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Community Colleges

Special Report: Careers

This edition contains a special report on careers in higher education with an active-duty military and veterans education supplement.

November 6, 2014

African-American

HBCUstory Symposium Convenes in D.C., Provides Healing for Founder

A group of historians (and just plain storytellers) gathered in the nation’s capital over the weekend to discuss the past, present and future of historically Black colleges and universities in this country.

October 27, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Remembering the Enslaved at the University of Virginia

A symposium by the University of Virginia brought faculty and researchers together to honor the legacy that slavery has had on our nation.

October 21, 2014

Home

Four Universities in Running for Obama Presidential Library

The list of institutions vying to become the host site of the Barack Obama Presidential Library has been narrowed to four finalists, including two universities in Chicago.

October 21, 2014

Home

Three Virginia Colleges’ Support Staff Pay Exceed Average

According to a new report the staff salaries at Virginia Tech, U.Va. and VMI exceed the average of similar schools nationwide.

October 20, 2014

Students

Experts: Minority Talent Available for Silicon Valley

While technology firms have blamed an insufficient talent pipeline for low Black and Latino employee numbers, educators say Silicon Valley companies have cast too narrow a net for potential hires.

October 20, 2014

Students

Paul Quinn College Sharing Story of Turnaround With World

President Michael J. Sorrell, a panelist at an international seminar, outlines the best practices utilized at his small Dallas-based school in hopes that other institutions that work with large numbers of marginalized and disadvantaged students might benefit.

October 13, 2014

International

Educators Gather to Take Global Look at Underrepresented Student Issues

More than 50 educators from around the world are meeting in Austria to strategize over how best to support students operating at the margins.

October 12, 2014

Disabilties

Minority-Serving Institutions Exist Across the Globe

Unprecedented shifts in migration patterns are causing demographic changes around the world.

October 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

With Its Vital Signs Weakening, Wilberforce University Calls In a Specialist

Algeania Warren Freeman has no illusions about why she was named the 20th president of Wilberforce University.

October 8, 2014

Students

Diverse on the Go

Diverse Senior Writer Jamal Watson is attending and moderating a panel at the 2nd Annual Black Doctoral Network Conference in Philadelphia. The event continues through Saturday.

October 7, 2014

Students

HSI Advocates Question Relevancy, Accuracy of College Ratings Systems

Though the administration has said that its proposed ratings system will be designed to reward institutions that successfully serve minorities and low-income students, representatives from HSIs nevertheless expressed some misgivings about the plan.

October 7, 2014