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Analysis: Gates Arrest a Signpost on Racial Road
It took less than a day for the arrest of Henry Louis Gates to become racial lore. When one of America’s most prominent Black intellectuals winds up in handcuffs, it’s not just another episode of profiling; it’s a signpost on the nation’s bumpy road to equality.
July 22, 2009
Community Colleges
An Air Force Officer and Academic
With its red brick, Georgian-style buildings situated among the gently rolling hills of central Virginia, Hampden- Sydney College has long been considered a genteel place to raise crops of new leaders.
July 22, 2009
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Asian American Pacific Islander
New Asian American Civil Rights Book
A textbook on Asian Americans and civil rights has been published by the University of California, Los Angeles’ Asian American Studies Center Press. Untold Civil Rights Stories is aimed at high school students and college freshmen, officials say, and marks a rare work on the little-discussed topic.
July 22, 2009
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Video-gaming as an Intramural Sport?
Typical university intramural sports offerings include basketball, flag football and even volleyball, but at Youngstown State University in Ohio students now have the option of video game intramurals. After a very popular video game tournament was held last spring, where there were 64 participants with 12 alternates and droves of cheering fans, YSU administrators decided […]
July 22, 2009
Military
Most Diverse Class of Plebes Enters Naval Academy
The U.S. Naval Academy earlier this month swore in its most racially diverse class ever.
July 22, 2009
Students
New GI Bill Brings New Challenges
With expanded education benefits for war veterans taking effect in August, public institutions anticipate having to cater to veterans’ unique needs.
July 22, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Reinventing Alumni Associations
To remain relevant, alumni associations must do more than plan class reunions and promote their schools, experts say.
July 22, 2009
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Top 100 – Graduate Degree Producers
The Top 100 degree tables published in this edition of Diverse, and the many more detailed tables included on the Diverse Web site, delineate the institutions that have conferred the most master’s, doctoral and first professional degrees to students of color in academic year 2007-2008.
July 22, 2009
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Students
Grants & Gifts
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Texas) has received a $35,305 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission for 68 scholarships for two camps that provide students handson experience in computer programming and design. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO has received a $260,000 grant from Worldwide, HP for the Lyles College of Engineering to receive wireless tablet personal computers, wide-format […]
July 22, 2009
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Professional Appoitments
DR. ATHOS K. BREWER is dean of students at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus. He previously served as director for student support services at Montgomery College. Brewer earned a bachelor’s from Capital University, a master’s from the University of Dayton and a doctorate from American University. DR. KAREN GOULD has been named president of […]
July 22, 2009
Latinx
Diverse Calendar
Sept. 15-17 NATIONAL COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE Hilton San Francisco Web: www.collegeaccess.org Sept. 22-26 National Black MBA Association 31st Annual Conference and Exposition “Connect” Ernest Morial Convention Center New Orleans, La. Web: www.nbmbaa.org Sept. 30-Oct. 3 NATIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE “Academic Advising: Deep in the Heart of Student Success” San Antonio Convention […]
July 22, 2009
Leadership & Policy
‘Visible’ Diversity and the University
Insistence on the symbolism of ‘visible’ diversity in a diversity officer hinders real advancement.
July 22, 2009
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Student Loan Bill Clears House Committee
The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 would largely remove private lenders from the federal student loan industry.  According to the Washington Post, the bill cleared a House committee Tuesday and would generate an estimated $87 billion savings over 10 years to fund more government grants and loans.  Republicans who are opposed to […]
July 21, 2009
Leadership & Policy
In Brief: Economy and Academe
Survey Says More Students Headed to Private Colleges Despite Economy Despite the tough economic recession, private universities and colleges across the nation are seeing an incresae in enrollment for the upcoming school year.  According to the Daily Texan online, responses from 284 private institutions throughout the nation projected a rise in average enrollment by 0.2 […]
July 21, 2009
Students
Emerson Students To Receive Settlement from Student Loan Investigation
More than 4,000 Emerson College students will receive tuition credit or checks ranging from $25 to $833.  According to the Boston Globe, this is in response to charges that the school steered loan applicants to companies that were allegedly giving gifts to the Emerson financial aid office.  Emerson will pay a total of $780,000, making […]
July 21, 2009
Sports
Former NCAA Players Sue Over Use of Images
Lawyers for the former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA on Tuesday, claiming former athletes should be compensated for the use of their images and likenesses in television advertisements, video games and apparel. According to the New York Times, the lawsuit, which did not include a dollar amount sought, […]
July 21, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Report Shows Similar Educational Success by Federal Grant Recipients and Non-Recipients
Pell Grant recipients experience patterns of educational success similar to non-beneficiaries of the federal government’s grant aid program, according to a study released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Tuesday.
July 21, 2009
African-American
Charges Against Gates Dropped
Cambridge officials announced Tuesday in a press release that a disorderly conduct charge against renowned Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be dropped, the Boston Herald reported.
July 21, 2009
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