Tag: Public Policy: Page 63

African-American

DEA Seeks Ebonics Experts to Help With Cases

Federal agents are seeking to hire Ebonics translators to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations.

August 24, 2010

African-American

Researchers Compile History of Black S.C. Hamlets

Researchers from two states are compiling a history of Black hamlets on the South Carolina coast originally settled by freed slaves and now threatened by suburban sprawl.

July 13, 2010

Community Colleges

Report: States Can Improve College Readiness

States can improve college degree attainment by utilizing college readiness standards that link high school curricula to postsecondary education, according to a new report released by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and the Southern Regional Education Board.

July 8, 2010

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Author Spotlight: Dr. Joyce A. Ladner

Dr. Joyce A. Ladner, author of The Death of White Sociology: Essays on Race and Culture, published by Black Classic Press, has written numerous books on education, urban issues, public policy and transracial adoption.

June 17, 2010

African-American

Public Policy Takes Center Stage at Race and Ethnicity Conference

Organizers of the 2010 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education used proximity to Washington, D.C. to invite the heads of leading education advocacy organizations and to schedule policy presentations for conference attendees.

June 2, 2010

African-American

Experts Explore Black-White Divide in Youth Employment

The Urban Institute hosted a policy discussion Tuesday that examined the racial discrepancies in the time that it takes recent high school graduates and dropouts to connect to work or postsecondary learning opportunities.

June 1, 2010

Community Colleges

Debaters Find Common Ground on Need for College Accountability

Veteran higher education leaders, sparring over whether the U.S. workforce will need to increase its production of college graduates to remain a “world class” economic power, found common ground at a Washington higher education policy forum in urging that universities be held more accountable for providing a high-quality education that prepares students for the labor market.

February 28, 2010

African-American

Scholars Speak Out on Haiti

In the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, Diverse interviews three scholars of Haitian descent who study the island nation and teach its history and culture on the college level.

January 20, 2010

HBCUs

U.S. Colleges, Universities Offer Rapid Relief Responses to Haiti

Higher education institutions are raising money and gathering supplies for earthquake-stricken Caribbean island.

January 14, 2010

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The Ultimate Insider-Outsider

Correspondent Maria Eugenia Miranda speaks with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien about covering communities of color.

January 12, 2010

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Emerging Scholars: Class of 2010

Every year, the Emerging Scholars edition features a diverse group of rising researchers, thinkers and leaders in various fields.

January 6, 2010

Faculty & Staff

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

Politics as Usual for the Professoriate Career scholars are routinely tapped for high-level policymaking jobs in government. As a child, Harold Koh paid rapt attention to his father’s dual career as a diplomat and professor.

December 23, 2009