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UC-Berkeley Republicans Hold ‘Diversity Bake Sale’
A satirical bake sale at the University of California-Berkeley that was designed to protest affirmative action drew several dozen sweet-toothed supporters along with hundreds of critics on Tuesday.
September 28, 2011
LGBTQ+
Commentary: The Research-Practice Gap – Diversity Predicts Performance
With executives and managers being warned that they must change their organizational cultures and practices to attract and retain younger workers, diversity experts David Kravitz and Renee Yuengling offer some insight.
September 28, 2011
Students
Workshop Showcases Latino Student Success Programs
At the Accelerating Latino Student Success Workshop in Washington, college administrators shared stories with other college administrators about campus programs designed improve educational outcomes for Latino students.
September 28, 2011
Community Colleges
Kentucky Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against For-profit College
Attorney General Jack Conway took another for-profit college to court on Tuesday, alleging a violation of Kentucky’s consumer protection laws by making deceptive claims about job placement successes.
September 27, 2011
Students
Complete College America Report Examines Low Higher Ed Graduation Rates
A new, comprehensive report on college graduation rates released Tuesday revealed why college completion rates, including analyses of Black, Hispanic, Pell Grant and part-time students, are low among Americans.
September 27, 2011
Students
Latino College Student Success Programs Honored
The Texas Tech-based STEP 2 program was one of three programs recognized Tuesday by the Excelencia in Education organization for success in helping Latino students get to and through college.
September 27, 2011
Home
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
The University of Houston’s Dr. Tatcho Mindiola Finds Innovative Ways to Recruit, Retain Latino Students, Faculty.
September 27, 2011
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Opinion
How To Be a Good Mentee
We often think about mentoring, and, in fact, I often write about effective mentoring for Diverse.  But what about the other side? Last week I was asked to speak to a group of alumni and students at Penn about mentoring. I did, but I added a section to my talk on how to be a […]
September 26, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Record Number of Foreign Students Enroll at Oregon Schools
Oregon’s seven universities expect the largest number of international students ever when classes begin this week.
September 26, 2011
Students
California Muslim Students Guilty of Disrupting UC-Irvine Speech
A jury convicted 10 Muslim students on Friday of disrupting a talk by the Israeli ambassador on a university campus in a case that has stoked an intense debate about free speech.
September 26, 2011
Latinx
New Federal Aid Targets Community Colleges, Hispanic-Serving Schools
The Obama administration made major cash infusions to community colleges and Hispanic-Serving Institutions on Monday through grant programs meant to spur innovation.
September 26, 2011
African-American
Ga. University Learning Community Focuses on Black Freshman Women
At the University of West Georgia, an all-Black, all-female freshman learning community aims to ease the challenges encountered during the first-year transition into college life.
September 26, 2011
African-American
Historically Black University Works with Maryland’s Seafood Industry Watermen
Watermen in Maryland’s Calvert County have an unlikely ally in their effort to explore aquaculture as a means to shore up the flagging industry—Morgan State University.
September 25, 2011
Home
Ohio’s Antioch College to Reopen After Three Years
An Ohio liberal arts college that closed three years ago amid financial problems is preparing for its comeback, and officials and students are optimistic about reviving the school’s long heritage.
September 25, 2011
Latinx
Celebrating 40 Years of Feminist Scholarship and Action
The Barnard Center for Research on Women at Barnard College marked its anniversary with a two-day conference, “Activism and the Academy.”
September 25, 2011
African-American
Leaders Sound Alarm for High School Class of 2012
During a Congressional Black Caucus panel discussion titled “The Class of 2012,” Florida Memorial University chief Henry Lewis said one of the biggest societal needs is for more students to get educated in the STEM fields.
September 25, 2011
Opinion
On The Mercy Seat: Troy Anthony Davis and American Capital Punishment
The stunningly ritualistic, religious aspects of American executions are numerous.
September 22, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Former Professor Pleads Not Guilty in Alabama Shooting
A biology professor pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to capital murder charges Thursday in the slayings of three colleagues killed during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
September 22, 2011
Amy Bishop
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