Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 72

Students

La. Gov. Bobby Jindal Defends SUNO/UNO Merger in House Committee

Merging historically Black Southern University at New Orleans with the largely White University of New Orleans would give students better educational opportunities, Gov. Bobby Jindal told a Louisiana House committee.

May 4, 2011

Students

Race Complaints Persist With La. Governor Jindal’s Plan To Merge Schools

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal renews a politically and racially charged argument that pops up periodically in the roughly 20 states that have public, four-year institutions known as historically Black colleges and universities.

April 27, 2011

African-American

Global Forum: International Education Today To Prepare the Leaders of Tomorrow

Universities can no longer afford to allow students to graduate without an understanding of the global community.

April 24, 2011

Students

Recent Law School Graduates Face the Tightest Job Market in Years

But amid lingering industry wide uncertainties, officials at some law schools are scrambling to ensure that underrepresented minorities get jobs.

April 20, 2011

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Louisiana Legislators Introduce Bill to Merge SUNO and UNO Campuses

Lawmakers proposing the consolidation of the historically Black Southern University at New Orleans with the largely White campus of the University of New Orleans are recommending a merger more sweeping than the idea backed by state higher education leaders.

April 17, 2011

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Diversity award bestowed upon University of Colorado-Denver med school professor

Arthur Gutierrez-Hartmann’s efforts described as ‘tireless’ and critical to young investigators’ success.

April 11, 2011

Community Colleges

Middle Colleges Grow in Number and Target Lower-Income, Minority Students

This fall, Maryland will become the latest in a growing number of states to open a “middle college,” or a high school housed on a college campus.

April 7, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Can Universities Keep the Minority Students They Woo?

Black and Latino students are, on average, far less likely to graduate in six years than their White and Asian peers.

February 23, 2011

Students

Educators Seek Out More Minorities to Study Abroad

Educators want more minority students to study abroad because the experience is seen as crucial to student development, yet minority participation badly lags their overall presence on college campuses.

February 22, 2011

African-American

Ohio Universities Defend Affirmative Action Strategies in Their Admissions

Two universities accused in a new report of giving minority students an unfair edge in the admissions process defended their practices as being legitimate strategies to expand access and enhance diversity on campus.

February 15, 2011

Students

Dormitories Seen as Retention Tools at Urban, Commuter Schools

In efforts to improve retention rates, commuter colleges are looking to an unusual suspect: residence halls.

January 30, 2011

African-American

Accounting Giant Ernst & Young Seeks To Attract More Minority Hires

Ernst & Young actively recruits at about 200 universities nationwide and partners with the National Association of Black Accountants and other groups to extend its outreach.

January 6, 2011