Tag: Mentorship: Page 17

Students

Tennessee Promise Program Has 35K Applications

With the Nov. 1 deadline to apply approaching, the Tennessee Promise program could be on pace to perhaps double the state’s goal of applications.

October 12, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Panel: ‘Guru Mentor Model’ Not Practical for Promoting Diversity Within STEM Professoriate

In order to increase and maintain gender and ethnic diversity within the STEM professoriate, the “guru mentor model” should be scrapped and replaced with a more thoughtful approach to the specific needs that new STEM faculty members have as they seek to launch their careers.

October 8, 2014

Students

Learning From Minority-Serving Institutions

The success of all students needs to be anchored in a shared understanding among all stakeholders that it is long past time to abandon the “one-size-fits-all” view of students.

September 30, 2014

Home

More Videos Show Missing University of Virginia Student, Male Walking

Police said Thursday they are seeking to talk to a male who was seen by a witness with a University of Virginia student the night she disappeared.

September 18, 2014

Students

Diverse Conversations: Three Ways HBCUs Can Avoid Dying Out

Despite grasping for a place at the table when it comes to American education, HBCUs are still an important component of U.S. college education.

September 15, 2014

Students

Colleges Urged to Take Advising of Underrepresented Students to Deeper Level

Experts say faculty and administrators must teach students to master the “hidden curriculum” at their respective institutions.

September 8, 2014

African-American

In Denmark, Group Helps American Students of Color Feel at Home

The club’s goal is to help students find others with similar identities and backgrounds, as well as provide support as they navigate through an unfamiliar culture.

August 28, 2014

Students

Alvernia University Bets $10M on Poor City’s Kids

Long seen as a way out of poverty, higher education eludes most students at Reading High.

August 28, 2014

Home

Nonprofit Helps Steer High School Students Past Obstacles to College Success

Summer Search claims that 80 percent of the students who have completed its program either have graduated or are on track to graduate from college.

August 27, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Some Helicopter Parents Have Evolved Into Snow Plow Parents

From college campuses to workplaces, a number of parents have deeply imposed themselves into their children’s lives even once they reach adulthood.

August 26, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Another Black Boy is Killed and My Pain Is Constant

I have often said that when a young African-American male leaves home it is uncertain whether he will return home.

August 21, 2014

Students

Going ‘All In’ for Our Nation’s Students of Color

Only 3 out of 10 African-American students with high potential for success in AP science course work take an AP science course.

August 13, 2014