Tag: Diversity: Page 159

Students

U.S. Colleges Look Outside China for New Foreign Students

BOSTON —As a surge of students from China begins to level off, many U.S. colleges are expanding recruiting efforts in the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America in part to boost budgets that have come to rely on tuition dollars from international students. The number of Chinese students at U.S. colleges rose from 62,000 […]

November 14, 2016

Students

Smoking Pot, No College may not Bar You from Police Work

HARTFORD, Conn. —Police departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, from lowering educational requirements to forgiving some prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks. The changes are designed to deal with decreased interest in a job that offers low pay, rigorous physical demands and the possibility of getting killed […]

November 14, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Iowa State President had Earlier ‘Hard Landing’

AMES, Iowa  — Iowa State University President Steven Leath damaged a private plane in a hard landing in 2014, 11 months before he banged up a university aircraft in remarkably similar fashion, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Leath was flying in gusty conditions on Aug. 11, 2014 and “landed hard” in a […]

November 14, 2016

Students

The 2016 Presidential Election — Postscript

For some people, November 8, 2016 is one of the greatest days in American history. Others may very well see it as a day that will live in political infamy.

November 14, 2016

African-American

PBS Newscaster Gwen Ifill Dies

Veteran journalist and newscaster Gwen Ifill has died of cancer at age 61.

November 14, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Colleges’ Post-election Diversity Responsibilities

The nation’s youngest adults are not all enlightened when it comes to diversity and equality.

November 14, 2016

Students

Carrie Billy Embraces Role as Tribal College Advocate

When she entered the University of Arizona, Carrie Billy had aspirations of becoming a sports journalist. However, nearing the end of her undergraduate schooling, she had a change of heart.

November 14, 2016

Students

More STEM Students Seek Experiences Abroad

Students studying subjects related to STEM are the fastest growing group of American students studying abroad, according to Open Doors, an annual report that provides demographic and other detailed information on students studying abroad.

November 13, 2016

Students

Higher Ed Reacts to President-elect Trump at ASHE

The overwhelming concern for the state of higher education under a Trump administration led the discussions at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) conference this week in Columbus, Ohio.

November 13, 2016

Students

Experts: Trump Administration Equals Diminished Regulatory Role for ED

Washington — On the same day that President-elect Donald Trump visited his soon-to-be predecessor at the White House, speculation continued over how a Trump administration will tackle an array of higher education issues that range from student loan debt to campus sexual assaults. Experts assembled for a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute Thursday […]

November 11, 2016

Students

Graduate Defends Orientation Program Accused of ‘Hazing’

SUNY Albany graduate, Chrisel Martinez, defends allegations that a summer orientation program at the school sanctions various forms of hazing.

November 11, 2016

African-American

Guillermo: Diversity Vote not Enough as Trump Triumphs

Republicans vowed 2016 would be different, at least when it comes to diversity.

November 9, 2016