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Faculty & Staff

Mayes Recognized With Dissertation Award in Counseling

The American Educational Research Association will honor Dr. Renae D. Mayes, a rising star in the field of school counseling.

April 7, 2015

African-American

Study Ranks State-based Job Markets for College Grads

Researchers at Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce analyzed state labor markets and ranked the 50 states by the frequency of job openings per college-educated worker.

April 7, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ARNOLD HOLLAND

ARNOLD HOLLAND has been appointed interim associate dean of the College of the Arts at California State University, Fullerton. He was an associate professor and program coordinator of graphic design at Cal State Fullerton. He holds a bachelor’s from Arizona State University, a master’s from Virginia Commonwealth University and a doctorate from Cal State Fullerton.

April 6, 2015

Faculty & Staff

CRISTINA M. RODRIGUEZ

Cristina M. Rodriguez was named the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She was a professor of law at Yale. Rodriguez earned a bachelor’s and a juris doctor from Yale. She also earned a master’s from Oxford University.

March 1, 2015

Home

RISE to Focus on Strategies to Boost Achievement for Males of Color

In the wake of President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, a new effort has sprung up to devote research and resources to better serving boys and young men of color.

February 25, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Happy President’s Day for HBCUs? Not Likely

You would think with the first Black president in our country’s history, there would be more of a lovey-dovey relationship with HBCUs. Apparently not. “President Obama was critical of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during a meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus this week according to several in attendance. The February 10 meeting was […]

February 15, 2015

Faculty & Staff

DANIELLE S. ALLEN

Danielle S. Allen has been appointed a professor of government at Harvard University. She will start in July. She will also serve as director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. She was the UPS Foundation Professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for AdvancedStudy in Princeton, New Jersey. Allen earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University, a master’s and a doctorate from Cambridge University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

February 12, 2015

Students

Actively Engaged and Clearly Focused on Diversity

Founded in 1766, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is a large public research university, and the eighth-oldest college in the United States.

February 5, 2015

Community Colleges

An Innovative Collaboration Focused on Diversity and Inclusion

Founded in 1964, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is a regional campus of both Indiana University and Purdue University that is administratively managed by Purdue. One of two such partnerships between the universities, IPFW is the fifth-largest public university in the state of Indiana.

February 5, 2015

Students

Gov. Walker Backs Off Removing ‘Wisconsin Idea’ From UW Mission

Gov. Scott Walker abruptly backed off Wednesday from a contentious plan to eliminate the University of Wisconsin System’s public service mission statement known as the “Wisconsin Idea” and replace it with the charge of meeting the state’s workforce needs.

February 4, 2015

Students

Finley Excels in STEM Career

Dr. Stacey Finley, a Diverse 2015 Emerging Scholar, has used her expertise in the STEM field to research the growth and development of cancer and to become an advocate for diversity in the academy.

January 28, 2015

Faculty & Staff

National Initiative Aims to Lift Minority Men

In an effort to improve the outcomes for underrepresented men of color at community colleges, a new national consortium is being launched with the intended purpose of strategizing over how best to serve this growing demographic.

January 28, 2015