Diverse StaffHomeSenate Pushes Museum of the Latino Closer to RealityThe United States Senate has approved legislation that includes authorization to establish a commission to study creation of a National Museum of the American Latino as part of the Smithsonian Institution.April 15, 2008HomeHouse Committee Approves Bill To Shore Up Student LoansThe House Education Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow the Department of Education to buy federally guaranteed student loans from private lenders unable to sell them.April 9, 2008LatinxBook Lets Latino Dropouts in Rural Areas Tell Their StoriesA new book, Latino Dropouts in Rural America: Realities and Possibilities, allows former high school students from rural communities in Idaho to tell their own stories about why they left school.April 8, 2008Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsDR. SALLY CLAUSEN has been named Commissioner of Higher Education for the state of Louisiana. Clausen now serves as president of the University of Louisiana System. She received a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from Louisiana State University. DR. KIMBERLY CLINE has been named president of Mercy College (N.Y.). Previously, she served as the […]April 2, 2008LatinxDiverse CalendarApril 13-15 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities 13th Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education Madison Hotel Washington, D.C. Web: www.hacu.net April 13-16 The Community College Foundation TechEd 2008 Ontario Convention Center Ontario, Calif. Web: www.techedevents.org/2008 April 15-18 American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) 31st Annual National Conference “Advancing the Understanding of […]April 2, 2008StudentsGrants & GiftsThe AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION has received $250,000 from the Wal-Mart Foundation to help support ACE’s Initiative for Severely Injured Veterans, which helps veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan pursue a college education. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE (N.Y.) has received a $20 MILLION gift, the largest in its history, from John and Pat Klingenstein to further […]April 2, 2008LatinxImmigrants More Likely to Commit Suicide After Divorce, Study FindsA study of Riverside County residents co-authored by a team of sociologists found that divorced immigrants are more than twice as likely to commit suicide as native-born Americans who are divorced.March 25, 2008LatinxImmigrants More Likely to Commit Suicide After Divorce, Study FindsA study of Riverside County residents co-authored by a team of sociologists found that divorced immigrants are more than twice as likely to commit suicide as native-born Americans who are divorced.March 25, 2008HomeACLU Sues Palm Beach County School District Over Graduation RatesThe American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations have sued schools before over the equal distribution of resources, but a new lawsuit charges Palm Beach schools’ low graduation rates show the schools are violating students’ rights to a high-quality education, according to a story by the Palm Beach Post.March 19, 2008Leadership & PolicyAccreditation Is Restored for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J.The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, a top producer of minority doctors and dentists, has had its accreditation restored by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.March 18, 2008Previous PagePage 88 of 115Next Page
