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Defending Test-optional Policies in Colleges and Universities

Both the ACT and SAT serve as a barrier to college access for low-income, first-generation and minority students.

January 24, 2016

‘Gifted’ Black Kids Not as Likely to Get Placed in Talented Programs

High-achieving, Black, elementary school students are much less likely than their White peers to receive assignments to gifted and talented programs in math and reading, according to a new study.

January 24, 2016

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My Sister’s Keeper Helps HBCU Women Find Their Voices

When you hear the words reproductive justice, combined with college campus, you might think it is a move to make affordable birth control and abortion services available. But at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Spelman College in Atlanta, thanks to the Black Women’s Health Imperative’s My Sister’s Keeper, it means so much more. Linda […]

January 24, 2016

Academy Takes Historic Action to Increase Diversity

In a unanimous vote Thursday night (1/21), the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved a sweeping series of substantive changes designed to make the Academy’s membership, its governing bodies, and its voting members significantly more diverse. The Board’s goal is to commit to doubling the number of women […]

January 23, 2016

In Case You Missed It…

Catholic University Finds Clemency Project Rewarding Experience Donald Trump: An ‘Angry Voice’ or ‘Great for African-Americans’? HBCUs Hit Strategic Reset in Face of Funding Mismatch Expert: ‘Momentum Matters’ for Community College Students Who Transfer to 4-Year Schools

January 22, 2016

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Miles College Strategically Strengthens Its Ties to Birmingham

Miles College is positioning itself as not only a critical cornerstone of Birmingham, Alabama’s past, but also a key partner in its future.

January 22, 2016

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How Gifted Education Fuels Injustices

Black students represent 19% of the public schools population but only 10% of gifted programs. This discrepancy means that over 250,000 Black students have been denied access to gifted education annually.

January 22, 2016

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Experts Cite ‘Representative’ Role as Barrier to Diverse Faculty

Panelist agree that substantive inclusion must be intentional and will not be achieved with a simple fix.

January 22, 2016

Kapor Capital Institutes Diversity Pledge for Its Venture Investments

Kapor Capital has taken a first-of-its-kind step to get technology start-ups to be more inclusive: A diversity pledge. To encourage the young companies it invests in to hire more people from diverse backgrounds, the Oakland venture-capital firm will now require all of them to sign a “Founders’ Commitment.” The Founders’ Commitment has four parts: establish diversity and inclusion goals […]

January 21, 2016

SAT Tests Canceled in China, Macau Over Cheating Concerns

PITTSBURGH ― The firm that oversees registrations for the SAT has canceled college entrance exams on Saturday in China and Macau, because some students may have already seen copies of the tests. The College Board, the New York-based testing firm, revealed the cancelations on Thursday. Stacy Caldwell, the firm’s vice president for college readiness assessments, […]

January 21, 2016

Arkansas Court Asked to Revive Case Over Magazine Loan

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ― A Hot Springs man asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday to revive his lawsuit challenging a university’s $700,000 loan to the Oxford American literary magazine, arguing that the textbook revenue and other funds that were used are the public’s money. Justices heard oral arguments in James McCafferty’s lawsuit over the […]

January 21, 2016

University of Iowa to Create Bias Response Team

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa says it expects to have a bias assessment response team in place on campus by the end of the current semester. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the proposed team, which would be known as BART, would address complaints of racial or other bias on campus concerning […]

January 21, 2016

North Carolina A&T Student’s Computer Teaching Draws White House Praise

GREENSBORO, N.C. ― The White House is honoring a North Carolina college student for spearheading a group in Guilford County that is developing a computer science-based program for at-risk youth. The White House issued a statement Thursday saying North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate Angelica Willis is being honored next week. The computer […]

January 21, 2016

How Racism on College Campuses—From Microaggresssions to Limited Diversity—Affects Black Students’ Mental Health

“Amid a surge in student-led protests around the country, many colleges have been struggling to make their campuses more accommodating for minorities. Last semester, student-activist groups nationwide issued demands to their universities seeking everything from mandatory sensitivity-and-racial-bias training to the development of safe spaces on campus for people of color. During a protest at Princeton […]

January 21, 2016

President Obama: I Won’t Speak at Malia’s Graduation Because ‘I’m Going to Cry’

When it comes to his daughter Malia’s upcoming high school graduation, President Obama is already preparing to shed a few tears. While lunching at the Jolly Pumpkin Brewery in Detroit today, Obama told his lunch companions that he turned down a request to speak at Malia’s graduation, saying he will be too emotional. “Malia’s school […]

January 21, 2016

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Diverse on the Go…

Please join the Diverse staff at the Association of American Colleges and Universities 2016 Annual Meeting today at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. Diverse will host the session Best Practices: Building a Pipeline of Diverse Administrators at 2:45 p.m., located at Independence HI and moderated by Executive Editor David Pluviose.

January 20, 2016

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Time is Ripe to Educate Youth about Politics

According to the United States Election Project, only 58.2 percent of the voting eligible population cast their vote, research that points to the need of the politically active to educate those who fail to exercise their rights as Americans.

January 20, 2016

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UCLA Exemplifies Ability to Forge Ahead in Fisher Era

The Supreme Court’s re-visit of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin reignites the debate over affirmative action in admissions.

January 20, 2016