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Baum, a co-author of the nonprofit College Board’s annual college pricing report, says the increases “are actually quite moderate this year.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111414_Sandy_-Baum.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sandy Baum, a co-author of the nonprofit College Board’s annual college pricing report, says the increases “are actually quite moderate this year.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095591/experts-see-traditional-campus-online-education-mix-becoming-the-norm</loc><lastmod>2014-11-14T00:37:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111414_College_Affordability.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111414_College_Affordability.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095590/bowie-state-fires-ex-nfl-player-charles-grant-for-body-slamming-student</loc><lastmod>2014-11-13T02:14:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095589/cal-state-faculty-union-approves-pay-deal</loc><lastmod>2014-11-13T02:10:19.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095587/white-house-now-turning-attention-to-girls-of-color</loc><lastmod>2014-11-13T01:56:40.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111314_Melanie_Campbell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, says the initiative shows that the White House is acknowledging “that there are unique things that affect women and girls of color.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111314_Melanie_Campbell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, says the initiative shows that the White House is acknowledging “that there are unique things that affect women and girls of color.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095586/panelists-higher-education-act-might-be-in-political-crosshairs</loc><lastmod>2014-11-13T01:46:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111314_Ted_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell said he’d like to see federal regulatory frameworks encompass more about outcomes and not processes and inputs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111314_Ted_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell said he’d like to see federal regulatory frameworks encompass more about outcomes and not processes and inputs.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095585/alabama-birmingham-alabama-state-get-cancer-research-grant</loc><lastmod>2014-11-12T02:43:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095584/sex-assault-program-expands-to-high-schools</loc><lastmod>2014-11-12T02:42:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095582/universities-opening-centers-to-attract-veterans</loc><lastmod>2014-11-12T02:35:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111214_Eugene_Bernard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Eugene Bernard, right, in the San Jacinto College South Campus. (Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111214_Eugene_Bernard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Eugene Bernard, right, in the San Jacinto College South Campus. (Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095581/army-trauma-expert-quit-after-admitting-phd-fraud</loc><lastmod>2014-11-12T02:21:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111214_Amy_Apodaca.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amy N. Apodaca claimed to have a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2006 and a doctorate in demography and population studies/applied statistics from the University of Maryland at College Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111214_Amy_Apodaca.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amy N. Apodaca claimed to have a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2006 and a doctorate in demography and population studies/applied statistics from the University of Maryland at College Park.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15095580/errors-that-lead-to-chronic-career-disorder</loc><lastmod>2014-11-12T02:11:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111214_Frank_Burtnett.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111214_Frank_Burtnett.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095573/veterans-day-salute</loc><lastmod>2014-11-12T01:38:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095572/happy-anniversary</loc><lastmod>2014-11-12T01:37:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111114_Grace_Austin.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095574/la-salle-university-program-hones-in-on-sat-underperformers</loc><lastmod>2014-11-11T19:15:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111114_Jocelyn_Cuadrado.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jocelyn Cuadrado, a 2013 graduate who attended La Salle University via the Academic Discovery Program, said that “it seems like I graduated with family.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111114_Jocelyn_Cuadrado.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jocelyn Cuadrado, a 2013 graduate who attended La Salle University via the Academic Discovery Program, said that “it seems like I graduated with family.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095578/university-of-nebraska-benefits-from-extra-tuition</loc><lastmod>2014-11-11T06:02:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095577/education-think-tank-head-quits-after-flawed-study</loc><lastmod>2014-11-11T02:44:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095576/ncaa-institute-tackling-mental-health-concerns-of-athletes</loc><lastmod>2014-11-11T02:37:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111114_Brian_Hainline.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Brian Hainline is the NCAA’s chief medical officer and oversees the Sport Science Institute.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111114_Brian_Hainline1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095575/fordham-university-writing-workshop-helps-vets-get-memories-on-paper</loc><lastmod>2014-11-11T02:22:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111114_David_Surface.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Surface, left, a writing teacher and published author, says that the program should not be classified as therapy but it can be “cathartic.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111114_David_Surface.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Surface, left, a writing teacher and published author, says that the program should not be classified as therapy but it can be “cathartic.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095570/dr-sean-decatur</loc><lastmod>2014-11-10T19:14:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.Sean-Decatur.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095567/election-diversity-problem-emerges-faulty-opinion-polling</loc><lastmod>2014-11-10T19:06:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111014_Ramon_Goings.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ramon B. Goings</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15095564/scholars-agree-to-make-concerted-effort-to-reform-urban-education</loc><lastmod>2014-11-10T09:27:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111014_Chance_Lewis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Chance W. Lewis, founding executive director of the Urban Education Collaborative and the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Full Professor of Urban Education at the University of North Carolina Charlotte speaks to the 500 participants who gathered at the International Conference on Urban Education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111014_Chance_Lewis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Chance W. Lewis, founding executive director of the Urban Education Collaborative and the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Full Professor of Urban Education at the University of North Carolina Charlotte speaks to the 500 participants who gathered at the International Conference on Urban Education.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15095562/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-11-10T02:45:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095569/7-of-8-fired-professors-returning-to-nyc-seminary</loc><lastmod>2014-11-10T02:06:37.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095568/enough-im-tired-becomes-rallying-cry-of-mexican-protest</loc><lastmod>2014-11-10T02:01:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095566/short-term-certificates-might-not-be-the-best-bet</loc><lastmod>2014-11-10T01:47:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111014_Community_College.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.111014_Community_College.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095563/noguera-urges-urban-educators-to-stand-fast-in-wake-of-anticipated-cutbacks</loc><lastmod>2014-11-07T16:30:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110814_Jamaica.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Charlotte High School students gather  with keynote speakers Drs. Pedro Noguera and Gloria Ladson-Billings at the International Conference on Urban Education. Dr. Chance W. Lewis, right, is the conference organizer.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110814_Jamaica.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Charlotte High School students gather  with keynote speakers Drs. Pedro Noguera and Gloria Ladson-Billings at the International Conference on Urban Education. Dr. Chance W. Lewis, right, is the conference organizer.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095561/judge-seeks-firing-of-iowa-state-professor</loc><lastmod>2014-11-07T03:00:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095560/harvard-university-under-fire-for-secret-photos-of-classrooms</loc><lastmod>2014-11-07T02:53:37.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095559/chinese-gaining-momentum-as-language-option-among-hbcus</loc><lastmod>2014-11-07T02:44:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.1101714_Krishauna_Hines-Gaither.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Krishauna Hines-Gaither, an instructor of Spanish at Salem College, said that the dearth of languages at HBCUs is at odds with their origins.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.1101714_Krishauna_Hines-Gaither.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Krishauna Hines-Gaither, an instructor of Spanish at Salem College, said that the dearth of languages at HBCUs is at odds with their origins.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095558/for-profit-colleges-target-regulations-in-lawsuit</loc><lastmod>2014-11-07T02:35:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110714_Steve_Gunderson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Steve Gunderson, president of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, said his constituents “were left with no choice but to file suit.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110714_Steve_Gunderson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Steve Gunderson, president of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, said his constituents “were left with no choice but to file suit.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095557/expert-early-interventions-for-disadvantaged-more-effective-less-costly</loc><lastmod>2014-11-07T02:28:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110714_Isabel_Sawhill.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Isabel V. Sawhill, , a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, said it’s easier for individuals to become successful at the various stages of life if they’ve had success all along.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110714_Isabel_Sawhill.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Isabel V. Sawhill, , a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, said it’s easier for individuals to become successful at the various stages of life if they’ve had success all along.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095548/what-does-it-mean-to-not-be-black-enough</loc><lastmod>2014-11-06T03:02:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095556/after-toppling-cantor-professor-brat-wins-his-seat</loc><lastmod>2014-11-06T02:11:10.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095555/princeton-university-makes-deal-with-us-on-sex-assault-cases</loc><lastmod>2014-11-06T02:03:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095554/experts-fight-isnt-over-regarding-new-regulation-aimed-at-for-profit-colleges</loc><lastmod>2014-11-06T01:51:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110614_For_Profit.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095553/virginia-commonwealth-university-dept-chair-themes-art-around-hair</loc><lastmod>2014-11-06T01:41:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110614_Hair.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>As part of her award-winning project, Sonya Clark provided hairstylists with a canvas hand-stitched with silk thread and asked them to braid the thread using their skills and techniques.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110614_Hair.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>As part of her award-winning project, Sonya Clark provided hairstylists with a canvas hand-stitched with silk thread and asked them to braid the thread using their skills and techniques.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095552/xavier-university-to-lead-chinese-language-study-in-la-schools</loc><lastmod>2014-11-06T01:35:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110614_Plaque.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The unveiling of the Confucius Institute plaque by Consul General Xu Erwen (center), Xavier president Norman C. Francis (left), and Hebei University vice president Dr. Wang Fengming (right).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110614_Plaque.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The unveiling of the Confucius Institute plaque by Consul General Xu Erwen (center), Xavier president Norman C. Francis (left), and Hebei University vice president Dr. Wang Fengming (right).</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15095544/sound-approaches-to-combat-sexual-violence-on-campus</loc><lastmod>2014-11-05T15:48:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110514_Brooke_Barnett.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brooke Barnett</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110514_Leigh-Anne_Royster.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Leigh-Anne Royster</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110514_Leigh-Anne_Royster.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Leigh-Anne Royster</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15095546/kellogg-initiative-seeks-to-extend-diversity-beyond-the-campus</loc><lastmod>2014-11-05T03:01:40.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110514_Kellogg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kellogg Community College CDI executive director Jorge Zeballos (left) talks with Kellogg Community College President Dennis Bona.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110514_Kellogg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kellogg Community College CDI executive director Jorge Zeballos (left) talks with Kellogg Community College President Dennis Bona.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095550/university-of-north-carolina-facing-more-scrutiny-from-accrediting-agency</loc><lastmod>2014-11-05T02:31:02.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095549/university-of-kansas-student-fights-expulsion-over-twitter-posts</loc><lastmod>2014-11-05T02:29:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095542/diverse-down-the-road</loc><lastmod>2014-11-05T02:27:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100814_Jamal_Watson-e1581611325336.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jamal Watson</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095545/mexico-mayor-wife-detained-in-case-of-43-missing-college-students</loc><lastmod>2014-11-05T02:13:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110514_Jose_Luis_Abarca.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Mexican authorities have said former Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca and his wife, Maria de los Angeles Pineda, are tied to organized crime.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110514_Jose_Luis_Abarca.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Mexican authorities have said former Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca and his wife, Maria de los Angeles Pineda, are tied to organized 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Fuller</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110414_Howard_Fuller.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Howard Fuller</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095538/how-to-pick-a-college-data-crunchers-hope-to-help</loc><lastmod>2014-11-04T01:28:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110414_COLLEGE_RANKING.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/stem/article/15095537/johns-hopkins-university-turns-to-grade-school-program-to-raise-stems-profile</loc><lastmod>2014-11-04T01:14:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110414_Johns_Hopkins.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Students from Arlington Elementary/Middle School participate in a STEM Recognition event at the 29th Street Community Center that showcased STEM achievement. (Photo courtesy of Johns Hopkins University)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110414_Johns_Hopkins.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15095533/montgomery-rice-continues-to-excel</loc><lastmod>2014-11-03T05:08:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110314_Valerie_Rice.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is CEO and President of the Morehouse School of Medicine. (Photo courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110314_Valerie_Rice.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is CEO and President of the Morehouse School of Medicine. (Photo courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095531/many-for-profit-institutions-do-little-to-benefit-students</loc><lastmod>2014-11-03T05:06:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110314_Matthew_Boulay.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110314_Matthew_Boulay.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095535/ex-band-member-guilty-in-florida-am-drum-majors-hazing-death</loc><lastmod>2014-11-03T05:01:02.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095534/virginia-state-university-president-to-step-down-dec-31</loc><lastmod>2014-11-03T04:47:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095532/professors-examine-affirmative-action-and-racial-stereotypes-in-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2014-11-03T04:44:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110314_Affirmative_Action.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095530/abcc-tackles-the-issue-of-relevancy-at-annual-conference</loc><lastmod>2014-11-03T04:39:19.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110314_Conference.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/11/edu.110314_Conference.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095468/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-11-03T04:32:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095505/diverse-down-the-road</loc><lastmod>2014-10-31T02:23:19.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102014_frank_matthews.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095529/parents-of-mexicos-missing-college-students-meet-with-president</loc><lastmod>2014-10-31T02:17:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095528/alabama-pastor-college-official-touched-me-too</loc><lastmod>2014-10-31T02:10:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095527/diverse-docket-morehead-state-unanimous-winner-on-appeal</loc><lastmod>2014-10-31T01:58:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.103114_Jeffrey_Sutton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Judge Jeffrey Sutton and his appeals panel ruled that Morehead State’s actions weren’t based on Braden Frieder’s obscene gesture nor was it aware of his bipolar disorder when it made its tenure decision.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.103114_Jeffrey_Sutton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Judge Jeffrey Sutton and his appeals panel ruled that Morehead State’s actions weren’t based on Braden Frieder’s obscene gesture nor was it aware of his bipolar disorder when it made its tenure decision.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095526/for-profit-colleges-face-gainful-employment-rule</loc><lastmod>2014-10-31T01:36:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.103114_Steve_Gunderson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, says the rule is part of “a bad-faith attempt to cut off access to education for millions of students who have been historically underserved by higher education.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.103114_Steve_Gunderson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, says the rule is part of “a bad-faith attempt to cut off access to education for millions of students who have been historically underserved by higher education.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095525/medical-schools-experiencing-increase-in-applicants-enrollments</loc><lastmod>2014-10-31T01:29:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.103114_Med_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15095518/pipeline-programs-hope-to-bring-more-physicians-to-underserved-communities</loc><lastmod>2014-10-30T02:21:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.103014_Docs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Program participant Clint Brayfield, a Native American student from Robertson High School in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and a member of the 2010 BA/MD Cohort, volunteered at an orphanage this year in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Photo courtesy of the University of New Mexico)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.103014_Docs1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095515/are-civility-and-good-manners-waning</loc><lastmod>2014-10-30T01:20:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095523/mexico-investigators-comb-gully-for-43-missing-students</loc><lastmod>2014-10-30T01:19:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095522/student-i-didnt-report-harassment-out-of-fear</loc><lastmod>2014-10-30T01:14:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095520/retention-graduation-efforts-of-akron-area-pays-dividends</loc><lastmod>2014-10-30T00:59:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.103014_Graduation.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095519/the-secret-sauce-of-college-admissions</loc><lastmod>2014-10-30T00:53:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.103014_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095512/free-college-advising-to-be-offered-to-students-from-poor-and-middle-class-families</loc><lastmod>2014-10-29T15:45:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102914_Ben_Castleman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Castleman, an assistant professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia, is an evaluator of the free college advising initiative.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102914_Ben_Castleman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Castleman, an assistant professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia, is an evaluator of the free college advising initiative.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095517/accuser-former-east-stroudsburg-university-vp-groped-gave-gifts</loc><lastmod>2014-10-29T02:22:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095516/search-for-missing-mexico-students-finds-more-dead</loc><lastmod>2014-10-29T02:16:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095514/cheyney-university-coalition-to-file-federal-lawsuit-to-save-school</loc><lastmod>2014-10-29T02:00:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102914_Michael_Coard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Attorney Michael Coard, a Cheyney University alumnus, is among the leaders of the group seeking funding equity and parity for the HBCU.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102914_Michael_Coard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Attorney Michael Coard, a Cheyney University alumnus, is among the leaders of the group seeking funding equity and parity for the HBCU.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095513/ncaa-graduation-rates-improve-critics-cry-foul</loc><lastmod>2014-10-29T01:38:45.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102914_Gerald_Gurney.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Oklahoma professor Gerald Gurney, president of The Drake Group, an NCAA watchdog, says athletes are steered “into the majors of least 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deGregory, right, presents Dr. Johnetta Cole with the HBCUstory Storyteller of the Year emerita award.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102814_HBCUstory.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>HBCUstory founder Dr. Crystal deGregory, right, presents Dr. Johnetta Cole with the HBCUstory Storyteller of the Year emerita award.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095507/former-east-stroudsburg-university-vp-faces-accusers-in-civil-trial</loc><lastmod>2014-10-28T01:18:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102814_Isaac_Sanders.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Isaac Sanders, the defendant, was fired from East Stroudsburg University six years ago following an investigation into allegations of sexual 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improprieties.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095506/report-encourages-incentivizing-states-to-share-in-costs-of-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2014-10-28T01:07:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102814_College_Costs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102814_College_Costs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095498/conference-brings-black-doctoral-candidates-together-to-focus-on-path-to-success</loc><lastmod>2014-10-27T01:32:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102714_Khalil_Muhammad.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, was the keynote speaker.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102714_Khalil_Muhammad.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, was the keynote speaker.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095421/diverse-on-the-go</loc><lastmod>2014-10-27T01:13:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100814_Jamal_Watson-e1581611325336.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jamal Watson</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095495/voting-is-a-privilege-and-an-opportunity-for-civic-engagement</loc><lastmod>2014-10-27T01:09:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095504/west-virginia-state-gets-40k-grant-for-agriculture-research</loc><lastmod>2014-10-27T00:20:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095503/east-tennessee-state-university-pondering-impact-of-sex-week</loc><lastmod>2014-10-27T00:15:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095500/failures-in-oversight-worsened-university-of-north-carolina-academic-fraud</loc><lastmod>2014-10-26T23:48:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102714_Kenneth_Wainstein.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A report by former U.S. Justice Department official Kenneth Wainstein indicates that the bogus classes at the University of North Carolina ended in 2011.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102714_Kenneth_Wainstein.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A report by former U.S. Justice Department official Kenneth Wainstein indicates that the bogus classes at the University of North Carolina ended in 2011.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095499/what-is-really-going-on-black-graduate-students-in-higher-ed</loc><lastmod>2014-10-26T23:35:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102714_Alandra_Harris-Hasan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102714_Alandra_Harris-Hasan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095497/mexico-mayor-linked-to-deadly-attack-on-college-students</loc><lastmod>2014-10-24T01:57:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095496/panel-addresses-sexual-violence-at-the-university-of-oregon</loc><lastmod>2014-10-24T01:54:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095494/hbcus-not-rushing-to-embrace-lgbtqa-issues-of-staff-and-students</loc><lastmod>2014-10-24T01:39:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102414_Sharon_Lettman-Hicks.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sharon Lettman-Hicks, CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition, said HBCUs “are just far too behind” in regards to LGBTQA issues. 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(Photo courtesy of the National Black Justice Coalition)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095493/ohio-state-university-fired-band-director-was-dishonest</loc><lastmod>2014-10-24T01:20:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102414_Jonathan_Waters.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former band director Jonathan Waters sued for reinstatement last month, accusing Ohio State University, President Michael Drake and a provost of discriminating against him by disciplining him differently than a female employee and denying him due process.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102414_Jonathan_Waters.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former band director Jonathan Waters sued for reinstatement last month, accusing Ohio State University, President Michael Drake and a provost of discriminating against him by disciplining him differently than a female employee and denying him due process.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095492/inspiring-students-to-write-their-way-to-self-discovery</loc><lastmod>2014-10-24T01:07:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102414_Bea_Gyimah.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bea Gyimah</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102414_Bea_Gyimah.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bea Gyimah</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095491/dear-white-people-a-satire-about-race-relations-on-campus</loc><lastmod>2014-10-24T01:01:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102414_DWP.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102414_DWP.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095486/parent-plus-loan-requirements-revisions-get-mixed-initial-reviews</loc><lastmod>2014-10-23T15:56:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102314_Parent_PLUS.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095488/keene-state-professors-concerned-student-riots-becoming-accepted-as-the-norm</loc><lastmod>2014-10-23T13:13:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102314_Pumpkin_Fest.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095485/remembering-the-enslaved-at-the-university-of-virginia</loc><lastmod>2014-10-23T02:28:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095490/university-defends-response-to-threat-to-speaker</loc><lastmod>2014-10-23T02:05:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095489/xavier-university-receives-195m-nih-award</loc><lastmod>2014-10-23T02:01:18.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095487/probe-reveals-scope-of-academic-fraud-at-the-university-of-north-carolina</loc><lastmod>2014-10-23T01:39:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102314_Julius_Nyangoro.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former African and Afro-American Studies department chairman Julius Nyang’oro and retired office administrator Deborah Crowder, the two people most commonly blamed for the irregularities, cooperated with the investigation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102314_Julius_Nyangoro.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former African and Afro-American Studies department chairman Julius Nyang’oro and retired office administrator Deborah Crowder, the two people most commonly blamed for the irregularities, cooperated with the investigation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095482/toni-morrisons-papers-to-be-housed-at-princeton-university</loc><lastmod>2014-10-22T23:42:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102214_MORRISON_PAPERS.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The papers of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison are now part of the permanent library collections of Princeton University, where the renowned author served on the faculty. Photo by Don Skemer, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102214_MORRISON_PAPERS.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The papers of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison are now part of the permanent library collections of Princeton University, where the renowned author served on the faculty. 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Patricia Van Pelt (right) review UIC’s bid for the Obama Presidential Library. Photo by Roberta Dupius-Devlin/UIC Photo Services</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102214_Obama_Library.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UIC Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares (left) and Illinois Sen. Patricia Van Pelt (right) review UIC’s bid for the Obama Presidential Library. Photo by Roberta Dupius-Devlin/UIC Photo Services</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095480/colleges-find-success-with-new-approaches-to-developmental-education</loc><lastmod>2014-10-22T01:12:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102214_Remedial.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The debate continues about whether adjuncts or full-time faculty teach remedial courses, but it has not come to the foreground because of the big budget implications.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102214_Remedial.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The debate continues about whether adjuncts or full-time faculty teach remedial courses, but it has not come to the foreground because of the big budget implications.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095471/going-to-the-extreme-with-college-dropouts</loc><lastmod>2014-10-21T02:15:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095479/three-virginia-colleges-support-staff-pay-exceed-average</loc><lastmod>2014-10-21T02:05:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095478/the-university-of-michigan-reports-undergraduate-enrollment-up</loc><lastmod>2014-10-21T02:00:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095476/experts-minority-talent-available-for-silicon-valley</loc><lastmod>2014-10-21T01:45:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102114_SILICON_VALLEY.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UNCF officials and HBCU presidents visit Silicon Valley during HBCU Innovation Summit in 2013.