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New “Multi-Race” Box Addresses Universities’ Concerns, and Raises New Questions

In a nod to America’s growing multiracial population, the U.S. Department of Education endorsed earlier this week a new system that would allow students to pick more than one “race” box on college applications — and in doing so has unleashed new questions that could have serious policy ramifications.

Impact of Race-neutral Admission At UC To Be Studied

The University of California’s Board of Regents agreed this week to study how the 10-campus system’s admissions and enrollment have changed in the decade since voters passed a law barring consideration of race and gender in public education.

Earth Science Computing Center Dedicated at Stanford

With the backing of Sun Microsystems, other Silicon Valley information technology firms and oil companies, Stanford University last month unveiled the Center for Computational Earth and Environmental Science (CEES).

The Top 100 Interpreting the Data

Substantial growth continues in both the number and percentage of students of color obtaining master’s…

Push For Simpler Spelling Persists Despite Lack Of Public Interest

When “say,” “they” and “weigh” rhyme, but “bomb,” “comb” and “tomb” don’t, wuudn’t it maek mor sens to spel wurdz the wae thae sound? Those in favor of simplified spelling say children would learn faster and illiteracy rates would drop. Opponents say a new system would make spelling even more confusing.

Faculty & Staff

Doctoral Program Produces 300th Minority Graduate

A program created in 1993 to stem the shortage of minority faculty at university campuses, especially in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines, has recently produced its 300th Ph.D.

Increasing Student Loan Rates

For Carmen Berkley, an African-American student leader with five college loans and some knowledge of the financial aid system…

Study: California Admissions Process Unfair to Blacks

Black applicants are being systematically blocked from the University of California system partly because of a flawed admission scheme…

University of Wisconsin Race-conscious Admissions Under Fire

Facing a backlash from parents and lawmakers, University of Wisconsin system leaders are downplaying their plans to change admissions policies to give greater weight to nonacademic factors such as race and income.

African-American

Bite Size Briefs

Bar Association’s Affirmative Action policy; Arkansas Black Studies funding; Michigan diversity grading system; Federal panel to question law school affirmative action policy.

Study: Flawed Admissions Process Reason for Black Student Decline in California

Black applicants are being systematically blocked from the University of California system in part because of its flawed admission scheme, according to a new University of California, Los Angeles report released Tuesday.

Leadership & Policy

New Chancellor Seeks to Heal Tensions at Embattled Dallas College

When Dr. Jesus “Jess” Carreon, the first Hispanic to head the 84,000-student Dallas County Community College District, abruptly resigned last month, the board of trustees quickly turned to Dr. Wright Lassiter, who had been president of the district’s El Centro College since 1986. Wright, who became the district’s first Black chancellor, spoke with Diverse about the healing touch he plans to bring to the embattled community college system.

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