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Faculty & Staff
Former Pro Football Player Shifts into Role of Scholar
Dr. Pellom McDaniels describes himself as a conundrum in the world of higher education.
July 8, 2014
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Former UConn Dean Disputes Allegations by Trustees
David Woods denied the conclusions of independent report issued in February that asserted he didn’t do enough after learning of child sexual abuse allegations against Professor Robert Miller.
July 8, 2014
African-American
HistoryMakers Collection Finds Home at Library of Congress
Kenneth E. Reeves, facing front, discusses his trailblazing role as a student at Harvard College and later as the first African-American mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo Courtesy of The HistoryMakers Collection at the Library of Congress)
July 8, 2014
Students
Low-Income Students’ Success in College Starts in High School
There needs to be a partnership between colleges and organizations in the communities where students live.
July 8, 2014
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Welcome Aboard~
Please join us in welcoming Marcus Clark, who recently joined the Diverse team as a summer intern. Marcus is an upcoming senior at Radford University, majoring in communications with a concentration in advertising. After graduation, he plans on starting a magazine company. He has a personal blog that he plans to continue, which is called […]
July 7, 2014
Students
Marshall Rose Voted New President of AAAED
The membership of the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity (AAAED) has selected Marshall Rose of Toledo, Ohio, as its president.
July 7, 2014
Home
NEA Calls for Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s Resignation
The nation’s largest teachers’ union wants Education Secretary Arne Duncan to quit.
July 7, 2014
Students
How Does Your Pay Compare to University of California’s Salaries?
School releases 2013 data, says its workers are still paid “under-market.”
July 7, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Federal Judge Backs Horry-Georgetown Technical College
U.S. District Judge Mary Lewis rejected all claims by former adjunct Sharon Williams in her failure-to-promote and bias case.
July 7, 2014
Sports
Schools Work to Focus Incoming College Students
Recent studies by Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research found that an estimated 20 percent of graduating seniors from urban school districts abandon their plans to attend college over the summer.
July 7, 2014
African-American
San Diego State Leading Effort to Document Status of Minority Males in Community Colleges
The Minority Male Community College Collaborative is utilizing a survey designed to help community college faculty, staff and administrators understand how campus climate and racial identity affect the college experience of minority male students.
July 7, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Source: University of Texas President Powers’ Resignation Demanded
University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa told University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers that he must resign or he will be fired, a person with direct knowledge of the conversation told The Associated Press on Friday.
July 6, 2014
Community Colleges
For-Profit Colleges to Sell Most Campuses
The troubled for-profit education company Corinthian Colleges Inc. and the Education Department reached an agreement late Thursday that has 85 of the company’s 100-plus campuses going up for sale, and 12 others closing.
July 6, 2014
Students
Fierce Feminist Tanisha Ford Brings Style to Her Scholarship
The University of Massachusetts Amherst assistant professor is strictly 21st century in her approach to writing and teaching about the lives of Black women in the U.S., Britain and the African diaspora.
July 6, 2014
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Concerns Rise About Cheating by Chinese Applicants to U.S. Colleges
Admissions officials and others have reported finding falsified high school transcripts, discrepancies between English-language test scores and a Chinese student’s actual speaking ability, and phony letters of recommendation and essays.
July 6, 2014
Sports
Community College Athletics No Longer Warm-up Acts for Bigger Stage
A robust world of sports-driven enthusiasm can be found on the campuses of junior colleges across the country.
July 6, 2014
Faculty & Staff
The People’s Choice
In this issue Diverse profiles UMass Amherst chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy, one of the few South Asian college presidents in the country. He has made diversity a central focus, winning praise from inside and outside the institution.
July 3, 2014
Students
Indiana University Grad Drums Up Interest in Anti-Cheating Device
INDIANAPOLIS ― He has met CEOs of Apple and Zappos, but in pitching his startup that aims to stop college cheating, Indiana University entrepreneur Max Brickman really wants to hook one particular fish: “Shark Tank” venture capitalist and fellow Hoosier Mark Cuban. “That’s my goal right now: To get him as an investor,” Brickman, 22, […]
July 3, 2014
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