Tag: Public Policy: Page 70

Faculty & Staff

Digging Out of the Digital Divide

One of the most prominent engineers and entrepreneurs in the country, Dr. Randal D. Pinkett keeps a high profile on issues related to minorities…

March 7, 2007

Students

Cost of Living, Not Tuition, Makes Community College Unaffordable, Says Report

Community college students in California cannot afford to attend college in spite of the low fees of the California Community College System, according to a new report released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

March 5, 2007

Health

Research Roundup: More Hazardous Waste Facilities Located in Minority Areas

New research from the University of Michigan shows that hazardous waste facilities are disproportionately placed in poor, minority neighborhoods. Meanwhile, a new Institute on Aging at the University of Southern California will study the health care needs of low-income and minority elderly.

February 26, 2007

Home

Perspectives: King Holiday Opportunity For Change

As we know, America will celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 15th. On that day, we will pause to reflect on the greatness of the man and to re-commit ourselves to his principles of fairness and justice. Many of us have found his philosophy to be quite simple. He wanted all of us to treat one another with great dignity and respect. Turning talk into action, however, causes us the trouble.

January 11, 2007

Health

Emerging Scholars: Class of 2007

Each year it becomes increasingly difficult to select just 10 Emerging Scholars, because there are so many outstanding scholars of color in the academy who are breaking new ground in research, applying scholarship to public policy and grooming the next generation of leaders and professionals. Diverse’s 2007 Emerging Scholars are doing all of that, while setting records and earning the distinction of being the “first” or the “youngest” to win tenure or some impressive accolade.

January 10, 2007

Home

Dreams of Motherhood

There are few human endeavors that are as fundamentally personal, yet come with such far-reaching societal implications…

December 13, 2006

Latinx

Building Named After Civil War Hero With Possible KKK Connections Draws Controversy

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. After 205 members of the Middle Tennessee State University community signed a petition to change the name of the school’s Forrest Hall, the Student Government Association agreed.

November 27, 2006

Latinx

La Raza Program Seeks To Boost Hispanic College Student Retention

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jafet Carrasco doesn’t know anyone who has been to college besides his teachers. He hears people talk about credit hours, but he’s not sure what they are. And he knows college costs money, but not how much.

November 21, 2006

Students

South Carolina HBCU Launches Think Tank to Focus on Southern Black History, Culture and Policy

Claflin University is recruiting young scholars for a new institute focused on the study of African-American history…

October 18, 2006

Leadership & Policy

South Carolina HBCU Launches Institute to Focus on Southern Black History, Culture and Policy

ORANGEBURG, S.C. Claflin University is recruiting young scholars for a new institute focused on the study of African-American history and culture in the South.

October 9, 2006

Students

The School of Spellings

Tough, passionate and perhaps “terrifying,” U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has been described…

October 4, 2006

STEM

Report: American Higher Ed System

The United States is taking a back seat to Japan, Korea and other global rivals when it comes to educating its citizens…

October 4, 2006