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102114_SILICON_VALLEY.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UNCF officials and HBCU presidents visit Silicon Valley during HBCU Innovation Summit in 2013.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/lgbtq/article/15095475/college-basketball-player-derrick-gordon-still-happy-about-his-decision-to-come-out-last-year</loc><lastmod>2014-10-21T01:38:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102114_Derrick_Gordon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Derrick Gordon</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102114_Derrick_Gordon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Derrick Gordon</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095470/diverse-conversations-staying-for-the-long-haul</loc><lastmod>2014-10-20T02:47:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102014_jamesmergiotti.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>James Mergiotti, president of Peirce College, says he is “devoted to the concept of servant leadership.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102014_jamesmergiotti.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>James Mergiotti, president of Peirce College, says he is “devoted to the concept of servant leadership.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095474/group-asks-temple-to-change-ethics-policies</loc><lastmod>2014-10-20T02:43:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102014_drbyronprice.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Byron E. Price at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, heads the group of professors questioning the academic integrity of the research.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102014_drbyronprice.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Byron E. Price at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, heads the group of professors questioning the academic integrity of the research.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095473/ohio-college-receives-fundraising-help-from-leading-actor</loc><lastmod>2014-10-20T02:01:40.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095472/enrollment-decrease-leads-to-nmsu-spending-cuts</loc><lastmod>2014-10-20T01:56:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095469/hbcus-taking-concrete-steps-to-support-lgbtqa-students</loc><lastmod>2014-10-20T01:36:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102014_Morehouse.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Morehouse’s Safe Space, with members above, has been successful at garnering support, despite not having its own space.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.102014_Morehouse.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Morehouse’s Safe Space, with members above, has been successful at garnering support, despite not having its own space.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095461/happy-anniversary</loc><lastmod>2014-10-17T06:10:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101614_Sydnee_Vann.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15095464/austrian-conference-explores-global-diversity-issues</loc><lastmod>2014-10-17T03:41:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101714_KIMBERLY_REYES2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kimberly Reyes, a third-year Ph.D. student in higher education at the University of Michigan, engaged in work at the Salzburg Global Seminar “Students at the Margins and the Institutions that Serve Them” which wrapped up yesterday in Salzburg, Austria. Photo Credit:  Salzburg Global Seminar/Ela Grieshaber</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101714_KIMBERLY_REYES2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kimberly Reyes, a third-year Ph.D. student in higher education at the University of Michigan, engaged in work at the Salzburg Global Seminar “Students at the Margins and the Institutions that Serve Them” which wrapped up yesterday in Salzburg, Austria. Photo Credit:  Salzburg Global Seminar/Ela Grieshaber</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095467/new-report-finds-schools-inadequately-prepare-students-for-global-success</loc><lastmod>2014-10-17T02:41:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101714__COLLEGEGRADS_.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>College graduates prepare to walk across the stage</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101714__COLLEGEGRADS_.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>College graduates prepare to walk across the stage</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095466/lsu-employee-asked-to-stay-off-campus-after-trip-to-liberia</loc><lastmod>2014-10-17T01:42:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095465/tuition-program-needs-help</loc><lastmod>2014-10-17T01:38:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095463/breakdown-of-state-lottery-funds-examined</loc><lastmod>2014-10-17T00:59:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101714_Lottery.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101714_Lottery.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15095462/uteps-aggressive-interventions-driving-student-achievement-success</loc><lastmod>2014-10-17T00:20:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101714_UTEP.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Vianey Alderete, far right, with Study Abroad Coordinator Niamh Minion, center, and fellow program assistant Edwin Ramirez-Homs. (Photo courtesy of UTEP News Service)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101714_UTEP.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Vianey Alderete, far right, with Study Abroad Coordinator Niamh Minion, center, and fellow program assistant Edwin Ramirez-Homs. (Photo courtesy of UTEP News Service)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095460/harvard-law-professors-blast-sex-assault-policy</loc><lastmod>2014-10-16T01:14:32.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095459/pasadena-city-college-to-pay-writer-26k-for-rescinded-invitation</loc><lastmod>2014-10-16T01:05:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095458/diverse-conversations-staying-for-the-long-haul</loc><lastmod>2014-10-16T00:55:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101614_James_Mergiotti.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>James Mergiotti, president of Peirce College, says he is “devoted to the concept of servant leadership.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101614_James_Mergiotti.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>James Mergiotti, president of Peirce College, says he is “devoted to the concept of servant leadership.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095457/ucla-study-offers-hope-on-emergency-room-crowding</loc><lastmod>2014-10-16T00:45:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101614_Emergency.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101614_Emergency.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15095456/joseph-francisco-developed-love-for-science-in-nurturing-environments</loc><lastmod>2014-10-16T00:39:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101614_Joseph_Francisco.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Nebraska―Lincoln’s Dr. Joseph Francisco, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, describes his leadership style as “very collaborative.” (Photo by Robert Ervin)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101614_Joseph_Francisco.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Nebraska―Lincoln’s Dr. Joseph Francisco, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, describes his leadership style as “very collaborative.” (Photo by Robert Ervin)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095454/alleged-capo-kills-self-as-search-in-mexico-for-missing-college-students-continues</loc><lastmod>2014-10-15T14:30:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15095431/growing-number-of-people-addicted-to-pornography-alarming</loc><lastmod>2014-10-15T05:18:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095442/law-enforcement-extends-free-pass-to-florida-state-athletes</loc><lastmod>2014-10-15T05:18:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15095450/plan-to-have-college-enrollment-reflect-population-growth-a-texas-sized-success</loc><lastmod>2014-10-15T02:03:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101514_UTPA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>During the many FAFSA drives, current and potential students at UTPA were equipped with computers and professional guidance to complete the FAFSA. (Photo courtesy of the University of Texas-Pan American)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101514_UTPA1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095455/china-bans-books-by-pro-hong-kong-protest-author</loc><lastmod>2014-10-15T01:58:00.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095453/benefits-of-redefining-full-time-enrollment-to-15-credits-a-semester-examined</loc><lastmod>2014-10-15T01:38:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101514_Phyllis_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Phyllis King, assistant vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, says, “When appropriate, we encourage students to take 15 credits per semester.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101514_Phyllis_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Phyllis King, assistant vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, says, “When appropriate, we encourage students to take 15 credits per semester.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095452/south-carolina-state-still-owes-65m-on-unpaid-bills</loc><lastmod>2014-10-15T01:27:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101514_Hugh_Leatherman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Hugh Leatherman, South Carolina Senate president pro tem, says that he supports the proposed additional $12 million loan to South Carolina State University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101514_Hugh_Leatherman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Hugh Leatherman, South Carolina Senate president pro tem, says that he supports the proposed additional $12 million loan to South Carolina State University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15092499/more-college-age-women-than-men-treated-for-drunkenness</loc><lastmod>2014-10-14T18:29:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095447/veterans-affairs-secretary-wooing-medical-students</loc><lastmod>2014-10-14T02:10:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101414_Robert_McDonald.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>VA Secretary Robert McDonald said he sees the long-term way to improve service in his agency and keep it vibrant as bringing in more staff.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101414_Robert_McDonald1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095445/paul-quinn-college-sharing-story-of-turnaround-with-world</loc><lastmod>2014-10-14T02:03:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101414_Michael_Sorrell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell said he doesn’t consider his “students to be marginalized.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101414_Michael_Sorrell1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095449/off-campus-student-charged-in-penn-state-threat</loc><lastmod>2014-10-14T01:18:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095448/nearly-200-students-sue-kansas-based-college</loc><lastmod>2014-10-14T01:14:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095446/federal-appeals-court-wont-reinstate-discrimination-suit-against-savannah-state</loc><lastmod>2014-10-14T00:58:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101414_Julius_Dixon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A jury found that football coach Julius Dixon and Savannah State University didn’t use race as a motivating or substantial factor in the new coach’s decision not to award a White player a scholarship.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101414_Julius_Dixon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A jury found that football coach Julius Dixon and Savannah State University didn’t use race as a motivating or substantial factor in the new coach’s decision not to award a White player a scholarship.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095429/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-10-13T01:27:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095430/happy-anniversary</loc><lastmod>2014-10-13T01:27:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101014_Raymond_Borhan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095444/university-of-nebraska-lincoln-chancellor-calls-for-diversity-officer</loc><lastmod>2014-10-13T01:04:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095443/tennessee-promise-program-has-35k-applications</loc><lastmod>2014-10-13T00:43:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095441/college-campus-incidents-undermine-claims-of-post-racial-america</loc><lastmod>2014-10-13T00:33:22.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101314_Paulette_Russell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Paulette Granberry Russell</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101314_Paulette_Russell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Paulette Granberry Russell</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095440/report-shift-from-boutique-programs-to-broad-efforts-to-help-minority-males</loc><lastmod>2014-10-13T00:23:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101314_Evelyn_Waiwaiole.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Evelyn Waiwaiole is director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101314_Evelyn_Waiwaiole.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Evelyn Waiwaiole is director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15095438/educators-gather-to-take-global-look-at-underrepresented-student-issues</loc><lastmod>2014-10-13T00:07:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101314_Marybeth_Gasman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Marybeth Gasman, professor of higher education at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions, addresses more than 50 educators from across the globe at the “Students at the Margins and the Institutions that Serve Them: A Global Perspective” seminar held this week in Salzburg, Austria.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101314_Marybeth_Gasman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Marybeth Gasman, professor of higher education at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions, addresses more than 50 educators from across the globe at the “Students at the Margins and the Institutions that Serve Them: A Global Perspective” seminar held this week in Salzburg, Austria.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095437/scholars-to-lead-justice-departments-community-trust-project</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T23:22:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101014_Eric_Holder.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>For U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the new initiative could prove to rank among his top legacies at the Justice Department.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101014_Eric_Holder.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>For U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the new initiative could prove to rank among his top legacies at the Justice Department.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095434/temple-university-aims-to-broaden-access-with-new-test-option</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T23:22:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101014_Gregory_Anderson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Gregory M. Anderson, dean of the College of Education at Temple University, said “the selection process should not happen before students apply.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101014_Gregory_Anderson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Gregory M. Anderson, dean of the College of Education at Temple University, said “the selection process should not happen before students apply.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095436/minority-serving-institutions-exist-across-the-globe</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T23:14:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101014_Marybeth_Gasman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marybeth Gasman</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101014_Marybeth_Gasman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marybeth Gasman</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095435/higher-ed-leaders-now-working-to-close-skills-gap-shortage</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T23:11:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101014_Michael_Lomax.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Lomax, president and CEO of UNCF, said that the barriers that minorities face with access to higher education and career success are “an American issue.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.101014_Michael_Lomax.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Lomax, president and CEO of UNCF, said that the barriers that minorities face with access to higher education and career success are “an American issue.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095433/east-tennessee-state-students-trying-to-raise-funding-for-sex-week</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T23:04:37.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15095432/hong-kong-government-cancels-talks-with-protesters</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T23:02:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095414/darker-skinned-african-american-students-suspended-more-frequently</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T20:52:22.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100714_Robert_DeFina.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Robert DeFina</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100714_Lance_Hannon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lance Hannon</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100714_Lance_Hannon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lance Hannon</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095425/panel-guru-mentor-model-not-practical-for-promoting-diversity-within-stem-professoriate</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T01:29:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100914_Kerry_Rockquemore.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kerry Ann Rockquemore, president and CEO of the National Center for Faculty Development &amp;amp; Diversity, says the “guru mentor model” isn’t even a healthy model because its based on dependency.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100914_Kerry_Rockquemore.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kerry Ann Rockquemore, president and CEO of the National Center for Faculty Development &amp;amp; Diversity, says the “guru mentor model” isn’t even a healthy model because its based on dependency.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095427/virginia-wesleyan-sued-over-sexual-assault</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T01:27:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095426/dallas-professors-project-turns-focus-on-homeless</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T01:26:17.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094599/diverse-interactions</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T01:15:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095424/florida-colleges-duck-public-records-law-via-corporations</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T01:12:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100914_Ereck_Plancher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A jury ordered that the private corporation that oversees the University of Central Florida’s athletic teams pay $10 million in a negligence lawsuit that stemmed from Ereck Plancher’s death during football practice. The corporation argued successfully in an appellate court that it is only responsible for $200,000.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100914_Ereck_Plancher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A jury ordered that the private corporation that oversees the University of Central Florida’s athletic teams pay $10 million in a negligence lawsuit that stemmed from Ereck Plancher’s death during football practice. The corporation argued successfully in an appellate court that it is only responsible for $200,000.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095423/with-its-vital-signs-weakening-wilberforce-university-calls-in-a-specialist</loc><lastmod>2014-10-09T01:04:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100914_Algeania_Freeman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Algeania Warren Freeman, the new president of Wilberforce University, is trying to get the school back on its feet as it faces dwindling enrollment, a budget deficit and potential loss of accreditation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100914_Algeania_Freeman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Algeania Warren Freeman, the new president of Wilberforce University, is trying to get the school back on its feet as it faces dwindling enrollment, a budget deficit and potential loss of accreditation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095422/university-of-illinois-at-chicago-professor-named-to-nfls-violence-panel</loc><lastmod>2014-10-08T02:41:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095420/irans-president-calls-for-greater-academic-freedom</loc><lastmod>2014-10-08T02:36:26.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095411/will-nation-follow-lead-of-californias-affirmative-consent-law</loc><lastmod>2014-10-08T02:32:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095419/hsi-advocates-question-relevancy-accuracy-of-college-ratings-systems</loc><lastmod>2014-10-08T02:26:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100814_Lorelle_Espinosa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lorelle Espinosa of the American Council on Education pointed out that the ratings may not reach all students since low-income students and Latinos do not use rankings in large numbers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100814_Lorelle_Espinosa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lorelle Espinosa of the American Council on Education pointed out that the ratings may not reach all students since low-income students and Latinos do not use rankings in large numbers.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15095418/starbucks-1000-plus-enrolled-for-tuition-program</loc><lastmod>2014-10-08T02:13:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100814_Starbucks.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Starbucks</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100814_Starbucks.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Starbucks</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095417/sat-results-lead-officials-to-call-for-boost-in-preparation-of-underrepresented-minority-students</loc><lastmod>2014-10-08T02:04:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100814_SAT.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>SAT</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100814_SAT.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>SAT</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095416/hbcus-must-be-up-for-the-challenge</loc><lastmod>2014-10-07T01:30:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100714_Larry_Walker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Larry Walker</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100714_Larry_Walker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Larry Walker</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095415/school-bets-video-game-scholarship-can-draw-talent</loc><lastmod>2014-10-07T01:19:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100714_Kurt-Melcher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kurt Melcher</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100714_Kurt-Melcher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kurt Melcher</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095413/reports-of-campus-sex-crimes-climbing-in-new-england</loc><lastmod>2014-10-07T01:14:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095412/reid-retiring-as-president-of-university-of-saint-joseph</loc><lastmod>2014-10-07T01:13:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095410/hsi-leaders-urged-to-make-voices-heard-when-it-comes-to-funding</loc><lastmod>2014-10-07T01:13:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100714_Luis_Maldonado.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Luis Maldonado said Hispanic-serving institutions need a voice at the table in political decision making in Washington to ensure that their needs are met.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100714_Luis_Maldonado.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Luis Maldonado said Hispanic-serving institutions need a voice at the table in political decision making in Washington to ensure that their needs are met.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095407/rodriquez-continues-to-make-parents-investment-in-education-pay-off</loc><lastmod>2014-10-06T15:45:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095405/experts-opportunity-gap-key-impediment-to-black-male-academic-achievement</loc><lastmod>2014-10-06T01:44:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100614_Bryant_Marks.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Bryant Marks, associate professor of psychology and executive director of the Morehouse Research Institute, said the opportunity gap is “not a kid problem; that’s an adult problem.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100614_Bryant_Marks.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Bryant Marks, associate professor of psychology and executive director of the Morehouse Research Institute, said the opportunity gap is “not a kid problem; that’s an adult problem.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095390/diverse-on-the-go</loc><lastmod>2014-10-06T01:42:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.100114_Jamal_Watson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095403/diverse-on-the-go</loc><lastmod>2014-10-06T01:40:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100314_Catherine_Morris.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095402/welcome-aboard</loc><lastmod>2014-10-06T01:39:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100314_Raashida_Ryan-Hayes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095409/scuffles-break-out-as-hong-kong-protests-face-clear-out</loc><lastmod>2014-10-06T01:14:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095408/ex-virginia-tech-student-promotes-campus-safety-app</loc><lastmod>2014-10-06T00:56:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095406/can-focusing-on-workplace-skills-increase-college-completion-rates</loc><lastmod>2014-10-06T00:41:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100614_Ted_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ted Mitchell, undersecretary for higher education at the U.S. Department of Education, is concerned about the effect skills-driven programs might have on mobility in society.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100614_Ted_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ted Mitchell, undersecretary for higher education at the U.S. Department of Education, is concerned about the effect skills-driven programs might have on mobility in society.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095399/roderick-smothers-selected-as-philander-smith-colleges-president</loc><lastmod>2014-10-03T11:51:17.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100314_Roderick_Smothers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Roderick L. Smothers says he will focus on student retention and raising the college’s profile after taking over as Philander Smith’s 14th president in January.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100314_Roderick_Smothers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Roderick L. Smothers says he will focus on student retention and raising the college’s profile after taking over as Philander Smith’s 14th president in January.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095394/avoiding-the-freshman-15-can-have-long-term-health-benefits</loc><lastmod>2014-10-03T03:11:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095378/happy-anniversary</loc><lastmod>2014-10-03T03:10:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095401/new-jersey-bill-ties-for-profit-college-degrees-to-graduation-rates</loc><lastmod>2014-10-03T03:08:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095400/john-waynes-heirs-lose-duke-legal-brawl</loc><lastmod>2014-10-03T03:01:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095398/experts-recommend-taking-control-of-student-debt-on-the-front-end</loc><lastmod>2014-10-03T02:13:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100314_Panelists.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jack Remondi, Navient president and chief executive, center, and Alan Solomont, dean of Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, anchor a panel on funding higher education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100314_Panelists.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jack Remondi, Navient president and chief executive, center, and Alan Solomont, dean of Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, anchor a panel on funding higher education.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095397/hbcus-awarded-funds-to-promote-lgbtq-inclusion</loc><lastmod>2014-10-03T02:08:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100314_Coming_Out.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100314_Coming_Out.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095396/ohio-state-students-jaunt-onto-football-field-costs-him-scholarship</loc><lastmod>2014-10-02T01:37:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095395/jailed-cop-killer-selected-as-goddard-college-graduation-speaker</loc><lastmod>2014-10-02T01:33:17.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095393/diverse-conversations-the-university-presidency-and-athletics</loc><lastmod>2014-10-02T01:15:17.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100214_James_Maher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Father James J. Maher is president of Niagara University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100214_James_Maher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Father James J. Maher is president of Niagara University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095392/geraldine-mock-1st-female-pilot-to-circle-globe-dies-at-88</loc><lastmod>2014-10-02T01:06:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100214_Geraldine_Mock.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Geraldine Mock embarked on her historic journey 27 years after aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared in the South Pacific while Earhart was trying to become the first female aviator to circle the globe.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100214_Geraldine_Mock.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Geraldine Mock embarked on her historic journey 27 years after aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared in the South Pacific while Earhart was trying to become the first female aviator to circle the globe.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095391/immigration-issues-spur-new-age-of-hispanic-student-activism</loc><lastmod>2014-10-02T00:57:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/10/edu.100214_Activism.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095384/new-center-seeks-to-boost-knowledge-interest-in-hispanic-serving-institutions</loc><lastmod>2014-10-01T02:24:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.100114_HSIs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15095380/holders-complex-legacy-slightly-out-of-balance</loc><lastmod>2014-10-01T02:22:07.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095385/learning-from-minority-serving-institutions</loc><lastmod>2014-10-01T02:19:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.100114_Clifton_Conrad.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Clifton Conrad</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.100114_Clifton_Conrad.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Clifton Conrad</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/lgbtq/article/15095389/university-of-california-to-add-gender-neutral-restrooms</loc><lastmod>2014-10-01T02:02:02.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095388/education-spending-by-affluent-widening-wealth-gap</loc><lastmod>2014-10-01T01:50:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095383/ghost-tales-for-scholars</loc><lastmod>2014-09-30T18:39:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095376/talladega-college-president-knows-from-experience-potential-pitfalls-of-labeling</loc><lastmod>2014-09-30T11:40:22.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.093014_Billy_Hawkins3.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>After a long career as a public school teacher and nearly four decades in higher education, Billy C. Hawkins has become an outspoken critic on the issue of misclassifying students as learning disabled.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.093014_Billy_Hawkins3.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>After a long career as a public school teacher and nearly four decades in higher education, Billy C. Hawkins has become an outspoken critic on the issue of misclassifying students as learning disabled.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095382/lane-college-plans-layoffs</loc><lastmod>2014-09-30T02:03:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095381/police-report-lead-from-missing-university-of-virginia-student-case</loc><lastmod>2014-09-30T01:54:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095379/biden-announces-450-million-worth-of-grants-for-higher-ed</loc><lastmod>2014-09-30T01:50:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.093014_Joe_Biden.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Vice President Joe Biden commended the “courage” of older students returning to complete or advance their degrees at community college and other institutions of higher 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Valley University when he sent three emails “espousing white supremacist ideology” to a professor at the University of Utah in 2010 and 2011.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092914_Aaron_Heineman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Aaron Heineman, who is deaf, was a student at Utah Valley University when he sent three emails “espousing white supremacist ideology” to a professor at the University of Utah in 2010 and 2011.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095372/students-protest-brigham-young-universitys-beard-ban</loc><lastmod>2014-09-28T23:55:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092914_BYU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The statue of its founder on the university’s campus depicts a 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clean-shaven.