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Leadership & Policy
Leading ‘An Oasis for African-American Women’
As part of our tribute to female college presidents, Diverse talks with economist, columnist and now president of Bennett College for Women, Dr. Julianne Malveaux.
March 20, 2008
Sports
So You Want to Be a Coach?
In 2000, the NCAA took a look at the number of minority women who were head coaches in Division I women’s college basketball and the statistics were underwhelming — only 19 head coaches out of 330 programs.
March 20, 2008
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Students
Maricopa County Community College District Weighs Tuition Hike
Students attending classes in the Maricopa County Community College District will likely be looking at higher tuition rates.
March 19, 2008
Community Colleges
79-Year-Old Oregonian Wrapping Up Associate’s Degree
With her pink backpack, jeans and sneakers, Billie Gibson in some ways is like many other Central Oregon Community College students.
March 19, 2008
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81 Percent of UT’s Admission Offers Go to Top 10 Percent Grads
The University of Texas at Austin reserved a record 81 percent of its fall admission offers this year to students guaranteed a spot on campus under the state’s top 10 percent law.
March 19, 2008
Community Colleges
Fewer Connecticut Minorities in State’s Four-year Colleges
A report says while minorities in Connecticut make up nearly 23 percent of people enrolled in higher education, fewer are at the University of Connecticut.
March 19, 2008
Leadership & Policy
State Board Says No Time for Hispanic Input on New Curriculum
The chairman of the State Board of Education said there is insufficient time to seek input from Hispanic experts before new reading and writing curriculum standards for Texas public school students are adopted.
March 19, 2008
Sports
11 Black Head Coaches are in The 2008 NCAA National Tournament
This year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship field of 65 has 11 teams lead by Black head coaches.
March 19, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Preparing Students To Live With Curiosity
Dr. Karen R. Lawrence, the new president of Sarah Lawrence College, talks to Diverse about the challenges facing higher education and more.
March 19, 2008
Latinx
Significant Increase in College-bound Hispanics Projected For The South
The current number of Hispanic high school graduates in the 16 states that constitute the Southern Regional Education Board is projected to more than double by 2022, outpacing national projections, according to a new report released by Denver-based Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
March 19, 2008
International
Students At Small ND Campus Complain About Diversity Overload
Dickinson State has boosted its international enrollment from 20 students in 2000 to 396 students last fall. Some Dickinson State students say the record hasn’t come easy, and complain about diversity overload. Though none of the international students have reported violence, some say they have experienced insensitivity.
March 19, 2008
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ACLU Sues Palm Beach County School District Over Graduation Rates
The American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations have sued schools before over the equal distribution of resources, but a new lawsuit charges Palm Beach schools’ low graduation rates show the schools are violating students’ rights to a high-quality education, according to a story by the Palm Beach Post.
March 19, 2008
HBCUs
Highlighting a Disturbing Trend — On and Off Campus
I first read about the murder of Florida A&M University professor Dr. Sheryl Shivers-Blackwell last July while doing my daily scan of online newspapers from around the country.
March 19, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
Letters
INCLUSION IS JUST PART OF THE STORY “Perspectives: Tradition of Inclusion Left Out of William & Mary President’s Story,” Feb. 26, 2008 Inclusion is indeed part of [President Gene] Nichol’s story, but it is a minor issue in the chaos that Nichol created at W&M. And diversity of intellectual thought was not on his agenda. […]
March 19, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Getting to Know Dr. Purnima Mankekar
Ask Dr. Purnima Mankekar about family meals during her childhood in India, and she immediately recalls table conversation always revolving around feminist politics and social justice issues.
March 19, 2008
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First-ever University Olive Oil Research Center in North America
With the hope of making California olives and olive oil as famous as California grapes and wine, the University of California, Davis, this year established the first university-based olive research and education center in North America.
March 19, 2008
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Miami Dade President Honored With ACE Award
Last month, the American Council on Education presented Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, president of Miami Dade College (Fla.), with the 2008 Reginald A. Wilson Diversity Leadership Award for his contributions to higher education.
March 19, 2008
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HBCUs
Backing Black Engineers At HBCUs
Asurvey conducted by U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine highlighted the companies and government agencies that best support engineering programs at historically Black colleges and universities.
March 19, 2008
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