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Asian American Pacific Islander
Commentary: Advancing the Race Conversation – Chinese Man vs. Model Minority
At this year’s National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education, two very different images of Asian-American males were on display, a noted journalist writes.
June 28, 2011
Latinx
Obama Administration Officials Take High Profile at Senate Hearing on DREAM Act
A congressional hearing on Tuesday breathed new life into the decade-old and oft-thwarted effort to pass the proposed federal DREAM Act, but Democratic leaders concede there is no clear path to enactment and that one of the main obstacles is lack of Republican support.
June 28, 2011
Sports
2011 Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar Commits to Wisconsin for Fourth Year of College Football
Former North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson is headed to the University of Wisconsin, potentially solving one of the biggest hurdles standing between the Badgers and a Big Ten title.
June 27, 2011
Community Colleges
With Focus on College Readiness, Panel Seeks Better Middle School Outcomes in the South
As educators prepare students to compete in a world where technology changes with blinding speed, they should focus more on young teens who too often fall behind in reading, math and science, a Southern education group said Monday.
June 27, 2011
Native Americans
Drawing From the Same Well
Caltech admissions director uses his American Indian roots to attract Native students to the elite school.
June 27, 2011
Students
Scholarship Fund Group Seeks Increased Support for Asian American-focused Minority-Serving Schools
Forthcoming report urges that resources should be targeted to Minority-Serving Institutions with high concentration of low-income students from the often “overlooked and underserved” groups of Asian and Pacific Islander students.
June 27, 2011
Latinx
Hispanic, White Achievement Gap as Wide as in 1990s
The achievement gap between Hispanic and White students is the same as it was in the early 1990s, despite two decades of accountability reforms, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Education.
June 26, 2011
Students
Oprah Winfrey Receives South African University Honorary Doctorate
Oprah Winfrey accepted an honorary degree from a central South African university infamous for troubled race relations, saying the institution had turned an ugly experience into a model for confronting the challenges of reconciliation and remorse.
June 26, 2011
Home
At Long Last, a Harvard Degree for Joel Iacoomes
Harvard University conferred the posthumous degree on Wampanoag tribe member Joel Iacoomes 346 years after his death at its May 26 commencement; his bachelor’s degree was accepted by Tiffany Smalley, another Wampanoag tribe member who on the same day received her Harvard undergraduate degree.
June 26, 2011
Students
Former Executive Neil Horikoshi Adds Capacity to Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
Having spent two and a half years as president of the nation’s largest nonprofit organization devoted to giving scholarships to college-goers of Asian descent, Horikoshi has emerged as a national advocate for postsecondary access and equity for that population.
June 26, 2011
Sports
Ohio State Trustees To Review Athletic Program
Ohio State University trustees will spend up to six weeks reviewing the athletic program after the scandal that led to the suspension of five players and the forced resignation of football coach Jim Tressel.
June 23, 2011
African-American
Accrediting Agency Rejects Fisk University Financial Plan
Financially troubled Fisk University was dealt another setback Thursday in its efforts to remain a significant player in higher education when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools rejected the Nashville university’s financial update.
June 23, 2011
African-American
HBCU Leaders Say They Should Share Their Campus Success Stories
Getting the message out on historically Black campuses was one of the major themes that emerged Thursday during a gathering of half a dozen HBCU presidents in Atlanta.
June 23, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Yale University Starts Program To Study Anti-Semitism
Yale University is starting another initiative to study anti-Semitism after a decision to cancel an earlier ground-breaking program sparked criticism.
June 22, 2011
Home
Higher Education’s Future in Focus at Penn State Conference
Nearly 150 years after an act of Congress led to the establishment of the first land-grant universities, many of the public institutions face fiscal challenges amid tightening state budgets across the country.
June 22, 2011
Students
Book Reviews: A Tapestry of Challenges
New books examine new hurdles for educators and students in a diverse climate.
June 22, 2011
African-American
New College Board Research on Young Men of Color Stirs Demand for Action
While a panel discussion held by The College Board on Capitol Hill this week was meant to highlight a new report on the lagging rates of educational attainment among non-White men, some of the panelists questioned the need for more research on the subject.
June 22, 2011
Leadership & Policy
S.C. State University Audit: No Missing Funds at Clyburn Center
Mismanagement and a lack of planning are largely to blame for construction delays at a troubled transportation research center at South Carolina State University named for U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, according to a state audit released Tuesday.
June 21, 2011
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