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Court Sides with California State University Admissions Policy

A state appeals court dismissed a student’s lawsuit against the California State University system that alleged the university discriminated against Hispanics by considering SAT scores as a factor in admissions. Story:

Leadership & Policy

Georgia Regents Pick First Black Woman as Interim Chancellor

A Black woman was chosen last week as interim chancellor of the state’s university system Story:

Howard, Other HBCUs Launch Initiative in Teaching and Learning

Howard, Other HBCUs Launch Initiative in Teaching and LearningWASHINGTONThe Howard University Graduate School has joined Jackson State University, Talladega College and Xavier University of Louisiana in a major initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Titled “Learning Communities for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academic Achievement […]

Science, Technology Professions Showing Mixed Progress for Women

Science, Technology Professions Showing Mixed Progress for WomenBy Ronald Roach Growth over the past two decades for women in scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical (STEM) jobs has seen uneven progress, according to a report from the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST). Analyzing employment data of women in STEM professions from 1983 to […]

Women in Science, Engineering and Technology

University of California System More Diverse Than Originally Thought

University of California System More Diverse Than Originally ThoughtResearch shows more than half of undergrads are immigrants or children of immigrants By Pamela Burdman SACRAMENTO, Calif. The University of California has long been recognized as a diverse institution, but a new report reveals another dimension of that diversity: More than half of UC’s undergraduates are […]

Faculty & Staff

Bridging the Gap

Bridging the Gap National Science Foundation initiative eases the transition from undergraduate to graduate studyBy Crystal L. Keels In recent years, the lack of underrepresented groups pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines at the graduate level aroused the concern of some far-sighted advocates. When confronted with this noted absence, however, many colleges and […]

Faculty & Staff

Study Details How Faculty Use Course Management Systems

Study Details How Faculty Use Course Management SystemsDENVERTwo-thirds of faculty members increase their use of online course management systems once they begin using it in their teaching, rather than decrease or keep it at a consistent level, according to a recent study on course management tools conducted in the University of Wisconsin system. The EDUCAUSE […]

Shut Out Of the System

Shut Out Of the System As competition increases for slots at UC-Berkeley, admission offers to minority students continue to declineBy Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.As University of California officials announced admissions results for the fall, it appeared that increasing competition for seats at the university, rising tuition costs, and continued controversy over the role of race in […]

Making STEM Careers More Accessible

Making STEM Careers More AccessibleIn its July 2003 publication of Women, Minorities and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering, the National Science Foundation (NSF) reports that high-school completion and college enrollment among African Americans and Hispanics continues to increase. NSF goes further to convey that these groups have shown an upward trend in completion […]

Community Colleges

SEVIS Fee-Collection System Flawed, Higher Education Groups Say

SEVIS Fee-Collection System Flawed, Higher Education Groups SayBy Kristina LaneThe way the U.S. government wants to collect fees from international students for a foreign-student tracking system is flawed and could hinder foreign-student enrollment at American colleges and universities, according to a coalition of higher education groups.Last month the American Council on Education and 21 other […]

Community Colleges

Virginia Higher Education System Joins Forces to Curb Teacher Shortage

Virginia Higher Education System Joins Forces to Curb Teacher ShortageRICHMOND, Va.Virginia’s higher education system is joining forces to help ease the projected teacher shortage in the state. The partnership is a seamless transfer articulation agreement between Virginia’s community colleges and several four-year colleges and universities designed to facilitate admission to teacher-education programs.Students at Virginia’s community […]

Education Secretary Says No Child Left Behind Act Will Help Reverse Two-Tiered System

Education Secretary Says No Child Left Behind Act Will Help Reverse Two-Tiered SystemU.S. Education Secretary Dr. Roderick Paige gave a progress report on the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act in Washington recently, calling it a “revolution” that would do much to reverse a subpar U.S. educational system that he compared to apartheid.“We are […]

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