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Students

Using Technology To Recruit a Diverse Student Body

Using Technology To Recruit a Diverse Student Body It would be interesting to know if the data provided represent the perspectives of students of color and women (see “Prospective College Students Receptive to Electronic Social Networking Recruitment Methods, Survey Finds,” Dec. 28). Do African-American males use podcasts at the same rate as White males? What […]

February 7, 2007

African-American

Empowering the Black Masses

Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia joins a growing body of literature on the civil rights and Black power movements…

February 7, 2007

Students

Clemson University Probes Racist Party

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University President James Barker on Tuesday decried a party where White students mocked Black stereotypes by drinking malt liquor and at least one student dressed in black face.

January 30, 2007

Students

‘Stomp the Yard’ A Success in the Box Office, But Drawing Criticism on Campus

“Stomp the Yard,” the No. 1 box office film for two weekends running, may be popular among the general public, but raises concerns among active Black Greeks.

January 25, 2007

Students

UI Officials to Talk With Three Students About Online Threats To American Indians

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. University of Illinois officials said this week they plan to talk to at least three students they believe may be behind threats against an American Indian student. The threats were posted on a Web page about the school’s mascot, Chief Illiniwek.

January 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Prospective College Students Receptive to Electronic Social Networking Recruitment Methods, Survey Finds

In the era of Facebook.com, MySpace.com and instant messaging, prospective college students…

December 27, 2006

Home

Research Roundup: Race Relations in Massachusetts Need Improvement

Despite having elected their first Black governor, a majority of Massachusetts residents rate race relations in the state as “fair” or “poor,” according to a new survey.

December 19, 2006

Students

Questions of Conduct

When Jason Johnson, a student at the University of the Cumberlands in the eastern Kentucky hills…

November 29, 2006

Native Americans

A Matter of Survival

To the average ear, the words and sounds of Arapaho are from another world…

November 8, 2006

Native Americans

A Matter of Survival

To the average ear, the words and sounds of Arapaho are from another world…

November 1, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Research Round-up

Minority med school enrollment programs are effective; diversity training programs fail to eliminate bias; teacher education programs are deeply flawed.

September 19, 2006

Students

Something New to Scare New Students: Social Networking Sites

Incoming college students are hearing the usual warnings this summer about the dangers of everything from alcohol to credit card debt. But many are also getting lectured on a new topic — the risks of Internet postings, particularly on popular social networking sites such as Facebook.

August 2, 2006