Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 101

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Interim University of Colorado President Seeks to Study Student Diversity

Interim University of Colorado President Hank Brown wants a committee to recommend how to increase diversity following several racial Story:

August 4, 2005

Students

The Results of Dedication

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July 27, 2005

Students

UMass Chancellor’s Diversity Plan Draws Fire From Students, Faculty

University of Massachusetts students and faculty members sharply criticized Chancellor John Lombardi’s proposal to improve campus diversity issues… Story:

April 20, 2005

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Anorexia, Bulimia Becoming ‘Equal Opportunity Disorders’

Liza LeGrand’s odyssey started with anorexia in her early 20s, eventually evolving to include classic binge and purge episodes… Story:

April 20, 2005

African-American

Desperately Seeking Students

Desperately Seeking StudentsSeveral public flagships attempt to reverse disturbing declines in Black student college enrollment By Lydia LumAs high-school seniors begin to choose colleges in the coming months, officials at many public flagships nervously hope that their renewed outreach to Black students reverses steep and disappointing enrollment drops. Those declines, some of them by double-digit […]

March 23, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Penn State Black Caucus Calls School’s Response to Racism ‘Halfhearted’

Penn State Black Caucus Calls School’s Response to Racism ‘Halfhearted’STATE COLLEGE, Pa. The Penn State Black Caucus called on students, administrators and university President Graham Spanier to assure the safety of minorities on campus and claimed the school takes a halfhearted approach to racial tensions.“This is about students’ rights, students’ welfare,” caucus President Ed Smith […]

March 23, 2005

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Naval Academy Sees Decline in Minority Applicants

Naval Academy Sees Decline in Minority ApplicantsANNAPOLIS, Md. Naval Academy officials expressed concern in early March over a 22.5 percent drop in minority applicants from last year. The decline, however, was consistent with an overall drop in applications to the Annapolis military college. Although the decline only slightly exceeds an overall 21.9 percent decline in […]

March 23, 2005

Latinx

Wiring Schools For Success

Wiring Schools For SuccessLawmakers revive bill to assist minority-serving  institutions in upgrading technology infrastructureBy Charles DervaricsIt is no secret that many historically Black colleges and universities are trailing behind TWIs (Traditional White Institutions) in the technology race. In fact, a 2000 study conducted by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) for […]

February 23, 2005

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Survey: Minority Business School Professors

Survey: Minority Business School Professors Positively Impacting Students’ Career Decisions MONTVALE, NJA survey of undergraduate and graduate students and business school deans at U.S. colleges and universities reveals that minority professors are having an overwhelming impact on the career decisions of both minority and non-minority students. When asked, 85 percent of minority student respondents said […]

February 23, 2005

Leadership & Policy

University of Oregon Opens American Indian Longhouse on Campus

University of Oregon Opens American Indian Longhouse on CampusEUGENE, Ore. Nearly 20 years after it was proposed, the University of Oregon has opened an American Indian longhouse, a community center traditional to many Native American peoples in the Pacific Northwest and around the country.The 3,000-square-foot building stands as a symbol of two generations of effort, […]

February 9, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Former La Raza Leader Joins ASU To Develop Hispanic-Based Community Development Institute

Former La Raza Leader Joins ASU To Develop Hispanic-Based Community Development InstitutePHOENIXThe former head of the Washington-based National Council of La Raza joined Arizona State University earlier this month. Raul Yzaguirre will develop a Hispanic-based community development institute and bolster the school’s efforts to raise money, recruit minority faculty and students and accelerate partnerships with […]

January 26, 2005

Sports

Study: Few Minority Football Coaches Reflects Leadership

Study: Few Minority Football Coaches Reflects LeadershipORLANDO, Fla. The dearth of minorities who are college football head coaches reflects the lack of diversity among campus and conference leaders, a University of Central Florida study released in November concludes. UCF’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport found there were five Blacks and one Hispanic employed […]

December 15, 2004