Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 63

Faculty & Staff

Urban League Develops Future Leaders Through Saturday Program

The Greater Baltimore Urban League is addressing an urgent need to bring literacy training, academic support and self-esteem cultivation to underrepresented students.

November 5, 2013

HBCUs

1 Shot at North Carolina A&T

Shots fired on homecoming weekend at North Carolina A&T State University prompted a brief campus lockdown after a 21-year-old man was wounded by a bullet fired from a “considerable distance,” authorities said.

November 3, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Society of Women Engineers Conference Offers Women Connections and Support

Nearly 6,000 women engineers attended the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) annual conference to sharpen their skills, network and meet recruiters.

October 27, 2013

Home

Experts Fear Potential Negative Impact of Revamped GED on Underrepresented

The new exam will cost more, and it will also be computerized. Experts say the earliest indications are that it will be more rigorous.

October 16, 2013

Students

Just the Stats: Higher Minority Participation in Community College Support Programs

Community Colleges continue to evolve, and as they do they experience new struggles with accountability measures, the increase in student diversity and financial constraints.

October 16, 2013

Students

Judge Hears Voting Lawsuit Involving University of Alabama Greeks

University of Alabama sorority and fraternity members, many of whom registered to vote illegally, wrongly swayed a city election after being urged to the polls by illegal offers of booze, concert tickets and peer pressure, a lawyer for a failed candidate told a judge Tuesday.

October 15, 2013

Disabilties

Special Report: Recruitment and Retention in Higher Ed

Low participation and completion rates in STEM majors among underrepresented minorities; programs that are being developed to help the college experience of students with autism; a reevaluation of the IPEDS definition of graduates; and increased recruiting efforts to attract more women into business programs.

October 10, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Former ‘On the Money’ Host Brings Talents, Skills to NYU

In her new position as a faculty member at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Carmen Wong Ulrich is helping to increase the school’s exposure and recruit Hispanics into STEM.

October 9, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Bynum Appointed MVSU President

The College Board unanimously voted Tuesday to appoint William Bynum as the next president of Mississippi Valley State University.

October 8, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Tennessee State U. to Host Tree-Planting Ceremony

Tennessee State University is hosting a tree-planting event to promote its commitment to building an urban forest by planting trees on the Nashville campus.

October 1, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Howard U. President Ribeau Retires

The president of Howard University — regarded by many as one of the nation’s most prestigious Black universities — has announced that he will retire from his post in December after five years on the job.

October 1, 2013

African-American

When It Comes to Health, Environment Remains a Major Factor

To become a society with better health — not just better health coverage — we must also look at the role “place” plays in the lives of minority communities.

September 30, 2013