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Archaeologists Search for Texas Plantation Remains

Archaeologists are combing through a site about 50 miles northwest of Houston that nearly two centuries ago became Texas’ largest plantation and then a staging area for Gen. Sam Houston’s troops before the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.

August 23, 2009

African-American

Gene Variant Predicts Racial Disparity in Hepatitis Treatment Success

Scientists say they’ve found a big reason why treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection works better for White patients than for African-Americans. It’s a tiny variation in a gene.

August 17, 2009

African-American

Black male university enrollment still lags

More than a year after the Mississippi College Board launched a fact-finding mission to bolster the number of black males attending and graduating college, no specific recommendations are in hand.  According to clarionledger.com, a statewide task force has met a few times since its creation in June 2008, but officials say it could be at […]

August 9, 2009

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CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE

For more than two decades, Dr. Warren M. Washington, one of the nation’s leading meteorologists, has been among the U.S. scientists that have studied and predicted the long-term impact greenhouse gas emissions.

August 5, 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

Students

Creating a Sustainable Pipeline

After the Massachusetts Institute of Technology came under fire for a lack of diversity among its tenured faculty, the school’s administration is taking steps to ensure it is welcoming to faculty of color.

February 17, 2009

African-American

Most of Little Rock 9 Headed to Inauguration

President-elect Barack Obama has said the Little Rock Nine’s courage in desegregating an Arkansas public school helped make the opportunities in his life possible.

January 19, 2009

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Diverse Calendar

Dec. 27-30 Modern Language Association 124th Annual Convention Hilton San Francisco San Francisco Marriott Fairmont San Francisco San Francisco Web: www.mla.org Jan. 4-7 International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement 22nd Annual World Congress Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina Vancouver, BC, Canada Web: www.icsei2009.org Jan. 4-7 National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship 6th Annual Conference […]

November 26, 2008

Students

Diversity Now

As the University of Illinois prepares to commemorate the anniversary of Project 500, its ambitious fast-tracked minority recruitment program of 1968, alumni and faculty say they remain gratified by its legacy.

October 29, 2008

African-American

University of Maryland Archaeologists Find African ‘Spirit Bundle’

University of Maryland archaeologists have found what they believe to be one of the earliest examples of the spiritual traditions brought to North America by African slaves.

October 22, 2008

Students

Building a Black Male Learning Community

A center at the University of West Georgia focused on Black male students prepares them for college success and beyond.

October 7, 2008

African-American

Native Roots and a Multicultural Future

Established as a school for American Indians, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke has become the most diverse institution among master’s-granting universities in the state.

October 1, 2008