Shilpa BanerjiNative AmericansWe Want to be Included, Say Women Tribal LeadersATLANTA Four women from American Indian tribes came together in a panel organized by Spelman College on Wednesday to ask Americans not to forget about them in conversations about diversity and race.May 10, 2007HealthFaculty Unions Come Together in Renewed SpiritWith private colleges governed by the National Labor Relations Act and only one-third of public colleges unionized, faculty and staff at many colleges are finding themselves voiceless.May 7, 2007SportsLife After ImusThe debate has already begun over whether hip-hop culture perpetuates the denigration of Black women.May 2, 2007HomeIs An Apology Enough?The state legislatures in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina have offered apologies for slavery. Last week, the University of Virginia’s board marked founder Thomas Jefferson’s 264th birthday — April 13 — with an apology resolution for the school’s use of slave labor between 1819 and 1865. But scholars are asking, so now what?May 1, 2007StudentsJust the Stats: Can High School Counselors Prevent Drop-Outs?A new report by the National Center for Education Statistics suggests a strong relationship between the number of credit hours a high-school student earns as a freshman and their likelihood to drop out. With this information, could school administrators identify potential dropouts early enough to intervene?April 30, 2007StudentsAdvocacy Group Urges Schools to Remove Students’ Barriers To Mental Health HelpWASHINGTON, D.C. In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, mental health experts urge higher education administrators to implement policies that encourage students to seek help early, remove barriers to seek treatment and ensure that students will not be punished when they ask for help.April 26, 2007HomeAffirmative Action Admits Tend To Be More Successful Than Legacy Admits, Says StudyResearchers at Princeton University have found that students who received legacy admissions are more likely to face academic challenges than Blacks who were admitted under affirmative action admissions programs.April 25, 2007StudentsAsian Americans Urge Not to Stereotype CommunityAsian-American community members are fearful of a backlash given the recent events at Virginia Tech and are urging Americans not to reduce the tragedy into stereotypical assumptions about Asian Americans or Korean Americans in particular.April 19, 2007HomeWas C. DeLores Tucker Right?More than a decade after civil rights activist Dr. C. DeLores Tucker took up a national campaign against obscenities in rap music lyrics, some scholars believe she was right in the light of the comments made by Don Imus towards the Rutgers University women’s basketball team.April 16, 2007InternationalInternational Graduate Applications Still Growing at Slow Rates, Says StudyWASHINGTON, D.C. Graduate school applications from international students increased by only 8 percent from 2006 to 2007, after a 12 percent jump last year, reports the Council of Graduate Schools (CSG).April 15, 2007Previous PagePage 2 of 13Next Page