Tag: Technology: Page 74

Students

SPECTRUM: MIXED IN AMERICA

Louie Gong, an education resource coordinator at Muckleshoot Tribal College in Auburn, Wash., is wellversed on issues of multiculturalism and mixed-race heritage but he isn’t an expert and has no intentions of becoming one.

December 23, 2009

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Diverse Presents John Hope Franklin Award to Arturo Madrid

Pictured with Excelencia in Education President Sarita Brown, Dr. Madrid, a renown scholar, was presented the award medallion during Excelencia’s 2009 Examples of Excelencia program.

December 22, 2009

HBCUs

WASHINGTON UPDATE: HBCUs on Board with Direct Lending

System won’t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.

November 25, 2009

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Indiana Professors Propose African Boarding School

Some Indiana University professors have proposed a novel way to give struggling inner-city students a fresh start: send them to boarding school in Ghana.

November 17, 2009

Leadership & Policy

SPECTRUM: Community Relations Down to a Science

For Dr. Rose Tseng, bringing scientific advancement to the University of Hawaii at Hilo is a delicate balancing act.

November 11, 2009

Students

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Removing Boundaries and Increasing Student Engagement through Virtual World Platforms

IS THE BURGEONING USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION TO BE FEARED, GUARDED, OR embraced?

November 11, 2009

MSIs

OPENCOURSEWARE: AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

Today, higher education in the U.S. is facing signifi- cant challenges, most notably those resulting from the economic downturn.

October 14, 2009

Community Colleges

HARVESTING ‘GREEN-COLLAR’ JOBS

Scholars and academic institutions help local communities grow new employment sector.

September 30, 2009

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Gordon Parks Museum Nearly Complete

Construction of a new Gordon Parks museum in his eastern Kansas hometown is now open and nearly completed.

September 14, 2009

Community Colleges

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Mission Accepted: Opening Laboratory Doors to Urban Minority Communities

The Baltimore City Community College Life Sciences Institute helps place minority students and displaced workers into high-demand bioscience careers.

September 2, 2009

Students

HBCU NEWS NUGGETS

Florida A&M University: Later this month, FAMU will become the only institution in the nation with a program dedicated to regulatory education and training in the study of veterinary technology.

August 19, 2009

Students

HBCU News Nuggets

With more than 100 historically Black colleges and universities in the country, we could not cover them all. Here’s a glimpse at initiatives some of them are pursuing.

August 19, 2009