Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 50

African-American

University of Missouri Police Investigate Report of Racism

University of Missouri authorities are investigating a report of someone using racial slurs on campus.

October 6, 2015

Faculty & Staff

USF Bike-sharing Program Offering Free Rides to Students

More than 1,300 University of South Florida students have signed up for the university’s recently launched bicycling-sharing program.

October 5, 2015

Students

In Case You Missed It…

Education Secretary Bluntly Addresses Racial Disparities Dr. Sybil Mobley, Founder of FAMU School of Business, Dies Tough Road Ahead for HBCU Initiative Boss Toldson An Asian American Coming of Age Tale: Campus Racism

October 1, 2015

Students

U.S. Colleges Seek to Integrate Chinese Students Better

The multitudes of Chinese students attending American universities are approaching college as less of a life experience and more as a transaction, educators worry, leading to measures to help them integrate.

September 29, 2015

HBCUs

University of Delaware: Lantern Remnants Mistaken for Nooses

The remnants of lanterns hanging from trees were mistaken this week for nooses, prompting a social media frenzy at the University of Delaware and a police investigation of a possible hate crime, the campus police chief said Wednesday.

September 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Regents Blast Draft of University’s Intolerance Declaration

Members of the University of California Board of Regents on Thursday blasted a first draft of systemwide principles defining intolerance — saying it fails to address the problem of anti-Semitism on its campuses.

September 17, 2015

Students

UC Berkeley Launches African American Initiative

The University of California-Berkeley is taking steps toward making its campus a more welcoming environment for African-American students, faculty, and staff.

September 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Relevancy? A Glance at U.S. Demographics Provides Answer

Not a week goes by where those of us in the HBCU community are confronted with the question of the continued relevancy of HBCUs.

September 9, 2015

Students

Higher Ed Community Mourns Loss of ‘Hero to Many’

Higher education administrators are mourning the loss of one of their veteran colleagues — Dr. James A. Hefner — who blazed an admirable trail in nearly half a century of service as provost of two institutions, president of two universities and adviser to scores of colleagues along the way.

September 1, 2015

Community Colleges

MARK MATSUMOTO

MARK MATSUMOTO has been appointed dean of the School of Engineering at the University of California, Merced. He was associate dean of research and graduate education in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside. Matsumoto earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Irvine, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Davis.

August 26, 2015

Students

Book Tackles Best Practices Within Higher Education

When it comes to examining best practices within higher education, majority institutions should take a look at work being done at many of the nation’s minority-serving institutions.

August 12, 2015

African-American

HBCU Exchange Program Leads Students to China

HBCU-China Scholar Network’s study abroad students gain knowledge, experience and understanding during two-week trip.

August 12, 2015