Tag: Recruitment: Page 5

Students

After Student’s Death, Cornell Moves to End Risky Greek Society Pledging Practices

Cornell University is moving to eradicate risky pledging practices at campus fraternities and sororities to avert hazing mishaps like the one in February in which a New York City sophomore died after an induction ritual involving coerced drinking.

August 24, 2011

Recruitment & Retention

U.S. Colleges, Universities Step Up Recruitment With Looming Nationwide Teacher Shortage

The California State University system has aimed to recruit potential math and science teachers by encouraging students to do “fieldwork” — tutoring in elementary and high schools.

May 15, 2011

Students

Hundreds Mark Institute for Recruitment of Teachers’ 20th Anniversary Milestone

Getting first-hand accounts of recruitment program’s success was easy as dozens of alumni gathered in Andover, Mass., to celebrate the IRT’s 20-year anniversary.

March 14, 2011

Students

‘Extra Push’ Toward Diversity

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation scholarships boost diversity among second-career nursing students.

February 23, 2011

Latinx

Helping Nurture STEM Talent Inspires Harvard Administrator

Native American scholar learned a great deal from his mother, whom he describes as an ethnobotanist who was able to identify and collect plants to use as food and medicine for her children and the family’s animals.

February 21, 2011

Students

Singer John Legend Urges Howard Students To Consider Teaching

In an event that commingled star power and the power of the federal government, President Obama’s Education Secretary and soul singer John Legend visited Howard University Wednesday as part of a national teacher recruitment campaign aimed at making America’s teaching ranks as diverse as the nation’s students.

November 10, 2010

Students

Opinion: Recruiting Students of Color to Predominantly White Campuses

Despite the gains in minority student enrollment over the last four decades—Black and Hispanic students accounted for 13.1 and 11.4 percent, respectively, of enrollment at degree-granting institutions in 2007, up from 9.4 and 3.5 percent in 1976—students of color remain underrepresented at traditionally White institutions.

August 5, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Mass. Minority Professor Program Marks 20th Year

The Phillips Academy Institute for Recruitment of Teachers in Andover, Mass., is celebrating its 20th year, this month.

July 18, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Higher Education Leaders Urged To Recognize U.S. Disparities, Their Impact on the Academy

Barack Obama’s presidential election may have convinced some Americans that they’re living in a post-racial society, but societal disparities persist between racial groups and are accentuated in American higher education, a distinguished University of Chicago historian told attendees at a Washington higher education event.

January 21, 2010

Students

SUPPLYING THE DEMAND

With the economy still reeling, Hampton University didn’t get its usual contingent of 100 employers at its fall 2009 career fair for students and alumni. But one sector was there in force — federal government agencies look

December 23, 2009

Disabilties

WASHINGTON UPDATE

Federal Official Pushes for More Diversity in Government In an exclusive interview with Diverse, hiring leader talks about federal government plans to boost diversity hiring, especially among disabled individuals.

December 23, 2009

Community Colleges

DISAPPEARING ACT

Latino males are more likely to drop out of high school and are more likely not to fi nish college.

September 16, 2009