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095371/proponents-push-for-creative-methods-to-cultivate-interest-in-stem</loc><lastmod>2014-09-28T23:49:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092914_STEM.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092914_STEM.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095367/university-of-southern-california-inviting-neighbors-over-for-education</loc><lastmod>2014-09-26T02:41:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092614_Foshay.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Foshay Learning Center</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092614_Foshay.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Foshay Learning Center</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095369/experts-hbcus-need-to-start-prepping-potential-college-students</loc><lastmod>2014-09-26T01:32:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092614_HBCU_Prep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092614_HBCU_Prep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/stem/article/15095368/study-blacks-less-influenced-by-stem-gender-stereotypes-than-whites</loc><lastmod>2014-09-26T01:26:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092614_Black_Doctor.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095366/student-accused-of-videotaping-females-in-shower</loc><lastmod>2014-09-26T01:18:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095365/police-chief-no-idea-of-whereabouts-of-university-of-virginia-student</loc><lastmod>2014-09-26T01:17:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095345/after-leaving-uncf-labor-union-goes-with-thurgood-marshall-college-fund</loc><lastmod>2014-09-26T00:50:45.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092214_Johnny_Taylor.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>TMCF 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Taylor said that AFSCME’s decision to continue the program reaffirms their strong support for HBCUs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092214_Johnny_Taylor.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>TMCF President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor said that AFSCME’s decision to continue the program reaffirms their strong support for HBCUs.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095337/marc-morial-not-interested-in-succeeding-francis-at-xavier-university</loc><lastmod>2014-09-25T17:46:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092214_Marc_Morial.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marc H. 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Morial is currently on the school’s board of trustees, has taught at Xavier as an adjunct professor in the past, and his mother, Sybil, served in a variety of administrative posts at the school until her retirement in 2005.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095352/hbcu-advocates-riding-wave-of-wariness-over-proposed-college-ratings-system</loc><lastmod>2014-09-25T17:45:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092414_William_Harvey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University and chairman of the White House Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, says HBCU proponents are closely monitoring policy developments in Washington.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092414_William_Harvey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. William R. Harvey, president of Hampton College and chairman of the White House Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, says HBCU proponents are closely monitoring policy developments in Washington.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095354/during-college-admissions-process-little-things-can-tip-the-balance</loc><lastmod>2014-09-25T17:45:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092414_Nathan_Lockett.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Nathan Lockett, who makes admission decisions at George Mason University, encourages applicants to highlight what they’re passionate about.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092414_Nathan_Lockett.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Nathan Lockett, who makes admission decisions at George Mason University, encourages applicants to highlight what they’re passionate about.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15095355/miss-americas-are-ordinary-complex-human-beings-too</loc><lastmod>2014-09-25T17:44:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095362/new-alliance-seeks-improved-graduation-rates-at-public-research-universities</loc><lastmod>2014-09-25T17:43:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092514_ASU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Arizona State University student Tatiana Jenkins and ASU President Michael Crow attended the University Innovation Alliance launch event, Sept. 16. (Photo courtesy: University Innovation Alliance)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092514_ASU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Arizona State University student Tatiana Jenkins and ASU President Michael Crow attended the University Innovation Alliance launch event, Sept. 16. 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Sept. 13.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095359/when-a-privileged-scholar-tries-to-examine-privilege</loc><lastmod>2014-09-25T02:45:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092514_Renee_Simms.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Renee 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back Ray Rice was released by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended by the NFL after knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator in February.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092314_NFL.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Running back Ray Rice was released by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended by the NFL after knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator in February.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15095350/hong-kong-students-on-strike-in-democracy-battle</loc><lastmod>2014-09-23T02:27:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095349/man-seen-with-missing-university-of-virginia-student-sought</loc><lastmod>2014-09-23T02:18:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095347/wesleyan-university-orders-fraternities-to-become-coed</loc><lastmod>2014-09-23T01:45:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092314_Coed.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095344/diverse-on-the-go</loc><lastmod>2014-09-23T01:22:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092014_Virginia_Hendrix.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095341/nfls-ray-rice-what-about-jameis-winstons-football-privilege</loc><lastmod>2014-09-22T21:52:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095336/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-09-22T02:06:02.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095338/beyond-enough-is-enough-offering-hope-to-minority-youth</loc><lastmod>2014-09-22T01:58:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092214_Marisol_Morales.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marisol Morales</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092214_Marisol_Morales.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marisol Morales</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095343/board-chairman-defends-university-of-illinois-job-denial-to-professor</loc><lastmod>2014-09-22T01:55:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095342/university-of-delaware-students-rally-on-harassment-professor-leaves</loc><lastmod>2014-09-22T01:49:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095340/study-links-discrimination-blacks-risk-of-mental-disorders</loc><lastmod>2014-09-22T01:32:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092214_Mental_Disorder.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.092214_Mental_Disorder.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095328/future-financial-concerns-grip-generation-x</loc><lastmod>2014-09-19T03:07:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095335/venue-hearing-set-in-ex-penn-state-president-suit</loc><lastmod>2014-09-19T02:56:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095334/more-videos-show-missing-university-of-virginia-student-male-walking</loc><lastmod>2014-09-19T02:53:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095333/oakwood-university-professor-creates-first-hbcu-developed-mooc</loc><lastmod>2014-09-19T02:46:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091914_Keith_Burton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Keith Augustus Burton of Oakwood University says that “the good thing about MOOCs and open education resources is that it democratizes the academic process.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091914_Keith_Burton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Keith Augustus Burton of Oakwood University says that “the good thing about MOOCs and open education resources is that it democratizes the academic process.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095332/report-colleges-leave-poor-students-to-taxpayers-as-they-woo-rich</loc><lastmod>2014-09-19T02:39:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091914_Financial_Aid.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091914_Financial_Aid.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095331/analysis-black-graduates-more-apt-to-carry-student-loan-debt</loc><lastmod>2014-09-19T02:33:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091914_Black_Graduate.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091914_Black_Graduate.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095316/diverse-conversations-three-ways-hbcus-can-avoid-dying-out</loc><lastmod>2014-09-19T00:48:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091614_HBCU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091614_HBCU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095322/nyus-initiative-for-women-with-disabilities-provides-holistic-wellness-services</loc><lastmod>2014-09-19T00:36:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091714_NYU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Initiative for Women With Disabilities taught rowing skills through its Young Women’s Program Rowing Camp 2014.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091714_NYU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Initiative for Women With Disabilities taught rowing skills through its Young Women’s Program Rowing Camp 2014.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095330/centre-college-program-aimed-at-first-generation-students</loc><lastmod>2014-09-18T03:18:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095329/attorney-patti-labelle-had-bodyguard-beat-cadet</loc><lastmod>2014-09-18T03:07:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095327/wilberforce-university-moving-closer-to-naming-president</loc><lastmod>2014-09-18T02:55:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091814_Patricia_Hardaway.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wilberforce University is preparing to name a permanent replacement for Patricia Hardaway, who stepped down as president last year.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091814_Patricia_Hardaway.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wilberforce University is preparing to name a permanent replacement for Patricia Hardaway, who stepped down as president last year.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095326/ex-governors-urge-citizenship-test-for-students</loc><lastmod>2014-09-18T02:46:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091814_Dick_Riley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former South Carolina Gov. Dick Riley wants the nation’s teenagers to have a firmer grasp on civics.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091814_Dick_Riley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former South Carolina Gov. Dick Riley wants the nation’s teenagers to have a firmer grasp on civics.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095317/hungry-students-food-insecurity-on-campus-far-worse-than-you-think</loc><lastmod>2014-09-17T03:50:52.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095324/police-resume-search-for-missing-university-of-virginia-student</loc><lastmod>2014-09-17T02:17:40.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095323/paine-college-president-george-bradley-announces-resignation</loc><lastmod>2014-09-17T01:58:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095321/corinthian-college-sued-for-predatory-lending</loc><lastmod>2014-09-17T01:37:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091714_Corinthian_College.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Corinthian Colleges, the Santa Ana, California-based company, plans to sell up to 85 of its branch campuses. It owns Everest College, Heald College and WyoTech schools.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091714_Corinthian_College.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Corinthian Colleges, the Santa Ana, California-based company, plans to sell up to 85 of its branch campuses. It owns Everest College, Heald College and WyoTech schools.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095320/women-seek-to-sustain-progress-amid-power-shift-in-college-sports</loc><lastmod>2014-09-17T01:30:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091714_Game_Changer.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Veteran sports journalist Andrea Kremer and NCAA executive Anucha Browne were among the participants at the “Game Changers: The Intersection of Women and Sports” conference.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091714_Game_Changer.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Veteran sports journalist Andrea Kremer and NCAA executive Anucha Browne were among the participants at the “Game Changers: The Intersection of Women and Sports” conference.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095319/reimbursements-for-a-program-might-be-reduced</loc><lastmod>2014-09-16T02:53:00.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095318/indiana-looks-to-entice-adults-back-to-college</loc><lastmod>2014-09-16T02:34:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095315/obama-opens-campaign-against-campus-sexual-assault</loc><lastmod>2014-09-16T02:10:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091614_President_Obama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Obama said in January that his goal is to make it clear that “sexual assault is simply unacceptable.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091614_President_Obama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Obama said in January that his goal is to make it clear that “sexual assault is simply unacceptable.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15095314/affirmative-action-revisited</loc><lastmod>2014-09-16T02:03:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091614_Ronald_Sheehy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ronald Sheehy</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091614_Ronald_Sheehy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ronald Sheehy</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095313/disability-issues-continue-to-arise-on-campus</loc><lastmod>2014-09-16T01:57:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091614_Disability.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095291/dont-forget-about-the-victim-in-the-rice-controversy</loc><lastmod>2014-09-15T02:24:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095304/ferguson-crisis-exposes-larger-injustices</loc><lastmod>2014-09-15T02:23:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095307/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-09-15T02:23:21.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095312/man-acquitted-in-fatal-dorm-fire-to-lose-teaching-credentials</loc><lastmod>2014-09-15T01:36:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095311/wwu-president-wont-be-offering-budget-cut-ideas</loc><lastmod>2014-09-15T01:26:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095310/diverse-docket-kennedy-king-college-fails-to-win-dismissal</loc><lastmod>2014-09-15T01:16:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091514_Virginia_Kendall.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall said a jury should decide whether Kennedy-King College discriminated against Thomas Rasheed in 2001.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091514_Virginia_Kendall.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall said a jury should decide whether Kennedy-King College discriminated against Thomas Rasheed in 2001.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095309/oregon-ballot-measure-would-create-college-aid-fund</loc><lastmod>2014-09-15T01:00:17.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091514_Ted_Wheeler.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler wants to start with $100 million in a college aid fund.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091514_Ted_Wheeler.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler wants to start with $100 million in a college aid fund.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095308/kurt-schmoke-looks-to-raise-university-of-baltimores-profile</loc><lastmod>2014-09-15T00:47:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091514_Kurt_Schmoke.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Kurt L. Schmoke’s university has a student population of about 6,500 and the average age of a University of Baltimore student is 28.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091514_Kurt_Schmoke.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Kurt L. Schmoke’s university has a student population of about 6,500 and the average age of a University of Baltimore student is 28.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095278/diverse-conversations-white-privilege-in-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2014-09-12T14:19:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090814_White_Privilege.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090814_White_Privilege.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095306/university-of-illinois-trustees-vote-against-hiring-controversial-professor</loc><lastmod>2014-09-12T02:42:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095305/nicholls-state-university-hospital-partner-on-sports-medicine</loc><lastmod>2014-09-12T02:31:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095303/tough-financial-love-may-pay-off-for-kentucky-state-university</loc><lastmod>2014-09-12T02:09:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091214_Raymond_Burse.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Interim President Raymond Burse had indicated Kentucky State University was facing a $7 million deficit.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091214_Raymond_Burse.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Interim President Raymond Burse had indicated Kentucky State University was facing a $7 million deficit.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095302/west-virginia-university-professor-studies-issues-of-female-veterans</loc><lastmod>2014-09-12T02:02:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091214_Veterans.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091214_Veterans.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095301/college-of-charleston-considers-top-10-percent-admissions-plan</loc><lastmod>2014-09-12T01:54:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091214_College_of_Charleston.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>College of Charleston</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091214_College_of_Charleston.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>College of Charleston</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095296/for-hbcus-investing-in-education-abroad-a-key-to-marketplace-success</loc><lastmod>2014-09-11T11:46:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091114_Steven_Jones.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Steven W. Jones</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091114_Steve_Jones1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095300/many-dropped-students-return-to-kentucky-state-university</loc><lastmod>2014-09-11T02:58:21.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095299/womens-colleges-address-transgender-applicants</loc><lastmod>2014-09-11T02:53:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095298/study-college-affordability-metrics-dont-match-hbcus-mission</loc><lastmod>2014-09-11T02:38:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091114_College_Rating.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095297/senior-americans-burdened-with-student-debt</loc><lastmod>2014-09-11T02:31:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091114_Senior_Debt.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095295/sierra-club-award-named-for-environmental-justice-pioneer-robert-bullard</loc><lastmod>2014-09-11T02:14:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091114_Robert_Bullard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sierra Club officials say the new award, named for Dr. Robert Bullard, pictured above, “will honor an individual or a group that has done outstanding work in the area of environmental justice.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091114_Robert_Bullard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sierra Club officials say the new award, named for Dr. Robert Bullard, pictured above, “will honor an individual or a group that has done outstanding work in the area of environmental justice.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095293/ball-boys-to-court-reinstate-boeheim-slander-suit</loc><lastmod>2014-09-10T02:47:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095292/regents-rescind-presidents-bonus-at-his-request</loc><lastmod>2014-09-10T02:37:40.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15095285/petas-high-tech-presence-on-campus-could-lead-to-greater-empathy</loc><lastmod>2014-09-10T02:18:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095290/dartmouth-alums-memoir-sheds-light-on-abusive-hazing-code-of-silence</loc><lastmod>2014-09-10T02:12:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091014_Andrew_Lohse.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Andrew Lohse stepped forward as a whistleblower, detailing some of the abusive activity he and his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, engaged in. (Photo courtesy of St. Martin’s Press)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091014_Andrew_Lohse.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Andrew Lohse stepped forward as a whistleblower, detailing some of the abusive activity he and his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, engaged in. (Photo courtesy of St. Martin’s Press)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095289/college-savings-on-the-rise-as-plans-average-20k</loc><lastmod>2014-09-10T01:56:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091014_College_Savings.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091014_College_Savings.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095288/disability-studies-expert-seeks-better-understanding-through-communication</loc><lastmod>2014-09-10T01:48:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091014_Amy_Shuman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Amy Shuman began teaching disability studies a little over 10 years ago.  (Photo courtesy of The Ohio State University)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.091014_Amy_Shuman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Amy Shuman began teaching disability studies a little over 10 years ago.  (Photo courtesy of The Ohio State University)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095286/ncaa-lifts-penn-states-postseason-ban</loc><lastmod>2014-09-09T02:56:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095284/president-donna-shalala-to-step-down-at-university-of-miami</loc><lastmod>2014-09-09T02:37:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090914_Donna_Shalala.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Donna Shalala has lead drives that have netted the University of Miami billions in donations.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090914_Donna_Shalala.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Donna Shalala has lead drives that have netted the University of Miami billions in donations.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095282/black-diversity-in-higher-ed-we-are-not-there-yet</loc><lastmod>2014-09-09T02:02:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090914_Donna_Ford.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Donna Ford</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090914_Donna_Ford1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095281/colleges-urged-to-take-advising-of-underrepresented-students-to-deeper-level</loc><lastmod>2014-09-09T01:54:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090914_Mentoring.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090914_Mentoring.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095275/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-09-08T02:42:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095280/middle-tennessee-state-u-engaging-males-in-sexual-assault-prevention</loc><lastmod>2014-09-08T02:28:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095279/ohio-higher-education-changes-extend-to-2-year-schools</loc><lastmod>2014-09-08T02:18:42.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095277/open-source-texts-gaining-ground-at-maryland-colleges</loc><lastmod>2014-09-08T01:46:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090814_Open_Source.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090814_Open_Source.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095276/doe-official-college-rating-system-developed-to-be-refined</loc><lastmod>2014-09-08T01:36:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090814_Ted_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ted Mitchell, the U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary, said the primary goal of the college ratings system is to “raise the bar on public accountability for institutions of higher education.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090814_Ted_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ted Mitchell, the U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary, said the primary goal of the college ratings system is to “raise the bar on public accountability for institutions of higher education.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095271/norman-francis-stepping-down-in-2015-as-xavier-university-president</loc><lastmod>2014-09-05T16:28:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090514_Norm_Francis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Norman C. Francis has been affiliated with the nation’s on Black Catholic college for nearly 66 years.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.normcover1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Click on cover image for the Diverse September 29, 2011 tribute edition to Dr. Norman C. Francis.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090514_Norm_Francis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Norman C. Francis has been affiliated with the nation’s on Black Catholic college for nearly 66 years.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095274/sweet-briar-student-leaves-after-racial-label-incident</loc><lastmod>2014-09-05T01:46:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095273/university-of-michigan-student-files-complaint-over-rape-threat</loc><lastmod>2014-09-05T01:36:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095272/vendor-in-dispute-with-alabama-state-university-over-catering</loc><lastmod>2014-09-05T01:06:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090514_Gwendolyn_Boyd.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A food-servicing vendor is claiming Alabama State University president Gwendolyn Boyd’s administration made “an unethical request” in relation to her inaugural.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090514_Gwendolyn_Boyd.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A food-servicing vendor is claiming Alabama State University president Gwendolyn Boyd’s administration made “an unethical request” in relation to her inaugural.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095270/kentucky-state-university-dropping-nonpayers</loc><lastmod>2014-09-04T02:51:37.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095269/sweet-briar-student-apologizes-for-racial-labels</loc><lastmod>2014-09-04T02:44:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095268/diverse-conversations-effective-fundraising-for-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2014-09-04T02:33:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090414_Anne-Marie_Campbell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>­­­­­­­­Anne-Marie Campbell</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090414_Anne-Marie_Campbell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>­­­­­­­­Anne-Marie Campbell</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095267/purdue-still-wants-ex-chancellor-report-kept-secret</loc><lastmod>2014-09-04T02:21:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090414_Michael_Wartell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Wartell led the Fort Wayne, Indiana, campus of Purdue University for 18 years.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090414_Michael_Wartell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Wartell led the Fort Wayne, Indiana, campus of Purdue University for 18 years.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095266/role-of-technology-growing-in-realm-of-college-advising</loc><lastmod>2014-09-04T02:14:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090414_Technology.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090414_Technology.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095260/report-recommends-educational-policy-adjustments-to-aid-minority-males</loc><lastmod>2014-09-03T16:35:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090314_Jerlando_Jackson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jerlando F.L. Jackson, the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was among a group of scholars who co-authored Advancing the Success of Boys and Men of Color in Education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090314_Jerlando_Jackson2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095261/college-education-worth-the-investment</loc><lastmod>2014-09-03T13:49:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090314_William_Lowe.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090314_William_Lowe1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095257/the-real-hero-in-movie-boyhood-is-education</loc><lastmod>2014-09-03T02:08:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095265/some-texas-students-pay-more-for-online-courses</loc><lastmod>2014-09-03T02:06:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095263/scholars-proposed-college-rating-system-penalizes-minority-serving-institutions</loc><lastmod>2014-09-03T01:49:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090314_MSI_Campus.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090314_MSI_Campus.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095262/buyers-remorse-on-common-core-for-policymakers</loc><lastmod>2014-09-03T00:57:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090314_Sonny_Perdue.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, a Republican who helped lead the governors’ group that identified the goals set by Common Core, say politics and mistruths have hijacked the education overhaul.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090314_Sonny_Perdue.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, a Republican who helped lead the governors’ group that identified the goals set by Common Core, say politics and mistruths have hijacked the education overhaul.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095249/in-denmark-group-helps-american-students-of-color-feel-at-home</loc><lastmod>2014-09-02T15:56:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082914_Heather_Krog.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Heather Wallerson Krog first came to Denmark in 2002 as a student in the Danish Institute for Study Abroad.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082914_Heather_Krog.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Heather Wallerson Krog first came to the Diverse Identities Social Club in Denmark as a student.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095252/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-09-02T02:02:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095259/morgan-state-university-professor-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison</loc><lastmod>2014-09-02T01:49:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095258/ebola-in-mind-us-colleges-screening-some-students</loc><lastmod>2014-09-02T01:45:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095256/several-programs-provide-lifelines-to-first-generation-students</loc><lastmod>2014-09-02T01:26:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090214_Georgetown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Taylor Griffin, left, and Colleen Roberts of the Georgetown Scholars Program at the Fall Leadership Weekend in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Georgetown University)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090214_Georgetown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Taylor Griffin, left, and Colleen Roberts of the Georgetown Scholars Program at the Fall Leadership Weekend in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Georgetown University)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095254/alumnus-continues-to-build-on-dream-at-southern-cal</loc><lastmod>2014-09-02T01:16:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090214_Verna_Dauterive.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The $30 million donation made to build Dauterive Hall in 2012 was just one of many donations to the University of Southern California made by Dr. Verna Dauterive and her husband, Peter Dauterive, who met on campus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/09/edu.090214_Verna_Dauterive.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The $30 million donation made to build Dauterive Hall in 2012 was just one of many donations to the University of Southern California made by Dr. Verna Dauterive and her husband, Peter Dauterive, who met on campus.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095253/new-year-new-tools</loc><lastmod>2014-08-29T16:30:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095251/shaw-university-extends-contract-of-acting-president</loc><lastmod>2014-08-29T02:24:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095250/report-finds-student-loan-education-effort-lacking-in-kansas</loc><lastmod>2014-08-29T02:16:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095248/alvernia-university-bets-10m-on-poor-citys-kids</loc><lastmod>2014-08-29T01:46:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082914_Reading.