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Study: Majority of Institutions Receive Applications from Undocumented Students
In a survey released today, the National Association of College Admission Counseling reports that 60 percent of surveyed schools indicated that they had received college applications from undocumented students.
June 15, 2010
Home
Gender Dilemmas
Authors examine how race and sex affect the lives of men and women in society.
June 14, 2010
Leadership & Policy
S.C. State University to Get $80 Million Transportation Research Center
Amid questions about how some of the initial grant money was spent, South Carolina State University officials hope to begin construction soon on the first phase of a transportation research center announced 12 years ago.
June 14, 2010
Students
Harvard Student Says He Faces Deportation From U.S.
An undocumented Harvard University student is facing deportation to Mexico after being detained by immigration authorities at a Texas airport, the student said last week.
June 14, 2010
Students
Community College Champion
In an exclusive interview with Diverse, Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón discusses community colleges’ pivotal role in revitalizing the U.S. economy.
June 14, 2010
Opinion
Out of the Mouths of Low-Income Students
“I am really more interested in what is going on in the world,” was the comment of a shy student who eased her way up to me after I presented at the Climate Lecture on Equality of Educational Opportunity at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. As I continued to engage this student, she described […]
June 13, 2010
Opinion
Out of the Mouths of Low-Income Students
“I am really more interested in what is going on in the world,” was the comment of a shy student who eased her way up to me after I presented at the Climate Lecture on Equality of Educational Opportunity at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. As I continued to engage this student, she described […]
June 13, 2010
Opinion
Out of the Mouths of Low-Income Students
“I am really more interested in what is going on in the world,” was the comment of a shy student who eased her way up to me after I presented at the Climate Lecture on Equality of Educational Opportunity at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. As I continued to engage this student, she described […]
June 13, 2010
African-American
$1M Donated for Demolition at Paul Quinn College
A $1 million donation to demolish 13 abandoned buildings at Paul Quinn College in Dallas is meant to bolster the school’s efforts to survive.
June 13, 2010
Students
Best & Brightest: ‘I Had to Succeed’
No one would fault Jemima Pierre-Jacques if she decided to put off her studies this past spring semester at Prince George’s Community College. The native Haitian was mourning the loss of her father, Jude Pierre-Jacques, and eight other relatives in Port-au-Prince, casualties along with thousands of the 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti in January.
June 13, 2010
Students
College “Student Group” Aided by For-profit Industry
Career College Association, a lobbying group for for-profit schools, provided the organizational muscle to launch the grassroots-sounding Students for Academic Choice at a time when for-profit colleges are under fire.
June 13, 2010
Students
Why We Need Diverse Books
Many fine examples of general-interest, academic, literary books from the university and small presses are overlooked when it comes time to hand out accolades. Most are never reviewed, which contributes to their invisibility. Writing about them can be a lonely enterprise. It helps if you have eclectic reading habits, a taste for the esoteric and […]
June 11, 2010
Community Colleges
Two-Year Wisconsin Colleges Seek To Offer Four-Year Degrees
The University of Wisconsin’s two-year colleges could soon have the power to offer limited four-year degrees under a plan aimed at serving adult students in mostly rural areas.
June 10, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Expert Says Company Culture Helps Determine Prospects for Workplace Diversity
A commitment to diversity and inclusion has to be inextricably woven into an organization’s culture for that organization to realize its greatest potential, according to the keynote speaker at George Mason University’s Workplace Diversity Conference.
June 10, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Academic Bullying: A Problem on College Campuses
The disintegration of civility in higher education is a growing concern for university faculty who say the disrespect has reached epic levels not only between professors and students but also among colleagues.
June 10, 2010
Opinion
Law and Diversity
Over the last several decades, a rich history of social science inquiry on underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and careers has solidified a base of evidence for use by those who seek to increase diversity in STEM fields. Simply stated, effective policy and practice that seek to increase and sustain […]
June 9, 2010
Opinion
Challenging Educational Racism Devoid of Racial Language
The California Assembly recently approved a bill that would give the state’s public universities the opportunity to consider race, gender and other demographics when they admit students. AB2047, which passed on a 44-24 vote, is now headed to the Senate. Democratic Assemblyman Ed Hernandez introduced the bill to address the education gap in California. Latino and […]
June 9, 2010
Students
College Success Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Students
The College Success Foundation, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, released a report highlighting its success in preparing socially disadvantaged middle and high school students to enter college and graduate.
June 9, 2010
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