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Leadership & Policy
Thurgood Marshall Connection Invites Admiration, Criticism of Supreme Court Nominee
While conservatives have criticized Elena Kagan’s relationship with the late justice, for whom she clerked in 1987 to 1988, some liberals and African-Americans have praised Kagan for her connection to the pioneering jurist.
May 18, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Making Amends in California
Starting this week and continuing through June 7, six campuses of the California State University system are holding special commencement ceremonies for the more than 200 Cal State students who were forced to report to internment camps during World War II.
May 18, 2010
Opinion
Stop Objectifying Poor Students
The objectification of low-income students is a perennial problem in education research and policy that undermines the effectiveness of both. It has become so blatant that education researchers and policymakers do not even recognize it when it is right in front of them. It is a major challenge to providing adequate educational opportunity for low-income, predominately racial […]
May 17, 2010
African-American
ACLU, Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Arizona Law
The American Civil Liberties Union, along with national and Arizona-based civil rights organizations, filed a legal challenge Monday to Arizona’s tough new immigration law.
May 17, 2010
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Opinion: Reimagining Diversity in Our Institutions
In these times of staggering economic and demographic change, mission-driven investments in diversity are essential to institutional sustainability.
May 17, 2010
Latinx
Report: Few Hispanic High School Dropouts Earn GED
A report released by the Pew Hispanic Center found that one in 10 Hispanic students who drop out of high school go on to earn a General Equivalency Development degree.
May 17, 2010
Opinion
The Politics of Fear
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer just signed a law making it illegal for the state’s public schools to teach ethnic studies classes. Tom Horne, the state superintendent for public instruction who supported the legislation, said, “Traditionally, the American public school system has brought together students from different backgrounds and taught them to be Americans and to […]
May 16, 2010
Students
Undocumented Immigrant Student in Georgia Hopes Case Helps Spur Reform
When Jessica Colotl, an undocumented immigrant college student, got arrested for a minor traffic violation at her suburban Atlanta campus, she became an accidental poster child for immigration reform.
May 16, 2010
Faculty & Staff
JSU’s Mason Ready for Challenges at Southern
Anticipating new leadership, the Southern University System expects incoming president Ronald Mason to raise external funds and improve student outcomes.
May 16, 2010
African-American
UND’s First Black Valedictorian Encourages Doubtful Minority Students to Seek Support
On Sunday, Katie Washington, a biological science major from Gary, Ind., graduated from the University of Notre Dame as the first African-American valedictorian in the institution’s 168-year history.
May 16, 2010
Students
Some Experts Sound Caution Against Too Many Americans Seeking College Degrees
The notion that a four-year degree is essential for real success is being challenged by a growing number of economists, policy analysts and academics. They say more Americans should consider other options such as technical training or two-year schools.
May 13, 2010
Home
Senate Panel Advances Law Professor’s Bid for Federal Appellate Judgeship
University of California-Berkeley professor Goodwin Liu, who is President Barack Obama’s pick for a San Francisco-based appeals court, survived his first Senate test Thursday but still faces strong Republican opposition.
May 13, 2010
Latinx
Undocumented “Dreamwalkers” Ponder Next Moves For DREAM Act, Immigration Reform Activism
Young Latinos, such as the four ‘Dreamwalkers’ who walked from Miami to Washington to bring attention to undocumented students, have become increasingly engaged in immigration reform activism.
May 13, 2010
African-American
Arizona Gov. Signs Bill Targeting Ethnic Studies
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting a school district’s ethnic studies program, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure.
May 12, 2010
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Seek Federal Dollars To Hold Off Job Cuts
With no end in sight to surging enrollments and funding that falls short of need, community colleges are asking Congress for more financial help to protect institutions from potentially damaging faculty and staff cutbacks.
May 12, 2010
Students
Minority Student Activists Protest Education Cuts
In California, there is a growing movement of minority students rallying around a new cause—fighting a budget crisis that’s undermining access to higher education at a time when students of color have become a stronger demographic force.
May 12, 2010
Opinion
Four Misconceptions About Hip-Hop Based Education
While some people find inspiration in unexpected places, I sometimes find it in uninformed and anti-intellectual ones. On account of that inspiration, here are four common misconceptions about the growing body of educational work referred to as hip-hop based education (HHBE): HHBE is about rap music. Hip-hop culture encompasses much more than rap music. […]
May 11, 2010
Community Colleges
Education Secretary, Experts at DeVry Forum Assess U.S. College Completion Challenge
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, along with expert panelists, offered their perspectives on how best to achieve the Obama administration’s goal for attaining the world’s best educated workforce during a policy forum hosted by DeVry University.
May 11, 2010
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