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Sports

Math Prize for Girls Thrives at MIT

The third annual Math Prize for Girls, which took place Saturday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, inspires girls to embrace a love of math.

September 19, 2011

Sports

Morehouse, Howard Football Teams Launching AT&T Nation’s Football Classic

Activities tied to the inaugural AT&T Nation’s Football Classic – including debates, symposiums and receptions – suggest that pressing social issues, along with athletics, will be at the forefront this weekend in Washington, D.C.

September 8, 2011

Home

Diverse In India: Innovation Academy Provides Cutting-edge Technology Education, Experience

For students, the primary benefit of the Microsoft i-Spark Centre Innovation Academy is having a place where they can get hands-on experience and work on projects that could potentially get recognition and support from Microsoft in their bid to take the products to market.

August 31, 2011

Leadership & Policy

New York’s Columbia College Dean Resigns

The first Black female dean of Columbia College in New York cited administrative changes that would diminish or limit her authority as the reason for her departure.

August 23, 2011

Sports

Chipping Away at the Glass Ceiling in Athletic Administration

Veteran college sports administrator Vivian Fuller assumes leadership of the athletics department at Jackson State University.

August 22, 2011

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Only 18 Percent of IIT Madras Students Are Indian Women

Professor V.G. Idichandy, the interim director at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, says there is no affirmative action in place for female students.

August 22, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Aiming for More Than Tolerance at a Private Pennsylvania College

Part one of three-part series — Allegheny College’s Lawrence T. Potter aligns diversity components at the Pennsylvania school to build an inclusive, multi-ethnic pluralistic environment.

July 26, 2011

Latinx

Legal Eagle Helps Florida International Law Grads Soar

Law school dean Alex Acosta has not hesitated to call upon some of the many attorneys he knew in his pre-FIU years to ask them to seriously consider his Florida International University students for opportunities.

July 25, 2011

Faculty & Staff

First African-American Named to Lead Lexington Theological Seminary

The flagship seminary of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) made history last week when trustees voted to name Dr. Charisse Gillett, the 17th president of the Lexington Theological Seminary.

July 10, 2011

Students

Averting Deportation, Undocumented Student Realizes DREAM

After political intervention by federal officials leads to withdrawal of deportation order, community college graduate pursues studies to become civil engineer.

June 20, 2011

African-American

UNCF Green Building Institute Focuses on Helping Schools Find Funds, Save on Costs

Obama administration officials and environmental and finance experts advised at the UNCF Building Green Learning Institute on how UNCF campuses can enhance sustainability measures within buildings while saving on costs.

June 19, 2011

African-American

Michigan State University Commemorates Half-Century Partnership With African Nations

Michigan State University’s African Studies Center celebrates its 50th anniversary, which now engages with more than 150 faculty specialists from 45 departments throughout the university, including nursing, medicine and engineering.

June 1, 2011