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Abdul-Alim Named Spencer Fellow in Education Reporting

Diverse correspondent Jamaal Abdul-Alim is one of three accomplished journalists named 2013- 2014 Spencer Fellows in Education Reporting by the Columbia Journalism School.

April 14, 2013

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Special Report: Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2013

Diverse honors the memory of Arthur Ashe Jr. by recognizing the achievements of student-athletes who are charge ahead with academics and athletics.

April 11, 2013

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All About Diversity

“Celebrate Diversity Month” was proposed in 2004, when two diversity companies, ProGroup, Inc. and Diversity Best Practices, created a proclamation for the observance. It is now widely observed in April.

April 3, 2013

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Faculty Diversity a Topic of Discussion at MLA Annual Convention

The 128th Modern Language Association convention features hundreds of sessions covering a variety of topics related to American and European literature.

January 3, 2013

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Special Focus: Emerging Scholars

Diverse honors 12 rising academic stars who have emerged as leaders in their respective disciplines.

January 3, 2013

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Dr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement Gap

Before most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.

November 7, 2012

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Ind. Scholarship Program Cuts College Visits

MUNCIE Ind. — An Indiana program designed to make college accessible for low-income students has stopped offering tours of college campuses as a result of program cuts. The 21st Century Scholars program was founded in 1990 with the goal of ensuring that every student could afford a college education. It offered low-income middle school students […]

October 15, 2012

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Emerging Scholars 2015

Every year, the Emerging Scholars edition features a diverse group of rising researchers, thinkers and leaders in various fields. Their credentials and accomplishments distinguish them, but it’s the level of social consciousness among the members of this year’s class that makes them truly excellent.

October 24, 2011

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UDC to Study Monument Proposal for African-American Military Hero

The University of the District of Columbia is studying the cost of erecting a monument to honor Col. Charles Young — a pioneering Black military leader who supporters say is often overlooked.

July 26, 2011

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Emerging Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine is accepting nominations for its annual Emerging Scholars issue, which will be published in January and will feature 10 of the nation’s top minority talents in academia.

October 23, 2008

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A Music Scholar Remembers Isaac Hayes

Dr. William Banfield, a professor at the Berklee College of Music, says of Isaac Hayes: “At Stax, he became an artist and further defined and refined Black music and then represented Black music as kind of a musical prince of our culture at a critical time when Black music was very influential to the identity of our people.”

August 11, 2008

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South Carolina HBCU Launches Think Tank to Focus on Southern Black History, Culture and Policy

Claflin University is recruiting young scholars for a new institute focused on the study of African-American history…

October 18, 2006