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095247/report-nothing-new-about-tensions-between-black-youth-police</loc><lastmod>2014-08-29T01:39:34.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082914_Black_Youth.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Only 44.2 percent of young Blacks indicate they trusted the police in their communities. (Photo courtesy of the Black Youth Project)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082914_Black_Youth.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Only 44.2 percent of young Blacks indicate they trusted the police in their communities. (Photo courtesy of the Black Youth Project)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15095242/the-invisible-quality-of-whiteness-in-our-schools</loc><lastmod>2014-08-28T03:34:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082814_Gilda_Ochoa1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/lgbtq/article/15095246/longtime-tennessee-civil-rights-lawyer-dies-at-86</loc><lastmod>2014-08-28T02:46:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095245/appeals-court-course-syllabi-not-public-records</loc><lastmod>2014-08-28T02:39:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095244/nonprofit-helps-steer-high-school-students-past-obstacles-to-college-success</loc><lastmod>2014-08-28T02:28:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082814_Amy_Saxton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Summer Search CEO Amy Saxton says her organization makes it a point to ensure that males are not underrepresented in the program.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082814_Amy_Saxton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Summer Search CEO Amy Saxton says her organization makes it a point to ensure that males are not underrepresented in the program.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095243/louisiana-gov-jindal-sues-feds-over-common-core</loc><lastmod>2014-08-28T02:15:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082814_Bobby_Jindal.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the push toward uniform education standards and testing violates the state sovereignty clause in the Constitution.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082814_Bobby_Jindal.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the push toward uniform education standards and testing violates the state sovereignty clause in the Constitution.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095241/black-culture-centers-embracing-multiculturalism-and-intellectual-conversation</loc><lastmod>2014-08-28T01:56:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082814_Black_Cultural_Center.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Black Cultural Center at Purdue University is hailed as a “vibrant element of University life.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082814_Black_Cultural_Center.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Black Cultural Center at Purdue University is hailed as a “vibrant element of University life.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095221/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-08-25T02:38:52.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095220/navy-admiral-mcraven-confirmed-as-university-of-texas-chancellor</loc><lastmod>2014-08-22T02:27:37.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095219/southern-universitys-mason-outlines-his-contract-extension-requirements</loc><lastmod>2014-08-22T02:20:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/lgbtq/article/15095214/brigham-young-university-removes-gay-marriage-cards-at-bookstore</loc><lastmod>2014-08-21T03:19:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095213/st-cloud-state-university-wins-dismissal-of-discrimination-lawsuit</loc><lastmod>2014-08-21T03:16:23.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095212/delayed-for-weeks-in-liberia-6-tuskegee-university-students-return-to-us</loc><lastmod>2014-08-21T03:06:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082114_Ebola.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The six Tuskegee University students who were stranded in Liberia were greeted by Atlanta-area alumni, the student government president and others upon their return to the Atlanta airport. (Photo courtesy Tuskegee University)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082114_Ebola.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The six Tuskegee University students who were stranded in Liberia were greeted by Atlanta-area alumni, the student government president and others upon their return to the Atlanta airport. (Photo courtesy Tuskegee University)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095211/governor-haslam-promotes-free-tuition-plan-in-tennessee</loc><lastmod>2014-08-21T02:53:17.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082114_Bill_Haslam.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Since the application process began Friday, more than 1,000 students have applied for the program, which is part of Gov. 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Bill Haslam’s initiative to improve the state’s graduation rates from the current 32 percent to 55 percent by 2025.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15095210/increasing-college-diversity</loc><lastmod>2014-08-21T02:45:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082114_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082114_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095209/president-wilson-endeavors-to-make-morehouse-college-a-world-class-destination</loc><lastmod>2014-08-21T02:40:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082114_John_Wilson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr., who is guiding the nation’s only African-American men’s college, says the future of HBCUs is at risk if the colleges don’t figure out how to appeal to students.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082114_John_Wilson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr., who is guiding the nation’s only African-American men’s college, says the future of HBCUs is at risk if the colleges don’t figure out how to appeal to students.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095208/new-york-gives-tuition-break-to-veterans</loc><lastmod>2014-08-20T02:23:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095207/university-of-maryland-to-guarantee-athletic-scholarships-through-graduation</loc><lastmod>2014-08-20T01:57:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095206/howard-university-aka-sorority-win-suit-brought-by-rejected-legacy-pledges</loc><lastmod>2014-08-20T01:43:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082014_Wyndal_Gordon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>J. 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Collyer conflated two separate organizations in determining its ruling: the National Pan-hellenic Council and the National Panhellenic Conference.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095205/ncaas-strongest-argument-might-be-cap-limit</loc><lastmod>2014-08-20T01:26:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082014_Don_Remy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy has said the NCAA will take this case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082014_Don_Remy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy has said the NCAA will take this case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095204/hbcus-looking-abroad-in-effort-to-remain-competitive</loc><lastmod>2014-08-20T01:10:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082014_Intl.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.082014_Intl.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095191/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-08-18T02:38:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095195/northern-state-university-pushing-for-chinese-cultural-language-center</loc><lastmod>2014-08-18T01:10:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094986/hbcus-post-9-11-military-veterans-exploring-mutual-attraction</loc><lastmod>2014-08-14T19:55:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070214_Student_Vets.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Student veterans at the Veterans’ Center at Fayetteville State University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070214_Student_Vets1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095184/ex-mit-professor-agrees-to-plead-guilty-to-fraud</loc><lastmod>2014-08-14T02:48:45.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095124/special-focus-stem</loc><lastmod>2014-08-13T19:21:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.cover073114.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.cover073114sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/stem/article/15095157/new-stem-awards-breakthrough-or-bust</loc><lastmod>2014-08-13T14:18:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.080814_Juan_Gilbert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Juan E. 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Gilbert is the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Chair in the Computing &amp;amp; Information Science &amp;amp; Engineering Department at the University of Florida.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095177/uconn-bans-3-more-greek-organizations-over-hazing</loc><lastmod>2014-08-13T02:29:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095176/david-gipp-named-representative-of-american-indian-college-fund</loc><lastmod>2014-08-13T02:22:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095175/diverse-docket-deaf-student-wins-admittance-to-medical-program</loc><lastmod>2014-08-13T02:18:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.081314_Zachary_Featherstone.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Zachary Featherstone, pictured with his wife and daughter, had been accepted for admission to Pacific Northwest University of Health Science’s osteopathic medical program before having the decision rescinded last April.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.081314_Zachary_Featherstone.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Zachary Featherstone, pictured with his wife and daughter, had been accepted for admission to Pacific Northwest University of Health Science’s osteopathic medical program before having the decision rescinded last April.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15095174/ebola-survivor-in-guinea-shunned-by-boyfriend-medical-school</loc><lastmod>2014-08-13T02:05:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.081314_Guinea.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Red Cross 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India.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095155/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-08-11T02:38:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095164/emmert-says-ncaa-will-appeal-ruling-in-obannon-suit</loc><lastmod>2014-08-11T02:14:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.081114_Mark_Emmert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>NCAA President Mark Emmert contends his organization has not violated antitrust laws.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.081114_Mark_Emmert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>NCAA President Mark Emmert contends his organization has not violated antitrust 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computer camp classes will continue this academic school year and efforts to recruit additional students are underway.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.080614_STEM.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The computer camp classes will continue this academic school year and efforts to recruit additional students are underway.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095139/ousted-alabama-state-university-trustee-cites-removal-as-breach</loc><lastmod>2014-08-06T02:34:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.080614_Marvin_Wiggins.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marvin Wiggins claims Gov. Robert Bentley and Alabama State University of violating rules which ensure trustee removal is handled fairly and guard against outside, political influence of a board.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/08/edu.080614_Marvin_Wiggins.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marvin Wiggins claims Gov. Robert Bentley and Alabama State University of violating rules which ensure trustee removal is handled fairly and guard against outside, political influence of a board.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095135/family-of-cal-player-to-file-wrongful-death-suit</loc><lastmod>2014-08-05T02:19:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095123/happy-anniversary</loc><lastmod>2014-08-04T06:26:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.080114_David_Pluviose.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095122/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-08-04T06:24:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095130/connecticut-colleges-backing-sex-assault-bill</loc><lastmod>2014-08-04T02:38:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095129/ohio-state-university-band-directors-firing-sets-off-clash</loc><lastmod>2014-08-04T02:21:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095099/rethinking-president-obamas-my-brothers-keeper-initiative</loc><lastmod>2014-08-01T20:18:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072914_Antonio_Ellis1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072914_Antonio_Ellis1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15095118/fired-band-director-says-he-was-repairing-ohio-state-universitys-vulgar-culture</loc><lastmod>2014-08-01T13:06:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.080114_Jonathan_Waters.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jonathan Waters said that he recognized upon taking over the band 20 months earlier that aspects of its culture were “vestiges representing cultural norms from eras gone by” and that culture needed to change.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.080114_Jonathan_Waters.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jonathan Waters said that he recognized upon taking over the band 20 months earlier that aspects of its culture were “vestiges representing cultural norms from eras gone by” and that culture needed to change.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094962/newsletter-ad-6</loc><lastmod>2014-08-01T02:29:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.hbcu2014news.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/native-americans/article/15095113/experts-more-focus-needed-on-guiding-native-americans-to-doctoral-programs</loc><lastmod>2014-07-31T20:02:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.073114_Melvin_Monette.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Melvin Monette, director of graduate fellowship and special projects at the American Indian Graduate Center, says that more Native Americans with doctoral degrees in the STEM fields could have a significant impact on their communities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.073114_Melvin_Monette.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Melvin Monette, director of graduate fellowship and special projects at the American Indian Graduate Center, says that more Native Americans with doctoral degrees in the STEM fields could have a significant impact on their communities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095115/billions-of-gi-bill-funds-going-to-for-profit-schools</loc><lastmod>2014-07-31T00:58:52.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095111/becoming-intentional-about-college-retention</loc><lastmod>2014-07-31T00:33:34.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.073114_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Brian C. Mitchell</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.073114_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Brian C. Mitchell</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095102/university-of-california-exercising-a-form-of-economic-affirmative-action</loc><lastmod>2014-07-30T20:05:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095084/diverse-conversations-is-higher-education-worth-it</loc><lastmod>2014-07-30T16:22:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072414_Yvonne_Tocquigny.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Yvonne Tocquigny</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072414_Yvonne_Tocquigny.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Yvonne Tocquigny</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095109/university-of-texas-regents-meet-to-pick-chancellor-finalist</loc><lastmod>2014-07-30T01:39:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/msis/article/15095108/department-of-defense-to-oversee-plagiarism-probe</loc><lastmod>2014-07-30T01:33:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095100/governance-controversy-escalating-at-alabama-state-university</loc><lastmod>2014-07-29T03:18:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072914_Gwendolyn_Boyd1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Gwendolyn E. 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Boyd</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095103/william-carey-university-new-degree-specialist-in-education</loc><lastmod>2014-07-29T02:57:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095092/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-07-28T13:48:43.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/lgbtq/article/15095094/ohio-state-to-form-task-force-after-band-scandal</loc><lastmod>2014-07-28T02:18:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072814_Betty_Montgomery.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former state Attorney General Betty Montgomery will lead an independent follow-up review to the probe by the university’s Office of Compliance and 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committee.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095091/university-of-north-carolina-inviting-ex-athletes-back-to-complete-degrees</loc><lastmod>2014-07-25T02:07:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095090/chairman-of-alabama-state-university-board-resigning</loc><lastmod>2014-07-25T02:05:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095088/ohio-state-marching-band-director-fired-after-investigation</loc><lastmod>2014-07-25T01:48:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072514_Jonathan_Waters.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jonathan Waters, who has served as director of the renowned band since 2012, is credited with revolutionizing its performances at halftime of the university’s football 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’70s.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070714_Tanisha_Ford.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tanisha Ford’s scholarship offers the first study of its kind to trace the transnational evolution of what she terms “soul style” — an African-inspired mode of dress and hairstyling — as it emerged in the 1960s and ’70s.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094388/league-innovations-conference-hones-in-on-diversity-issues-at-community-colleges</loc><lastmod>2014-07-24T13:58:32.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095086/new-mexico-state-university-regents-approve-higher-admission-standards</loc><lastmod>2014-07-24T02:40:43.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095085/awarded-a-pell-grant-better-double-check</loc><lastmod>2014-07-24T02:28:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095083/at-50-upward-bound-still-opens-pathway-to-college</loc><lastmod>2014-07-24T02:15:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072414_Wil_Haygood.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Journalist and author Wil Haygood credits Upward Bound with giving him the foundation to succeed in college.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072414_Wil_Haygood.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Journalist and author Wil Haygood credits Upward Bound with giving him the foundation to succeed in college.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094496/womens-history-month-edition</loc><lastmod>2014-07-23T19:52:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/03/edu.cover032714-copy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/03/edu.cover032714sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094869/elliot-rodger-at-the-sometimes-troubling-intersection-of-race-and-gender</loc><lastmod>2014-07-23T17:50:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095074/diversity-oversight-obamas-initiative-my-brothers-keeper-now-includes-all</loc><lastmod>2014-07-23T05:01:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095078/appeals-court-rejects-professors-disability-based-bias-claim</loc><lastmod>2014-07-23T04:52:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072314_Phil_Gilbert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert said that Southern Illinois University had made all the reasonable accommodations that Patrick Novak and his psychologist requested.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072314_Phil_Gilbert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert said that Southern Illinois University had made all the reasonable accommodations that Patrick Novak and his psychologist requested.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095080/former-sc-state-university-trustee-asks-judge-to-drop-convictions</loc><lastmod>2014-07-23T02:04:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095079/mexican-born-professor-nominated-for-california-high-court</loc><lastmod>2014-07-23T02:00:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15095069/colleges-woo-native-americans-with-new-programs</loc><lastmod>2014-07-22T13:53:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.UCR_University_Ave_entrance.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095076/johns-hopkins-to-pay-190m-after-doctor-taped-pelvic-exams</loc><lastmod>2014-07-22T02:42:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095075/judge-students-staff-can-oppose-corcoran-merger</loc><lastmod>2014-07-22T02:15:21.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095073/time-no-barrier-to-law-professor-ronald-sullivan-getting-to-truth</loc><lastmod>2014-07-22T01:49:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072214_Ronald_Sullivan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., is overseeing a unit that is working on approximately 100 cases.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072214_Ronald_Sullivan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., is overseeing a unit that is working on approximately 100 cases.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095066/university-of-connecticut-settles-sex-assault-lawsuit</loc><lastmod>2014-07-21T03:33:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072114_Campus_Assault.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072114_Campus_Assault.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095068/arkansas-baptist-college-hit-with-civil-lawsuits</loc><lastmod>2014-07-21T02:49:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095067/wilberforce-university-selects-new-president</loc><lastmod>2014-07-21T02:43:40.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072114_Patricia_Hardaway.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wilberforce University has selected, but not announced, who will replace Patricia Hardaway, who stepped down as president last December.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.072114_Patricia_Hardaway.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wilberforce University has selected, but not announced, who will replace Patricia Hardaway, who stepped down as president last December.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095059/happy-anniversary</loc><lastmod>2014-07-18T02:36:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071714_William_Cox.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095064/former-professor-wins-legal-victory-in-drug-case</loc><lastmod>2014-07-18T02:27:48.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095063/ex-montana-state-northern-provost-denies-harassment-claims</loc><lastmod>2014-07-18T02:19:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095062/both-sides-find-reason-for-optimism-after-latest-ruling-on-texas-affirmative-action</loc><lastmod>2014-07-18T02:13:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071814_Roger_Clegg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Affirmative action opponent Roger Clegg said that he was glad that the panel reached a decision on the merits of Fisher’s case and that they didn’t deny her standing in the lawsuit.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071814_Roger_Clegg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Affirmative action opponent Roger Clegg said that he was glad that the panel reached a decision on the merits of Fisher’s case and that they didn’t deny her standing in the lawsuit.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095061/texas-chancellor-no-trust-in-campus-president</loc><lastmod>2014-07-18T02:08:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071814_Francisco_Cigarroa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Texas System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa suggested that UT President Bill Powers’ office leaked confidential information to the media.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071814_Francisco_Cigarroa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Texas System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa suggested that UT President Bill Powers’ office leaked confidential information to the media.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095060/one-thousand-hbcu-students-to-be-awarded-scholarships-to-study-in-china</loc><lastmod>2014-07-18T02:04:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071814_HBCU_China.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President David Wilson of Morgan State University and Sheng Jianxue, secretary general of the China Education Association for International Exchange, sign a Memorandum of Understanding that established the collaboration.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071814_HBCU_China.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President David Wilson of Morgan State University and Sheng Jianxue, secretary general of the China Education Association for International Exchange, sign a Memorandum of Understanding that established the collaboration.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15095058/men-and-suicide-an-alarming-epidemic</loc><lastmod>2014-07-18T01:55:21.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095057/bryan-college-clear-to-hire-replacements-for-2-professors</loc><lastmod>2014-07-17T03:00:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095056/princeton-professor-charged-with-stealing-lawn-signs</loc><lastmod>2014-07-17T02:02:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095054/university-of-connecticuts-ad-sees-need-for-student-athlete-stipends</loc><lastmod>2014-07-17T01:51:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071714_Warde_Manuel.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Warde Manuel says that the NCAA should look toward allowing stipends or “laundry money” for other out-of-pocket expenses above tuition, room and board for student-athletes.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095052/more-hbcu-faculty-lean-toward-raising-collective-voices</loc><lastmod>2014-07-17T01:44:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071714_Harris_Stowe.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095046/chancellor-quickly-deftly-redirecting-umass-flagship-campus</loc><lastmod>2014-07-17T01:18:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071614_Kumble_Subbaswamy1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095049/appeals-court-rules-university-of-texas-can-use-race-in-admissions</loc><lastmod>2014-07-16T14:39:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071614_Bill_Powers1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Texas President Bill Powers said it was “a great day for higher education nationwide.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071614_Bill_Powers1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Texas President Bill Powers said it was “a great day for higher education nationwide.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095048/howard-university-commemorates-50-years-of-the-civil-rights-act</loc><lastmod>2014-07-16T07:34:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071614_Danielle_Holley-Walker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Danielle R. Holley-Walker, dean of Howard Law School, said that more must be done to ensure that equality is enacted on a daily basis.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071614_Danielle_Holley-Walker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Danielle R. Holley-Walker, dean of Howard Law School, said that more must be done to ensure that equality is enacted on a daily basis.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095047/addressing-the-crisis-among-men-of-color-in-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2014-07-16T02:21:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071614_Gregory_Vincent1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095050/unc-at-wilmington-professor-settle-lawsuit-over-promotion</loc><lastmod>2014-07-16T01:42:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095041/professor-chicagos-new-police-file-policy-will-shine-light</loc><lastmod>2014-07-15T03:22:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071514_Craig_Futterman1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman said the public now will be able to see recommendations made after internal investigations.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071514_Craig_Futterman1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman said the public now will be able to see recommendations made after internal investigations.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095044/university-of-phoenix-faces-government-financial-aid-review</loc><lastmod>2014-07-15T02:13:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095043/ohio-university-steps-up-for-its-president-in-tax-matter</loc><lastmod>2014-07-15T02:10:02.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095042/report-lack-of-loan-access-has-nearly-1m-community-college-students-at-risk</loc><lastmod>2014-07-15T02:05:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071514_David_B-aime.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Baime, AACC senior vice president for government relations, says that one issue is that community college students may enroll only part-time but qualify for the same large federal loan as a full-time student.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094975/indiana-university-to-offer-multiyear-scholarships</loc><lastmod>2014-07-14T20:48:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.063014_Fred_Glass.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Fred Glass, Indiana University athletic director, says the “student-athlete bill of rights” will include significant financial support to former athletes who wish to return to finish their degrees and increased health care commitments.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.063014_Fred_Glass_thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095033/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-07-14T02:33:42.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095036/tumult-at-university-of-texas-may-hurt-hiring-of-new-leaders</loc><lastmod>2014-07-14T00:08:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071414_Francisco_Cigarroa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa announced in February that he would step down once a new president of UT-Austin is selected.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071414_Francisco_Cigarroa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa announced in February that he would step down once a new president of UT-Austin is selected.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095037/diverse-conversations-understanding-the-peer-review-process</loc><lastmod>2014-07-14T00:06:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071414_Steve_Goldenberg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071414_Steve_Goldenberg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095035/report-blacks-need-additional-schooling-to-have-equal-employment-chances-as-lesser-educated-whites</loc><lastmod>2014-07-14T00:02:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071414_Graduation.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071414_Graduation.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095039/teachers-union-leader-derides-obama-education-chief</loc><lastmod>2014-07-13T23:59:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095038/union-pulls-uncf-support-in-wake-of-25m-koch-gift</loc><lastmod>2014-07-13T23:55:48.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095034/the-birth-of-a-nation</loc><lastmod>2014-07-13T17:05:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095022/spelman-college-president-beverly-tatum-to-retire-next-year</loc><lastmod>2014-07-11T02:53:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071014_Beverly_Tatum.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Spelman College’s Board of Trustees has agreed to honor Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum with the title of president emerita once she steps down.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071014_Beverly_Tatum.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Spelman College’s Board of Trustees has agreed to honor Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum with the title of president emerita once she steps down.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095028/university-of-texas-president-powers-resigning-next-year</loc><lastmod>2014-07-11T02:50:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071114_Bill_Powers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Texas President Bill Powers’ exit agreement comes after system chancellor Francisco Cigarroa met with Powers last week and urged him to resign effective in October or risk being fired.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071114_Bill_Powers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Texas President Bill Powers’ exit agreement comes after system chancellor Francisco Cigarroa met with Powers last week and urged him to resign effective in October or risk being fired.