Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 49

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

Sports

Yale University Officials Respond to Discrimination Concerns

Yale University officials have responded to complaints regarding a perceived antagonistic atmosphere toward minority students at the prestigious Ivy League institution.

November 8, 2015

HBCUs

5 Stabbed, Attacker Killed at U. of California, Merced

An assailant stabbed five people as students headed to class at a rural university campus in central California before police shot and killed him, authorities said Wednesday.

November 4, 2015

Students

Ole Miss Removes Mississippi Flag with Confederate Emblem

The University of Mississippi quietly removed the state flag with its Confederate battle emblem from its place of honor on campus Monday morning after students and faculty called it a divisive symbol that undermines efforts to promote diversity, tolerance and respect.

October 26, 2015

Students

Scholars of Color Making Academic Research More Culturally Relevant

A basic approach of conducting research, publishing work and focusing on information dissemination is key to making academic work relevant for the higher ed community and the people they serve.

October 19, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Dayton Expands Men of Color Mentoring Program

DAYTON, Ohio — Miles Tidd is now a solid, focused senior at Belmont High School who holds down a job and has an eye on attending The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina.

October 18, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Tennessee Lawmaker Considering Bill to Allow College Faculty to be Armed

A Republican state lawmaker says he might offer legislation authorizing faculty and employees at Tennessee’s public higher education institutions to carry firearms and have “the best chance possible to defend themselves” if there’s a campus shooting.

October 15, 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

Students

Enrollment Up 24 Percent at College on Navajo Nation

Enrollment is up at the country’s first tribally controlled college.

October 8, 2015

Sports

Bryant U. Basketball Assistant Coach Chris Burns Comes Out

Division I men’s basketball has its first openly gay coach.

October 8, 2015

Leadership & Policy

KIMBREA J. BROWNING

KIMBREA J. BROWNING has been appointed vice president for enrollment management at Union Institute & University. Browning was senior director of admissions at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. She earned a bachelor’s from Murray State University in Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Phoenix-Maryland Campus.

October 8, 2015

Students

Wichita State Chapel Change to Help Muslims Draws Complaints

WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State University has announced plans to review changes to a campus chapel after critics took aim at the university for renovating the space to accommodate Muslims. The Wichita Eagle reports the university in May renovated the Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel and removed the tiny altar and pews after Muslims at […]

October 7, 2015