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Diverse on the Go

Diverse Executive Editor David Pluviose will be attending the National Race Amity Conference today through Saturday at the Boston Marriott in Quincy, Massachusetts. The conference, dedicated to bridging the racial divide in America, is celebrating its fifth anniversary.

November 18, 2015

Students

Brown Vowing Action After Officer Detains Dartmouth Student

by Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I.  – Brown University’s president is promising a full investigation and regular meetings on racial issues after a campus police officer handcuffed a student from another Ivy League school, an encounter officials called “heated and physical.” President Christina Paxson apologized in an email Saturday to the campus community for the “fear […]

November 15, 2015

Students

Southern California College Dean Resigns Amid Racial Issues

CLAREMONT, Calif. ― The dean of students at a small Southern California college resigned Thursday after protests linked to racial concerns on campus. Mary Spellman, who held the position at Claremont McKenna College since 2010, announced her resignation in an email to students. “I believe it is the best way to gain closure of a […]

November 13, 2015

Students

Yale Students March Over Concerns About Racial Sensitivity

Hundreds of Yale students and supporters marched across campus Monday to protest what they see as racial insensitivity at the elite Ivy League school

November 9, 2015

Faculty & Staff

UC Berkeley Astronomer Marcy Resigns Over Student Sexual Harassment

A prominent astronomer resigned Wednesday from the University of California, Berkeley, after an investigation found he sexually harassed female students over many years, two top administrators said.

October 14, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of Washington Names Cauce as President

The University of Washington Board of Regents on Tuesday chose Ana Mari Cauce to be the school’s next president.

October 13, 2015

African-American

In Case You Missed It…

STEM Initiative to Focus on Minority Women, Girls Race a Factor in Access to Education in Latin American Diaspora Colleges, Corporations Work Together on Inclusion History Leads to Diversity When it Comes to Asian Americans

October 9, 2015

African-American

University of Missouri Police Investigate Report of Racism

University of Missouri authorities are investigating a report of someone using racial slurs on campus.

October 6, 2015

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Administrators: Institutions Must Continue to Push Diversity Efforts

Despite the country’s desperate desire to proclaim itself post-racial, higher education institutions have to continue to be conscious of race and proactive in their diversity efforts.

September 24, 2015

Students

Grad Student Takes Bold Step in Race Relations Dialogue

Recently, a college student in Buffalo, New York, made what I believe was a sincere effort to begin some talks about race.

September 23, 2015

Students

Same-race Student/TA Relationships Result in Better Performance

Students perform better in classes taken with teaching assistants who come from the same racial background, according to a new paper that purports to be the first ever to examine TA-student race relations.

September 21, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Regents Blast Draft of University’s Intolerance Declaration

Members of the University of California Board of Regents on Thursday blasted a first draft of systemwide principles defining intolerance — saying it fails to address the problem of anti-Semitism on its campuses.

September 17, 2015