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095029/diverse-conversations-how-academic-entrepreneurs-supplement-their-income</loc><lastmod>2014-07-11T02:34:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071114_Shonell_Bacon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071114_Shonell_Bacon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095031/university-of-arizona-suspends-fraternity-under-investigation</loc><lastmod>2014-07-11T02:16:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095030/arizona-state-professor-ersula-ore-pleads-to-resisting-arrest</loc><lastmod>2014-07-11T02:13:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095015/welcome-aboard</loc><lastmod>2014-07-10T03:03:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_Marcus_Clark1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15095026/john-wayne-heirs-university-continue-to-duke-it-out-in-court</loc><lastmod>2014-07-10T02:02:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095025/survey-rapes-not-investigated-at-2-in-5-colleges</loc><lastmod>2014-07-10T01:56:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095024/research-shows-us-students-average-in-terms-of-financial-literacy</loc><lastmod>2014-07-10T01:45:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071014_Andreas_Schleicher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Andreas Schleicher, head of PISA, said one issue is that “math education hasn’t adapted to the changes of the world.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071014_Andreas_Schleicher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Andreas Schleicher, head of PISA, said one issue is that “math education hasn’t adapted to the changes of the world.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095023/colleges-get-financial-boost-in-assisting-first-generation-students</loc><lastmod>2014-07-10T01:38:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071014_Natalie_Hershberger.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Natalie Hershberger, Inbound coordinator and residence director at Juniata College, said grants helped “with the tracking of students and gave us some statistics to show the effectiveness of the program.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.071014_Natalie_Hershberger.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Natalie Hershberger, Inbound coordinator and residence director at Juniata College, said grants helped “with the tracking of students and gave us some statistics to show the effectiveness of the program.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095017/low-income-students-success-in-college-starts-in-high-school</loc><lastmod>2014-07-09T03:33:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_Whitney_Soule.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Whitney Soule</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_Jessica_Pliska.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jessica Pliska</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_Whitney_Soule.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Whitney Soule</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095012/how-does-your-pay-compare-to-university-of-californias-salaries</loc><lastmod>2014-07-09T00:59:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095021/iowa-state-aids-research-team-loses-138m-grant</loc><lastmod>2014-07-09T00:44:42.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095020/washington-and-lee-university-removing-confederate-flags-from-chapel</loc><lastmod>2014-07-09T00:42:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095019/former-pro-football-player-shifts-into-role-of-scholar</loc><lastmod>2014-07-09T00:40:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_Pellom_McDaniels.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Pellom McDaniels said he’s “always loved to learn, ask questions and try to figure things out.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_Pellom_McDaniels.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Pellom McDaniels said he’s “always loved to learn, ask questions and try to figure things out.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095018/former-uconn-dean-disputes-allegations-by-trustees</loc><lastmod>2014-07-09T00:34:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_David_Woods.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Woods has asked the state claims commissioner for permission to file a defamation lawsuit against the University of Connecticut, which is normally immune from such litigation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_David_Woods.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Woods has asked the state claims commissioner for permission to file a defamation lawsuit against the University of Connecticut, which is normally immune from such litigation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095016/historymakers-collection-finds-home-at-library-of-congress</loc><lastmod>2014-07-09T00:24:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_HistoryMakers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kenneth E. Reeves, facing front, discusses his trailblazing role as a student at Harvard College and later as the first African-American mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo Courtesy of The HistoryMakers Collection at the Library of Congress)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070914_HistoryMakers_thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095014/marshall-rose-voted-new-president-of-aaaed</loc><lastmod>2014-07-08T02:07:18.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095013/nea-calls-for-education-secretary-arne-duncans-resignation</loc><lastmod>2014-07-08T02:05:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095010/schools-work-to-focus-incoming-college-students</loc><lastmod>2014-07-08T02:02:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070814_Ben_Castleman1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Castleman, an assistant professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia, says 40 percent of graduating seniors from urban school districts give up their plans over the course of the summer to attend community college.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070814_Ben_Castleman1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Castleman, an assistant professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia, says 40 percent of graduating seniors from urban school districts give up their plans over the course of the summer to attend community college.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095011/diverse-docket-federal-judge-backs-horry-georgetown-technical-college</loc><lastmod>2014-07-08T01:55:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070814_Mary_Lewis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Mary Lewis said Horry-Georgetown Technical College presented a legitimate non-discriminatory reason not to promote former adjunct faculty member Sharon Williams.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070814_Mary_Lewis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Mary Lewis said Horry-Georgetown Technical College presented a legitimate non-discriminatory reason not to promote former adjunct faculty member Sharon Williams.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15095009/san-diego-state-leading-effort-to-document-status-of-minority-males-in-community-colleges</loc><lastmod>2014-07-08T01:28:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070814_Frank_Harris.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Frank Harris III, an associate professor of postsecondary education at San Diego State University and an M2C3 co-director, says documenting the community college experience “is absolutely essential if we’re talking about the success of men of color [in higher education].”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070814_Frank_Harris-e1588689381893.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Frank Harris III</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15095008/source-university-of-texas-president-powers-resignation-demanded</loc><lastmod>2014-07-07T01:42:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15095007/for-profit-colleges-to-sell-most-campuses</loc><lastmod>2014-07-07T01:38:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095005/concerns-rise-about-cheating-by-chinese-applicants-to-us-colleges</loc><lastmod>2014-07-07T01:25:34.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070714_Applications.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15095004/community-college-athletics-no-longer-warm-up-acts-for-bigger-stage</loc><lastmod>2014-07-07T01:19:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070714_Trinity_Valley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>In Athens, Texas, Trinity Valley women’s basketball team finished the 2013-2014 season with a record of 36-1.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070714_Trinity_Valley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>In Athens, Texas, Trinity Valley women’s basketball team finished the 2013-2014 season with a record of 36-1.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15095000/hillary-clinton-speech-cost-uconn-foundation-250k</loc><lastmod>2014-07-04T06:48:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070414_Hillary_Clinton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Hillary Clinton, who is considering a run for president in 2016, spoke for more than an hour to a group of about 2,300 students, faculty and staff.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070414_Hillary_Clinton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Hillary Clinton, who is considering a run for president in 2016, spoke for more than an hour to a group of about 2,300 students, faculty and staff.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15095001/howard-vital-steps-down-as-cheyney-university-president</loc><lastmod>2014-07-04T06:43:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070414_Howard-Vital.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital has been Cheney University’s president for the last seven years.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070414_Howard-Vital.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital has been Cheney University’s president for the last seven years.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094996/sex-addiction-and-its-societal-effects</loc><lastmod>2014-07-04T06:42:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094999/process-to-pick-new-college-president-in-philadelphia-proves-problematic</loc><lastmod>2014-07-04T00:20:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070414_Donald_Generals.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Donald Generals Jr., who had no experience as a community college president, says that “was not one of the qualifications” for becoming Community College of Philadelphia’s president.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070414_Donald_Generals.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Donald Generals Jr., who had no experience as a community college president, says that “was not one of the qualifications” for becoming Community College of Philadelphia’s president.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095003/indiana-university-grad-drums-up-interest-in-anti-cheating-device</loc><lastmod>2014-07-04T00:19:23.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15095002/fraternity-suspended-after-pledge-dies-during-hike</loc><lastmod>2014-07-04T00:11:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094993/measuring-addressing-student-behaviors-help-raise-completion-rates</loc><lastmod>2014-07-03T09:31:40.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070314_Terry_OBanion.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Terry O’Banion</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070314_Ross_Markle.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ross Markle</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070314_Terry_OBanion.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Terry O’Banion</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094998/free-speech-suit-targets-student-code-at-ohio-university</loc><lastmod>2014-07-03T02:41:54.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094997/saginaw-valley-state-gives-police-data-on-citys-crime-trends</loc><lastmod>2014-07-03T02:35:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15094995/us-cuban-relations-on-higher-ed-level-continue-to-grow</loc><lastmod>2014-07-03T02:09:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070314_Jorge_Duany.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jorge Duany, director of the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University, says his institution has been exploring the possibility of bringing in 15 to 20 students from Cuba.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070314_Jorge_Duany.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jorge Duany, director of the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University, says his institution has been exploring the possibility of bringing in 15 to 20 students from Cuba.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094994/for-profit-college-company-doesnt-seal-deal-with-feds</loc><lastmod>2014-07-03T02:00:19.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070314_Ted_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ted Mitchell, the undersecretary of education, said he thinks there will be an acceptable plan in place “in the next few days.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070314_Ted_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ted Mitchell, the undersecretary of education, said he thinks there will be an acceptable plan in place “in the next few days.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094992/report-finds-even-less-of-a-need-to-pay-sticker-price-for-college</loc><lastmod>2014-07-03T01:39:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070314_College_Costs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070314_College_Costs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094989/booker-t-washington-descendant-fight-for-quality-education-constant</loc><lastmod>2014-07-02T14:49:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.Amanda-Washington.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amanda Washington said she became an educator “to get in the trenches of education and address why some schools had resources and others did not.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.Amanda-Washington.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094991/ex-learning-specialist-files-lawsuit-against-the-university-of-north-carolina</loc><lastmod>2014-07-02T02:49:52.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094990/napolitano-aims-to-grow-university-of-california-role-in-fighting-hunger</loc><lastmod>2014-07-02T02:28:58.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/military/article/15094988/michelle-howard-becomes-navys-first-female-four-star-admiral</loc><lastmod>2014-07-02T02:12:45.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070214_Michelle_Howard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michelle Howard took command of USS Rushmore on March 12, 1999, becoming the first African-American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/07/edu.070214_Michelle_Howard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michelle Howard took command of USS Rushmore on March 12, 1999, becoming the first African-American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094985/southern-university-system-names-mcclinton-as-interim-chancellor</loc><lastmod>2014-07-01T02:38:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094982/student-loan-interest-rates-increasing</loc><lastmod>2014-07-01T02:34:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.070114_Student_Loans.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Student Loans</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.070114_Student_Loans.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Student Loans</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094984/jurors-to-get-case-in-ex-south-carolina-state-university-trustees-trial</loc><lastmod>2014-07-01T02:32:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094981/diverse-conversations-is-a-40-at-an-hbcu-the-same-as-a-40-at-a-pwi</loc><lastmod>2014-07-01T02:03:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.070114_George_Johnson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>George Johnson</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.070114_George_Johnson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>George Johnson</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094976/freedom-summer-conference-black-vote-still-an-issue-in-mississippi</loc><lastmod>2014-06-30T14:52:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094972/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-06-30T02:54:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094979/grimes-warren-hit-mcconnell-on-student-loan-debt</loc><lastmod>2014-06-30T02:25:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094978/millet-named-stillman-college-president-warrick-in-as-grambling-state-interim</loc><lastmod>2014-06-30T02:19:48.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094977/freedom-summer-conference-black-vote-still-an-issue-in-mississippi</loc><lastmod>2014-06-30T02:13:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.063014_Bob_Moses1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bob Moses, former field secretary of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Movement, says that there needs to be “an affirmative right to vote” in the United States.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.063014_Bob_Moses1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bob Moses, former field secretary of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Movement, says that there needs to be “an affirmative right to vote” in the United States.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15094968/international-universities-grappling-with-global-growing-pains</loc><lastmod>2014-06-27T13:18:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062714_Global.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Participants attend the British Council’s Going Global 2014 conference in Miami. (Photo courtesy The British Council)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062714_Global.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Participants attend the British Council’s Going Global 2014 conference in Miami. (Photo courtesy The British Council)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094973/wilberforce-university-faces-potential-loss-of-accreditation</loc><lastmod>2014-06-27T02:44:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094971/winthrop-university-fires-president-after-less-than-a-year</loc><lastmod>2014-06-27T02:35:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094970/study-finds-taking-class-online-does-not-necessarily-improve-outcomes</loc><lastmod>2014-06-27T02:29:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062714_Online.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062714_Online.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094969/education-department-official-some-campuses-hostile-to-victims</loc><lastmod>2014-06-27T02:16:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062714_Catherine_Lhamon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Catherine Lhamon, Education Department assistant secretary for civil rights, said her office is aware that some schools are doing things such as retaliating against students for filing complaints and allowing perpetrators to remain in school.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062714_Catherine_Lhamon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Catherine Lhamon, Education Department assistant secretary for civil rights, said her office is aware that some schools are doing things such as retaliating against students for filing complaints and allowing perpetrators to remain in school.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094967/cornell-university-alumni-endow-first-africana-studies-center-lectureship</loc><lastmod>2014-06-26T03:27:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094966/education-department-removes-tweet-with-movie-scene</loc><lastmod>2014-06-26T03:13:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094965/judge-backs-philander-smith-college-in-firing-faculty-member</loc><lastmod>2014-06-26T02:55:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062614_Kristine_Baker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled that Dr. Alda Moore presented no direct proof of sex discrimination in her suit against Philander Smith College.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062614_Kristine_Baker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled that Dr. Alda Moore presented no direct proof of sex discrimination in her suit against Philander Smith College.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094964/higher-education-scrambles-to-get-ready-for-the-common-core</loc><lastmod>2014-06-26T02:48:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062614_Classroom.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062614_Classroom.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094953/the-redskins-fight-and-the-legacy-of-richard-oakes</loc><lastmod>2014-06-25T03:07:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094961/da-mulls-dropping-ex-unc-professors-fraud-charge</loc><lastmod>2014-06-25T03:03:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094960/alum-donates-school-record-3m-to-huston-tillotson-university</loc><lastmod>2014-06-25T02:57:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094958/is-a-college-degree-still-worth-it-study-says-yes</loc><lastmod>2014-06-25T02:29:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062514_Graduation.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062514_Graduation.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094957/help-for-the-armchair-athletic-director</loc><lastmod>2014-06-25T02:12:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062514_Robin_Hughes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094956/black-achievement-stats-belie-south-africas-post-apartheid-success-story</loc><lastmod>2014-06-25T02:04:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062514_Saleem_Badat.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Saleem Badat, vice-chancellor of Rhodes University, is set to become the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s first program director for international higher education and strategic projects.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062514_Saleem_Badat.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Saleem Badat, vice-chancellor of Rhodes University, is set to become the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s first program director for international higher education and strategic projects.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094950/panel-community-based-programs-vital-for-black-male-educational-achievement</loc><lastmod>2014-06-24T18:20:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062414_Michael_Nettles.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael T. Nettles, senior vice president of policy, evaluation and research at ETS, said that the symposium was the fourth in a series that began back in 2010.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062414_Michael_Nettles1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094951/michelle-obama-challenges-students-to-embrace-struggle</loc><lastmod>2014-06-24T15:10:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062414_Michelle_Obama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>First Lady Michelle Obama told graduates at the District of Columbia College Access Program that they may have struggled to get through school, but they have expanded their capacity to handle life’s challenges.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062414_Michelle_Obama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>First Lady Michelle Obama told graduates at the District of Columbia College Access Program that they may have struggled to get through school, but they have expanded their capacity to handle life’s challenges.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094952/experts-cite-strides-struggles-for-blacks-in-higher-education-since-juneteenth</loc><lastmod>2014-06-24T13:15:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062414_Juneteeth.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062414_Juneteeth.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094955/us-professors-troubled-by-confucius-institutes</loc><lastmod>2014-06-24T02:48:33.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094954/corinthian-colleges-education-dept-reach-tentative-agreement</loc><lastmod>2014-06-24T02:42:40.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094949/winthrop-university-president-wont-contest-dismissal</loc><lastmod>2014-06-23T02:48:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094946/accrediting-agency-issues-warning-to-alabama-state</loc><lastmod>2014-06-23T02:44:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094944/generation-x-the-distinguished-generation</loc><lastmod>2014-06-23T02:36:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094943/college-athletic-recruiting-next-promise-could-be-a-paycheck</loc><lastmod>2014-06-23T02:28:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062314_Roger_Noll.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Stanford economics professor Roger Noll testified that paying athletes more than they already are receiving would not violate the concept of amateurism.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062314_Roger_Noll.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Stanford economics professor Roger Noll testified that paying athletes more than they already are receiving would not violate the concept of amateurism.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094941/starbucks-and-arizona-state-create-a-new-education-pathway</loc><lastmod>2014-06-23T02:14:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062314_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062314_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094940/course-correction-uncertain-for-increasing-black-enrollment-in-higher-ed</loc><lastmod>2014-06-23T02:11:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062314_HBCU_Summit.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Drs. Carlton E. Brown, president of Clark Atlanta University; Debra Saunders-White, president of North Carolina Central University; John Silvanus Wilson Jr, president of Morehouse College; and Erroll B. Davis Jr., outgoing superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, participate in a panel discussion at the HBCU Summit.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062314_HBCU_Summit.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Drs. Carlton E. Brown, president of Clark Atlanta University; Debra Saunders-White, president of North Carolina Central University; John Silvanus Wilson Jr, president of Morehouse College; and Erroll B. Davis Jr., outgoing superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, participate in a panel discussion at the HBCU Summit.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094939/corinthian-colleges-warns-it-may-shut-down</loc><lastmod>2014-06-20T02:55:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15094938/better-college-stats-needed-on-dating-violence</loc><lastmod>2014-06-20T02:49:13.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094937/cornell-university-national-treasure-points-to-poverty-as-root-of-worlds-turbulence</loc><lastmod>2014-06-20T02:39:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062014__Mula_Ndulo.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Muna Ndulo is a professor of law and director of Cornell University’s Institute for African Development.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062014__Mula_Ndulo.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Muna Ndulo is a professor of law and director of Cornell University’s Institute for African Development.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094936/ncaa-president-paying-athletes-could-destroy-college-sports</loc><lastmod>2014-06-20T02:33:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062014_Mark_Emmert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.062014_Mark_Emmert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/native-americans/article/15093964/american-indian-heritage-month</loc><lastmod>2014-06-19T14:49:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.cover1121.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>American Indian Heritage Month</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.cover1116sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>American Indian Heritage Month</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094929/tough-love-urged-in-higher-education-reform-plan</loc><lastmod>2014-06-19T03:15:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061914_Michael_Dannenberg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Dannenberg, director of higher education and education finance policy at The Education Trust and a co-author of the report, said not enough attention is paid to institutions that “perform at very poor levels.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061914_Michael_Dannenberg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Dannenberg, director of higher education and education finance policy at The Education Trust and a co-author of the report, said not enough attention is paid to institutions that “perform at very poor levels.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094933/china-says-127-students-hired-others-to-take-exam</loc><lastmod>2014-06-19T02:36:07.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094932/walmart-awards-thurgood-marshall-college-fund-600k-grant</loc><lastmod>2014-06-19T02:17:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094931/migration-policy-institute-details-impact-of-funding-cuts-on-immigrant-youth-in-california</loc><lastmod>2014-06-19T02:11:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061914_Michael_Fix.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Fix, CEO and director of studies at MPI, cited summer school, community colleges and adult education as institutions relied on by immigrant youth that were hard hit by budget cuts. 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Bert Jones, primary sponsor of the legislation to provide more autonomy to student groups on college campuses, says that “there’s a war on God.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061914_Bert_Jones.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>North Carolina Rep. Bert Jones, primary sponsor of the legislation to provide more autonomy to student groups on college campuses, says that “there’s a war on 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institutions.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094921/searching-for-meaning-and-justice</loc><lastmod>2014-06-18T04:19:37.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094928/fayetteville-state-university-alumnus-gives-1m</loc><lastmod>2014-06-18T02:50:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094927/university-of-alabama-birmingham-launching-human-rights-institute</loc><lastmod>2014-06-18T02:39:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094926/randolph-macon-colleges-less-heralded-congressional-candidate-puts-education-atop-agenda</loc><lastmod>2014-06-18T02:27:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061814_Jack_Trammell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jack Trammell of Randolph-Macon College, an associate professor of sociology, is an expert on disability issues in higher education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061814_Jack_Trammell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jack Trammell of Randolph-Macon College, an associate professor of sociology, is an expert on disability issues in higher education.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094925/ncaa-begins-making-its-case-for-amateurism</loc><lastmod>2014-06-18T02:16:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061814_Chris_Plonsky.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Christine Plonsky, University of Texas women’s athletic director, said the school regards athletes as students first, even for those in the high-profile football and basketball programs that bring in tens of millions of dollars a year.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061814_Chris_Plonsky.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Christine Plonsky, University of Texas women’s athletic director, said the school regards athletes as students first, even for those in the high-profile football and basketball programs that bring in tens of millions of dollars a 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Greer said he believes a state- and region-based investigation is crucial to achieving national college completion goals. Recent research conducted in New Jersey provides valuable information.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061614_Darryl_Greer.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Public policy advocate Dr. Darryl G. Greer said he believes a state- and region-based investigation is crucial to achieving national college completion goals. Recent research conducted in New Jersey provides valuable information.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094907/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-06-16T03:07:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094912/hbcu-education-deans-hope-brainstorming-proves-fruitful</loc><lastmod>2014-06-16T02:15:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061614_Deans.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Drs. Fred A. Bonner II, far right, and Chance W. Lewis, fourth from right, with the participants of the 2014 HBCU Education Dean’s Think Tank sponsored by the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Chair in Education at Rutgers University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061614_Deans.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Drs. Fred A. Bonner II, far right, and Chance W. Lewis, fourth from right, with the participants of the 2014 HBCU Education Dean’s Think Tank sponsored by the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Chair in Education at Rutgers University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094909/a-house-divided-randolph-macon-in-national-political-spotlight</loc><lastmod>2014-06-13T14:59:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061314_Randolph_Macon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Randolph-Macon College</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061314_Randolph_Macon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Randolph-Macon College</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094911/ruby-dees-legacy-of-activism-acting-mourned</loc><lastmod>2014-06-13T02:55:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094910/ex-ny-times-editor-abramson-to-teach-at-harvard</loc><lastmod>2014-06-13T02:48:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094908/former-tv-exec-paying-college-athletes-could-harm-sports</loc><lastmod>2014-06-13T02:43:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061314_Neal_Pilson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Neal Pilson, former president of CBS Sports, said paying athletes for the use of their names and images would change the way college sports are perceived by the general public.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061314_Neal_Pilson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Neal Pilson, former president of CBS Sports, said paying athletes for the use of their names and images would change the way college sports are perceived by the general public.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15094906/international-students-being-made-to-feel-at-home-in-us</loc><lastmod>2014-06-13T02:24:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061314_Emmanuel_Abu.