Tag: Diversity: Page 192

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Education Department Providing Second Chance to Prisoners

The U.S. Department of Education announced a new development in its efforts to combat recidivism and reform the criminal justice system.

June 23, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Willie D. Larkin Resigns After 1 Year as Grambling State University President

Grambling State University lost its third president in less than two years Thursday when Dr. Willie D. Larkin resigned the post amid widespread reports that he was facing being fired by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.

June 23, 2016

Students

Scholars: Fisher Decision Gives Colleges ‘Breathing Room’ to Consider Race in Admissions

A number of scholars say the Supreme Court’s decision signals that the “race-neutral” alternatives that Fisher argued should be used in college admissions would be an ineffective way to achieve diversity and that race still is necessary to accomplish this end.

June 23, 2016

Students

Supreme Court Rejects Fisher, Upholds Use of Race in College Admissions

The U.S. Supreme Court handed the University of Texas at Austin a major victory in support of its right to consider race and ethnicity as a component of its admissions policy.

June 23, 2016

Students

Chancellor Jimmy Cheek Resigning at University of Tennessee in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― Jimmy Cheek, the chancellor of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, is resigning to rejoin the faculty. In a Tuesday announcement, the university praised Cheek for increased diversity at the school, record fundraising and $1 billion in new construction and renovation. Cheek has also faced numerous challenges during his tenure. They include […]

June 21, 2016

Students

Police Reopen Investigation into Virginia Tech’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

BLACKSBURG, Va. ― Blacksburg police said they have reopened a criminal investigation into hazing allegations against Virginia Tech’s first Black Greek organization after new information was turned over by the university. Police had already conducted an investigation into the incident involving the Theta Iota chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and decided not to […]

June 20, 2016

Students

Will LeBron James’ Assist Actually Get Disadvantaged Youth Through College?

Though the first group of students in the Akron I PROMISE program won’t graduate high school until 2021, educators and administrators at the foundation say they lack a fully-developed game plan.

June 19, 2016

Students

Film Illuminates Dark Chapter in Florida Gay History

ORLANDO, Fla. ― Soon after the mass shooting as Pulse nightclub, another dark chapter in Florida gay history is getting a national showcase. “The Committee,” a documentary about politics and homosexuality, will air on more than 70 public TV stations across the country, including WUCF. It airs locally at 10 p.m. Monday, June 20. The […]

June 19, 2016

African-American

Happy Father’s Day to My Dad and Men Everywhere

I have not been able to say Happy Father’s Day to my dad because he passed away and went to heaven more than 30 years ago. So I dedicate this column to him and to all men who lovingly have this role.

June 17, 2016

Students

Ivory Toldson Leaving White House Initiative on HBCUs Post

Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is leaving his post as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities at the end of the month.

June 17, 2016

Students

South Carolina State University Off Accreditation Probation

South Carolina State won a significant vote of confidence Thursday when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges removed the institution from probation, ending nearly a decade of troubles with the college peer accrediting group.

June 16, 2016

Students

Experts Say Internships Getting Tougher to Work Out

Recruiters and college career officers are expressing concern that internships may be in trouble for a variety of reasons, not all of which are fully understood.

June 16, 2016