Tag: Diversity: Page 195

Students

Refugees and Scholars: Colleges Offer War-torn a Route to U.S.

BOSTON ― Colleges in the U.S. are opening their doors ― and their financial aid ― to Syrian refugees. Over the past year, at least a dozen schools have promised to cover full or partial tuition for Syrian refugees who are accepted for enrollment. They join a coalition of more than 60 colleges that have […]

May 25, 2016

Women

Harvard Club of Boston Elects its 1st Female President

BOSTON ― The 108-year-old Harvard Club of Boston has elected its first female president, and she says her election is the beginning of many changes for the alumni group. Karen Van Winkle was elected Monday. She tells The Boston Globe her priority during her three-year term is to make the club more welcoming to women […]

May 25, 2016

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian-American Actors Are Fighting for Visibility. They Will Not Be Ignored.

When Constance Wu landed the part of Jessica Huang, the Chinese-American matriarch on the ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat,” she didn’t realize just how significant the role would turn out to be. As she developed her part, Ms. Wu heard the same dismal fact repeated over and over again: It had been 20 years […]

May 25, 2016

Students

Scholars Find Texas Automatic Admissions Create College Mismatches

The researchers found that overmatch rates among Blacks and Hispanics were 29 and 25 percent, respectively, while overmatch rates for Asians and Whites were 15 and 13 percent, respectively.

May 24, 2016

Sports

Washington Names Jennifer Cohen New Athletic Director

SEATTLE ― For the second time in the past 10 years, Washington chose continuity at the top of its athletic department over bringing in a new face from outside the school. Washington named Jennifer Cohen as its new athletic director Tuesday after she served as the interim athletic director following Scott Woodward’s departure for Texas […]

May 24, 2016

Students

Utah Valley University Changing Landscape with Latino Initiative

UVU also tripled its annual number of Latino graduates from 2004 to 2014, thanks to support and outreach by many university staff and faculty.

May 23, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Regents Want Pay Gap Suit from Former SDSU Professor Tossed

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. ― The South Dakota Board of Regents is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former South Dakota State University professor who claims she was paid less than colleagues who were not Black and female. The Argus Leader reports the board’s lawyers in the response to the lawsuit from […]

May 23, 2016

Students

Do white people want merit-based admissions policies? Depends on who’s their competition.

The outcome of the pending Fisher v. Texas Supreme Court case on affirmative action rests on whether the Supreme Court determines that race, as used in the University of Texas admissions policy, violates the equal protections clause of the 14th amendment. But that question stems from the underlying idea that racial considerations in admissions decisions […]

May 23, 2016

Students

Tennessee Law Strips University Diversity Office Funding

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― A bill to strip funding from the diversity office at Tennessee’s flagship public university became law without Gov. Bill Haslam’s signature on Friday. Lawmakers had been angered by the University of Tennessee’s diversity office recommendations to use gender-neutral pronouns for transgender students and to avoid religious-themed holiday parties. So they voted to […]

May 22, 2016

Students

Yale’s Gender Neutral Bathrooms Part of Changing Climate

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Visitors at Yale University’s 315th commencement will notice something new on campus this year ― gender-neutral bathrooms in 23 buildings. The school is promoting them on its website for Monday’s commencement, complete with a link to a map showing where they can be found. It is one of several changes made […]

May 22, 2016

Students

Former Harlem Drug Dealer Celebrates Columbia University Graduation After Long Road Back From Prison

After 67 years, two prison stints and so many arrests he’s lost count, a former Harlem drug dealer graduated from Columbia University as the oldest member of his class. David Norman shed his dark past for a cap and gown Wednesday after earning his long-awaited bachelor’s degree in philosophy. “It’s always possible to pursue your […]

May 22, 2016

Students

Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs

MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the school’s Committee on Student Organizations comes a […]

May 18, 2016