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Emmanuel Abu, a native of Nigeria, is a rising sophomore majoring in public health. He participated in the international bridge service partnership at&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Marshall University. (Photo courtesy of Marshall University)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061314_Emmanuel_Abu.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Emmanuel Abu, a native of Nigeria, is a rising sophomore majoring in public health. He participated in the international bridge service partnership at&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Marshall University. (Photo courtesy of Marshall University)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094821/equiano-celebrated-at-howard-university-event</loc><lastmod>2014-06-12T21:08:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052614_Olaudah_Equiano.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Shown is a page taken from Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052614_Olaudah_Equiano-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094900/rockin-or-rowin-the-boat-10-responses-to-institutionalized-racism</loc><lastmod>2014-06-12T02:38:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061214_Robin_Hughes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/msis/article/15094905/senate-republicans-block-student-loan-bill</loc><lastmod>2014-06-12T02:35:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094904/judge-unc-wilmington-must-pay-700k-for-professors-legal-fees</loc><lastmod>2014-06-12T02:29:30.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094902/diverse-conversations-navigating-the-academy</loc><lastmod>2014-06-12T02:16:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061214_Meghan_Weyant.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061214_Meghan_Weyant.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094901/prothro-goes-from-the-catch-to-the-courtroom</loc><lastmod>2014-06-12T02:12:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061214_The_Catch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Three 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career.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15094899/higher-ed-medical-facilities-becoming-health-havens-for-refugees</loc><lastmod>2014-06-12T01:48:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061214_Refugee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>In the Denver area, Dr. Jamaluddin Moloo, right, co-founded a primary care clinic for refugees in 2012, called the Colorado Refugee Wellness Center.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061214_Refugee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>In the Denver area, Dr. Jamaluddin Moloo, right, co-founded a primary care clinic for refugees in 2012, called the Colorado Refugee Wellness Center.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094892/the-hero-was-asian-american-in-latest-university-shooting-and-so-was-the-victim</loc><lastmod>2014-06-11T02:41:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094897/siemens-awards-virginia-state-university-1056m-of-in-kind-software-grants</loc><lastmod>2014-06-11T02:10:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094896/gwinnett-college-settles-discrimination-suit</loc><lastmod>2014-06-11T02:04:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094895/college-presidents-express-support-for-common-core</loc><lastmod>2014-06-11T01:57:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061114_Classroom.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061114_Classroom.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094893/author-tells-college-bound-students-to-embrace-international-challenge</loc><lastmod>2014-06-11T01:15:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061114_Amanda_Ripley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amanda Ripley observed education practices in Poland, Finland and South Korea in preparation for writing her critically acclaimed book, The Smartest Kids in the World.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061114_Amanda_Ripley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amanda Ripley observed education practices in Poland, Finland and South Korea in preparation for writing her critically acclaimed book, The Smartest Kids in the World.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094887/educators-applaud-president-obamas-order-capping-monthly-student-loan-repayments</loc><lastmod>2014-06-10T02:22:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061014_Obama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Obama said that “no hardworking young person should be priced out of a higher education.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061014_Obama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Obama said that “no hardworking young person should be priced out of a higher education.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094891/university-of-louisiana-system-board-to-consider-warrick-for-grambling-state-interim-president</loc><lastmod>2014-06-10T02:14:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15094890/cuba-8-arrested-in-university-entrance-exam-cheating-scandal</loc><lastmod>2014-06-10T02:13:28.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094889/obannon-takes-stand-in-landmark-ncaa-lawsuit</loc><lastmod>2014-06-10T02:11:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061014_Ed_OBannon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>d O’Bannon, who is the lead plaintiff in an antitrust suit against the NCAA, said Monday, “I was an athlete masquerading as a student.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.061014_Ed_OBannon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>d O’Bannon, who is the lead plaintiff in an antitrust suit against the NCAA, said Monday, “I was an athlete masquerading as a student.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094882/president-obama-to-take-executive-steps-on-student-loans</loc><lastmod>2014-06-09T15:42:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094880/ncaas-smaller-schools-hope-they-dont-get-left-behind</loc><lastmod>2014-06-09T15:36:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060914_Bruce_Rasmussen.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Creighton athletic director Bruce Rasmussen says the NCAA doesn’t need as much reform as is being proposed.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060914_Bruce_Rasmussen.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Creighton athletic director Bruce Rasmussen says the NCAA doesn’t need as much reform as is being proposed.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15094881/creighton-university-appeals-order-favoring-deaf-student</loc><lastmod>2014-06-09T15:34:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15094879/diverse-docket-appeals-court-sides-with-santa-clara-university</loc><lastmod>2014-06-09T01:53:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060914_Conchita_Serri.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>According to the court, the university terminated Conchita Franco Serri in 2007 “because she failed to produce affirmative action plans for three consecutive years, even though her job required that she produce an affirmative action plan annually.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060914_Conchita_Serri.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>According to the court, the university terminated Conchita Franco Serri in 2007 “because she failed to produce affirmative action plans for three consecutive years, even though her job required that she produce an affirmative action plan annually.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094878/ex-offender-law-school-grads-white-house-access-plight-brings-reality-to-table</loc><lastmod>2014-06-09T01:50:19.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060914_Desmonde_Meade.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Desmond Meade is president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, a group that fights for convicted felons to regain their civil rights after they finished serving their 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(Photo courtesy of White House)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060614_Obama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Obama hosts the Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit at which it was annouced that the NCAA and the Department of Defense are collaborating on comprehensive concussion study. (Photo courtesy of White House)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094875/chicagos-urban-prep-applauds-its-first-college-graduates</loc><lastmod>2014-06-06T03:23:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060614_Tim_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tim King opened the charter high school for young Black men in 2006.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060614_Tim_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tim King opened the charter high school for young Black men in 2006.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094877/ohio-bill-says-college-athletes-arent-employees</loc><lastmod>2014-06-06T03:18:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094873/activist-umar-johnson-attempting-to-buy-st-pauls-college</loc><lastmod>2014-06-06T03:13:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060614_Umar_Johnson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Umar Johnson wants to create the Frederick Douglass Marcus Garvey Academy (FDMG) and enroll about a 1,000 African-American boys into the school from all across the country.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060614_Umar_Johnson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Umar Johnson wants to create the Frederick Douglass Marcus Garvey Academy (FDMG) and enroll about a 1,000 African-American boys into the school from all across the country.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094751/a-world-of-opportunity</loc><lastmod>2014-06-06T03:04:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.magazine-june-5.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.magazine-june-5-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094864/dream-catcher</loc><lastmod>2014-06-05T17:02:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.cover-052214lg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.magazine-june-5.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.cover-052214sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094872/dream-catcher</loc><lastmod>2014-06-05T16:51:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.cover-052214lg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.magazine-june-5-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094868/yuri-kochiyama-human-rights-advocate-and-malcom-x-ally-dies</loc><lastmod>2014-06-05T14:03:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060514_Yuriz_Kochiyama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Yuri Kochiyama joined demonstrations organized by the Congress on Racial Equality and other groups, often the only Asian American there.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060514_Yuriz_Kochiyama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Yuri Kochiyama joined demonstrations organized by the Congress on Racial Equality and other groups, often the only Asian American there.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15094865/examining-the-underrepresentation-of-asian-americans-in-higher-ed-leadership</loc><lastmod>2014-06-05T13:33:19.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.magazine-may-8.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.magazine-may-8-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094867/university-of-washington-students-push-plan-for-college-affordability</loc><lastmod>2014-06-05T11:03:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060514_UWashington.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060514_UWashington.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094871/last-of-original-group-of-navajo-code-talkers-dies</loc><lastmod>2014-06-05T02:39:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094870/georgia-gets-1-million-grant-to-boost-college-success</loc><lastmod>2014-06-05T02:34:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094866/innovation-is-focus-of-hampton-digital-media-center</loc><lastmod>2014-06-05T01:41:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060514_Brett_Pulley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brett A. Pulley, dean of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University, said he wants to create an environment where students can “foster innovation and foster creativity around digital media.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060514_Brett_Pulley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brett A. Pulley, dean of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University, said he wants to create an environment where students can “foster innovation and foster creativity around digital media.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094811/two-african-american-scholars-join-ranks-of-deans</loc><lastmod>2014-06-04T22:24:34.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.deans2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jonathan Holloway and Dr. Alondra Nelson have been appointed deans at Columbia and Yale University, raising the profile of Blacks in senior-level positions at two of the nation’s most selective academic institutions.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.deans.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094859/moving-north-carolinas-hbcus-from-the-back-of-the-bus-to-the-front</loc><lastmod>2014-06-04T17:25:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060414_Marybeth_Gasman1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060414_Marybeth_Gasman1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094853/diverse-conversations-mentoring-minority-faculty</loc><lastmod>2014-06-04T16:48:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060314_Olympia_Duhart.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060314_Olympia_Duhart-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094857/for-the-good-of-all</loc><lastmod>2014-06-04T04:00:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094854/too-many-potential-elliot-rodger-types-perceived-as-normal</loc><lastmod>2014-06-04T03:59:28.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094861/diverse-conversations-lets-talk-about-financial-aid</loc><lastmod>2014-06-04T03:50:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060414_Steve_Booker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Steve Booker is director of financial aid at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060414_Steve_Booker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Steve Booker is director of financial aid at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094863/auditor-raises-concerns-over-lsu-scholarships</loc><lastmod>2014-06-04T02:03:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094862/study-people-fear-male-named-hurricanes-more</loc><lastmod>2014-06-04T01:56:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15094858/international-branch-campuses-producing-opportunities-headaches</loc><lastmod>2014-06-04T01:33:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060414_Overseas_Leiden.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094852/report-political-donations-show-us-physicians-moving-closer-to-left</loc><lastmod>2014-06-03T04:06:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060314_David_Rothman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Rothman, a co-author of the report, says U.S. physicians are “almost equally divided between Republicans and Democrats.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.davidrothman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094856/north-carolina-scraps-plan-to-consider-elizabeth-city-state-closure</loc><lastmod>2014-06-03T03:14:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094855/californias-state-universities-hiring-700-faculty</loc><lastmod>2014-06-03T03:11:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094851/legendary-educator-jerry-sue-thornton-now-helping-other-leaders-realize-their-dreams</loc><lastmod>2014-06-03T02:32:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060314_Jerry_Thornton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>After winding up a 21-year stint as president of Cuyahoga Community College, Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton is working with first-time college presidents and provides consulting in the areas of higher education leadership, coaching and mentoring, talent development, job performance and resource development.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060314_Jerry_Thornton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>After winding up a 21-year stint as president of Cuyahoga Community College, Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton is working with first-time college presidents and provides consulting in the areas of higher education leadership, coaching and mentoring, talent development, job performance and resource development.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094817/diverse-down-the-road</loc><lastmod>2014-06-02T02:20:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052314_Jamal_Watson1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094844/integrating-faith-into-college-speech-courses</loc><lastmod>2014-06-02T02:19:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060214_Kristen_Berry.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Mainstream public speaking texts more often do not include Jesus as a speaker to be considered by modern day speech students.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060214_Kristen_Berry.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Mainstream public speaking texts more often do not include Jesus as a speaker to be considered by modern day speech students.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094845/university-of-minnesota-seeks-to-bolster-black-ranks-in-grad-school</loc><lastmod>2014-06-02T02:19:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060214_Minnesota.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060214_Minnesota.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094846/those-who-lived-it-see-unresolved-issues-of-brown-v-boe-today</loc><lastmod>2014-06-02T02:18:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060214_Danny_Davis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S Rep. Danny K. Davis says that each generation has to win freedom “and win it again.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/06/edu.060214_Danny_Davis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S Rep. Danny K. Davis says that each generation has to win freedom “and win it again.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094848/takeover-triggers-debate-over-georgia-state-university-radio-station</loc><lastmod>2014-06-02T01:50:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094847/chief-justice-enters-race-to-become-florida-state-university-president</loc><lastmod>2014-06-02T01:45:23.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094840/hbcu-degree-production-vital-ncore-panelists-say</loc><lastmod>2014-05-30T14:49:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.053014_NCORE_2014.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>From left, Xavier University President Norman Francis, Tougaloo College President Beverly Wade Hogan, former Howard University President Sidney A. Ribeau, and California State Polytechnic University President Emeritus Bob Suzuki, who moderated a discussion on HBCUs yesterday at NCORE.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.053014_NCORE_2014.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>From left, Xavier University President Norman Francis, Tougoloo College President Beverly Wade Hogan, former Howard University President Sidney A. Ribeau, and California State Polytechnic University President Emeritus Bob Suzuki, who moderated a discussion on HBCUs yesterday at NCORE.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094839/new-emory-business-dean-makes-history</loc><lastmod>2014-05-30T04:21:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.053014_Erika_James.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Erika Hayes James has been named dean of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.053014_Erika_James.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Erika Hayes James has been named dean of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094837/nc-state-legislators-target-elizabeth-city-state-for-closure</loc><lastmod>2014-05-30T04:18:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.053014_Charles_Becton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Charles Becton, interim chancellor, Elizabeth City State University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.053014_Charles_Becton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Charles Becton, interim chancellor, Elizabeth City State University</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094842/angelou-remembered-at-wake-forest-university</loc><lastmod>2014-05-30T04:05:02.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094841/2-students-sue-grand-valley-state-claim-gender-discrimination</loc><lastmod>2014-05-30T03:54:20.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15094822/isla-vista-rampage-has-higher-ed-dropped-the-ball-again</loc><lastmod>2014-05-29T05:15:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094829/the-downside-of-trigger-warnings</loc><lastmod>2014-05-29T05:15:33.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094833/diverse-docket-court-sides-with-thomas-jefferson-u-in-discrimination-case</loc><lastmod>2014-05-29T05:14:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050114_Diverse_Docket.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050114_Diverse_Docket.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094836/students-return-to-class-after-california-rampage</loc><lastmod>2014-05-29T04:38:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094835/google-reports-weak-diversity-statistics</loc><lastmod>2014-05-29T04:36:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094831/money-woes-declining-talent-plague-hbcu-football</loc><lastmod>2014-05-28T18:02:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090513_Football_Classics_sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094826/tennessee-gov-haslams-bold-promise-taking-root</loc><lastmod>2014-05-28T17:42:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052814_William_Haslam.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Gov. William Haslam says the Tennessee Promise allows students to cut the cost of their postsecondary education in half if they choose to get a four-year degree after completing community college for free.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052814_William_Haslam.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Gov. William Haslam says the Tennessee Promise allows student to cut the cost of their postsecondary education in half if the choose to get a four-year degree after completing community college for free.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094830/trial-date-for-five-charged-in-famu-hazing-death-set</loc><lastmod>2014-05-28T04:11:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094827/dc-stem-symposium-examines-equity-issue</loc><lastmod>2014-05-28T03:59:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052614_Catherine_Lhamon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Catherine Lhamon</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052614_Catherine_Lhamon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Catherine Lhamon</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094819/being-intentional-about-defining-college-life</loc><lastmod>2014-05-26T17:10:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052614_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052614_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094816/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-05-26T17:08:18.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094824/university-of-oregon-graduate-student-teachers-authorize-strike</loc><lastmod>2014-05-26T13:42:20.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094823/nc-central-chinese-university-sign-agreement</loc><lastmod>2014-05-26T13:36:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094820/uc-santa-barbara-students-targeted-by-gunman</loc><lastmod>2014-05-26T13:21:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052614_UCSB_Campus.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052614_UCSB_Campus.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094812/sc-state-university-runs-out-of-cash-wants-to-tap-loan</loc><lastmod>2014-05-23T03:10:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052314_Thomas_Elzey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>S.C. State University President Thomas Elzey had asked for nearly $14 million to pay bills that began piling up last fall at the state’s only public historically Black university.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052314_Thomas_Elzey-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094813/jackson-states-accelerated-higher-ed-executive-phd-program-comes-of-age</loc><lastmod>2014-05-23T03:09:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052314_Walter_Brown2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Walter Brown is a professor and executive director of the executive Ph.D. program in urban higher education at Jackson State.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052314_Walter_Brown1-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094815/uw-whitewater-professor-sues-student-over-postings</loc><lastmod>2014-05-23T02:56:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094814/gov-omalley-urges-grads-to-fight-climate-change</loc><lastmod>2014-05-23T02:52:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094805/report-financial-aid-student-support-reforms-should-embrace-non-traditional-black-students</loc><lastmod>2014-05-22T14:15:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052214_Urban_League.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Twenty-three percent of independent African-American students enroll in four-year institutions in contrast to 49 percent of dependent African-American students or 40 percent of all undergraduates, according to a National Urban League report. (Photo courtesy of the National Urban League)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052214_Urban_League.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Twenty-three percent of independent African-American students enroll in four-year institutions in contrast to 49 percent of dependent African-American students or 40 percent of all undergraduates, according to a National Urban League report. (Photo courtesy of the National Urban League)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15094806/mexico-us-seek-to-boost-student-exchanges</loc><lastmod>2014-05-22T03:28:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052214_Janet_Napolitano.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Janet Napolitano, who heads the 10-campus University of California system, visited Mexico City on Wednesday to help promote the exchange initiative.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052214_Janet_Napolitano.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Janet Napolitano, who heads the 10-campus University of California system, visited Mexico City on Wednesday to help promote the exchange initiative.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094807/diverse-conversations-training-tomorrows-educators</loc><lastmod>2014-05-22T03:28:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052214_Maria_Salazar.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Maria del Carmen Salazar is an associate professor of curriculum studies and teaching at the University of Denver’s Morgridge College of Education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052214_Maria_Salazar.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Maria del Carmen Salazar is an associate professor of curriculum studies and teaching at the University of Denver’s Morgridge College of Education.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094802/todays-students-marching-to-their-beat-for-successful-living</loc><lastmod>2014-05-22T03:28:02.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094808/gop-politician-now-lone-candidate-for-florida-state-job</loc><lastmod>2014-05-22T02:00:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094757/a-model-minority-a-national-look-at-asian-americans-and-endowed-professors-of-education</loc><lastmod>2014-05-21T18:53:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.figure-1-sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.figure-1-large.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.us-map-sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.us-map-lg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.figure-3-sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.figure-3-lg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.figure-4-sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.figure-4-lg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.figure-1-lg-chart.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094804/south-carolina-panel-rejects-sale-of-charleston-school-of-law</loc><lastmod>2014-05-21T02:34:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15094801/studley-theres-possibility-federal-aid-could-be-tied-to-planned-college-rating-system</loc><lastmod>2014-05-21T02:29:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.952114_Jamienne_Studley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Education Jamienne Studley said there may not be enough students and families using the new rating system to incentivize universities to improve on certain key measures, such as graduation rates.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.952114_Jamienne_Studley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Education Jamienne Studley said there may not be enough students and families using the new rating system to incentivize universities to improve on certain key measures, such as graduation rates.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094800/judge-rejects-suit-against-southern-university</loc><lastmod>2014-05-21T02:29:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052114_Author_Joiner.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Author Joiner, who sued over the decision not to retain Chancellor James Llorens, argues that, because he is a student at Southern, he will be substantially impacted by the board’s decision.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052114_Author_Joiner.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Author Joiner, who sued over the decision not to retain Chancellor James Llorens, argues that, because he is a student at Southern, he will be substantially impacted by the board’s decision.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094803/ohio-state-presidential-search-cost-more-than-600000</loc><lastmod>2014-05-21T02:22:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094799/social-activism-loses-peaceful-warrior-vincent-harding</loc><lastmod>2014-05-21T01:56:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052114_Vincent_Harding.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Vincent Harding was active in groups like the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in the 1960s.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052114_Vincent_Harding.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Vincent Harding was active in groups like the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in the 1960s.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094790/slain-legal-immigrant-to-receive-posthumous-degree</loc><lastmod>2014-05-20T15:50:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094795/israeli-chinese-universities-to-collaborate</loc><lastmod>2014-05-20T03:23:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052014_Joseph_Klafter.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tel Aviv University President Joseph Klafter said funding will be sought from private and government sources for the joint venture.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052014_Joseph_Klafter.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tel Aviv University President Joseph Klafter said funding will be sought from private and government sources for the joint venture.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15094796/experts-intentional-race-conscious-outreach-needed-in-admissions-process</loc><lastmod>2014-05-20T03:22:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052014_Oiyan_Poon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>OiYan Poon, assistant higher education professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Education, said first-year grades in college are not a meaningful enough measure of a student’s potential.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.052014_Oiyan_Poon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>OiYan Poon, assistant higher education professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Education, said first-year grades in college are not a meaningful enough measure of a student’s potential.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094798/student-professor-meet-in-lifesaving-encounter</loc><lastmod>2014-05-20T02:32:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094797/9-college-presidents-pay-tops-1-million</loc><lastmod>2014-05-20T02:14:21.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15094786/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-05-19T03:48:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094789/iu-professor-describes-the-origins-of-the-asian-model-minority-in-the-us</loc><lastmod>2014-05-19T03:33:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051914_Ellen_Wu.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ellen Wu says Asians in America have gone from being “the yellow peril” to “the model minority.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051914_Ellen_Wu.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ellen Wu says Asians in America have gone from being “the yellow peril” to “the model minority.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094788/student-overcomes-autism-disorder-to-receive-degree</loc><lastmod>2014-05-19T03:32:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051914_autism_student.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>An autism student receives tutoring.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051914_autism_student.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>An autism student receives tutoring.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094792/illinois-president-asks-potential-retirees-back</loc><lastmod>2014-05-19T02:18:48.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094791/drug-arrests-increase-at-michigan-state-university</loc><lastmod>2014-05-19T02:14:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094777/sterling-and-bundy-and-the-racist-beat-goes-on</loc><lastmod>2014-05-16T04:49:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094782/as-college-students-walk-speakers-walk-away</loc><lastmod>2014-05-16T04:48:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051614_Ayaan_Ali.