Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
Subscribe
June 4 Edition - Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars & More
Click here for exclusive access!
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Search
Article
Podcast
Video
Awards/Honors
Community Colleges
Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Health
Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Military
On the Move
Opinion
Sports
Students
Enter search phrase
Search
African-American
Ongoing Debate over Offensive Words Hits NCORE
Panelists and participants at annual conference weighed use of the “N-word,” “Redskin” and “queer.”
May 28, 2015
Students
A Question of Fairness at Heart of Lawsuit Against Harvard
A recent lawsuit alleges that Harvard University’s admissions process discriminates against Asian Americans.
May 28, 2015
LGBTQ+
India Appoints First Transgender as Head of College
India has for the first time appointed a transgender as the principal of a college, a top education official said Wednesday.
May 27, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Bill to Allow Concealed Handguns at Texas Colleges Gets Big Boost
Texas took a giant step closer to allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms late Tuesday, with House lawmakers giving their preliminary approval to a so-called “campus carry” measure, barely beating a midnight deadline.
May 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
N.C. Central University Facing 3 Discrimination Suits
NCCU denied the validity of claims in three lawsuits filed against it that accuse Chancellor Debra Saunders-White of discriminating against non-African-American employees.
May 27, 2015
Students
NISOD Emphasizes Educational Lessons Grounded in Ferguson
The estimated 1,300 NISOD community college faculty, staff and administrator attendees took in sessions on social justice responses to conflict, diversity concerns and male student keys to success.
May 27, 2015
Home
NCORE a Safe Space for All
NCORE continues to provide an environment that, at least for a couple of days a year, seeks to provide a safe space for all conversations about race and diversity.
May 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
VICTORIA WATTS
VICTORIA WATTS has been appointed chair of dance at Cornish College of the Arts. She is currently lecturing at the University of South Australia. Watts earned a bachelor’s from the University of Surrey, a master’s from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from George Mason University.
May 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
BRANDEN GRIMMETT
BRANDEN GRIMMETT has been named associate vice provost for the Office of Career and Professional Development at Loyola Marymount University. He will assume the position June 1. Grimmett is the current and founding director of the Piper Center for Vocation and Career at St. Olaf’s College in Northfield, Minnesota.He earned a bachelor’s from St. Olaf’s and a master’s from Harvard University.
May 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
KANWAL SINGH
KANWAL SINGH has been appointed dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence College, effective August 1. She was associate dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence. Singh earned a bachelor’s from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.
May 27, 2015
Home
Diverse on the Go
Staff Writer Catherine Morris will be among the Diverse contingent attending today through Saturday at the National Conference for Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) annual conference in Washington, D.C., at the Washington Hilton.
May 26, 2015
Home
Revived Nevada Bill Would Allow Concealed Guns on Campuses
Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a revived proposal to allow permit holders to bring concealed guns onto college campuses.
May 26, 2015
Home
How Effective are Virtual Schools? U.S. Study Seeks Answers
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― The U.S. Department of Education is funding a $1.6 million, three-year study of the effectiveness of virtual schooling in Florida, one place where online learning is fast growing. University of Michigan economics and education professor Brian Jacob says there are “enormous gaps” in what’s known about how well online learning works, […]
May 26, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Princeton Takes Major Step Forward in African-American Studies
Princeton University is one step closer to offering an undergraduate major in African-American studies.
May 26, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Under New Leadership, NISOD Sees Resurgence
With a renewed focus on student success and best educational practices, NISOD members took in technology, professional development and leadership sessions over the weekend.
May 26, 2015
Students
The Minority Incentive for Community College
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been steadfast in making it difficult for teachers to achieve the job protection of tenure.
May 26, 2015
Home
Race Relations Scholar Takaki’s Impact Unabated
Even in death, the late Dr. Ronald Takaki continues to be a master teacher.
May 26, 2015
Faculty & Staff
EVERETT B. WARD
EVERETT B. WARD has been appointed president of Saint Augustine’s University. He was interim president of St. Augustine’s. Ward earned a bachelor’s from Saint Augustine’s, a master’s from North Carolina State University and a doctorate from North Carolina A&T State University.
May 26, 2015
Previous Page
Next Page
