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Opinion
Ten Ways To Retain Faculty of Color
Recently I gave a talk at the American Association of University Professors’ annual meeting. The talk focused on the retention of faculty of color—unfortunately only one White faculty member attended the session. My comments were directed at those in positions of power within historically White institutions—I was saddened that many of these individuals did not […]
June 21, 2010
African-American
Charlotte Morris Named as Tuskegee University Interim President
Dr. Charlotte P. Morris will become interim president of Tuskegee University, following the July 31, 2010 retirement of school president Dr. Benjamin F. Payton.
June 21, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Veteran Educator To Lead National Community College Association
Dr. Walter Bumphus will take the helm of the American Association of Community Colleges in 2011 amid unprecedented growth and economic challenges for the nation’s more than 1,200 two-year colleges.
June 21, 2010
Latinx
Assessing Arizona
Three Mexican-American scholars discuss Arizona’s immigration law and its ramifications on the state’s colleges and universities.
June 21, 2010
Latinx
Officials: Harvard Student Will Not Be Deported
An undocumented Harvard University student is no longer facing deportation to Mexico after being detained nearly two weeks ago by immigration authorities at a Texas airport.
June 20, 2010
Latinx
Georgia Colleges Working To Verify Students’ Status
Georgia’s 35 colleges and universities are working to carry out a mandate from their governing body and verify the citizenship status of nearly 316,000 students by mid-August.
June 20, 2010
Faculty & Staff
New Initiative To Examine Equity of College-access Programs
A new Kresge Foundation-funded research effort launching this summer will better equip teachers and administrators at two Boston high schools in getting their students prepared for college.
June 20, 2010
Opinion
The Multi-Faceted Dimensions of Bullying
Aggressive behavior is a problem that spans across all ages, socioeconomic and racial groups. I remember a story that a colleague told me several years ago about two little girls who kicked sand in his daughter’s face. At the time, his daughter was in pre-school. Understandably, the incident disturbed both him and his wife. In […]
June 17, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Knight Commission Blasts Runaway Spending in College Sports
With spending on big-time college sports continuing to escalate, a group of university presidents and campus leaders says it’s past time for more of that money to wind up in the classroom.
June 17, 2010
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Author Spotlight: Dr. Joyce A. Ladner
Dr. Joyce A. Ladner, author of The Death of White Sociology: Essays on Race and Culture, published by Black Classic Press, has written numerous books on education, urban issues, public policy and transracial adoption.
June 17, 2010
Community Colleges
Jump in U.S. College Enrollment Highest in 40 Years
The nation’s colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and young adults opt to pursue a higher education rather than languish in a weak job market.
June 17, 2010
African-American
Policy Summit Tackles Changing U.S. Demographics
During a National Journal policy summit on demographics and the workforce of the future, it was pointed out that 65 percent of the population is White, compared to 70 percent in 2000 and 80 percent in 1980. Generation Y, aged 30 and under, is two-fifths non-White.
June 17, 2010
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Race, Class, and College Access Explored in ‘Strivers’ Research
Despite gains in college access by minorities, the top tiers of higher education are becoming more affluent and more White as the lower tier and two-year colleges increasingly accommodate more low-income minority students.
June 17, 2010
Latinx
Higher Education Organizations Form Coalition to Seek DREAM Act Passage
The Hispanic Association of Colleges Universities (HACU) has taken the lead in uniting 25 national higher education organizations in an effort to help bring DREAM Act legislation to final votes before Congress’ August recess.
June 16, 2010
Students
Microsoft’s Philly High School Overcame Challenges
Although the School of the Future’s creative ambitions have been frustrated by high principal turnover, curriculum tensions and a student body unfamiliar with laptop computer culture, the Microsoft-designed Philadelphia public high school graduated its first senior class Tuesday with each student having been accepted to an institution of higher learning.
June 16, 2010
African-American
South Carolina State President Ousted After Two Years at Helm
The board of South Carolina State University has fired the president of the historically Black college after just two years at the helm.
June 15, 2010
African-American
Historically Black Medical Schools Rank High for Social Mission
Graduates of Morehouse, Meharry, and Howard University medical schools, three historically Black institutions, are the most likely to devote themselves to serving underserved communities, according to a national study published Tuesday.
June 15, 2010
Community Colleges
Better Educated Work Force Needed for Jobs in Near Future
A report by Georgetown University researchers attributes the increasing demand for a better-educated work force by 2018 to the increased use of technology, particularly computers.
June 15, 2010
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