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Faculty & Staff

Diversity Advocates Voice Caution on Community College Study

Although a new study has found that underrepresented community college students fare better in classrooms with an instructor of their ethnic background, diversity leaders warn the study is too limited in scope to draw any solid conclusions.

September 12, 2011

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Diverse in India: Students in Urban Areas May Benefit From Fellows of Teach for India.

Between 600 and 700 teachers will bring innovation and creativity to the classroom to help close the achievement gap between the haves and have-nots in India.

September 6, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue

Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.

September 3, 2011

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Land-Grant Institutions Alleged to Drift from Their Public Missions

The Education Trust organization reports that as many land-grant flagships strive to keep costs low for students, they have not been as successful in yielding high graduation rates, and, as a result, many students—including high numbers of Blacks and Latinos—fall through the cracks.

August 28, 2011

Latinx

Report: California Latinos Falling Behind in College Completion

A study released this week suggests that Hispanics, the nation’s fastest-growing ethnic group, may be falling behind educationally in California, the nation’s most populous state.

August 10, 2011

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UNO’s Graduation Rate Nearly Doubles to 38 Percent

That’s a 90 percent improvement over the previous class, which had a six-year graduation rate of 20 percent. The six-year graduation rate is the one most used by the U.S. Department of Education for its annual survey.

August 4, 2011

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Charter Schools and College Access

A small but emergent body of research suggests that enrollment in charter schools does increase a student’s chance of graduating from high school and going on to college.

July 28, 2011

African-American

Models of Success at Minority-serving Institutions

University of Wisconsin and University of Pennsylvania are identifying best practices for retention at nine minority-serving institutions.

July 24, 2011

International

Interview: Joan Dassin, International Student Fellowship Program Leader

The Hechinger Report spoke with Ford Foundation’s Joan Dassin to get her thoughts on the foundation’s International Fellowships Program and what others can learn from the program.

July 20, 2011

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Education Leaders, Policymakers Struggle To Define Emerging Skills in ‘New Work’ Era

At Washington policy summit, panelists say many colleges and universities remain so disconnected from industry that they are largely ignorant about current workforce needs.

July 19, 2011

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Federal Officials Release College Cost Comparisons

The U.S. Education Department released its College Affordability and Transparency lists on Thursday to fulfill a reporting requirement passed into law in 2008; the online lists track tuition costs among the most and least expensive 5 percent of four-year and two-year schools.

June 30, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Audit Says $1 Million Diverted from North Carolina Central University Program

The ex-director of a program based at N.C. Central University designed to reduce the achievement gap appears to have skimmed more than $1 million in program funds and used nearly $290,000 for her personal use, according to a state audit Tuesday that referred the case to prosecutors.

June 28, 2011