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Gender-matched Role Models Are Important for Women, But Not for Men

A two-part study published in the latest issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly finds that women benefit more than men from having same-gender examples of success…

February 14, 2006

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Survey: Parents and Students Satisfied with Current Math/Science Education

As the math and science achievement of American students continues to lag behind the international competition…

February 14, 2006

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University of Alaska Gender Gap Ranks Second

The University of Alaska’s gender gap ranks second in the nation, according to findings prepared by…

January 11, 2006

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University of Alaska Gender Gap Ranks Second in Nation; More Women Seek Degrees

The University of Alaska’s gender gap ranks second in the nation, according to findings prepared by…

December 20, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Despite Improvements in Gender Equity at University of Tennessee, Women Still Lag

Full-time women faculty members at the University of Tennessee only make three-quarters…

December 1, 2005

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University of Missouri-Columbia Launches Effort to Recruit Male Teachers

After nearly a decade as an elementary school teacher, Steven Cook is a natural…

November 30, 2005

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A Quiet Crisis

The higher college enrollment and graduation rates of women versus men has long been considered a crisis in the Black community. But the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute recently addressed a similar…

November 16, 2005

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A Quiet Crisis

The higher college enrollment and graduation rates of women versus men has long been considered…

November 16, 2005

Sports

Study: Gender, Race Gap Still Exists in Sports Front Offices, Sidelines

The WNBA was the only major professional sports league to receive top marks in a comprehensive…

November 16, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Reluctant Discussions

Reluctant Discussions Long before Hurricane Katrina hit, the academy was already looking more closely at the issue of class in regards to diversity. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policies, several colleges and universities, shying away from considering race, began to look at class via family income as […]

November 2, 2005

International

Public Enemy’s Chuck D Urges Students To Be Decisive

Chuck D, the primary voice behind rap group Public Enemy, urged students at East Carolina University…

November 2, 2005

Students

Class Matters

Skidmore College professor urges an examination of whether the academy ignores class in the push for diversity.

November 2, 2005