Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 86

Students

Challenging Issues for Academia

Disparities in achievement and educating for a diverse culture are the focus of new books by leading scholars in education.

August 22, 2007

African-American

Kmart launches multicultural doll brands as popularity of ethnic toys grows

CHICAGO Toy store aisles are getting a multicultural makeover.

August 12, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Minority Junior Professors Less Satisfied With Campus Climate Than White Professors

Minority professors at both private and public institutions are not as satisfied as their White counterparts with their institutions. According to a report by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education, or COACHE, campus climate plays a significant role in the satisfaction disparity.

August 6, 2007

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Taking Students Where “They Never Thought They Could Be”

In the quest to recruit and retain minority students, Dr. Beverly Richardson – provost of Mercer County Community College’s James Kerney campus (downtown Trenton, NJ) – has surpassed most expectations.

August 5, 2007

Students

Bi News Briefs

At Central State: Prosecutors Resume Investigation; Fund-Raising Drive Benefits Needy Students

July 14, 2007

Students

Cyber Diversity – online instruction

It’s not unusual that all 15 students in one of Dr. Maureen Eke’s African American literature course sections at Central Michigan University are White. What’s striking, however, is that Black students and their Black professor from a campus located hundreds of miles away are beamed onto a large television screen to join Dr. Eke and her students in class discussions and lectures.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Alabama’s Decree Of Difficulty

Despite a court order, achieving racial parity still appears a long way off

July 14, 2007

Students

The Epitome of Inequality

Alabama’s all-but-level higher education playing field is a case study in what’s wrong with higher education’s commitment to equity and diversity

July 14, 2007

Students

Kirwan’s Way

Ohio State University’s new president has taken a strong stand on diversity. Some say his is an example of the type of commitment White male senior executives need to make if higher education’s dreams of diversity are to be realized.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

The tough sell – James Hill, University of Texas – Cover Story

With the appointment of its first African American vice president, the University of Texas tries to overcome its legacy of minority exclusion

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

ACE report urges nontraditional admissions criteria – American Council on Education

WASHINGTON When it comes to admissions practices, the status quo has got to go. That was the core message of the American Council on Education’s (ACE) latest status report highlighting progress in the growth of minority students and faculty on American campuses.

July 14, 2007

Students

The Power & Pain of Multicultural Politics on Campus

When votes came in a few weeks ago for new student senators at California State University Northridge (CSUN), most of the winners were students of color. While that shouldn’t seem unusual for a multi-ethnic campus where minorities constitute 62 percent of the 27,000 students, it was a noteworthy departure from past elections.

July 14, 2007