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brandeis University withdrew its offer of an honorary degree to Muslim women’s advocate Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who has made comments critical of Islam.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051614_Ayaan_Ali-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094783/chiang-remembered-as-pioneer-biostatistician-of-public-health</loc><lastmod>2014-05-16T04:48:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051614_Chin_Chiang.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Chin Long Chiang, who had been battling pancreatic cancer, died in April at his Berkeley home about seven months shy of his 100th birthday.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051614_Chin_Chiang.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Chin Long Chiang, who had been battling pancreatic cancer, died in April at his Berkeley home about seven months shy of his 100th birthday.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094781/unconscious-stereotypes-and-black-males</loc><lastmod>2014-05-16T04:47:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051614_Leland_Ware1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094785/lenoir-rhyne-students-use-meal-plan-for-homeless</loc><lastmod>2014-05-16T03:20:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094784/2-fired-professors-sue-bryan-college</loc><lastmod>2014-05-16T03:17:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094780/celebrating-brown-confronting-its-challenging-legacy</loc><lastmod>2014-05-16T02:26:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051614_Thurgood_Marshall_Center.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Thurgood Marshall (center) celebrates Brown decision of May 17, 1954 at U.S. Supreme Court.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051614_Thurgood_Marshall_Center.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Thurgood Marshall (center) celebrates Brown decision of May 17, 1954 at U.S. Supreme Court.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094779/school-integration-slipping-60-years-after-brown</loc><lastmod>2014-05-15T17:51:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051514_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Students attending class at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, NC, (Mecklenburg County). Myers Park High School is part of CMS, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a public school system that is the second-largest school district in North Carolina and the 20th-largest school system in the nation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094775/wealth-gap-show-in-latest-ncaa-academic-numbers</loc><lastmod>2014-05-15T03:08:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051514_Kellen_Winslow.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>FAMU Director of Athletics Kellen Winslow, Sr., is overseeing a men’s basketball program with a multiyear APR score was 900 and football program at 885, both falling short of the 910 benchmark set by the NCAA for limited resource institutions.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051514_Kellen_Winslow-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094776/report-student-debt-dragging-down-graduates-incomes</loc><lastmod>2014-05-15T03:08:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051514_Student_Debt.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051514_Student_Debt.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094778/former-baltimore-mayor-schmoke-to-head-university-of-baltimore</loc><lastmod>2014-05-15T02:48:07.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15094774/asian-americans-battle-invisibility-in-bid-to-break-through-the-bamboo-ceiling</loc><lastmod>2014-05-15T02:27:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051514_Leslie_Wong.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>San Francisco State University President Leslie Wong is a rarity in the academy ― an Asian American in an executive position.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051514_Leslie_Wong.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>San Francisco State University President Leslie Wong is a rarity in the academy ― an Asian American in an executive position.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094773/yale-basketball-player-leaves-team-for-glee-club</loc><lastmod>2014-05-14T02:28:00.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094772/uconn-bans-second-greek-organization</loc><lastmod>2014-05-14T02:19:20.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15094771/diverse-docket-suit-against-ny-college-of-podiatric-medicine-dismissed</loc><lastmod>2014-05-14T01:49:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051414_Katherine_Forrest.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled that Dr. Hernan Melgarejo presented “no evidence providing the slightest support” for his discrimination claim against the New York College of Podiatric Medicine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051414_Katherine_Forrest.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled that Dr. Hernan Melgarejo presented “no evidence providing the slightest support” for his discrimination claim against the New York College of Podiatric Medicine.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15094770/sallie-mae-justice-department-in-60m-settlement</loc><lastmod>2014-05-14T01:41:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051414_Arne_Duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he has requested a review into whether Sallie Mae violated its contract with the Education Department.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051414_Arne_Duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he has requested a review into whether Sallie Mae violated its contract with the Education Department.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094769/colleges-nonprofits-seek-to-fill-void-created-by-ppl-shift</loc><lastmod>2014-05-14T01:34:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051414_PPL_Moorehead.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>HBCU alums Joyce and Thomas Moorehead’s most recent efforts have helped keep 11 students in college.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051414_PPL_Moorehead.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>HBCU alums Joyce and Thomas Moorehead’s most recent efforts have helped keep 11 students in college.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094154/community-colleges-explore-creative-approaches-to-counter-budget-cuts</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T19:49:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/01/edu.010814_Daniea_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Daniea Brown found managing parenting duties and earning an education in nursing overwhelming until she got help.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/01/edu.010814_Daniea_Brown-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093422/hbcus-urged-to-develop-strategic-plans-for-international-education-programs</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T19:40:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071913_Otis_Thomas.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Otis A. Thomas, professor and former dean, addresses a group at a training forum aimed at helping HBCUs develop their international program capabilities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071913_Otis_Thomas-thumb1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15090481/online-education-made-possible-with-college-management-firm-partnerships</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T19:15:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2010/11/edu.101409_John_Ebersole-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15090365/education-secretary-arne-duncan-improve-division-i-basketball-graduation-rates</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T19:11:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2011/03/edu.031610_NCAA_grad_rates-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15089863/book-reviews-current-books-showcase-african-american-interests</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T18:20:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2010/08/edu.081310_Joker_Phillips-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094762/ncaa-golf-pioneer-catana-starks-story-finally-gets-top-billing</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T13:31:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051314_Catana_Starks.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>At one point, Catana Starks also served as coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams at Tennessee State University, her alma mater.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051314_Catana_Starks.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>At one point, Catana Starks also served as coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams at Tennessee State University, her alma mater.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094758/from-classroom-to-community-professor-advocates-for-social-justice</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T13:25:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051214_Matthew_Lee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Matthew Lee focuses on the psychology of minority status and the effects of diversity-related coursework on improving attitudes among students.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051214_Matthew_Lee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Matthew Lee focuses on the psychology of minority status and the effects of diversity-related coursework on improving attitudes among students.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094763/its-not-just-in-the-numbers-making-campus-diversity-work-post-schuette</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T13:22:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.Lorelle-Espinosa-sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lorelle Espinosa</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.Lorelle-Espinosa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094764/panel-finds-grounds-for-impeachment-against-u-of-texas-system-regent</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T03:05:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051314_Wallace_Hall.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wallace Hall, a University of Texas System regent, could be subjected to an impeachment trial. Only two have been successful in Texas history: Gov. James “Pa” Ferguson in 1917 and a district judge in 1975.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051314_Wallace_Hall-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15094765/as-study-abroad-becomes-more-crucial-few-low-income-students-go</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T03:05:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051314_Intl_Study.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051314_Intl_Study.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094768/imfs-lagarde-out-ruth-simmons-in-as-smith-college-speaker</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T02:08:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094767/mary-sias-stepping-down-as-kentucky-state-university-president</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T02:02:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094766/can-stephen-guillermo-graduate-posthumously</loc><lastmod>2014-05-13T02:00:13.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094722/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-05-12T03:31:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094759/texas-house-panel-set-to-vote-on-hall-impeachment</loc><lastmod>2014-05-12T03:30:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051214_Wallace_Hall.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.051214_Wallace_Hall.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094761/common-application-makes-changes-after-tough-year</loc><lastmod>2014-05-12T02:16:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094740/johnson-c-smith-becomes-first-hbcu-to-admit-a-latino-fraternity</loc><lastmod>2014-05-09T19:25:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050714_Latino_Fraternity.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lambda Theta Phi is a national organization, recognized by the North-American Inter-Fraternity Conference and the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations. 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Smith University)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094686/study-asian-americans-gaining-equity-ground-with-aanapisi-designation</loc><lastmod>2014-05-09T13:23:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.043014_Robert_Teranishi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Robert Teranishi says the AANAPISI designation can help facilitate the delivery of assistance to “Asian American Pacific Islander students that are off the radar.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.043014_Robert_Teranishi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Robert Teranishi says the AANAPISI designation can help facilitate the delivery of assistance to “Asian American Pacific Islander students that are off the radar.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094754/lgbt-organizations-step-up-for-college-athletes</loc><lastmod>2014-05-09T13:20:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050914_Wade_Davis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wade Davis II, director of the You Can Play Project, says it’s not uncommon for gay athletes to come out to his or her coaches and teammates and it not become an issue.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050914_Wade_Davis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wade Davis II, director of the You Can Play Project, says it’s not uncommon for gay athletes to come out to his or her coaches and teammates and it not become an issue.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094753/harrison-b-wilson-getting-honorary-doctorate-from-university-of-kentucky</loc><lastmod>2014-05-09T04:26:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050914_Harrison_Wilson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Harrison B. Wilson, Jr.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050914_Harrison_Wilson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Harrison B. Wilson, Jr.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094756/deadline-extended-for-bids-to-buy-st-pauls-college-campus</loc><lastmod>2014-05-09T02:40:19.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094755/uconn-drops-sorority-after-hazing-investigation</loc><lastmod>2014-05-09T02:34:00.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094748/howard-university-awarding-school-record-105-doctoral-degrees</loc><lastmod>2014-05-08T14:45:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050814_Howard_U.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Howard currently offers 28 Ph.D. degree programs and awarded its first doctoral degree to two chemistry students in 1958.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050814_Howard_U.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Howard currently offers 28 Ph.D. degree programs and awarded its first doctoral degree to two chemistry students in 1958.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094742/studying-the-humanities-always-will-be-important</loc><lastmod>2014-05-08T03:52:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094747/nations-report-card-no-gains-for-12th-graders</loc><lastmod>2014-05-08T03:51:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050814_David_Driscoll.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Driscoll, chairman of the National Assessment Governing Board, said the lack of improvement in math and reading results over the last several years is “unacceptable.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050814_David_Driscoll.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Driscoll, chairman of the National Assessment Governing Board, said the lack of improvement in math and reading results over the last several years is “unacceptable.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094750/universities-rethink-fight-songs-to-ban-lyrics</loc><lastmod>2014-05-08T01:37:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094749/amherst-extends-ban-on-fraternities-sororities</loc><lastmod>2014-05-08T01:31:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094746/report-funding-institutional-support-lacking-for-historically-black-public-colleges</loc><lastmod>2014-05-08T01:12:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050814_HBCU_Financing.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15089195/michelle-obama-images-part-of-u-of-michigan-race-exhibition</loc><lastmod>2014-05-07T21:31:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2010/01/edu.031010_Michelle_Obama-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15089072/predominantly-black-sorority-empowered-to-expand-international-aid-work</loc><lastmod>2014-05-07T21:22:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2009/10/edu.101609_Alice_Dear-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15089076/vassar-professor-examines-black-womens-film-stardom</loc><lastmod>2014-05-07T21:16:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2009/10/edu.102009_Mia_Mask-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15094738/law-students-push-to-license-dead-chinese-attorney</loc><lastmod>2014-05-07T19:04:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.hong-yeng-chang.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/native-americans/article/15094737/ho-chunk-tribe-hopes-change-sends-more-to-college</loc><lastmod>2014-05-07T18:59:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050614_Ho_Chunk.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050614_Ho_Chunk.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094745/college-graduation-4-ways-things-have-changed</loc><lastmod>2014-05-07T03:45:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094743/education-gets-top-billing-on-capitol-hill</loc><lastmod>2014-05-07T03:41:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050714_lizwarren.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called the $1.2 trillion in student loan debt in America a “crisis that threatens our economy.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094744/texas-tech-invites-rice-as-commencement-speaker</loc><lastmod>2014-05-07T02:19:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094739/university-of-florida-takes-giant-step-onto-center-stage</loc><lastmod>2014-05-07T01:46:34.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050714_Juan_Gilbert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>With the addition of Dr. Juan E. Gilbert and colleagues, the University of Florida’s computer science department now has 10 faculty members. Gilbert will hold one of five endowed positions created by UF’s president.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050714_Juan_Gilbert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>With the addition of Dr. Juan E. Gilbert and colleagues, the University of Florida’s computer science department now has 10 faculty members. Gilbert will hold one of five endowed positions created by UF’s 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31-year-old IT project manager, Kanika Tolver is the youngest and only African-American woman on her team.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050614_Kanika_Tolver-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094734/universities-students-still-trying-to-find-best-fit-for-social-media-on-campus</loc><lastmod>2014-05-06T02:01:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050614_Social_Media.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050614_Social_Media.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094725/for-minorities-educational-needs-funding-lags-far-behind-effort</loc><lastmod>2014-05-05T19:05:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050514_Lovell_Jones.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lovell Jones</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050514_Lovell_Jones.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094732/motherhood-scholarship</loc><lastmod>2014-05-05T10:34:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094726/business-leaders-unimpressed-with-college-grads-skills</loc><lastmod>2014-05-05T10:14:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050514_Business.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093671/newsletter-sidebar-ad-2</loc><lastmod>2014-05-05T10:09:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.jerrysuethorntonle.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094728/professor-makes-sure-theres-no-disconnect-in-her-online-program</loc><lastmod>2014-05-05T10:05:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050514_Karen_Frisch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094730/condoleeza-rice-backs-out-of-rutgers-commencement</loc><lastmod>2014-05-05T10:00:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094729/us-teachers-not-nearly-as-diverse-as-their-students</loc><lastmod>2014-05-05T09:59:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094727/university-of-georgia-employees-want-gender-identity-protections</loc><lastmod>2014-05-05T09:57:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050514_Jere_Morehead.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The University of Georgia faculty council has recommended that school president Jere Morehead make gender identity a specific protected category.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050514_Jere_Morehead.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The University of Georgia faculty council has recommended that school president Jere Morehead make gender identity a specific protected category.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094724/professor-makes-sure-theres-no-disconnect-in-her-online-program</loc><lastmod>2014-05-05T09:50:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050514_Karen_Frisch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050514_Karen_Frisch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094718/55-schools-face-us-federal-sex-assault-probe</loc><lastmod>2014-05-02T04:15:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050214_Campus_Assault.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050214_Campus_Assault.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15094719/coalition-working-to-bring-rural-college-communities-up-to-speed</loc><lastmod>2014-05-02T04:15:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050214_Michael_Calabrese.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Calabrese, an AIR.U co-founder and director of the Wireless Future Project, says that little effort has gone into bringing broadband to rural communities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/05/edu.050214_Michael_Calabrese-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094721/pay-gap-persists-at-university-of-iowa</loc><lastmod>2014-05-02T02:52:33.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15094720/for-transgender-people-a-massive-new-resource</loc><lastmod>2014-05-02T02:38:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094716/schools-facing-title-ix-investigation</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T22:48:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094631/the-bottom-line-not-the-answer-in-college-choice</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T19:15:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042514_Felecia_Commodore.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Felecia Commodore</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042514_Felecia_Commodore-111x1501.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094692/higher-ed-experts-advocate-use-of-technology-to-promote-globalization</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T12:29:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.050114_Donna_Shalala1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala says that the future of the four-year university will partly depend on how expensive education becomes.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.050114_Donna_Shalala1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala says that the future of the four-year university will partly depend on how expensive education becomes.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094657/donald-sterlings-free-speech-and-latest-ruling-on-affirmative-action</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T03:51:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094679/sterling-controversy-shows-race-to-be-americas-achilles-heel</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T03:51:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094687/six-supremely-absurd-court-statements-on-affirmative-action</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T03:50:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094696/clark-atlanta-university-president-to-retire-in-june-2015</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T03:45:28.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094695/would-be-teachers-face-tougher-certification-tests</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T03:41:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094694/diverse-docket-weatherford-college-prevails-in-discrimination-suit</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T03:37:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.050114_Diverse_Docket.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.050114_Diverse_Docket.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094693/budget-board-approves-6m-loan-to-south-carolina-state-university</loc><lastmod>2014-05-01T03:36:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.050114_Nikki_Haley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who chairs the board, said it needed to do something immediately to give confidence to the schools accreditors, students and parents.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.050114_Nikki_Haley-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094660/diverse-on-the-go</loc><lastmod>2014-04-30T04:54:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042814_Will_Cox.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094685/campus-rape-addressed-by-white-house-task-force</loc><lastmod>2014-04-30T04:53:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.043014_Joe_Biden.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Vice President Joe Biden says that “colleges and universities need to face the facts about sexual assault.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.043014_Joe_Biden.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Vice President Joe Biden says that “colleges and universities need to face the facts about sexual assault.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094689/tuskegee-university-names-brian-johnson-new-president</loc><lastmod>2014-04-30T03:08:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094688/virginia-dreamers-eligible-for-in-state-tuition</loc><lastmod>2014-04-30T03:04:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15094684/the-pathology-of-the-neo-peculiar-institution-sport-race-and-the-new-normal</loc><lastmod>2014-04-30T02:34:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.043014_Robin_Hughes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Robin Hughes</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.043014_Robin_Hughes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Robin Hughes</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094683/international-conference-focuses-on-preparation-for-competition-in-global-market</loc><lastmod>2014-04-30T02:30:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.043014_Global.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.043014_Global.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094676/umass-boston-breaking-through-in-bid-to-bring-diversity-to-stem</loc><lastmod>2014-04-29T16:51:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042914_Andrew_Grosovsky.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Andrew Grosovsky says he knows that bringing students of color into STEM is not enough — seeing them graduate is what matters.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042914_Andrew_Grosovsky.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Robert Grosovsky says he knows that bringing students of color into STEM is not enough — seeing them graduate is what matters.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094677/report-4-in-5-us-high-school-students-graduate</loc><lastmod>2014-04-29T04:59:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042914_Graduation.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042914_Graduation.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094678/donna-brazile-looks-to-inspire-women-to-enter-politics-effect-change</loc><lastmod>2014-04-29T04:58:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042914_Donna_Brazile.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Donna Brazile, who just celebrated her 20th year as an adjunct professor, says, “I find teaching to be one of the most important things I do every week with my life.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042914_Donna_Brazile.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Donna Brazile,</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094681/students-in-ohio-protest-tuition-hikes</loc><lastmod>2014-04-29T02:50:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094680/study-1-in-25-death-cases-likely-innocent</loc><lastmod>2014-04-29T02:45:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15094589/hmong-americans-struggling-to-grasp-higher-ed-success</loc><lastmod>2014-04-28T20:49:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041614_Chico_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Chico State financial aid advisor MaiHoua Lo found that only 7 percent of Hmong American students graduated from their institution a year ago after enrolling as freshmen in 2009.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041614_Chico_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Chico State financial aid advisor MaiHoua Lo found that only 7 percent of Hmong American students graduated from their institution a year ago after enrolling as freshmen in 2009.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094666/dr-irelene-ricks-program-advisor-american-association-of-state-colleges-and-universities</loc><lastmod>2014-04-28T13:43:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094659/faculty-union-wants-outside-oversight-on-uri-campus-police</loc><lastmod>2014-04-28T02:44:07.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094658/ncaa-penalizes-university-of-idaho-on-academic-standards</loc><lastmod>2014-04-28T02:34:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/msis/article/15094628/welcome-aboard</loc><lastmod>2014-04-28T02:30:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042414_Wendi_Mays.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094637/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-04-28T02:30:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094656/study-female-leaders-in-higher-ed-face-different-expectations-than-males</loc><lastmod>2014-04-28T02:25:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042814_Kelly_Hannum.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kelly Hannum, director of global research insights at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, N.C., says family members can be the source of discouragement for female leaders in higher education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042814_Kelly_Hannum-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094655/trauma-warnings-move-from-internet-to-ivory-tower</loc><lastmod>2014-04-28T02:07:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042814_Bailey_Loverin.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bailey Loverin, a literature major at the University of California, Santa Barbara, initiated a proposal for “trigger warnings” on her campus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042814_Bailey_Loverin.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bailey Loverin, a literature major at the University of California, Santa Barbara, initiated a proposal for “trigger warnings” on her campus.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094634/author-janet-mock-propels-transgender-conversations-in-academia</loc><lastmod>2014-04-25T13:47:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042514_Janet_Mock.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Janet Mock (third from left), author of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love &amp;amp; So Much More</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042514_Janet_Mock.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Janet Mock (third from right), author of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love &amp;amp; So Much More</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094633/transfer-numbers-are-up-for-college-basketball</loc><lastmod>2014-04-25T04:16:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042514_college_basketball.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042514_college_basketball.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094636/grambling-students-vote-for-athletics-fee</loc><lastmod>2014-04-25T02:58:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094635/house-refuses-to-put-limits-on-tulane-scholarships</loc><lastmod>2014-04-25T02:52:02.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094632/tsu-mens-golf-coach-catana-starks-goes-from-the-rough-to-the-big-screen</loc><lastmod>2014-04-25T02:16:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042514_From_The_Rough.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson stars in From The Rough as Tennessee State’s men’s golf coach Catana Starks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042514_From_The_Rough-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094492/university-of-pennsylvania-center-aims-to-turn-msi-research-into-results</loc><lastmod>2014-04-24T21:55:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/03/edu.032714_Marybeth_Gasman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marybeth Gasman, director of the Penn Center for Minority-Serving Institutions, says that “Institutions that take more risks on students should be rewarded for taking those risks.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/03/edu.032714_Marybeth_Gasman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Director Marybeth Gaskins, director of the Penn Center for Minority-Serving Institutions, says that “Institutions that take more risks on students should be rewarded for taking those risks.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094630/technology-and-online-education</loc><lastmod>2014-04-24T13:48:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.cover042414.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.cover0424sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094625/former-ashe-winners-take-disparate-but-successful-paths</loc><lastmod>2014-04-24T09:05:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042414_Randal_Pinkett.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042414_DeCarol_Davis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042414_isaac_matthews.