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African-American

2015 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges

The Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges national study was first commissioned by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education in 2014. The national survey is administered by the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at The Ohio State University, which is directed by professor […]

May 18, 2015

Students

Study: Community College Remediation Commonplace in Oregon

Nearly 65 percent of students enrolling in a community college within six years of graduation from high school in Oregon will take at least one non-credit, developmental education class.

May 11, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Social Justice and HBCUs: The Fight for Equality in Baltimore

The recent events in Baltimore highlight the economic, political and social disparities that continue to persist in communities throughout the United States.

May 3, 2015

Students

University of Florida Fraternity Suspended After Allegedly Harassing Veterans

GAINESVILLE, Fla. ― A University of Florida fraternity has been suspended after reports that some of its members harassed wounded military veterans vacationing recently in Panama City Beach.

April 26, 2015

African-American

Welcome!

The Diverse team looks forward to playing host today to Dr. William “Smitty” Smith, founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity. Smith’s organization, based at Wheelock College in Boston, promotes racial understanding through education, theater and dialogue.

April 22, 2015

Students

‘Animal House’ Fraternity to Appeal Dartmouth Branding Sanction

A Dartmouth College fraternity that partly inspired the 1978 movie Animal House and was recently accused of branding new members is appealing a decision to withdraw its recognition as a student organization.

April 15, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Spelman College Makes Campbell Unanimous Choice as President

Spelman College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to elect Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell as the new president of the college.

April 7, 2015

Sports

NCAA President Troubled by Indiana’s New Law

NCAA president Mark Emmert, whose organization is based in Indianapolis and will showcase one of its signature sporting events there this weekend, said Monday that a new Indiana law that could allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians might jeopardize the NCAA’s relationship with the state.

March 30, 2015

Students

Santa Fe College Named Nation’s Top Community College

Santa Fe College (SFC) in Gainesville, Florida, is the winner of the 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

March 18, 2015

Sports

In Case You Missed It…

Thousands March in Selma in Honor of 50th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Transgender Issues Put Women’s Colleges to the Test Forgoing Two-Year Institutions Better for At-Risk Students League of Innovations: Lack of Funding Age-Old Story

March 12, 2015

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Presidents Seek Next Chapters to Institutions’ Success Stories

Are HBCUs still a viable enterprise? Of course, and more than ever, HBCU presidents past and present said Thursday at a panel at Bowie State University.

March 12, 2015

Disabilties

Fayetteville State at Forefront of Cyber Security

Many individuals from well-regarded scientists, prominent academics, CEOs, environmental consultants to President Obama have weighed in on the issue’s importance.

March 11, 2015