Diverse StaffStudentsGrants & GiftsCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, has received a $5 million grant from the Office of Education at the National Aeronautics Space Administration to further research and educational activities at the university’s Structures, Propulsion, Aerospace and Control Engineering (SPACE) Center. Cal State L.A. is one of seven universities to receive NASA’s Minority University Research and Education […]December 10, 2008HomeDiverse CalendarDec. 27-30 Modern Language Association124th Annual ConventionHilton San FranciscoSan Francisco MarriottFairmont San FranciscoSan FranciscoWeb: www.mla.org Jan. 4-7 International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement22nd Annual World CongressWestin Bayshore Resort & MarinaVancouver, BC, CanadaWeb: www.icsei2009.org Jan. 4-7 National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship6th Annual ConferenceHilton AnaheimAnaheim, Calif.Web: www.nacce.com Jan. 6-10 Association of American Law Schools (AALS)2009 […]December 9, 2008StudentsCoalition Urges Fixes for Dropout CrisisEducation policies that hold high schools accountable and give schools the resources to adequately prepare students for college and the modern workforce are necessary to improve graduation rates, reverse dropout trends, and strengthen the economy, according to a coalition of educational reform and civil rights groups.December 9, 2008StudentsIowa Educators Address College Success for LatinosSchools and colleges can make attending college and succeeding at it a realizable goal for Latino students, but educators and policy makers need to do more to help them, according to a collaborative report from Iowa scholars and a national group of Hispanic educators.December 9, 2008HomeAmerican Folk Music Legend Odetta Dies at 77Odetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died.December 3, 2008LatinxTelling Tales Helps Students Jump Right into Learning SpanishFrustrated by traditional language teaching tools, an experienced Spanish teacher from Annapolis has adult students writing imaginative stories and jumping to learn the language — literally.December 2, 2008LatinxTask Force Urges Proactive Recruiting for Federal JobsA working group studying ways to improve the representation of Hispanics in the federal workforce for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has called for more accountability in management and proactive recruiting.December 2, 2008Native AmericansNew Horsemanship Program at North Dakota Tribal CollegeSitting Bull College in North Dakota has started a certified horsemanship program to teach students equine management.November 26, 2008HBCUsHill Harper on CampusActor and best-selling author Hill Harper talked to Diverse’s Michelle J. Nealy this month about his motivational speaking tour, “HBCU Empower Me Tour With Hill Harper,” which launched in September and runs through May 2009.November 26, 2008HomeProfessional AppointmentDR. TRACY FITZSIMMONS is president of Shenandoah University (Va.). Fitzsimmons previously served as senior vice president and vice president for academic affairs and professor of political science at the university. She earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University, as well as a master’s and doctorate from Stanford University. IRENE CHÁVEZ has been named special assistant for […]November 26, 2008Previous PagePage 67 of 115Next Page
