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Faculty & Staff

LASTWORD: Tending to Diversity at an HBCU

Diversity acquires a new meaning and perspective at historically Black colleges and universities, where African- Americans are the majority and others are in the minority.

November 11, 2009

Faculty & Staff

LEGENDS OF THE ACADEMY

For this special edition on ‘Higher Education Careers,’ Diverse caught up with some legends whose careers have made an indelible impact on the academy. We found that even in retirement, or semi-retirement, these pioneers n

November 11, 2009

Students

PUBLISHING IN PERIL

Recent state budget cuts in education leave some university publishers pinched.

November 11, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Publishing in Peril

Recent state budget cuts in education leave some university publishers pinched.

November 9, 2009

Faculty & Staff

SPECTRUM: CONFINEMENT TOO COSTLY FOR MIDDLE-CLASS BLACK WOMEN

It is time for middle-class Black women to break the mold, argues Lisa B. Thompson argues in her new book.

October 28, 2009

Faculty & Staff

ECONOMIC BLUES

As the recession continues to take its toll, many Black Americans find themselves almost back at square one.

October 28, 2009

Students

Minority Graduate Students Urged to Address Pipeline Issues

During mentoring institute, minority graduate students were told by senior scholars that they will soon inherit responsibility to help lead the push for diversity in American higher education.

October 25, 2009

Students

REINVENTING REMEDIAL EDUCATION

When Kafayat Olayinka graduated from Spingarn High School in Washington, D. C., with a 3.5 grade point average, she was certain those kinds of grades would help her zip right through her college years.

October 14, 2009

Students

UMass-Amherst Journalism Professor Teaches Students To Be Culturally Sensitive

Journalism professors say it’s imperative to sensitize future journalists to racial issues so that they can adequately report on hot-button topics such as this summer’s arrest of Harvard University professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. by a White police officer.

October 7, 2009

Faculty & Staff

LASTWORD: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Adjunct faculty are invaluable to community colleges, so why aren’t they taken into consideration in the colleges’ missions?

September 30, 2009

Faculty & Staff

CONVERGING INTERESTS

Environmental and sustainability issues have permeated every level of academia, from art instruction to business courses.

September 30, 2009

Faculty & Staff

NOTEWORTHYNEWS: STILL A NO-GO FOR LIFTING ACADEMIC TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO CUBA

President Barack Obama’s campaign promises to rescind limits remain a ‘work in progress.’

September 16, 2009