Tag: Diversity: Page 142

STEM

Program Provides Boost to Teens with Eyes Set on Engineering

HONOLULU — A new public school initiative will allow Hawaii students interested in engineering careers get on an early pathway to acceptance at a university engineering program. The state Department of Education is partnering with the University of Hawaii to create a “college-focused pathway” for students to pursue direct acceptance into the College of Engineering […]

January 3, 2017

Students

Guillermo: Stanford Sexual Assault Case Another Example of Broken System

The New York Times’ front page treatment of a college sexual assault case once again shines a spotlight on what has become the biggest higher ed issue of our times.

January 2, 2017

Students

Talladega College Under Fire for Accepting Role in Trump Inauguration

As the only HBCU to accept an invitation so far, Talladega College’s decision to participate in the parade has elicited a particularly strong reaction on social media.

January 2, 2017

Students

Faculty Engaging More in New Era of Activism

Staff and faculty are attempting to understand and even participate in student activism.

January 2, 2017

Health

Indiana University Alters Health Plans for Same-sex Partners

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — More than 20 Indiana University employees will lose health care coverage if they don’t marry their same-sex partners by the end of the month. The South Bend Tribune reports that university employees in same-sex relationships have relied on a domestic-partner health care policy offered since 2002. That benefit ends Dec. 31. […]

December 29, 2016

Students

University of Wyoming Eyes Increasing Transfer Students to Boost Enrollment

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming is looking to boost enrollment by increasing transfer students. The Laramie Boomerang reports that Outreach School Interim Dean Alyson Hagy said at a public listening session regarding the school’s five-year strategic plan that there’s been a considerable dip in the number of transfer students attending UW in recent […]

December 29, 2016

Students

Haskell Indian Nations University’s Attorneys: School not Subject to Title IX

The university’s attorneys — contesting a lawsuit filed by a former student over an alleged rape — argue that the school is not subject to Title IX, which prohibits gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence in education.

December 29, 2016

Students

Leaders Anticipate Need to Convey Higher Ed’s ROI to Trump Administration

Leaders across the nation remain hopeful that the Trump administration will usher in a new era for the state of higher education.

December 29, 2016

Asian American Pacific Islander

Report: Asian-American Wealth Inequality Gap Widening

Wealth among Asian Americans is so highly concentrated among those at the top of the socioeconomic ladder that wealth inequality among people of Asian descent is even greater than wealth inequality among Whites.

December 29, 2016

Students

‘Obama’s Legacy’ Portrays President as a Force for Good Government

By objective measures, Barack Obama has been one of the most consequential presidents in the modern era, according to author Michael Days.

December 28, 2016

Students

Education Partnership Providing Pipeline for Success in Los Angeles

GO East LA, a cradle-to-college project in East Los Angeles, is showing early success in eliminating education gaps between underserved students and their better-resourced peers.

December 28, 2016

Students

Johns Hopkins’ Student Tutors Offer Youngsters Glimpse of Possibilities

The Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project is a program in which elementary school students get one-on-one help in reading and math from Hopkins students who volunteer.

December 28, 2016