Ronald RoachLatinxShut OutDespite an increase in capacity, law schools have been admitting fewer African-American and Mexican American students over the last 15 years.April 15, 2009HomeNorfolk State University To Reduce “Carbon Footprint” With Shorter Work WeekNorfolk State University is allowing its employees to shorten their five-day work week to four days from May 11 to July 31 in an effort to lessen university energy costs and to reduce employee fuel consumption.April 12, 2009StudentsHaddon Selected as University of Maryland Law School Dean, Marking First for an African-AmericanUniversity of Maryland officials last week announced the appointment of Phoebe A. Haddon as dean of the University of Maryland School of Law, effective July 1, 2009. Haddon, who will be the ninth dean and the second woman in the position, will be the first African-American to serve as the dean of the University of Maryland system’s only law school.April 5, 2009StudentsWinston-Salem State University Student-Run Record Label Launches With Talent Competition, CD Production To FollowAmericans have grown accustomed to television series talent shows, such as “American Idol” and “Making the Band.” These programs provide immense national exposure for aspiring singers and musicians seeking stardom.April 1, 2009Faculty & StaffA Pipeline to the Tenure TrackPostdoctoral Fellowships are increasingly being seen as a recruiting tool to improve faculty diversity.April 1, 2009HomeMaryland Business School Seeks to Strengthen Social Values of its StudentsIn a dire recession where U.S. financial companies and other businesses are shouldering heavy blame for questionable conduct during the past decade, corporate America has come under considerable pressure to rehabilitate its image and repair its frayed bonds with U.S.March 12, 2009HomeDuncan Touts College Access and Completion as Top Higher Education Policy GoalsU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said increased college access and higher college completion rates are key U.S. higher education goals being targeted with stimulus package funding.March 11, 2009HomeRenewing the Fight Against Affirmative ActionSome affirmative action and diversity program critics are cheering President Barack Obama’s election because they believe his success dramatically undermines the argument that discrimination remains a significant barrier for minorities in American life.February 4, 2009Leadership & PolicyThe New Era of DiversityMolly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education, weighs in on the prospects for diversity in the Obama years.January 21, 2009LatinxWith Nation’s New President, Promise and ‘No Excuses’ for Black StudentsLess than 15 minutes into his presidency, President Barack Obama uttered the words “we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.”January 20, 2009Previous PagePage 27 of 55Next Page
