Tag: Research: Page 40

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois at Chicago Bidding to Host President Obama Library

Officials with several Chicago sites as well as President Obama’s birthplace of Hawaii have stepped forward, hoping to be chosen.

November 24, 2013

Students

Survey: Students Forgoing Advisers Who Can Help Them Graduate

At a time when research shows that academic advising is a key to helping college students graduate on time, most say they aren’t getting it.

November 17, 2013

Home

University of Pennsylvania-led Team Concludes National MSI Study, Launches New Research Center

As new minority institution research center debuts at the University of Pennsylvania, three-year Model of Success study produces new insights on and strategies for minority-serving schools.

November 14, 2013

Home

Universities Say Sequestration Stymied Research Efforts

Nearly 70 percent of the universities surveyed said that the sequester has hampered their ability to obtain new federal research grants and has caused them to delay already approved research projects.

November 11, 2013

African-American

Study Reveals University Endowments Bouncing Back from Recession

Preliminary results from a study on higher education endowments conclude that college endowments are regaining what they lost due to the economic recession.

November 6, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: RPI Prevails in Suit by Disabled Former Ph.D. Candidate

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., has won a disability discrimination suit by a former Ph.D. student who failed his doctoral candidacy exam.

November 3, 2013

Native Americans

Univ. of Oregon’s Tribal Climate Change Project Growing

Tribal communities are speaking out more on the issue of climate change as they, too, are seeing considerable environmental disruptions in their own backyards.

October 31, 2013

Students

In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement Jackson State Makes the Most of a Strange Homecoming NAACP Increases Efforts to Target College Students Diverse Conversations: Supporting LBGT College Students

October 25, 2013

Health

University of Maryland Health Equity Center Launches Trust Campaign Targeting Minorities, Health Researchers

The Maryland Center for Health Equity has launched an educational campaign aimed at bridging a longtime gap between health researchers and minority communities.

October 24, 2013

Students

Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement

Group gathers to strategize solutions and share best practices for the second year in a row.

October 24, 2013

Students

Opportunities, Obstacles Define Higher Education Innovation Landscape

While traditional organizations are well-positioned to drive higher education innovation, new players often face obstacles that hamper their ability to leverage digital technology, according to ETS roundtable discussion.

October 23, 2013

Faculty & Staff

49ers Doctor, Stanford Professor Daniel Garza Dies

Daniel Garza, a leading researcher in concussion and brain-related injuries at Stanford University and the medical director and team physician of the San Francisco 49ers, has died.

October 17, 2013