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A First, More Than Half of University of New Mexico Freshmen Are Minorities

A First, More Than Half of University of New Mexico Freshmen Are MinoritiesALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  Minority students make up just over half of new freshmen at the University of New Mexico (UNM) for the first time in the school’s history. UNM enrolled a record 3,086 freshmen this fall. That includes 1,550 Hispanics, American Indians and other […]

December 15, 2004

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Brown University Expands Faculty to Stay Competitive

Brown University Expands Faculty to Stay CompetitivePROVIDENCE, R.I.After 11 years on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Catherine Lutz was eager to relocate. Her husband, a doctor, was tired of a lengthy commute to work. Brown University was one of several universities Lutz spoke to and the first to […]

November 17, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Preparing Students for Success In the Academy

Preparing Students for Success In the AcademyBy Dr. Carlton Pickron and Trevor V. Hodge, M.EdIn spite of the growing body of political and intellectual rhetoric regarding student success in the academy, the need has never been greater to redefine where the burden of responsibility lies to ensure such success. For the past 10 years, politicians, […]

November 17, 2004

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Keeping Students Afloat

Keeping Students AfloatNoel-Levitz awards recognize retention programs that generate resultsBy Crystal L. KeelsSink or swim. That has been the prevailing climate of higher education in the past — students will either find their way through, or find their way out of institutions of higher learning. But since roughly the late 1980s and through the 1990s, […]

October 20, 2004

Leadership & Policy

University of Virginia Panel Recommends Diversity Officer

University of Virginia Panel Recommends Diversity Officer, Collaboration with HBCUs  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. A committee that was formed after racially tinged incidents at the University of Virginia recommended recently the creation of an officer for “diversity and equity” who would report to the president. The panel also recommended the development of an academic program on issues […]

October 20, 2004

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Know Your Enemy: The Assault on Diversity

Know Your Enemy: The Assault on DiversityWhile policy-makers and educational administrators decry the underrepresentation of African American students in institutions of higher education, groups like the Center for Individual Rights (CIR) work to limit African American presence on campuses even more. While innovative programmers build programs that will attract African American students to their campuses, […]

September 8, 2004

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Taking it to the NEXT LEVEL

Taking it to the NEXT LEVELBy Ronald RoachFew former college presidents can boast of a career as accomplished and varied as Dr. Michael L. Lomax. His résumé, which include tenure as a college professor, 12 years in political office as the Fulton County executive in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and the presidency of Dillard University […]

September 8, 2004

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Hip-Hop Images Blamed for Seducing Minority Youth Into Smoking

Hip-Hop Images Blamed for Seducing Minority Youth Into Smoking ATLANTA The colorful images on the boxes of Kool cigarettes depict the urban nightlife. On one, a disc jockey scratches a record. On another, people are captured dancing mid-bounce. Other trendy cigarette brands feature a blend of menthol tobacco with flavors like berry, mocha, coconut or […]

September 8, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Award-Winning Approaches to Retention

Award-Winning Approaches to RetentionHigher education consulting firm Noel-Levitz recognizes a handful of universities with the most effective retention programsRetaining incoming freshmen is one of the most critical issues colleges and universities face, particularly among minority, poor and first-generation students. Though university retention programs share many similarities, institutions take many different and innovative approaches to best […]

July 16, 2004

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Hispanics, Blacks Underrepresented Among Cal State Faculty

Hispanics, Blacks Underrepresented Among Cal State FacultyLONG BEACH, Calif.Black and Hispanic teachers at California State University are underrepresented despite an increase in minority hiring by the nation’s largest public university system over the past 16 years, according to a report released last month.The study, prepared by the California Research Bureau, examined the gender and ethnic […]

July 16, 2004

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Texas Minority Groups Seek Continuation of Admissions Policy

Texas Minority Groups Seek Continuation of Admissions PolicyAUSTIN, Texas Eliminating Texas’ race-neutral college admissions law often touted by President Bush would be detrimental to the diversity of the state’s colleges and universities, two minority groups argued last month. Some state lawmakers say they plan to repeal Texas’ top 10 percent law, which allows automatic admission […]

July 14, 2004

Faculty & Staff

The Best Is yet to Come

The Best Is yet to ComeWomen of color have risen to the top ranks in higher education, and observers agree that more leadership opportunities are on the horizonBy Kendra HamiltonIn some ways the picture for women of color in higher education leadership has never looked brighter. “We have Ruth Simmons, a woman of amazing grace […]

June 16, 2004