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Leadership & Policy

White House Now Turning Attention to Girls of Color

The White House is planning to focus on improving the lives of girls and women of color, after months of complaints that they were left out of the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative for young men.

November 12, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Education Think Tank Head Quits After Flawed Study

A Tulane University institute that studies changes in public education in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina announced the resignation of its executive director Monday, weeks after retracting a study on the city’s public high schools.

November 10, 2014

Students

Short-Term Certificates Might Not Be the Best Bet

A study of sub-baccalaureate programs in Washington state found that short-term certificates, which can be earned in less than a year, for the most part showed only small economic returns.

November 9, 2014

Students

Diverse On The Go

Diverse Co-Founder Frank Matthews will be the featured speaker at the luncheon today at the 2014 Alabama Association of Higher Education Diversity Officers (ALAHEDO) Conference in Tuscaloosa.

November 4, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Diverse Down The Road

Diverse Senior Writer Jamal Eric Watson will be participating in the International Conference on Urban Education at Montego Bay, Jamaica this week. The conference is Thursday through Sunday. Advertising Manager Jae McCadden and Ralph Newell, Vice President for Business Development & Technology, will represent Diverse at the 2014 STEMtech Conference in Denver from Sunday through Wednesday, Nov. 12.

November 3, 2014

Students

Many For-Profit Institutions Do Little to Benefit Students

Many for-profit institutions leave students with substandard educations, useless degrees and a large amount of debt.

November 2, 2014

African-American

HBCUstory Symposium Convenes in D.C., Provides Healing for Founder

A group of historians (and just plain storytellers) gathered in the nation’s capital over the weekend to discuss the past, present and future of historically Black colleges and universities in this country.

October 27, 2014

HBCUs

West Virginia State Gets $40K Grant for Agriculture Research

West Virginia State University is getting a grant to help fund agricultural research projects.

October 26, 2014

African-American

Voting is a Privilege and an Opportunity for Civic Engagement

Early voting started recently and will continue until November 4. It is our opportunity to vote for the candidates of our choice.

October 23, 2014

Students

Happy Anniversary!

Please join the Diverse staff today in wishing Marketing Manager Sydnée Vann a joyous day as she celebrates the seventh anniversary of joining the team.

October 15, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Higher Ed Leaders Now Working to Close ‘Skills Gap Shortage’

A growing number of colleges and universities are partnering with employers to train students with the skills they will need to break into local industries.

October 9, 2014

Opinion

Growing Number of People Addicted to Pornography Alarming

Anyone who avidly follows contemporary popular culture and cultural trends in general is probably well aware that the pornography (adult entertainment) industry is an entity that generates billions of dollars of revenue in the United States annually. Some estimates suggest that the figure is as much as $13 billion. What is more notable is the […]

October 9, 2014