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Faculty & Staff

College Prep Summer Programs Target Talented, Low-Income Students

Elite colleges team up to give talented yet impoverished youths the skills necessary to apply, gain admission and thrive at the nation’s most selective higher education institutions.

November 3, 2011

Asian American Pacific Islander

Disaggregation Key to Fighting ‘Model Minority’ Myth for Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians

New report focuses on topics that range from the toxic hazards faced by large numbers of Vietnamese immigrant women working in America’s myriad nail salons, to the “bamboo ceiling” said to exist for Asian-Americans working in federal government.

October 30, 2011

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Justice Breyer Honors Federal Judge Responsible for Helping Desegregate Virginia Schools

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer spoke at a ceremony dedicating the law school’s moot courtroom in memory of the late U.S. District Judge Robert R. Merhige Jr., whose orders to desegregate Virginia’s public schools in the early 1970s were highly unpopular among some Whites.

October 9, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Houston Community College Trustee’s Ethics Reform Quest Bears Fruit

Mary Ann Perez has made an undeniable impact as a member of Houston Community College’s Board of Trustees.

October 9, 2011

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MacArthur Foundation Names 2011 ‘Genius Grants’ Recipients

Recipients largely don’t know they’re in contention for the annual awards and often learn they’re winners with an out-of-the-blue phone call informing them they’ll receive $500,000 over the next five years.

September 20, 2011

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Exposing Myths About African-American Women

In her new book, Dr. Melissa V. Harris-Perry explores the Black woman’s challenge to move beyond race, gender stereotypes and to be recognized as an authentic individual.

September 14, 2011

Leadership & Policy

University of Central Arkansas President Resigns over Food Service Contract Flap

Allen Meadors is the second university president in past four years to leave Central Arkansas under pressure.

September 5, 2011

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UC Berkeley Professor Goodwin Liu Confirmed to Calif. High Court

The state’s three-member Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously voted for Liu’s nomination, and Gov. Jerry Brown was scheduled to swear Liu in on Thursday.

September 1, 2011

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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

Black Scientists Lag Whites in Government Funding

Just 1.5 percent of NIH applicants were Black; the study shows when applications were rejected, Black researchers were less likely than Whites to revise their work and try again, suggesting a lack of mentoring.

August 21, 2011

Sports

Former Ohio State Player Included in NFL Draft, Must Sit Out Five Games

Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was declared eligible for Monday’s NFL supplemental draft but must sit out the first five games after he signs a contract.

August 18, 2011

Latinx

A Leader Among Leaders

Miami Dade President Eduardo Padrón heads presidential advisory panels on Latino education while also serving as chairman of the American Council on Education board of directors.

August 2, 2011