Tag: Academic Degrees: Page 17

Faculty & Staff

ALL IN A DECADE’S WORK

Eugenio María de Hostos Community College’s longtime president Dolores Fernández reflects on her journey through academia and helping other Hispanics reach the top.

November 12, 2008

African-American

In Honor of an Unfettered Slave

Asculpture was dedicated late last month to a Lafayette College (Pa.) graduate, David McDonogh, who is believed to be one of the first slaves — if not the first — to earn a college degree. One of the nation’s foremost contemporary sculptors, Mel Edwards, was commissioned for the 16-foot tall project titled “Transcendence,” which was made from five tons of stainless steel.

October 15, 2008

HBCUs

The World Wide Web of Ed.D.s

The flexibility and convenience of online degree programs have attracted minorities in droves, especially Black K-12 educators.

October 15, 2008

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Students Are No Longer Surpassing Parents’ Educational Achievement

The American tradition of generational upward mobility is at a standstill, and for some minority groups the younger generation is obtaining postsecondary education at lower levels than older adults, according to a new report released Thursday by the American Council on Education (ACE).

October 8, 2008

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Diploma Mill Operators Bribed Officials

Operators of a Spokane-based diploma mill bribed or tried to bribe people in Russia, India and Italy in an effort to get their bogus online universities accredited, according to federal court documents.

October 2, 2008

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North Carolina News Nuggets

Here is a glimpse at what’s happening at various colleges and universities throughout the Tar Heel state, which chartered the United States’ first public university in 1789.

October 1, 2008

Faculty & Staff

New Report: Black Colleges Crucial in Grooming New Scientists, Engineers

Historically Black colleges and universities play a vital role in producing future scientists and engineers, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation.

October 1, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Michigan State Revokes Mugabe’s Honorary Degree

Michigan State University trustees Friday stripped Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe of an honorary law degree it gave him in 1990, citing a pattern of human rights abuses and political repression.

September 15, 2008

MSIs

Scholars Blame Low Minority Retention in STEM on Affirmative Action

Minority students are leaving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines in disproportionate numbers before graduating, because affirmative action may be placing students in rigorous academic settings for which they are not prepared, a panel of scholars told the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Friday

September 14, 2008

HBCUs

Secretary of State Rice Calls for Investment in HBCUs

With historically Black colleges and universities graduating a significant percentage of Black students who pursue doctoral degrees in medicine, mathematics, science and engineering, we must continue to invest resources into these institutions, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday.

September 8, 2008

Faculty & Staff

New Report: Black Colleges Crucial to Grooming New Scientists

Historically Black colleges and universities play a vital role in producing future scientists and engineers, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation.

September 7, 2008

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Tennessee State Freedom Riders Get Overdue Recognition

Pauline Knight was a 21-year-old college junior when the chance to help change history beckoned.

September 7, 2008