Tag: Diversity: Page 27

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Black Male Achievers Need Support, Too

For all the troublesome statistics that we hear about how young Black men are not faring that well in our society, it’s critically important that we also consider other narratives. Black men are not monolithic.

October 5, 2017

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For Espinoza, Collaboration a Major Component of Leadership

In his 10 years of administration at Virginia Tech, Juan Espinoza has focused on numerous diversity programs, specifically diversity recruitment programming.

October 5, 2017

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Community Colleges Seek Continued Support in Closing Skills Gap

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) briefed Congressional staffers on legislative priorities shared by community colleges and their industry partners.

October 5, 2017

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2 Groups Brace for Anticipated New Challenge of Affirmative Action

Two organizations are interpreting a U.S. Department of Justice letter as “proof” that the department is hellbent on challenging affirmative action.

October 5, 2017

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Chelsea Manning Meets Off Campus With Harvard Students

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Chelsea Manning has met off campus with several Harvard University student groups after the school reversed its decision to name her a visiting fellow. Manning tweeted a picture on Wednesday and said she met with the Trans Task Force, the LGBT caucus and other groups and students from the university’s Kennedy School […]

October 5, 2017

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University of Hawaii Gets Donation That Could Equal $7B

HONOLULU — University of Hawaii alumnus and real estate investor Jay Shidler has donated a collection of mainland commercial properties to his alma mater’s business school, which could earn the university $7 billion throughout the next century. The 71-year-old’s donation is the largest University of Hawaii has received in its 110-year history. Shidler, who the […]

October 5, 2017

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Study: Over Half of For-profit Students Defaulted on Loans

WASHINGTON  — Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public schools, according to a federal study published Thursday. The report by the National Center of Education Statistics looks at students who began their undergraduate education in 2003 and defaulted on at least […]

October 5, 2017

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Former University of Oklahoma Student Sues Fraternity

NORMAN, Okla. — A former University of Oklahoma student has filed a lawsuit alleging he was beaten during a fraternity’s 2015 initiation. Blake Novacek is suing the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and others over an incident he alleges happened after pledges were called to the fraternity’s house in Norman on Oct. 11, 2015. Novacek says […]

October 5, 2017

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Texas University Head Wants to Stop Donald Trump Jr. Speech

DALLAS — The president of a Texas university wrote in an email to a professor that he is trying to prevent Donald Trump Jr. from giving a speech later this month at an event arranged by major donors to the school. University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk wrote in August that he was “trying […]

October 5, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Maryland Receives $220 Million Donation

An alumnus broke records at the University of Maryland on Wednesday when his foundation gifted the institution with $220 million dollars.

October 4, 2017

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Women of Color Ph.D. Candidates Thrive in Sister Circles

They have been around forever, supporting women of color in common and unique ways. Sister circles that nourish the needs of Black women have a firm history in the Black community.

October 4, 2017

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Merging of Savings Accounts Proposed for College Funding

Children’s savings accounts and college promise initiatives could be stronger if the two funding mechanisms for higher education were merged together, a professor argues.

October 4, 2017