Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 71

Students

Top 100 Degree Producers, 2014

For several years now, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education has produced the Top 100 Degree Producers rankings of the institutions that confer the most degrees to minority students.   Click the link above to discover the institutions that confer the most degrees to students of color.  Ranked institutions are searchable by institution name, state, discipline or race/ethnicity of graduates.

September 29, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue

Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.

September 3, 2011

African-American

Tulsa Remembered

During the events surrounding the John Hope Franklin Park groundbreaking in November 2008, the late Dr. Franklin, in one of his last public interviews, talks about his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the newly dedicated park, and his long held hope for racial harmony in the U.S. (video courtesy of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation.)

September 1, 2011

HBCUs

For Public HBCUs, A New Type of Advocacy

Dr. Lorenzo Esters of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, rallies higher education stakeholders behind effort to boost funding for public historically Black college and universities.

August 30, 2011

Home

Va. Tech Lockdown Recalls 2007 Shooting Spree

Memories of the worst mass school shooting in U.S. history at Virginia Tech came flooding back when the campus locked down after reports of a man with a gun, although some who were told to stay indoors treated the warnings with a shrug.

August 7, 2011

African-American

State Colleges Seeking More Out-of-State, International Students Amid Fiscal Crunch

For state institutions, the monetary incentive of affluent students paying higher tuition could squeeze out low-income minorities.

July 19, 2011

HBCUs

Aspiring Business Students with International Immersion Experience in High Demand

Large U.S. companies, such as General Electric Co., Caterpillar Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Wal-Mart, are all hiring for jobs abroad as markets such as Asia continue to grow briskly.

July 12, 2011

African-American

UNCF Green Building Institute Focuses on Helping Schools Find Funds, Save on Costs

Obama administration officials and environmental and finance experts advised at the UNCF Building Green Learning Institute on how UNCF campuses can enhance sustainability measures within buildings while saving on costs.

June 19, 2011

Students

Michigan Two- and Four-Year Colleges Team Up To Boost Minority STEM Enrollment

In Michigan, the alliance builds on a five-year effort by the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University and Western Michigan University. Between 2005 and 2010, those universities increased the number of STEM bachelor’s degrees awarded to underrepresented minority students by almost 50 percent.

June 13, 2011

Home

Study: Minority Youth Have Big Media Appetite

Minority youth spend more than half their day consuming media content, a rate that’s 4.5 hours greater than their White counterparts, according to a Northwestern University report released Wednesday.

June 9, 2011

Students

Diversity Still Matters in Michigan

Five years since Proposition 2 dismantled Michigan’s race-based programs from state-funded institutions, schools still refuse to abandon diversity.

June 8, 2011

Students

Commentary: The Asian Pacific American Paradox

While Asian Pacific Americans are no rarity on campus, they remain on the margins.

June 6, 2011