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University Mistakenly Sends 5,000 Students Acceptance Emails
BUFFALO, N.Y. — More than 5,000 prospective students have mistakenly been notified by email that they’ve been accepted into an upstate New York university. University at Buffalo spokesman John DellaContrada says the mistaken email was sent Wednesday to students whose applications hadn’t been fully reviewed. He says the university sent a second email about three […]
April 18, 2016
Students
NCAA Board Must Reject Satellite Camp Ban
Satellite camp? Sounds like something high tech, space station kind of stuff. Practically STEM-ed. Never heard od it before? It’s a big deal if you’re a young kid in high school with the dream of playing college football. But if you’re talking good old boy, big time college football, then the idea is just a major annoyance. […]
April 17, 2016
Students
Melton Breaks Down Diversity Barriers in Intercollegiate Sports
Nicole Melton has spent the last four years of her budding career in higher education teaching students the importance of breaking barriers in the intercollegiate sports arena.
April 17, 2016
Sports
Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion Key to Collegiate Sports Programs
The message at this year’s NCAA’s Inclusion Forum is simple: diversity and inclusion are essential components to building a successful collegiate sports program.
April 17, 2016
African-American
Young Girls of Color Still Facing Challenges on the Road to Higher Ed
Academicians, public policy officials and community advocates gather to discuss the numerous disparities that continue to plague young girls of color.
April 17, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Black Intellectuals Ponder How Best to Share Knowledge
A recurring theme was how the world beyond the academy has to affect how a Black intellectual views his or her teaching and research within a broader societal context.
April 14, 2016
Latinx
Retention Grant Keeping Dreams Alive at Georgia State
Georgia State University’s Panther Retention Grant program is helping students who lack the funds to pay for their last few semesters of school.
April 14, 2016
African-American
Is Affirmative Action Failing the Students It Was Designed For?
Since the “Harvard Revelation,†several scholars have noted the changing racial and ethnic ancestry of Blacks attending selective higher education institutions.
April 14, 2016
Students
Secret Harvard Club Breaks Silence, Followed by an Apology
BOSTON — A Boston business chief who broke the public silence of a 225-year-old Harvard all-male club apologized after critics said his comments blamed women for sexual assault. Charlie Storey, the president of Boston’s Harpoon Brewery, wrote a letter to Harvard’s student newspaper defending the school’s social clubs for refusing to accept women. He was […]
April 14, 2016
Leadership & Policy
President Obama to Deliver Howard University Commencement Address
President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at Howard University in Washington next month, the university announced Thursday. The president, who will deliver the remarks May 7, will be speaking at commencement of a historically Black college or university for the third time during his administration. He also has been the featured speaker at […]
April 14, 2016
Sports
CTE Students in Arkansas Found to Have Edge
A study shows that students who took more career and technical education courses were slightly more likely to finish high school, attend a two-year college and earn more money.
April 14, 2016
Students
John Kerry Urges Miami College Students to Embrace Diversity
Secretary of State John Kerry exhorted Miami Dade Honors College students to pursue an inclusive American dream that includes “what our country stands for internationally.” To encourage freedom, he said, the United States wants to help “the Cuban people to begin a new chapter in their history.” He acknowledged that there are critics who believe […]
April 14, 2016
Students
UC Davis Spent Thousands to Scrub Pepper-spray References from Internet
UC Davis contracted with consultants for at least $175,000 to scrub the Internet of negative online postings following the November 2011 pepper-spraying of students and to improve the reputations of both the university and Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, newly released documents show. The payments were made as the university was trying to boost its image […]
April 14, 2016
Home
Education Deans Support Use of Teacher Prep Data
A panel discussion titled, “Educating Tomorrow’s Teachers: Are U.S. Education Department Regulations for Schools of Education a Help or a Hindrance?” showed there is opposition, however.
April 14, 2016
African-American
Diverse on the Go
Staff Writer Catherine Morris and Sports Writer Frank J. Matthews will be representing Diverse at the 2016 NCAA Inclusion Forum in Indianapolis from Saturday through Monday. Senior Staff Writer Jamal Watson will be covering the National Action Network’s convention at the Sheraton Times Square hotel in New York today through Saturday.
April 13, 2016
Sports
Southern Cal Selects Swann as Athletic Director
Pro Football Hall of Famer and University of Southern California legend Lynn Swann is returning to his alma mater as athletic director.
April 13, 2016
Students
Alliance Creates Scholarships to Boost Study Abroad
A new three-year initiative aimed at increasing student study abroad at minority-serving institutions will receive financial support from the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE).
April 13, 2016
Students
Ex-Iowa State Athlete Sues School Over Response to Rape Case
AMES, Iowa — A former Iowa State University basketball player who faced a rape charge that was later dropped is suing the school, claiming its response ruined his chances of playing professional basketball. The Des Moines Register reports Bubu Palo’s lawsuit accuses university officials of wrongly punishing him even after the criminal case against him […]
April 13, 2016
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