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Report: Low Grad Rates in US Cities
Seventeen of the nation’s 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent, with the lowest graduation rates reported in Detroit, Indianapolis and Cleveland, according to a report released Tuesday.
March 31, 2008
Students
Cultivating Student Leaders of Color on Majority Campuses
To foster an inclusive leadership environment for women and students of color, student affairs representatives must develop both formal and informal relationships with prospective student leaders to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, said Stephanie Ray, associate dean of students at Georgia Institute of Technology, during a presentation at the American College Personnel Association’s annual conference in Atlanta.
March 31, 2008
Becoming Socialized in Student Affairs Administration
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GAO Releases Report on Successful Programs for At-risk Youth
A Government Accountability Office study, “Disconnected Youth,” found that there are a number of common characteristics among programs that successfully reconnect youth who have been disengaged from school and employment.
March 31, 2008
African-American
Perspectives: Black Churches Are Unfairly Under Attack
From where I sit Black churches are under attack. Cable news shows have over zealously played the sound bites of a few of Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s sermons to a point where I believe it damages the positive role that Black churches play in the community.
March 31, 2008
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New Research: Academic Engagement Depends on Discipline
College students studying the natural science, business and engineering are less likely to actively participate in class and display a deep interest in the subject matter as their colleagues in the arts, humanities and social sciences, says a new working paper by Dr. Steven Brint, Dr. Robert Hanneman and Allison M. Cantwell.
March 31, 2008
Community Colleges
Vietnamese American Community Threatens Protest Over Communist Flag
Three Vietnamese Americans have requested the University of Southern California remove a Socialist Republic of Vietnam flag that flies on campus, and they are considering protesting if the flag is not removed, according to a report in The Orange County Register.
March 31, 2008
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Nevada Board of Regents Considers Task Force To Increase Diversity
The Cultural Diversity and Security Committee of the Nevada Board of Regents is considering forming a diversity task force to promote diversity among college staff, faculty and students at the state’s public higher education institutions, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal article.
March 31, 2008
Community Colleges
Vietnamese American Community Threatens Protest Over Communist Flag
Three Vietnamese Americans have requested the University of Southern California remove a Socialist Republic of Vietnam flag that flies on campus, and they are considering protesting if the flag is not removed, according to a report in The Orange County Register.
March 30, 2008
Community Colleges
Vietnamese American Community Threatens Protest Over Communist Flag
Three Vietnamese Americans have requested the University of Southern California remove a Socialist Republic of Vietnam flag that flies on campus, and they are considering protesting if the flag is not removed, according to a report in The Orange County Register.
March 30, 2008
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New Research: Academic Engagement Depends on Discipline
College students studying the natural science, business and engineering are less likely to actively participate in class and display a deep interest in the subject matter as their colleagues in the arts, humanities and social sciences, says a new working paper by Dr. Steven Brint, Dr. Robert Hanneman and Allison M. Cantwell.
March 30, 2008
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Nevada Board of Regents Considers Task Force to Increase Diversity
The Cultural Diversity and Security Committee of the Nevada Board of Regents is considering forming a diversity task force to promote diversity among college staff, faculty and students at the state’s public higher education institutions, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal article.
March 30, 2008
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Expelled Tennessee State U, Freedom Riders Denied Honorary Degrees
Tennessee State University’s governing board has voted not to grant honorary degrees to students expelled for participating in Freedom Rides during the 1960s.
March 30, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Retirements Mean No More Female College Presidents in ND
The first two women to lead college campuses in North Dakota are retiring in June, leaving no females in a president’s role.
March 30, 2008
Faculty & Staff
At Diversifying Colleges Tenure Still a Hurdle for Women, Minorities
Educators gathered for the workshop on promoting faculty diversity at the National Education Association: American Federation of Teachers (NEA-AFT) conference held in Washington last week, heard from higher education officials about not only achieving a racially diverse faculty, but achieving a diversity, which also includes women and people with disabilities.
March 30, 2008
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Illinois Black and Hispanic Higher Ed Alliance Provides for Collaboration
A coalition of Black and Hispanic higher education professionals in Illinois will host three conferences between April 19 and April 24 at the University of Illinois-Chicago campus to develop leadership skills among Black and Hispanic students, to facilitate professional development for Black and Hispanic higher education professionals, and to enable Black and Hispanic students to present academic research.
March 30, 2008
Professional Development
Students
North Dakota State Probes Bawdy Campus Skit
North Dakota State University is investigating complaints about a campus skit in which a White student in blackface portrayed Barack Obama receiving a lap dance.
March 30, 2008
Sports
ESPN Documentary on the HBCU Athletes Who Desegregated College Sports Scores Big
The stories of Black athletes integrating professional sports are legendary.
March 27, 2008
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AERA Session Addresses New Approaches to the Ed.D
Over the past few years, universities have really differentiated Ph.D. programs from Ed.D. programs and have developed three-year Ed.D. models largely geared for students who are already working professionals in education.
March 27, 2008
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