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Leadership & Policy
Committee Meets to Discuss Merger of Ga. Colleges
Representatives from Southern Polytechnic State and Kennesaw State University are working together to determine how their newly consolidated university should be organized.
January 15, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Education Champion George Miller to Retire from Congress
U.S. Rep. George Miller, ranking Democrat on the House Education Committee, has announced that, after four decades in Congress, he won’t be seeking re-election in 2014.
January 15, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Diverse Down the Road
A new year brings new opportunities for members of the Diverse team to venture out to cover the issues that matter most to you and meet the people who are making the headlines. Here are a few of the conferences and symposiums we’ll attend over the course of the next couple weeks: Several members of […]
January 15, 2014
Faculty & Staff
UPenn Professor Overcomes Odds, Uses Community Research to Study HIV
Bridgette Brawner’s tough youth helps her understand and fuel research on people and communities struck by HIV/AIDS.
January 15, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
‘Invisible’ Burmese, Bhutanese Americans Face ‘Alarming’ Dropout Rates
A new report reveals that 39 percent of U.S. Burmese are high school dropouts.
January 15, 2014
Sports
N.C. Attorney General to Pursue Police Shooting Case
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer is charged with last September’s shooting death of Jonathon Ferrell, a former Florida A&M football player.
January 13, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Univ. of Utah Investigates Clinic’s Sperm Mix-Up
The University of Utah is investigating a complaint that a convicted felon working at a fertility clinic replaced a customer’s sperm with his own, fathering a girl 21 years ago.
January 13, 2014
Community Colleges
Fighting Inequality: Is Higher Ed Creating a New Class of Highly Educated Poor?
In this era where college tuition is pretty much an automatic $40,000 a year, even with scholarships, the average middle-class family still struggles.
January 13, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Stanford Dean Claude Steele Selected as UC Berkeley Provost
Claude Steele, social psychology scholar and dean of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, has been tapped to serve as the next executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of California, Berkeley.
January 13, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Vernon Jordan Tapped to Lead Howard Presidential Search
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. has been selected to chair the search committee to select Howard University’s 17th president.
January 13, 2014
Students
Baraka’s Legacy: Let’s Not Forget Inaugural Black Studies Professor
A major chapter is often left out in the recent attempts to share Amiri Baraka’s story and define his legacy — pioneering, prominent professor.
January 13, 2014
African-American
Univ. of Nevada Professor Works to Preserve California Indian History
Dr. William Bauer uses his teaching and writing to change preconceived notions about what Native American history is about and who native peoples are.
January 13, 2014
Home
Florida University Sued Over Campus Gun Ban
A gun rights group is suing the University of Florida for banning guns in campus housing. The lawsuit comes on the heels of a similar suit against the University of North Florida’s ban on guns in cars.
January 12, 2014
Leadership & Policy
U. of Ark. Spokesman Files EEOC Complaint Over Termination
Former University of Arkansas spokesman John Diamond has filed a complaint to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that his firing violated his civil rights and asking that he be reinstated.
January 12, 2014
Faculty & Staff
LaSalle Professor Embarks on Groundbreaking Work in HIV/AIDS
Jillian Lucas Baker has become one of the nation’s leading researchers on developing ways to stem the HIV crisis, particularly in minority communities.
January 12, 2014
Leadership & Policy
“Reverse Transfer” Program to Benefit Community College Students
A new program aims to help students who transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions get the associate degree they may still lack.
January 12, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Modern Language Convention Focuses on ‘Vulnerable Times’
The 129th Modern Language Association Convention lacked the racial diversity it has seen in the past.
January 12, 2014
African-American
In Case You Missed It…
Community Colleges’ Most Challenging Task: Increase Completion Rates Christie Hails N.J. Version of Dream Act as Equalizer Study Urges Tough Measures for Parent PLUS Loan Requirements Scholars Gather in Bid to Preserve History’s Role
January 9, 2014
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