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HBCUs
Knowledge at No Cost
A growing number of mission-driven U.S. institutions are joining the global movement to provide courses online for free.
March 19, 2009
Tenure
Attitude Is Everything
Faculty attitude can dictate the success or failure of an online program.
March 19, 2009
Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning
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Increasing Access and Relevance in Distance Education
Distance education is now well accepted as high-quality higher education, although as with traditional campuses, the quality of different programs varies widely.
March 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Professional Appointments
DR. CORDELIA CHÁVEZ CANDELARIA has been appointed dean of Dedman College and University Distinguished Professor at Southern Methodist University (Texas), effective July 1. She previously served as dean of the Office of Strategic Affairs and Regents Professor in the Department of English and Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Arizona State University. She […]
March 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Redefining Teacher Education Programs for the 21st Century
Failure to revisit professional development in light of new technology could render teacher training programs obsolete.
March 19, 2009
Professional Development
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New Study: Colorblindness Has Negative Effect on Employees
University of Georgia researchers contend that multiculturalism, not colorblindness, helps minority work colleagues feel more committed to work.
March 19, 2009
Students
Taking Online Education to a New Level
Tiffin University is pioneering the way with a new online 20-month degree program that guarantees students admission to a four-year institution.
March 19, 2009
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Sports
March Madness 2009’s Diversity in Leadership
This year’s 2009 NCAA Tournament field of 65 teams includes 14 teams that have Black head coaches.
March 19, 2009
Students
Getting Into the Game
Despite the fast-growing and lucrative landscape of video game designing, minority students are finding themselves with limited options in the field.
March 19, 2009
Opinion
The Perils of being young, African American and Male
There is an unhealthy generational gap within the African American male community. It is acute and now more serious than ever. There are some stark differences to what was and what is. Black men my age grew up respecting social customs. For example, we loved our parents and honored our teachers. Our neighborhoods looked out […]
March 18, 2009
STEM
University System of Maryland Sets Goals to Close Racial Graduation Gap
White and Hispanic college students enrolled in the University System of Maryland are graduating at higher rates than Black students, according to recent data collected by the university system.
March 18, 2009
Students
Is the Internet Stupefying Students?
At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.
March 18, 2009
African-American
Brown Moves Ahead With Plans for Slavery Memorial
A Brown University commission has asked the school to create a memorial acknowledging its early ties to the slave trade, one that would inspire reconciliation, not resurrect shame.
March 18, 2009
Students
Perspectives: A Win in the Diversity Column
In what could be considered the understatement of the year, John Payton said this about what has to be a major setback for diversity opponents: “This is an important victory.”
March 18, 2009
Sports
Racial Graduation Gap Persists on Men¡¯s Basketball Teams
Fourteen women¡¯s basketball teams in the NCAA tournament have perfect graduation rates, while a graduation gap persists between White and Black student-athletes on the men¡¯s teams.
March 17, 2009
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New Challenges Arise for Minorities in 2010 census
What seems like a simple question — How many Hispanics are living in the United States? — has become surprisingly complex as the 2010 census approaches.
March 17, 2009
Community Colleges
Former Rust College Chief Dies in Accident
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss.  _ The former president of Rust College has died in a weekend traffic accident in Holly Springs. Marshall County Coroner James Anderson says 89-year-old William A. McMillan died from injuries he sustained in a car wreck Saturday. Anderson says McMillan was transported to Alliance Medical Hospital where he died from head trauma […]
March 16, 2009
HBCUs
Knowledge at No Cost
A growing number of mission-driven U.S. institutions are joining the global movement to provide courses online for free.
March 16, 2009
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