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Students
Georgia College Student a Reluctant Immigration Symbol
Advocates for more restrictions on illegal immigrants complained to the Georgia university system that undocumented immigrants like Jessica Colotl shouldn’t be allowed to attend state schools.
May 11, 2011
Students
Pell Institute Releases Research on DeVry
In an effort to distinguish itself within the embattled for-profit college sector, DeVry Inc. presented research that portrays the company as using effective student-centered practices for helping low-income students.
May 11, 2011
HBCUs
U.S. Higher Education Confronts Historic Financial Challenges, Part II
Diverse convened an expert panel to dissect the financial condition of public and private institutions. This is the second installment of a two-part series.
May 11, 2011
Home
School Residency Arrests Raise Fairness Questions
A homeless single mother’s arrest on charges she intentionally enrolled her son in the wrong school district is raising questions about uneven enforcement of residency rules as budget-conscious cities nationwide crack down on out-of-towners in their classrooms.
May 10, 2011
African-American
Tennessee Appeals Proposed Sale of Fisk University’s O’Keeffe Art
Tennessee’s attorney general is appealing a decision that will allow Fisk University to sell a portion of an art collection donated to the school by the late painter Georgia O’Keeffe.
May 10, 2011
Home
Policy Report Cites Prison Population as Target for College Attainment
In the national push to increase degree attainment throughout the United States, a new report urges policy-makers to focus more attention on providing post-secondary education to those who are behind bars.
May 10, 2011
MSIs
U.S. Higher Education Confronts Historic Financial Challenges
Diverse brings together an expert panel to dissect the situation of public and private institutions and offer solutions. This is a two-part series.
May 10, 2011
Students
Fifty Years Later, Students Retrace 1961 Freedom Ride
Forty college students chosen from nearly 1,000 applicants have joined a handful of the original Freedom Riders on an eight-day journey from Washington, D.C., through the South.
May 9, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Perspective: Increase Diversity Among Division I College Football Coaches
Bringing the Rooney Rule to the collegiate level would help increase diversity among head football coaches, athletic directors and conference commissioners.
May 9, 2011
African-American
International Outreach Undertaken by Thurgood Marshall College Fund Schools
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has launched an International Collaboration Group (ICG) as part of an extensive global outreach effort by public HBCUs represented by the fund.
May 9, 2011
Sports
Jury: Grambling State University Owes Fired Coach $460,500
Grambling attorney John Madison Jr. said the university will appeal the award, which includes $11,000 in penalty wages and $449,500 for breach of contract.
May 8, 2011
Sports
Pitt Event To Celebrate Black Athletes
This Tuesday, Bobby Grier, along with many other of the University of Pittsburgh’s African-American athletes, will have the opportunity to tell stories as they are celebrated at an event called “Athletics at Pitt: A Century at the Forefront of Change.”
May 8, 2011
Students
Federal K-12 Education Programs Face Obstacles to Renewal
Congress is facing tough choices on the future of the nation’s main K-12 education law—including how to respond to calls from Congressional Black Caucus members to focus more attention on low-income schools.
May 8, 2011
Students
Asian American Publications Seeing Growth on U.S. Campuses
The general public’s consumption of U.S. media has declined steadily in recent years, but segments of ethnic media have seen “significant growth” nationally, according to the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.
May 8, 2011
Opinion
Male Rape: The Silent Crisis
Most of us are aware of—or have at least heard of—shocking, horrific stories of women who have been sexually battered and violated by men. Such an atrocity happened in my own family. A few years ago, one of my relatives was the victim of a violent rape by a sex offender. She survived. He was […]
May 7, 2011
Home
Alabama PACT Settlement Freezes Tuition Payments at 2010 Mark
The 40,282 participants in the Prepaid Affordable College Tuition plan will be responsible for paying any tuition and fees above that level.
May 5, 2011
Home
Nigerian Native Overcame Obstacles on Way to Becoming Wayne State Graduation Speaker
Just hours prior to the Wayne State University commencement, Victor Chukwueke was reunited with his mother, who had not seen her son in nearly 10 years.
May 5, 2011
Community Colleges
Higher Education Leaders Must Boost College Completion Efforts, U.S. Education Department’s Kanter Says
Dr. Martha Kanter, U.S. Education Department Under Secretary, said Thursday that to achieve better rates of college completion, higher education leaders must make sure their perspectives and expertise play a bigger role in the national effort to define college and career readiness.
May 5, 2011
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