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La. Gov. Bobby Jindal Defends SUNO/UNO Merger in House Committee
Merging historically Black Southern University at New Orleans with the largely White University of New Orleans would give students better educational opportunities, Gov. Bobby Jindal told a Louisiana House committee.
May 4, 2011
African-American
Vicksburg Seeks to Turn Pioneer Black Education Scholar’s Home Into Museum
The Vicksburg (Miss.) Board of Mayor and Aldermen accepted transfer of the home of the late Dr. Jane McAllister from its current owner to restore it through a grant focusing on the preservation of the Civil Rights Era.
May 4, 2011
Home
High School Seniors Loading Up on Classes, Advanced Instruction
Recent high school graduates earned more academic credits than ever, according to the National Assessment Governing Board’s 2009 High School Transcript Study.
May 4, 2011
African-American
Engineering Universal Access for Learning
Bowie State University is pioneering new ground in understanding the cognitive and psychosocial issues involved in adaptive technology.
May 4, 2011
Home
Smart Gifts for Smart Moms
For May, DiverseBooks.net puts the spotlight on books for and about mothers. If your mom is a scholar, professor or student, or just interested in issues related to motherhood, consider some selections from our publishers.
May 3, 2011
Students
Conn. Senator Blumenthal, Gov. Malloy Help Student Stay in the U.S.
By all accounts, it was the politicians’ involvement that made the difference to help undocumented student Mariano Cardoso avert deportation.
May 3, 2011
Students
Book Reviews: Follow the Money
Access, income, jobs — everything eventually comes back to the dollars.
May 3, 2011
Sports
Schools Urged to Aggressively Monitor Title IX Compliance
In complying with Title IX — the civil rights law significantly helped expand women’s athletic opportunities — college administrators should not assume their programs satisfy the law as long as no one has filed a complaint, a U.S. Education Department official said Tuesday.
May 3, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Empowering Women for Academic Leadership Roles
This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a session on empowering women for academic leadership roles. The event was held at the University of Pennsylvania and featured female academic leaders — our president, deans, center leaders and department chairs. Together, these impressive women offered advice to all of the women in the audience. […]
May 2, 2011
Leadership & Policy
James Llorens Named New Chancellor at Southern University at Baton Rouge
The Southern University System’s Board of Supervisors has chosen James L. Llorens as the next chancellor of its Baton Rouge Campus.
May 2, 2011
African-American
Museum Dedicated to Civil Rights Leader and Educator Benjamin Mays Opens
A museum dedicated to the life of Benjamin E. Mays, an educator who was an early inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr. and was often referred to as the father of the civil rights movement, opened last week.
May 2, 2011
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Scholar Combines Math and Social Justice in the Classroom
Dr. Chawne Kimber uses the little-known discipline of mathematics of social justice to teach Lafayette College students to examine numbers.
May 2, 2011
Sports
‘Off the Rez’ Debuts at Tribeca Film Festival
Shoni Schimmel’s story reveals a great deal about the barriers that have prevented many American Indians with talent from getting athletic scholarships.
May 2, 2011
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Southern Poverty Law Center Marks 40th Anniversary of Civil Rights Agenda
Education is key to the center that casts a wide net with its Teaching Tolerance curriculum in which roughly 15 percent of the subscribers are college education professors.
May 1, 2011
African-American
Howard, Yale Debaters Meet in Third Annual Great Debate
The first debate topic was whether society should create more privately-operated public charter schools; the second was whether Washington, D.C. should be granted statehood.
May 1, 2011
Sports
Talented Gymnast Reaches Pinnacle of Academic Achievement, Athletic Success
While San Jose State University gymnast Shanice Howard experienced personal fulfillment in an exemplary college gymnastics career, her stellar performance in the classroom won her admiration and respect.
May 1, 2011
STEM
The Business Role in STEM Education
The month of April saw at least two big announcements from the business community regarding the condition of math and science education in America. First, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released “The Case for Being Bold: A New Agenda for Business in Improving STEM Education,” calling for the nation’s business sector to challenge the status […]
April 30, 2011
Latinx
Obama Administration Releases Latino Education Report
Changing demographics mean challenges facing Latino students are of importance to the entire nation, a senior U.S. Department of Education official presenting a report in Miami said Wednesday.
April 28, 2011
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