Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 76

Faculty & Staff

LEGENDS OF THE ACADEMY

For this special edition on ‘Higher Education Careers,’ Diverse caught up with some legends whose careers have made an indelible impact on the academy. We found that even in retirement, or semi-retirement, these pioneers n

November 11, 2009

STEM

CSU Chancellor Expects Minority Enrollment to Remain Steady Amid Budget Cuts

Despite massive cuts and closed enrollments at the California State University system, the percentage of minority students is not expected to drop, Chancellor Charles B. Reed said Tuesday in a press briefing.

November 10, 2009

Students

Temple University’s Commitment to Diversity Questioned

When budgetary cuts become necessary at a college, the programs and departments most vulnerable are often the least fundamental to a school’s central mission. But when an institution has been ranked as the most diverse student body in higher education, it can be difficult to explain why an office that caters to multicultural students was downsized dramatically.

October 27, 2009

Students

UW Bothell Chancellor Champions For Diversity Among College Leadership

The under-representation of minorities, particularly Asian-Americans, in U.S. college presidencies can be due to the fact that many potential minority leaders in the faculty ranks are “ignored” and “overlooked,” said University of Washington Bothell Chancellor Dr. Kenyon S. Chan, who encourages chancellors to think hard about how they develop leadership on their campuses.

October 20, 2009

Students

LASTWORD: PREPPING FOR THE PROFESSORIATE

Professional development mentoring, for the professoriate, is a postsecondary tool that can be used by graduate faculty to complement graduate students’ formal doctoral level course work.

October 14, 2009

MSIs

OPENCOURSEWARE: AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

Today, higher education in the U.S. is facing signifi- cant challenges, most notably those resulting from the economic downturn.

October 14, 2009

African-American

First-year Black Student Enrollment Drop Raises Diversity Concerns at University of Maryland

The institutional research office at the University of Maryland-College Park released startling numbers showing that among first-year students African-Americans experienced a 28-percent drop in the number of enrollees from 539 in 2008 to 387 in 2009 at the flagship campus.

October 11, 2009

Students

SPECTRUM: FROM DESPAIR TO DISCOVERY

Dr. Raul Cuero was one of 10 children born in abject poverty in Buenaventura, Colombia, to parents who could not read and write. Lacking books, he indulged his curiosity by investigating the creatures around him.

September 30, 2009

MSIs

More Diversity Sought Among U.S. Participants in Study Abroad Programs

International education advocates say study abroad programs need to step up their efforts to recruit and retain minority students.

September 29, 2009

Home

Pupils don’t aim high enough for college

Four years ago, two of the most influential researchers in higher education dove into a huge pool of data hoping to answer a bedeviling question: Why do so many students who start college fail to graduate?

September 10, 2009

Home

SHIPPING IN

For a second consecutive year, the Naval Academy has admitted its most diverse class, and its work isn’t done.

September 2, 2009

Students

MARYLAND NEWS NUGGETS

The Old Line State has variety of institutions from Asian-serving and historically Black universities to a military academy and a plethora of community colleges.

September 2, 2009