Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 62

Faculty & Staff

Protesting Utah Student Pays Tuition in $1 Bills

A University of Utah student says he paid his tuition bill with 2,000 one-dollar bills as a silent protest against the rising cost of college.

January 23, 2014

Students

New Reports Help Answer Expanding College Opportunity Challenge

The Education Trust organization released a pair of reports highlighting measures institutions can take to boost enrollment and graduation rates of underrepresented minorities and low-income students.

January 16, 2014

Health

Stress, Test-Avoidance, and Unmet Needs: Lessons Learned from Eldo Kim and the Model Minority Stereotype

Research has found that, although the idea of being a model minority seems like a positive perception of Asian Americans and their community, this designation has negative effects.

December 19, 2013

Students

Colorado Professor Suspended After Silent Protest

Naropa University professor Don Matthews filed a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after several African-American faculty left the university.

December 12, 2013

Students

Meningitis B Vaccinations Top 3K at Princeton

Princeton University reports more than 3,300 students have received meningitis B vaccinations since a mass vaccination got underway on campus Monday.

December 11, 2013

Students

Official: San Jose State Failed Student in Harassment Case

The president of a California university where four White students are accused of harassing a Black student says the school failed to adequately intervene or impose sanctions.

November 26, 2013

Community Colleges

In case you missed it …

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Poll: Minorities More Likely to Say College Degree is Key to Success Winston-Salem State Moves on to Playoffs as Fight Investigations Continue New SCSU President Tackles Enrollment, Financial Challenges Proposal to Disband UDC Sports Teams Delayed

November 21, 2013

Community Colleges

Diverse Campus Roundups

In this week’s news on campus, Brazilian students withdraw from Jackson State University amid safety concerns.

November 20, 2013

Students

Tenn. Students Petition to Keep Preacher off Campus

CHATTANOOGA Tenn.—Students at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, are asking the administration to take action against a street preacher after a fellow student was arrested while trying to talk to her.

November 19, 2013

Students

When It Comes to Inclusion, Ohio State’s Lee All In

As chief diversity officer, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and vice president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State, Dr. Valerie Lee manages one of the largest — if not the largest — diversity departments in higher education.

November 14, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Human Rights Campaign HBCU LGBT Summit Fosters New Leaders

30 LGBT student leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s HBCU Leadership and Career Summit for personal leadership and career training.

November 7, 2013

Students

Lehigh U. Diversity-focused Residence Hall Vandalized

Officials at Lehigh University said a student residence hall that’s dedicated to campus diversity was egged and defaced with spray paint.

November 6, 2013