Tag: Diversity: Page 129

Students

John King to Succeed Kati Haycock as Education Trust CEO

The announcement that former U.S. Secretary of Education John King has been named Ed Trust president and CEO is winning plaudits from many.

February 2, 2017

Students

The Essential Nature of HBCUs

For me, it was not a matter of if I was going to attend an HBCU; it was a question of which HBCU I was going to attend.

February 2, 2017

African-American

Educational Reach of ‘Hidden Figures’ Soaring

Educators say the movie “Hidden Figures” is considered a surprise from Hollywood in that it presents a valuable teaching supplement on film that depicts a real life story absent illuminated drama.

February 2, 2017

Students

Georgia Debates Bill at Odds with U.S. Rules on Campus Assault

ATLANTA — A panel of Georgia lawmakers has approved a bill requiring college officials and employees to report sexual violence and other crimes to law enforcement, clashing with existing federal guidance laying out specific requirements under civil rights law. The bill also would bar schools from taking any disciplinary steps such as suspending a student […]

February 2, 2017

Faculty & Staff

‘You are not American’: ODU Professor Apologizes for Email

NORFOLK, Va. — An Old Dominion University statistics professor has apologized for telling a group of faculty, administrators and graduate students in an email that they “are not American” if they didn’t attend any of a series of upcoming events centered around diversity. The Virginian-Pilot reports that associate professor Norou Diawara sent the email Monday […]

February 2, 2017

International

Iranian Researcher Blocked from Entering U.S. Sues Trump

BOSTON — An Iranian scientist heading to Boston to take a job at a Harvard Medical School lab has sued President Donald Trump after she was denied entry into the U.S. Samira Asgari says in her lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court that she was denied entry to the U.S. even though she had […]

February 2, 2017

Students

Scholar Ramon Goings: No Time Like Present to Return to School

Dr. Ramon Goings, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, sees the experiences of nontraditional-age students as a ripe area for study, even as he’s training graduate students to be leaders in education.

February 1, 2017

STEM

Organizers Plan March for Science in April

Amid a flurry of plans for marches in Washington, D.C., grassroots organizers have set a date for a March for Science. They are encouraging others to conduct sister marches in cities across the nation.

February 1, 2017

Students

Elizabeth Warren to Accrediting Agencies: Step Up

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said accrediting agencies should be more aggressive and work with the federal government to share information and determine if schools are cheating students.

February 1, 2017

News Roundup

DeVos Nomination in Trouble as 2 GOP Senators Announce Dissent

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s nomination of school choice advocate Betsy DeVos as education secretary appeared in jeopardy Wednesday with two Republican senators saying they will vote against her. Amid fierce criticism from Democrats and teachers unions, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced their opposition to DeVos due to her lack […]

February 1, 2017

Students

Enrollment Growing Slowly at South Carolina State University

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Enrollment is rising slowly at South Carolina State University as the Orangeburg school recovers from financial problems. School President James Clark told state lawmakers Tuesday the spring enrollment is 2,634. That’s up from 2,610 students last year at the state’s only public historically Black school. Enrollment usually drops in the spring as […]

February 1, 2017

Students

Harvard Scholars: Travel Ban Deprives U.S. of Best, Brightest

BOSTON — Harvard Medical School professor Thomas Michel was so excited about recruiting Iranian researcher Soheil Saravi, he put Saravi’s name on the door of his Boston lab when his new hire got his visa. Then President Donald Trump’s travel ban took effect, blocking Saravi from entering the U.S. “It’s interesting. This is a door. […]

February 1, 2017