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042414_Randal_Pinkett-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094624/california-bill-re-ignites-affirmative-action-fight</loc><lastmod>2014-04-24T03:07:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042414_Ed_Hernandez.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>California Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-Covina, is the author of the bill that seeks to reinstate the right to factor race into the university admission process.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094627/st-augustines-names-ward-interim-president</loc><lastmod>2014-04-24T02:53:26.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094626/rutgers-names-new-chancellor-for-camden-campus</loc><lastmod>2014-04-24T02:48:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094623/momentum-continues-to-build-for-posse-foundations-stem-program</loc><lastmod>2014-04-24T02:19:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042414_Debbie_Bial.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Debbie Bial’s Posse Foundation is answering President Obama’s challenge to colleges and universities to produce more STEM graduates from underrepresented groups.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042414_Debbie_Bial.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Debbie Bial’s Posse Foundation is answering President Obama’s challenge to colleges and universities to produce more STEM graduates from underrepresented groups.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094618/higher-ed-diversity-advocates-focus-on-big-picture-after-supreme-court-setback</loc><lastmod>2014-04-23T15:19:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042314_Supreme_Court.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042314_Supreme_Court.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094617/did-big-time-football-trump-justice-at-florida-state-university</loc><lastmod>2014-04-23T03:28:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094620/proportion-of-americans-with-college-degrees-grows</loc><lastmod>2014-04-23T03:27:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042314_Hispanic_Grad1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Fewer than 20 percent of Hispanics in the United States between the ages of 25-34 have degrees, according to the Lumina Foundation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042314_Hispanic_Grad1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Fewer than 20 percent of Hispanics in the United States between the ages of 25-34 have degrees, according to the Lumina Foundation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094619/job-market-for-college-grads-better-but-still-weak</loc><lastmod>2014-04-23T03:27:17.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042314_Jobs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042314_Jobs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094622/professor-may-have-been-beaten-over-grade</loc><lastmod>2014-04-23T02:32:32.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094621/university-of-north-carolina-reading-specialist-says-shes-resigning</loc><lastmod>2014-04-23T02:17:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109782/destined-for-more</loc><lastmod>2014-04-22T14:31:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/12/edu.Bridgette-Brawner.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bridgette M. Brawner – 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College head women’s basketball coach Billi Godsey (Photo credit: ICGaels.com)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042214_Billi_Godsey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Iona College head women’s basketball coach Billi Godsey (Photo credit: ICGaels.com)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109791/building-a-course</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T19:09:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.Diana-Ramirez.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109790/professorial-pursuits</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T19:06:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.Felecia-McInnis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109789/making-an-impression</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T18:46:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.Julia-Sun-Joo-Lee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109788/in-plain-language</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T18:34:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.Anna-Joaquin.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109787/balancing-the-scales</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T18:20:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.Doris-Greene.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109786/from-mexico-to-advanced-math</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T18:07:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.Eduardo-Gonzalez.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109785/willing-to-lead</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T17:51:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.Soribel-Genao.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109784/uncovering-impostership</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T17:41:17.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.TElon-Dancy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109783/brit-lit-and-race</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T17:30:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.Dennis-Britton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109781/native-narrative</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T16:12:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.William-Bauer.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/emerging-scholars/2014/article/15109792/hiv-activist</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T15:57:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/12/edu.Jillian-Baker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jillian Lucas Baker – Public Health</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094609/ky-supreme-court-former-seminary-professor-can-proceed-with-suit</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T09:23:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042114_Jimmy_Kirby.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042114_Jimmy_Kirby.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094608/southern-reflects-on-history-celebrates-100-years-in-baton-rouge</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T02:58:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042114_southern_university.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042114_southern_university.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094606/welcome-aboard</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T02:55:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041814_Marcos_Galizia.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094611/more-latino-than-white-students-admitted-to-uc</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T01:34:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15094607/understanding-the-political-social-attitudes-of-aapi-communities</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T01:07:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042114_Janelle_Wong.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Janelle Wong is an interdisciplinary political scientist and associate professor of American studies at the University of Maryland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.042114_Janelle_Wong-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094602/group-of-law-students-want-confederate-flags-removed-at-washington-and-lee-university</loc><lastmod>2014-04-18T03:11:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041814_Flag.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041814_Flag.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094603/diverse-docket-former-interim-band-director-can-pursue-claim-vs-alabama-am</loc><lastmod>2014-04-18T03:10:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041814_Derrick_Yates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A judge said that a campus police investigation of former interim band director Derrick Yates shortly after he filed an EEOC claim could possibly be seen as retaliatory action by Alabama A&amp;amp;M.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041814_Derrick_Yates-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094605/push-for-in-state-tuition-break-in-trouble-in-florida</loc><lastmod>2014-04-18T02:01:58.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094604/9-pennsylvania-colleges-target-of-gender-complaint</loc><lastmod>2014-04-18T01:51:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094601/poll-blacks-hispanics-most-optimistic-that-k-12-schools-prepare-youth-for-college</loc><lastmod>2014-04-18T01:19:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041814_Black_Latino.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041814_Black_Latino.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/awards-honors/arthur-ashe/2014/article/15112674/jose-hernandez</loc><lastmod>2014-04-17T22:42:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.AntonioHernandez.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094600/enslaving-free-speech-zones</loc><lastmod>2014-04-17T21:44:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041714_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094595/college-board-provides-glimpse-of-new-sat</loc><lastmod>2014-04-17T04:43:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041714_Testing.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041714_Testing.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094596/excelencia-in-education-report-reveals-latino-college-completion-strides-and-struggles</loc><lastmod>2014-04-17T04:43:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041714_Deborah_Santiago.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Deborah Santiago, chief operating officer and vice president of policy at Excelencia, says the group is seeing “closure in the achievement gaps in some states but not all.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041714_Deborah_Santiago.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Deborah Santiago, chief operating officer and vice president of policy at Excelencia, says the group is seeing “closure in the achievement gaps in some states but not all.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094598/sponsor-pulls-bill-allowing-guns-on-university-of-alaska-campuses</loc><lastmod>2014-04-17T02:27:17.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094597/jill-biden-promotes-post-9-11-gi-bill-website</loc><lastmod>2014-04-17T02:23:30.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094594/sc-state-still-awaiting-word-on-financial-bailout-as-accrediting-agency-revisits</loc><lastmod>2014-04-17T02:10:22.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041714_Thomas_Elzey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Thomas Elzey, who was sworn in last summer as the president of the state’s only public Historically Black College and University, has petitioned lawmakers for emergency funds.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041714_Thomas_Elzey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Thomas Elzey, who was sworn in last summer as the president of the state’s only public Historically Black College and University, has petitioned lawmakers for emergency funds.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094590/community-colleges-increasingly-adding-bachelors-degrees</loc><lastmod>2014-04-16T10:12:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041614_Joe_Negron.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>In Florida, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Joe Negron, has called for stopping that state’s community colleges — now all called simply “colleges”— from adding any more bachelor’s degree programs without approval from the legislature.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041614_Joe_Negron-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094543/biden-announces-new-apprenticeship-initiative-for-students</loc><lastmod>2014-04-16T04:31:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040814_joe_biden.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Vice President Joe Biden</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040814_joe_biden.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Vice President Joe Biden</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094545/the-ncaa-madness-continues-are-you-ready-for-higher-eds-civil-war</loc><lastmod>2014-04-16T04:31:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094577/president-obama-left-told-rev-al-sharptons-civil-rights-group-that-the-future-of-voting-rights-is-in-grave-danger</loc><lastmod>2014-04-16T04:31:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094586/priority-on-sports-an-issue-even-at-smaller-colleges</loc><lastmod>2014-04-16T04:31:10.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094591/blacks-international-students-gaining-greater-foothold-in-collegiate-tennis</loc><lastmod>2014-04-16T04:30:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041614_Salif_Kante.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Salif Kante, a native of Senegal, played at Florida A&amp;amp;M and is now beginning a professional career in tennis.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041614_Salif_Kante-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094593/georgia-officials-approve-tuition-increases</loc><lastmod>2014-04-16T02:28:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094592/university-to-keep-nickname-add-ute-scholarships</loc><lastmod>2014-04-16T02:23:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094585/house-budget-plan-would-hit-higher-ed-hard</loc><lastmod>2014-04-15T14:39:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041514_Paul_Ryan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The 2015 budget plan from Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., House Budget Committee chairman, would cut federal spending by $5 trillion and hit virtually all areas of domestic spending.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041514_Paul_Ryan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The 2015 budget plan from Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Mich., House Budget Committee chairman, would cut federal spending by $5 trillion and hit virtually all areas of domestic spending.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094584/ncaa-urges-schools-to-discuss-pitfalls-of-unions</loc><lastmod>2014-04-15T04:57:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041514_NCAA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041514_NCAA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094588/tenn-senate-approves-haslams-free-tuition-plan</loc><lastmod>2014-04-15T02:49:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094587/colleges-seek-to-improve-remedial-programs</loc><lastmod>2014-04-15T02:46:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094583/rethinking-the-role-of-college-career-centers-for-humanities-graduates</loc><lastmod>2014-04-15T02:41:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041514_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041514_Brian_Mitchell1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094582/global-scholars-say-universities-need-to-get-back-to-basics</loc><lastmod>2014-04-15T02:18:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041514_Bernard_Ramanantsoa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dean Bernard Ramanantsoa of HEC Paris said that universities strayed off course when they were persuaded to use terms such as “market share” and “customers” to describe students.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041514_Bernard_Ramanantsoa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dean Bernard Ramanantsoa of HEC Paris said that universities strayed off course when they were persuaded to use terms such as “market share” and “customers” to describe students.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094573/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-04-14T03:00:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094575/harris-perry-leaving-tulane-for-wake-forest</loc><lastmod>2014-04-14T02:56:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041414_Melissa_Harris-Perry.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Melissa Harris-Perry will become a presidential chair in the Politics and International Affairs department at Wake Forest University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041414_Melissa_Harris-Perry.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094576/president-accuses-republicans-of-assault-on-voting-rights</loc><lastmod>2014-04-14T02:55:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041414_Obama_Sharpton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Obama, left, told Rev. Al Sharpton’s civil rights group that the future of voting rights is in grave danger.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041414_Obama_Sharpton-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094579/virginia-college-free-speech-zones-latest-to-fall</loc><lastmod>2014-04-14T01:51:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094578/review-university-of-north-carolina-athlete-literacy-findings-flawed</loc><lastmod>2014-04-14T01:47:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094574/morgan-state-seeks-to-make-history-in-national-hbcu-quiz-bowl-competition</loc><lastmod>2014-04-14T01:26:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041414_Morgan_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Oluwa Tosin  Adegbola, third from the left, is coach of Morgan State’s Honda Campus All-Star Challenge team.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041414_Morgan_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Oluwa Tosin  Adegbola, third from the left, is coach of Morgan State’s Honda Campus All-Star Challenge team.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094568/diverse-on-the-go</loc><lastmod>2014-04-11T06:18:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041014_Maya_Minter.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094570/student-athletes-receive-life-lessons-at-arthur-ashe-celebration</loc><lastmod>2014-04-11T06:16:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041114_Ashe_Winners.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ishaq Pitt (left), of the University of Maryland – Eastern Shore, and Michelle Ikoma (right), of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, were honored as two of the four 2014 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars winners.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041114_Ashe_Winners-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094572/florida-am-wants-more-than-100m-for-engineering-college-split</loc><lastmod>2014-04-11T02:28:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094571/furloughs-implemented-for-stillman-faculty-staff</loc><lastmod>2014-04-11T02:26:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094569/access-to-higher-ed-for-diverse-populations-a-global-challenge</loc><lastmod>2014-04-11T02:13:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041114_Access_Diversity.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>(Left) Pankaj Chandra, Professor of Production and Operations Management at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, (middle) Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, Lord Justice Professor in the Constitutional Court of Uganda, and (right) Stanford economics professor Caroline Hoxby discuss expanding access to higher education for diverse populations throughout the world.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041114_Access_Diversity.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>(Left) Pankaj Chandra, Professor of Production and Operations Management at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, (middle) Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, Lord Justice Professor in the Constitutional Court of Uganda, and (right) Stanford economics professor Caroline Hoxby discuss expanding access to higher education for diverse populations throughout the world.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094565/diverse-conversations-what-k-12-systems-can-learn-from-best-education-college-rankings</loc><lastmod>2014-04-10T03:45:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041014_Michigan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The University of Michigan’s prominence in the rankings of education graduate programs signals that it is not just the traditional areas of “elite” thinking that are producing progressive and effective educators.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041014_Michigan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The University of Michigan’s prominence in the rankings of education graduate programs signals that it is not just the traditional areas of “elite” thinking that are producing progressive and effective educators.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094567/gov-walker-dodges-question-about-lack-of-degree</loc><lastmod>2014-04-10T02:26:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094566/northwestern-university-appeals-nlrb-ruling-on-athletes</loc><lastmod>2014-04-10T02:24:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094563/beyond-black-and-white-how-the-debate-over-affirmative-action-has-evolved</loc><lastmod>2014-04-10T02:15:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041014_Jeffrey_Stewart.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jeffrey Stewart, chair of the Black Studies Department at UC Santa Barbara, said he believes that having greater diversity on campus doesn’t hurt African-American students, but it doesn’t necessarily help them, either.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.041014_Jeffrey_Stewart-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094560/diversity-abroad-seeks-to-boost-minority-participation-in-international-study</loc><lastmod>2014-04-10T02:12:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040914_Andrew_Gordon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Aaron I. Bruce, Chief Diversity Officer at San Diego State University, says that, “Culturally responsive international education provides a space for students to contribute to the learning process through the lens of their own identity and cultural realities.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040914_Andrew_Gordon-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094559/southern-university-president-aims-for-higher-standards</loc><lastmod>2014-04-09T05:58:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040914_Ronald_Mason.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Southern University President Ronald Mason says his HBCU system “needs to focus on students who are better prepared out of high school” as it is tuition dependent.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040914_Ronald_Mason-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094562/ohio-bill-says-college-athletes-arent-employees</loc><lastmod>2014-04-09T02:31:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094561/university-of-colorado-professor-stops-controversial-prostitution-skit</loc><lastmod>2014-04-09T02:21:26.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094558/florida-am-fears-lawmaker-trying-to-turn-back-clock</loc><lastmod>2014-04-09T02:02:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040914_John_Thrasher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>State Sen. John Thrasher inserted a funding plan for a separate Florida State engineering school into the Senate’s budget bill, bypassing legislative hearings and other traditional vetting.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040914_John_Thrasher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>State Sen. John Thrasher inserted a funding plan for a separate Florida State engineering school into the Senate’s budget bill, bypassing legislative hearings and other traditional vetting.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094509/new-trinity-college-presidents-goal-spread-education-outside-of-its-walls</loc><lastmod>2014-04-08T18:29:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/03/edu.040114_Berger_Sweeney.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney plans to forge a stronger bond between the college and the city of Hartford, Conn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/03/edu.040114_Berger_Sweeney.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney plans to forge a stronger bond between the college and the city of Hartford, Conn.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094544/st-augustines-dianne-boardley-suber-out-effective-immediately</loc><lastmod>2014-04-08T04:33:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040814_Dianne_Boardley_Suber1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Though St. Augustine’s University President Dianne Boardley Suber first announced that she was retiring at the end of May, the board of trustees decided to let her go “effective immediately.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040814_Dianne_Boardley_Suber1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Though St. Augustine’s University President Dianne Boardley Suber first announced that she was retiring at the end of May, the board of trustees decided to let her go “effective immediately.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/stem/article/15094542/small-liberal-arts-colleges-and-the-stem-pipeline</loc><lastmod>2014-04-08T04:11:22.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040814_Walter_Breau.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040814_Walter_Breau.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094547/rutgers-athletic-director-hermann-bashes-newspaper</loc><lastmod>2014-04-08T03:16:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094546/portland-state-university-faculty-strike-averted</loc><lastmod>2014-04-08T03:12:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094541/us-presidents-gather-to-commemorate-50th-anniversary-of-civil-rights-act</loc><lastmod>2014-04-08T02:37:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040814_us_presidents.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Barack Obama and former presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will all speak at a three-day summit to honor the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040814_us_presidents.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Barack Obama and former presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will all speak at a three-day summit to honor the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094536/three-hbcu-presidents-announce-retirements</loc><lastmod>2014-04-07T15:00:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040714_Dianne_Boardley_Suber.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber, president of St. Augustine’s University, is one of three HBCU presidents that have resigned within a two-week span.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040714_Dianne_Boardley_Suber.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber, president of St. Augustine’s University, is one of three HBCU presidents that have resigned within a two-week span.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094540/nabj-co-founder-chuck-stone-dies-at-89</loc><lastmod>2014-04-07T15:00:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094535/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2014-04-07T05:16:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094538/researchers-discuss-role-of-hbcus-in-supporting-school-age-black-males</loc><lastmod>2014-04-07T05:13:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040414_Johnny_Taylor-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094539/georgia-could-become-biggest-test-of-private-dorms</loc><lastmod>2014-04-07T03:17:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094530/hbcux-network-ready-for-its-opening-act</loc><lastmod>2014-04-04T03:51:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040414_Curtis_Symonds.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>HBCUX Network CEO Curtis Symonds says he wants to “educate the middle-class Black kid on the value of these institutions” that his social media venture features.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040414_Curtis_Symonds-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094531/gender-comments-by-conservative-scholar-draw-fire</loc><lastmod>2014-04-04T03:42:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040414_Steven_Hayward.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Steven Hayward began teaching at the University of Colorado last fall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040414_Steven_Hayward.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Steven Hayward began teaching at the University of Colorado last fall.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094532/despite-changes-over-years-hbcu-advocacy-remains-the-priority</loc><lastmod>2014-04-04T03:41:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040414_Johnny_Taylor.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Johnny C. Taylor, CEO of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, says communicating with faculty and alumni about positions taken has become a key part of the advocacy process.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040414_Johnny_Taylor.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Johnny C. Taylor, CEO of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, says communicating with faculty and alumni about positions taken has become a key part of the advocacy process.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040414_Johnny_Taylor-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094534/former-us-attorney-general-gonzales-named-dean-of-belmont-u-college-of-law</loc><lastmod>2014-04-04T03:10:45.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15094533/fed-board-member-stein-announces-resignation-returning-to-harvard</loc><lastmod>2014-04-04T03:07:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094524/hbcu-presidential-crisis-heres-what-can-be-done-now</loc><lastmod>2014-04-03T14:20:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040314_Walter_Kimbrough.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Walter Kimbrough</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040314_Walter_Kimbrough2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094525/senators-block-appointment-of-2-alabama-state-university-trustees</loc><lastmod>2014-04-03T12:46:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040314_Quinton_Ross.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Senator Quinton Ross said his failed bid to become president of Alabama State University had nothing to do with his opposition to the nomination of two candidates to the school’s board of trustees.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040314_Quinton_Ross.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Senator Quinton Ross said his failed bid to become president of Alabama State University had nothing to do with his opposition to the nomination of two candidates to the school’s board of trustees.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094526/community-colleges-facing-challenge-of-amended-policies-and-mission</loc><lastmod>2014-04-03T12:45:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040314_Hunter_Boylan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Hunter Boylan, director of the National Center for Developmental Education at Appalachian State University, says that colleges “haven’t been doing all the right things” in efforts to serve a more diverse student population.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15094529/college-athletes-take-labor-cause-to-capitol-hill</loc><lastmod>2014-04-03T02:21:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094528/buffett-gives-alma-maters-chancellor-twitter-advice</loc><lastmod>2014-04-03T02:17:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15094527/young-millennial-republicans-harbor-divergent-views-from-their-gop-elders</loc><lastmod>2014-04-03T02:12:33.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15094523/medford-helping-make-us-sesquicentennial-an-inclusive-conversation</loc><lastmod>2014-04-03T01:44:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040314_Edna_Medford.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Edna Greene Medford is one of the few Black female historians who is considered an authority on the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War era and African-Americans in the Reconstruction era.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040314_Edna_Medford.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Edna Greene Medford is one of the few Black female historians who is considered an authority on the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War era and African-Americans in the Reconstruction era.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15087693/students-earn-scholarships-honoring-pioneering-woman</loc><lastmod>2014-04-02T14:07:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2008/09/edu.starlettcraig_thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15088680/native-american-players-looking-for-recognition</loc><lastmod>2014-04-02T13:43:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2009/07/edu.lauren.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2009/07/edu.lauren.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15094518/matchmaker-u-colleges-try-to-engage-married-alums</loc><lastmod>2014-04-02T03:29:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040214_Alumni.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040214_Alumni.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094519/diverse-conversations-3-things-high-school-students-should-know-about-college</loc><lastmod>2014-04-02T03:29:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040214_High_School.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/04/edu.040214_High_School.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Students attending class at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, NC, (Mecklenburg County). Myers Park High School is part of CMS, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a public school system that is the second-largest school district in North Carolina and the 20th-largest school system in the nation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15094521/ny-student-accepted-at-all-8-ivy-league-schools</loc><lastmod>2014-04-02T02:14:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15094520/judge-awards-carnegie-mellon-university-154b-in-marvell-patent-dispute</loc><lastmod>2014-04-02T02:07:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/native-americans/article/15083875/wired-for-controversy-symbolic-sculpture-by-native-american-rejected-by-university-of-new-mexico-barbed</loc><lastmod>2014-04-01T17:48:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15094516/honoring-derek-walcott</loc><lastmod>2014-04-01T12:36:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15094512/simply-put-dorothy-yancy-has-a-history-of-leading-the-way</loc><lastmod>2014-04-01T04:32:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2014/03/edu.040114_Dorothy_Yancy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Higher 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