Tag: Diversity: Page 179

Students

Education the Ticket for Success

Having a solid education will help you in your future endeavors. This is what many of us know, not what we think.

September 7, 2016

Leadership & Policy

UTSA President Ricardo Romo to Retire Next Year

Ricardo Romo, the longest serving and first Hispanic president in the University of Texas at San Antonio’s 47-year history, has announced that he will retire next year.

September 7, 2016

Students

Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs

Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs

September 7, 2016

Students

2 Laid-off ITT Educational Employees File Federal Lawsuit

CARMEL, Ind. ― Two employees laid off by the parent company of for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute have filed a lawsuit claiming the company violated federal law by not providing 60 days’ notice. Allen Federman, a business analyst at ITT Educational Services Inc.’s Carmel, Indiana, headquarters, and Steve Ryan, an instructor at two ITT […]

September 7, 2016

African-American

University Study Finds Inequality Unchanged in Hollywood

Despite widespread attention over diversity in the movie business, a new study finds that little is changing in Hollywood for women, minorities, LGBT people and others who continue to find themselves on the outside of an industry where researchers say inequality is “the norm.” A report to be released Wednesday by the Media, Diversity and […]

September 7, 2016

Students

San Jose State Professor on Leave in Sexual Harassment Case

SAN JOSE, Calif. ― A San Jose State professor accused of sexually harassing a student last year has been placed on paid leave nearly five months after a campus investigation into the matter concluded. An investigation by the Bay Area News Group into Professor Lewis Aptekar raises questions about the campus’ response to a problem […]

September 7, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Why Curriculum Diversity is a Good Plan

Colleges and universities should incorporate diversity learning into all subjects in an effort to better prepare students for careers in their fields.

September 6, 2016

Students

Malveaux Pushes for Advancement of Blacks in Higher Ed, ‘Social Economic Justice’

Former president of Bennett College Dr. Julianne Malveaux has created a legacy of sounding off about injustices against Blacks from the higher ed realm to the political arena.

September 6, 2016

Students

Report: Free College Proposal a Threat to Private Colleges, Diversity

Hillary Clinton’s free college proposal could ultimately cause enrollment at private colleges to drop and diversity at public schools to suffer, according to a new study.

September 6, 2016

Students

Brown University Making Headway on Diversity and Inclusion Plan

Several months after Brown University announced its ambitious plan to improve climate issues at the school, Brown has made significant strides toward its goals.

September 5, 2016

Sports

Kaepernick, Race and the Hypocrisy of the American Public

It always seems to perplex and, in fact, disturb me when certain fellow Black folk decide to wallow and sit in judgment of another person’s Black bonafides.

September 4, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Georgetown University to Atone for Slavery Ties

Georgetown derived operational funds from the profits of Maryland plantations and benefited from the sale of 272 enslaved persons in 1838.

September 1, 2016