Diverse StaffHomeDoctoral Students Do Education InternshipsEulalia Gonzales, identified as Navajo/Mexican, works with teachers in the Services for Exceptional Students department in the Gallup McKinley County School District.August 12, 2008StudentsA Music Scholar Remembers Isaac HayesDr. William Banfield, a professor at the Berklee College of Music, says of Isaac Hayes: “At Stax, he became an artist and further defined and refined Black music and then represented Black music as kind of a musical prince of our culture at a critical time when Black music was very influential to the identity of our people.”August 11, 2008StudentsAKAs Celebrate 100 Years of Sisterhood and ServiceThe nation’s capital was a sea of pink and green as an estimated 20,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha converged upon Washington, D.C., in July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country’s largest and oldest Black sorority. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, and boasting 200,000 members and 975 chapters worldwide, […]August 6, 2008HomeRaising a Flag of ResistanceOn every major holiday, Maria Landry Ross would display a decorative flag to commemorate the occasion. Unable to find one to commemorate the Dr. Martin Luther King federal holiday or Black History Month, she created one for her personal use. King’s work took on personal significance for Ross on the morning of June 19, 2000, […]August 6, 2008HomeOn DiverseEducation.com Meet the BloggersA diverse group of professors are blogging on issues affecting people of color in the academy. Here are some excerpts: “I have had more students than I care to mention … threaten to challenge grades, speak to colleagues about my/our classes, actually challenge their grades, tell mistruths about our verbal interactions, or flat out curse […]August 6, 2008HomeProfessional AppointmentsDr. Michelle Asha Cooper has been named president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, effective Sept. 8. Formerly, she served as deputy director for the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance at the U.S. Department of Education. Cooper earned a bachelor’s from the College of Charleston, a master’s from Cornell University and a doctorate […]August 6, 2008StudentsGrants & GiftsCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY, has received a $2.8 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help students in need of academic support. The funds will be used to establish a Center for Student Success. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO, has received a $50,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to provide services […]August 6, 2008LatinxDiverse CalendarSept. 7-10 National HBCU Week Hyatt Regency Washington, D.C. Web: www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/ whhbcu/edlite-index.html Sept. 17-20 National Black MBA Association 30th Annual Conference and Exposition “Catalyst for Change” Convention Center Washington, D.C. Web: www.nbmbaa.org Sept. 22-24 National College Access Network Annual Conference Hilton Americas Hotel Houston Web: www.collegeaccess.org /NCAN/ Sept. 24-27 Appalachian State University’s National Center for […]August 6, 2008StudentsHispanic Caucus Applauds Higher Education BillThe Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the passage of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, H.R. 4137, on July 31 by a vote of 380-49 in the House and 83-8 in the Senate. The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.August 5, 2008StudentsUA Students Form Second Chapter of Journalists’ AssociationStudents in the University of Arizona department of journalism have formed the second student chapter of the Native American Journalists Association.July 30, 2008Previous PagePage 79 of 115Next Page
