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Doctorates in the Dance Cipher

by Dr. Emery Petchauer, September 22, 2010

While at the University of Colorado-Boulder recently, I crossed paths with perhaps the most unexpected recipient of an honorary doctorate in all of last academic year. At its 144th commencement ceremony this spring, Bates College in Maine recognized the creative genius of pioneering hip-hop dance choreographer Rennie Harris and awarded

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Why a Focus on Minority Men Means a Focus on the Whole

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, July 23, 2010

As some may recall, an early blog post featured data and opinion on the state of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate degree completion for women of color (including top degree-granting institutions). Although much of my work has addressed the experience of women and women of color in STEM,

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Graduate School A Viable Option For HBCU Students

by Dr. Murali Balaji, November 11, 2009

  In June, I became the first member of my family to receive a Ph.D.To clarify, I have aunts and uncles with Ph.D’s, but I was the first to be educated entirely in the United States. In the decade or so since I received my undergraduate degree, I

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Profiling Latinos

by Deborah Santiago, September 29, 2009

By 2025, 22 percent of the U.S. college-age population will be Latino, a level already exceeded in four states: California, Florida, New York, and Texas. However, today, only 7 percent of college-age Latinos (ages 18 to 24) have earned an associate degree or higher compared with 9 percent of Blacks,

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Go to college or get paid? Mr. Jennings I Ain’t Mad At You!

by Emmett Gill, July 28, 2008

Last Tuesday, Arizona University basketball recruit Brandon Jennings decided to make an unprecedented move to forgo playing in college and instead pursue a professional career in Europe next season before likely entering the 2009 NBA draft.  While David Stern and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are well prepared for the subsequent

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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