Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 77

African-American

A MEDIATING FORCE

Home to a county with changing demographics, the College of Southern Maryland steps in to facilitate discussions surrounding race and class.

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

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Naval Academy Continues its Diversity Trend

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

September 2, 2009

Students

Toward A New Beginning

The global recession has highlighted the vital nature of college completion and affordability.

September 2, 2009

Students

Toward A New Beginning

The global recession has highlighted the vital nature of college completion and affordability.

August 30, 2009

Students

THE TOP 100: GRADUATE RANKINGS

The Top 100 degree tables published in this edition of Diverse, and the many more detailed tables included on the Diverse Web site, delineate the institutions that have conferred the most master’s, doctoral and first professional degrees to students of color in academic year 2007-2008.

July 22, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Doctoral Scholars Program Marks Milestone

After 16 years of providing support to doctoral students of color, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)-State Doctoral Scholars Program has produced its 456th doctoral graduate, an achievement noted Tuesday at the SREB’s annual meeting.

June 23, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Academic Hiring Trends Toward Part-time Faculty

Institutions have grown increasingly dependent on adjunct faculty over the last few decades, and scholars of color are ever present among this group.

June 10, 2009

Students

Colleges and Universities Must Not Rest On Their Laurels

Institutions must gear up to face new challenges, such as ensuring campus security, keeping up with technology and maintaining quality.

June 10, 2009

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Stimulus Jobs Likely To Be Unevenly Distributed Among Races

President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will do little to improve the unemployment rates of underrepresented minorities, particularly Blacks and Hispanics, in this country, says a new report conducted by researchers at New York University’s Graduate School of Public Service.

May 18, 2009

Community Colleges

First Black Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden Brings Community-conscious Approach to Job

When Dr. Wendell E. Pritchett becomes the first Black chancellor of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden — the southernmost of three regional campuses that make up The State University of New Jersey — he will preside over a campus that is steadily growing even as other institutions are experiencing a decline in enrollment.

May 4, 2009

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Scholars Debate the Efficacy of Race Versus Class-based Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Substituting class for race-conscious affirmative action may be more politically palatable, but it does little to improve racial diversity on college campuses, said affirmative action proponents at a debate Thursday evening.

April 16, 2009