Tag: Achievement Gap: Page 29

Faculty & Staff

Holding the Liberal Arts Line from the GOP Attack

Now, they are trying to dumb down the electorate by shelling our factory of knowledge.

February 6, 2013

International

Gallup Poll: Americans See Higher Education as Essential, yet Often Unaffordable

The poll found that 71 percent of Americans view higher education as important to a person’s financial security in the future.

February 5, 2013

Sports

King’s Dream Should Spark Lives of Service

The question posed by King and reaffirmed by others is, “What are you doing for others?”

February 3, 2013

LGBTQ+

Divided We Fail: Replicating the Successes and Avoiding the Mistakes of Desegregation

On June 28, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that officially ended the era of school desegregation that followed Brown v. Board of Education.

January 30, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Florida A&M Hires Anti-Hazing Chief

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M University has hired alumnus Bryan F. Smith as its anti-hazing administrator. Interim university President Larry Robinson said Friday that Smith’s job will be ensuring that initiatives adopted after the hazing death of a band member are implemented. Drum major Robert Champion died in 2011 after he was beaten aboard a […]

January 18, 2013

Students

Dartmouth College Ending Advanced Placement Credit

High school students hoping to earn college credits through Advanced Placement exams soon will be out of luck at Dartmouth College, which has concluded the tests aren’t as rigorous as its own classes.

January 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Pa. College Faculty Report Contract Talks Stalled

The union representing faculty at Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities says contract talks have stalled again.

January 17, 2013

Students

Special Report: 2013 NCAA Convention

Diverse salutes UConn Athletic Director Ward Manuel and 24 other intercollegiate sports leaders who have opened doors of opportunity for the underrepresented and underprivileged.

January 17, 2013

Students

University of New Orleans Tries Marketing Blitz to Stem Student Losses

The University of New Orleans is putting its name everywhere from social media outlets to highway billboards and trailers at local movie theaters.

January 14, 2013

Sports

Iraqis Latest Recruited International Students to Attend University of Cincinnati

Students from Iraq are the latest products of overseas recruiting by the University of Cincinnati, which is building enrollment and revenues with international students.

January 14, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Forensic Frontier: Dr. Karla-Sue Marriott

At Savannah State, Marriott, , a 2013 Emerging Scholar as selected by Diverse, helped establish one of the first forensic science programs in Georgia.

January 14, 2013

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Presidents Stood Up for Civil Rights

This past December, the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) released two new videos in their series of oral history videos that link seasoned activists with emergent leaders.

January 13, 2013