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Hispanic Scholars, Students Pressure Princeton For Latino Studies Program
Princeton University may finally defer to three decades of demands for a Latino studies program because of recent efforts by Hispanic students, aided by a group of Hispanic alumni.
July 9, 2008
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College Officials Urged to Monitor the Graduation Rate Gap
Experts cite need to grapple with underlying issues of race and retention.
July 9, 2008
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TOP 100 GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREE PRODUCERS – INTERPRETING THE DATA
Two of three U.S. citizens or permanent residents are not people of color; that is, they are non-Hispanic Caucasians.
July 9, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
The Mother Tongue
Creole: A search for a common language.
July 9, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
Professional Appointments
Dr. Carolyn “Biddy” Martin has been appointed chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously, she served as provost at Cornell University. Martin earned a bachelor’s from the College of William & Mary, a master’s from Middlebury College and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. DR. GEORGE ACQUAAH has been named dean of Bowie State […]
July 9, 2008
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Grants & Gifts
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS’ OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE has received a $1 MILLION endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation. EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY has received a $5,000 gift from Xcel Energy, an electricity and natural gas company, for the university’s Alliance for Minority Participation program. The AMP program provides students of color with scholarships […]
July 9, 2008
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Diverse Calendar
July 27-Aug. 1 National Urban League Annual Conference Orlando World Center Marriott Orlando, Fla. Web: www.nul.org/2008conference/ July 29-Aug. 1 Improving University Teaching 33rd International Conference “Transforming Higher Education Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century” University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland Web: www.iutconference.org July 29-Aug. 2 Association of Black Sociologists ABS 38th Annual Conference “Challenging Hierarchies: […]
July 9, 2008
Students
What DeVry Does Differently
By directly tying degree programs with today’s marketplace demands, universities can better serve underrepresented students.
July 9, 2008
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Students
The Meyerhoff Model
Twenty years later, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s efforts to increase the number of minorities pursuing graduate STEM degrees have become something to study and replicate.
July 9, 2008
Sports
Rodriguez agrees to settle, pay WVU $4 million
Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause and settle a lawsuit that the university filed after he broke his contract in December.
July 8, 2008
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Ohio Offers In-State Tuition to All Veterans
Ohio now allows out-of-state veterans to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.
July 8, 2008
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Native Americans
Donation Supports Haskell Indian Nations University
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has announced a donation of $150,000 to support initiatives at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
July 8, 2008
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Native Americans
$3.3 million in Federal Funds Will Expand Programs at UND
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced $3.3 million in federal funding for projects at the University of North Dakota that will help expand educational opportunities and boost the Red River Valley Research Corridor.
July 8, 2008
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Leading Hispanic Educator Voted NEA Vice President
Lily Eskelsen, an elementary school teacher from Utah, has been elected vice president of the National Education Association by the nearly 10,000 delegates at its 146th Annual Meeting here, the NEA announced.
July 8, 2008
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Tuition Break for Some Kansas Undocumented Immigrants Stands
Critics of a law giving some undocumented immigrants a tuition break at state universities and colleges are promising to keep challenging it, despite a recent legal setback from the U.S. Supreme Court.
July 8, 2008
Faculty & Staff
ASU Professor Will Pursue Studies on School Choice
David Garcia, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, has been selected as a 2008-2009 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow to research the convergence of school choice and school accountability with the diversification of the Latino population in the United States.
July 8, 2008
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Maryland Administrator Receives Affirmative Action Award
Ernesto Santos-DeJesus, director of diversity initiatives at University of Maryland University College (UMUC), has received the 2008 President’s Award from the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA).
July 8, 2008
Leadership & Policy
A Conversation With FAMU’s Dr. James H. Ammons
On the anniversary of his first year at the helm of Florida A&M University, Dr. James H. Ammons talks to Diverse about overcoming the accreditation, fiscal and morale challenges the institution faced and the future role historically Black colleges and universities will play in addressing Black male achievement issues, among others affecting the Black community.
July 8, 2008
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