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MSIs
MSIs To Get New Help in Going ‘Green’
A new grant to the United Negro College Fund should help a cross-section of minority-serving institutions – including Hispanic-serving universities and tribal colleges – promote environmentally friendly building practices in the years ahead.
November 12, 2009
Sports
The Unfinished Business of HBCUs
Public historically Black colleges and universities have served the under-represented well in the years since Adams v. Richardson, but states can no longer continue to underfund HBCUs if these schools are to become “comparable and competitive” with traditionally White institutions, a panel of former and current HBCU leaders concluded Thursday at a conference at Morgan State University.
November 12, 2009
Opinion
Self-Hatred on Steroids: Sammy Sosa’s Extreme Makeover
Not since Michael Jackson’s de-pigmentation have we witnessed the likes of Sammy Sosa’s shocking skin lightening. Have you seen him? Since the pictures surfaced last weekend, there has been much speculation about the former slugger’s strange metamorphosis. People wondered: Is he ill? Has he lost his mind? Is he trying to be white? […]
November 11, 2009
Home
WASHINGTON UPDATE
Experts identify teacher quality and preparation as areas for improvement.
November 11, 2009
Leadership & Policy
SPECTRUM: Community Relations Down to a Science
For Dr. Rose Tseng, bringing scientific advancement to the University of Hawaii at Hilo is a delicate balancing act.
November 11, 2009
Faculty & Staff
LASTWORD: Tending to Diversity at an HBCU
Diversity acquires a new meaning and perspective at historically Black colleges and universities, where African- Americans are the majority and others are in the minority.
November 11, 2009
Students
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Removing Boundaries and Increasing Student Engagement through Virtual World Platforms
IS THE BURGEONING USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION TO BE FEARED, GUARDED, OR embraced?
November 11, 2009
Faculty & Staff
LEGENDS OF THE ACADEMY
For this special edition on ‘Higher Education Careers,’ Diverse caught up with some legends whose careers have made an indelible impact on the academy. We found that even in retirement, or semi-retirement, these pioneers n
November 11, 2009
Leadership & Policy
INTERIM EXPERTISE
By keeping an institution moving forward, retired executives can assist colleges and universities until a permanent replacement is hired.
November 11, 2009
Students
PUBLISHING IN PERIL
Recent state budget cuts in education leave some university publishers pinched.
November 11, 2009
Asian American Pacific Islander
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Obama Restores Asian American Initiative
Two years after the Bush administration let its authority lapse, President Barack Obama has reinstated the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
November 11, 2009
Disabilties
Schools Shun Kindle, Saying Blind Can’t Use It
Amazon’s Kindle can read books aloud, but if you’re blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help.
November 11, 2009
Faculty & Staff
New Study Examines Gender-based Pay Gaps in Academia
A paper in the new issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly examines gender-based pay gaps among U.S. faculty using two methodologies.
November 11, 2009
Students
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at the Tribal Nations Conference
Duncan addresses reasons why students struggle and proposes ways to help Native American students, starting at the preschool level.
November 10, 2009
Opinion
Graduate School A Viable Option For HBCU Students
In June, I became the first member of my family to receive a Ph.D. To clarify, I have aunts and uncles with Ph.D’s, but I was the first to be educated entirely in the United States. In the decade or so since I received my undergraduate degree, I have done some things I’m proud […]
November 10, 2009
Opinion
Getting Ready for the Praxis Exam
If your education students are a bit nervous or fidgety this week in class, here’s why: On Saturday, thousands of college students and pre-professionals across the United States will arise early in the morning — earlier than most college classes start — and trek to a nearby site to take the first battery of […]
November 10, 2009
STEM
CSU Chancellor Expects Minority Enrollment to Remain Steady Amid Budget Cuts
Despite massive cuts and closed enrollments at the California State University system, the percentage of minority students is not expected to drop, Chancellor Charles B. Reed said Tuesday in a press briefing.
November 10, 2009
STEM
Success Starts With A Support System
My niece is in the first grade and this weekend I helped her finish her homework. She had to complete a one-page report on capuchin monkeys and create a habitat in a shoebox depicting the monkeys in their natural environment. We spent time on the Web looking at videos and investigating what the monkeys ate […]
November 9, 2009
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