Tag: Public Policy: Page 67

STEM

Prioritizing Education Over the Penal System

Some scholars argue that the United States needs to shift investments to break the cradle-to-prison pipeline for Black males.

October 29, 2007

Native Americans

Members Removed From Indian Tribes Complain of Unfairness

PROVIDENCE R.I. Dennis Champlain’s grandfather helped win federal recognition for the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Later, Champlain danced in tribal powwows. He teaches his children that they are Narragansetts.

October 28, 2007

Home

Turkey’s PM says ban on headscarf in state universities should be removed

ISTANBUL Turkey A ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in Turkish universities should be lifted, the country’s prime minister said Wednesday, signaling a significant change in his stance on the contentious issue.

September 18, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Combating the Model Minority Stereotype

The University of California has established a multi-campus research program to study and develop solutions for problems affecting Asian Americans.

September 5, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Combating the Model Minority Stereotype

LOS ANGELES For more than a decade, a group of educational leaders within the University of California system have been working towards a common goal: the development of a statewide think tank that would address the issues of the growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population.

September 4, 2007

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Education, job security focus of New York Governor Spitzer’s `economic security’ plan for working poor

ALBANY N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Monday detailed a plan to better help the working poor rise from welfare to the middle class, including lowering the costs and increasing the availability of housing and day care.

August 13, 2007

Health

HBCU Experts Call on Congress to Assist Minority Communities Near Toxic Waste Sites

Experts from two Black colleges are calling on Congress to help low-income, minority communities, which are disproportionately more likely than other communities to live near toxic waste sites with health hazards for children and families.

August 1, 2007

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BI What’s New

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education — an independent, foundation-supported organization — has been formed to promote constructive state and federal policy leading to increased opportunities for those seeking education and training beyond high school.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Black Faculty Congress Advances Research Agenda

WASHINGTON The National Congress of Black Faculty met here last month for their twelfth annual conference to discuss a host of topics that ranged from affirmative action’s impact on Black access to higher education, to the role of Black scholars in shaping public policy, to the importance of computer literacy.

July 14, 2007

Students

The time is now: Dr. Ernest J. Wilson comments on the technology revolution and African American competitiveness – Interview

Dr. Ernest J. Wilson III comments on the technology revolution and African American competitiveness

July 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Reflections of a trailblazer – African American Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., former president of Michigan State University – Cover Story – Interview

Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr., reflects on his career and shares his insight on the current status of African Americans in higher education

July 12, 2007

African-American

Waiting for a Miracle: Why School Can’t Solve Our Problems and How We Can. – book reviews

James Corner, M.D., adds his name to the dozens of recent books written about the effectiveness of American schools and matters of race, culture; and intelligence. Waiting for a Miracle: Why School Can’t Solve Our Problems and How We Can is a treatise on the interconnectedness between sound child development and effective schooling, family, and community and societal networks. It also examines the historical impact of economic and social policies on the development of groups in America.

July 12, 2007