodenâs 10 NCAA championships. His life was just as awe-inspiring as his records, admirers say.
June 7, 2010
African-American
Charges from Racially Charged Mass. Campus Fight To Be Dropped Against Black Man
For more than two years, supporters of former University of Massachusetts student Jason Vassell have urged prosecutors to drop charges against him that stemmed from a racially charged fight and sparked protests, demonstrations and accusations of bias.
June 7, 2010
Students
Becoming a Force for Diversity and Inclusion
Rosemary E. Kilkenny is Georgetown Universityâs vice president for institutional diversity and equity, a position that was created for her in 2006, and she has become the universityâs most visible cheerleader for diversity and inclusion.
June 7, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Scholars Discuss How U.S. Higher Education Can Avoid Decline
Higher education is widely viewed as an American success story during the twentieth century, but now itâs facing a series of challenges that threaten that preeminence, said one expert at an American Enterprise Institute forum on reinventing the American university last week.
June 6, 2010
African-American
Purdue Report Notes Universityâs Lack of Diversity
Purdue University needs to become more affordable and create additional programs to retain students to improve its campus diversity, the schoolâs vice provost for diversity and inclusion says in a report.
June 6, 2010
Students
Arizona State Forum: Fixing U.S. Education
Taking the uncommon step as a public flagship university to help stimulate the national conversation on education reform, Arizona State University convened a panel of education experts for a forum titled âGetting Back in the Race: Fixing American Educationâ this past Friday.
June 6, 2010
Students
Hispanic College Success: Itâs All in The Family
Studies show that more Hispanic students are enrolling in college, but a disproportionate number drop out with debt instead of degrees.
June 3, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Minority College Presidents Share Their Stories
Along with the former president of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Drs. Sidney Ribeau of Howard University and Tomas Morales of the College of Staten Island, CUNY, shared insights Thursday with National Conference of Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education attendees about how they positioned themselves to become college presidents.
June 3, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Symposium: Education Leaders Recommend Priorities for HBCUs
In the view of the Obama administrationâs top education official, historically Black colleges and universities face two looming challenges as they look to define themselves in the 21st century â preparing students to be the next cadre of minority teachers and improving their retention and graduation rates.
June 3, 2010
Students
Student Immigrants Use Civil Rights-era Strategies
Students fighting laws that target undocumented immigrants are taking a page from the civil rights era, adopting tactics and gathering praise from the generation of demonstrators who marched in the streets and sat at segregated lunch counters.
June 2, 2010
Students
Recommendations for National K-12 Education Standards Target College Readiness
The goal of Common Core State Standards is to ensure that every student graduates from high school prepared to attend a post-secondary institution or enter the workforce.
June 2, 2010
African-American
Public Policy Takes Center Stage at Race and Ethnicity Conference
Organizers of the 2010 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education used proximity to Washington, D.C. to invite the heads of leading education advocacy organizations and to schedule policy presentations for conference attendees.
June 2, 2010
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