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Latinx

MSIs, low-income and minority students fare well in higher education funding bill.

At 119 pages, the final agreement on the College Cost Reduction Act are a challenging read. But tucked inside the plan, which promises the largest infusion of financial aid in a generation, are a series of provisions to promote college access for students of color.

October 2, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

A Sign of the Times

Prior to profiling Morehouse’s new president in the pages of Diverse, we reported online about his speech at the HBCU Week conference last month where he essentially outlined some of his plans for the all-male college.

October 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Columbia president Bollinger reviled, praised for allowing Ahmadinejad

NEW YORK Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, heavily criticized for allowing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at the school, on Monday was enthusiastically applauded for his tough remarks to the Iranian leader.

September 24, 2007

Health

Money in hand and facilities ready, researchers begin stem cell work

HARTFORD Conn. David Rowe says a special breed of mice he is developing at the University of Connecticut Health Center may one day help reveal new treatments for severe limb injuries, like the ones U.S. troops are returning with from Iraq.

September 22, 2007

Health

Money in hand and facilities ready, researchers begin stem cell work

HARTFORD Conn. David Rowe says a special breed of mice he is developing at the University of Connecticut Health Center may one day help reveal new treatments for severe limb injuries, like the ones U.S. troops are returning with from Iraq.

September 22, 2007

Disabilties

Edwards rolls out education policy

DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards rolled out a program for reforming primary education in the United States on Friday, proposing to pay teachers up to $15,000 more in high poverty areas and initiating universal preschool.

September 22, 2007

LGBTQ+

Yale loses court case over military recruiters

NEW HAVEN Conn. Yale Law School prepared Wednesday to end its policy of not working with military recruiters after a court ruling this week jeopardized about $300 million in federal funding.

September 18, 2007

Home

Hopkins University to receive $40 million from NIH

BALTIMORE Johns Hopkins University will create a new center that will translate promising research into medical treatments with the $40 million in federal funds it will receive over the next five years, school officials said Tuesday.

September 18, 2007

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Lawsuit challenges equality of Columbus public schools

Ohio’s embattled public schools were confronted with a new lawsuit Monday challenging whether students within each district being treated equally.

September 17, 2007

Faculty & Staff

The Secrets Behind Their Success

Attracting and graduating minorities in large numbers, for-profit universities offer access, convenience and some risk.

August 22, 2007

Community Colleges

Texas community colleges mull tax hikes to make up for vetoed funding

AUSTIN Community college officials said they will have to consider property tax increases, tuition hikes and educational program cuts to compensate for $154 million in funds vetoed by Gov. Rick Perry.

August 14, 2007

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Bredesen announces $2.5M in new funding for adult education

NASHVILLE Tenn. Tennessee will be spending $2.5 million in new funding on the state’s adult education program, Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Tuesday.

August 13, 2007