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Use Your Voice!
This week in my History of American Higher Education course, we were discussing perspective — meaning that each of the authors and articles I assign has a perspective or an inherent bias. I work hard to teach students to critically think and to realize that bias is everywhere and that it’s nearly impossible to find […]
October 1, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Decision on UND Fighting Sioux Nickname Postponed
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has postponed a decision on the fate of the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, saying it wants to give one of the namesake tribes a chance to vote on the issue.
October 1, 2009
HBCUs
Stimulus Money Slow To Reach Colleges
An avalanche of funding is expected after a slow start to stimulus spending for campus-preservation projects.
October 1, 2009
Home
‘Green Officers’ Regarded as Role Models on Sustainability
‘Green Officers,’ the college officials charged with implementing campus environmental sustainability initiatives, say that the nature of their jobs makes them de facto role models for environmental responsibility.
October 1, 2009
Faculty & Staff
LASTWORD: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Adjunct faculty are invaluable to community colleges, so why aren’t they taken into consideration in the colleges’ missions?
September 30, 2009
Students
COMMITTED TO CONSERVATION
Despite budget constraints and a backlog of maintenance projects, HBCUs strive to implement green principles on their campuses.
September 30, 2009
Community Colleges
HARVESTING ‘GREEN-COLLAR’ JOBS
Scholars and academic institutions help local communities grow new employment sector.
September 30, 2009
Faculty & Staff
CONVERGING INTERESTS
Environmental and sustainability issues have permeated every level of academia, from art instruction to business courses.
September 30, 2009
HBCUs
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Stimulus Money Slow To Reach Colleges
An avalanche of funding is expected after slow start to stimulus spending for campus-preservation projects.
September 30, 2009
Latinx
WASHINGTON UPDATE: An Ally and Partner
White House Hispanic education leader seeks to build links to educators, improve visibility of HSIs with federal agencies.
September 30, 2009
Students
SPECTRUM: FROM DESPAIR TO DISCOVERY
Dr. Raul Cuero was one of 10 children born in abject poverty in Buenaventura, Colombia, to parents who could not read and write. Lacking books, he indulged his curiosity by investigating the creatures around him.
September 30, 2009
Students
Black College Advocate Questions Funding Formula for Southern University Campuses
While serving as an appointee on a panel examining ways to overhaul Louisiana public college systems, the president of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education questioned whether state funding practices are fair to the historically Black schools
September 30, 2009
Disabilties
Sustainability Officer
Robert Rodriguez, of the University of Texas in San Antonio, sets the standards for green policies at the South Texas institution as the “sustainability officer.” The energy manager gives a tour on what UTSA is doing to save energy.
September 29, 2009
Community Colleges
Louisiana Needs More Two-year College Grads, State Labor Official Says
The Louisiana Workforce Commission executive director told state officials that, while Louisiana has a surplus of residents with four-year college degrees, the state needs to dramatically increase two-year graduates in vocational training and community college programs.
September 29, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Making It Known That Latinos Have an Education ‘Ally and Partner’
White House Hispanic education leader seeks to build links to educators and improve visibility of Hispanic-Serving Institutions with federal agencies.
September 29, 2009
MSIs
More Diversity Sought Among U.S. Participants in Study Abroad Programs
International education advocates say study abroad programs need to step up their efforts to recruit and retain minority students.
September 29, 2009
Opinion
Profiling Latinos
By 2025, 22 percent of the U.S. college-age population will be Latino, a level already exceeded in four states: California, Florida, New York, and Texas. However, today, only 7 percent of college-age Latinos (ages 18 to 24) have earned an associate degree or higher compared with 9 percent of Blacks, 16 percent of Whites, and […]
September 28, 2009
African-American
Committed to Conservation
Despite budget constraints and a backlog of maintenance projects, HBCUs strive to implement ‘green’ principles on campus.
September 28, 2009
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