Tag: Public Policy: Page 41

Students

University of Delaware Students Rally on Harassment; Professor Leaves

Hundreds of students at the University of Delaware called for more transparency in the school’s harassment policy during a rally Friday after a professor was accused of offering a student an “A” in exchange for sexual favors.

September 21, 2014

Home

Ex-Governors Urge Citizenship Test for Students

Three former South Carolina governors are pushing for high school students to take the same test that immigrants must pass to become a U.S. citizen.

September 17, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Obama Opens Campaign Against Campus Sexual Assault

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to announce a campus sexual assault awareness campaign from the White House Friday.

September 15, 2014

African-American

Ferguson Crisis Exposes Larger Injustices

Today, more than 50 years later, James Baldwin’s prophetic narrative rings chillingly true.

September 11, 2014

Students

Colleges Urged to Take Advising of Underrepresented Students to Deeper Level

Experts say faculty and administrators must teach students to master the “hidden curriculum” at their respective institutions.

September 8, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Some Texas Students Pay More for Online Courses

At the University of Texas at Arlington, students are charged an extra fee of $75 to $90 per online class.

September 2, 2014

African-American

Report: ‘Nothing New’ About Tensions Between Black Youth, Police

In a University of Chicago report, researchers find that tensions between African-American youth and law enforcement are a national problem and have been around for years.

August 28, 2014

African-American

Black Culture Centers Embracing Multiculturalism and Intellectual Conversation

From a proposal in 1987 to create a national network of Black culture centers, the ABCC grown into an international and multicultural organization.

August 27, 2014

Home

Study: Social Media Users Shy Away From Opinions

People who use Facebook and Twitter are less likely than others to share their opinions on hot-button issues, even when they are offline, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.

August 26, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Southern University’s Mason Outlines His Contract Extension Requirements

Southern University System President Ronald Mason Jr. won’t seek or accept an extension of his contract when it expires next year, unless certain terms he has outlined are met.

August 21, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Another Black Boy is Killed and My Pain Is Constant

I have often said that when a young African-American male leaves home it is uncertain whether he will return home.

August 21, 2014

Opinion

Increasing College Diversity

In most four-year college strategic plans, there is a good-faith statement calling for increasing diversity as an institutional goal. There are good — even noble — reasons for doing so.

August 20, 2014