Tag: Race: Page 41

Students

Presidents: Outcomes Promising for Underprivileged at Elite Institutions

One part of a panel discussion at The New York Times Schools for Tomorrow conference touched on data that indicates that underprivileged students are more likely to graduate when enrolled at elite institutions as compared to less-selective institutions.

September 17, 2015

Students

Ohio University Student Sues Sorority for 2014 Injury

An Ohio University student is suing a sorority at the Athens school for an injury she suffered at the chapter house in 2014.

August 31, 2015

Asian American Pacific Islander

Teens, Blacks See Job Gains for July

It looks as though lots of teenagers landed summer jobs in July.

August 11, 2015

Opinion

Adolescent Mentorship Programs: Does Race Matter?

It is critical to understand how issues of power and social difference play out between mentor and mentee.

August 6, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Symbols Shape What We Think and Believe in America

Now that the exhilaration of the removal of the Confederate battle flag has subsided a bit, let’s reflect upon it and pose a question or two.

August 5, 2015

HBCUs

Court: Chipmaker Marvell owes Carnegie Mellon $278M, not $1.54B

NEW YORK ― A federal appeals court reduced a judgment against chipmaker Marvell Technology by more than $1.25 billion, but still says the company owes Carnegie Mellon University $278 million for patent infringement.

August 4, 2015

Students

University of Akron: We’re not Closing Multicultural Center

The University of Akron joined a growing list of colleges and universities exercising severe fiscal belt-tightening in the new budget year when it announced this week that 213 staffers were losing their jobs. The university is attempting to offset a reported $40 million deficit.

July 30, 2015

Faculty & Staff

LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR.

LAWRENCE T. POTTER JR. has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of La Verne, effective August 10. He was a professor and dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University. He earned a bachelor’s from Stillman College, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Missouri.

July 28, 2015

Faculty & Staff

CARLOS PATO

CARLOS PATO has been appointed dean of the College of Medicine at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He was Franz Alexander Professor of Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences and chair of the psychiatry department at the University of Southern California. Pato earned a bachelor’s from Brown University and an M.D. from the University of Cincinnati.

July 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

With Africa Tour, Obama Establishes Himself as the “Diversity” President

And you thought President Obama singing “Amazing Grace” at the Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s wake in Charleston was a bold statement of his identity as an African- American president.

July 26, 2015

Health

In Case You Missed It…

Hidden Biases Contribute to Inequities in Health Care, Experts Say College Graduates Living Longer as Well as Prospering Race Out, Creativity In for Achieving Diversity Goals Congress Pondering How to Catch Up With Education

July 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Lincoln University Professor’s Facebook Comments Stir Controversy

Lincoln University professor Dr. Kaukab Siddique has made waves over anti-Semitic, misogynistic and homophobic comments on his Facebook page.

July 23, 2015