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Faculty & Staff

Urban League Develops Future Leaders Through Saturday Program

The Greater Baltimore Urban League is addressing an urgent need to bring literacy training, academic support and self-esteem cultivation to underrepresented students.

November 5, 2013

African-American

Where Is the Village When We Need It?

The kids in my neighborhood were a part of the village. We had elders there who provided us with guidance, instruction and discipline.

October 31, 2013

Students

Happy Anniversary, Sydne҆e!

Today marks the sixth anniversary of Marketing Manager Sydne҆e Vann joining the Diverse team. Sydne҆e, whose door is always open, is responsible for promoting Diverse and educating the public on the company’s value and product services.

October 15, 2013

Students

Facts, Figures as Students Return to the Classroom

WASHINGTON — Schools and classrooms are spiffed up, maybe. New textbooks have been ordered, perhaps. Teachers are energized, hopefully. What’s certain is that millions of children in the United States are heading to school after the summer. Many are there for the first time, while others are in the final year of their formal education. […]

September 1, 2013

Students

Ohio Student Says Racist Campus Postings a ‘Joke’

An Oberlin College student acknowledged posting anti-Islam fliers and racist cards around the campus of the historically liberal Ohio university earlier this year, saying he meant them as a “joke” to provoke a reaction, according to statements he made after being detained by campus security.

August 26, 2013

African-American

Reflection on Original March on Washington

On August 28, 1963, some 250,000 people endured the sweltering sun and heat to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

August 22, 2013

African-American

Study Calls Attention to NYC Effort on Black and Latino Male College Readiness

While African-American and Latino males in New York City showed improvement in high school graduation rates during the last decade, they demonstrated strikingly low levels of college readiness, a new study says.

July 16, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Employment Practices in the Professions

June 24, 2013

Students

Special Report: Top 100 Associate Degree Producers

Our 2013 List of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers

June 21, 2013

Home

Scholar’s Analysis Details Rapid Growth of Latinos in K-12, College Populations

Noted economist and demographer Mark Hugo Lopez has explained how a recent surge in Latino students attending U.S. colleges resulted in Hispanics becoming the largest minority group enrolled in four-year institutions.

January 30, 2013

Home

Poorer Texas Kids Lead to Higher Education Costs

Texas’ high child poverty rate is beginning to make demands on the state’s budget, and experts warn the state needs to spend more on education or the state’s economy could slow.

January 27, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Deferred-action Immigration May Get Tuition Break

Pima Community College may give in-state tuition breaks to students who qualify under the federal government’s deferred-deportation program.

January 21, 2013