Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 37

Students

Diversity Candidate? Trump’s No Voice for Diversity

Donald Trump’s speeches provide a clear message on his stance on diversity issues.

July 24, 2016

Students

Management Leadership Program Aims to Boost Workforce Diversity

Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) provides minority students with one-on-one leadership coaching, role-playing exercises and networking opportunities to groom them for future management positions.

July 24, 2016

African-American

GMU Law School Renaming a Possible Roadblock to Diversity

George Mason University moves forward with plans to foster diversity despite the controversy surrounding the renaming the law school after the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

July 24, 2016

Students

Free Community College Program Preparing to Launch in San Diego

Free community college is coming to San Diego. This fall, the first cohort of 201 students will participate in the San Diego Promise pilot program.

July 21, 2016

Students

Why Small Liberal Arts Colleges Should Embrace Diversity

Smaller, largely historically White colleges got a wake-up call when they found their easygoing, liberal-minded students lined up chanting “Black Lives Matter” and vehemently demanding inclusion and justice for all.

July 20, 2016

Students

Unconventional Approach Propels Evergreen State College

A unique learning environment thrives at the Pacific Northwest school.

July 20, 2016

African-American

Yale Rehires Black Man who Broke Window Depicting Slavery

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― A Black former Yale University dining services worker who used a broomstick to smash a stained-glass window depicting slaves and then resigned has gotten his job back. Corey Menafee said he destroyed the window inside Calhoun College because he found it offensive. The name of the residential college has sparked protests […]

July 20, 2016

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Names Robert J. Jones of SUNY-Albany as Chancellor

Dr. Robert J. Jones, the president of the State University of New York at Albany has been selected to become the next chancellor of the University at Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

July 19, 2016

Students

California K-12 Students to Get More Robust LGBT Representation in Curriculum

California’s K-12 students will be learning more about the contributions of the LGBT community in the public school curriculum, as early as this fall.

July 19, 2016

African-American

Man Who Smashed Window Depicting Slaves Wants His Job Back

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Yale University and a former dining services worker who smashed a stained-glass window depicting slaves are discussing whether he can have his old job back, his attorney said Monday. Corey Menafee resigned last month after taking a broomstick to the window inside the dining hall at Calhoun College. Menafee, who is […]

July 18, 2016

Students

Bahng’s Tenure Controversy Remains Cloud Over Ivy League for Asian American Studies Advocates

For Sera Kwon, Dr. Aimee Bahng’s situation raises larger questions about the viability of a career in academe, particularly in ethnic studies.

July 17, 2016

Students

Portland State University Views Diversity Efforts Through Eyes of Marginalized

Portland State’s Equity Lens panels and Diversity Action Council regularly assess the university’s four-year strategic plan.

July 17, 2016