Diverse StaffAfrican-AmericanUMKC Professor Pearlie Johnson Uses Quilts to Teach Black HistoryPearlie Johnson, a visiting assistant professor in the University of Missouri-Kansas City College of Arts and Sciences’ Black Studies Program, uses quilts from her private collection in class lectures.March 8, 2011Home2011 John Hope Franklin Award Winners to Be HonoredDiverse: Issues in Higher Education has named Marian Wright Edelman and Dr. Edmund Gordon as the 2011 recipients of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award.March 2, 2011StudentsSouth Carolina College Students Rally for Higher EducationStudents from three South Carolina universities urged lawmakers to be careful when they trim the budget, saying deep cuts to higher education will hurt the state’s economic future.February 16, 2011LatinxStudy: California State Northridge Students Hit Hard by RecessionThe report, “Squeezed From All Sides,” blames California’s recession and education cuts for pushing students to the breaking point, with some reporting they must forgo college.February 15, 2011HomeUNO-SUNO Merger Study Temporarily HaltedThe case filed on behalf of the students by former state Sen. Cleo Fields argues that the Regents board studying a consolidation of the two campuses is unconstitutional because its racial and gender makeup under-represents Black and female Louisiana citizens.February 15, 2011Leadership & PolicyEmory University Hosts Conference on SlaveryAfter acknowledging its ties to slavery, Emory program seeks to bring reconciliation via dialogue.February 6, 2011StudentsDuring Howard University Visit, Michelle Obama Urges Students To Study AbroadWith Chinese leader Hu Jintao visiting Washington this week, First Lady Michelle Obama dropped by Howard University where she urged students to study abroad and help strengthen the U.S. presence in the global community.January 19, 2011African-AmericanPortia Shields Takes Over Struggling TSUUniversity’s first female president has a history of turning around troubled programs.January 10, 2011African-AmericanKaplan Higher Education Sued Over Alleged Job DiscriminationKaplan’s use of job applicants’ credit history discriminates because of race, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges.December 21, 2010HomeHouse’s Leadership Change Means Key Agendas Will Change, TooIncoming chairs are likely to push for cuts that could weaken both funding and policy.December 13, 2010Previous PagePage 35 of 115Next Page
