Michelle J. NealyFaculty & StaffNew Initiative To Examine Equity of College-access ProgramsA new Kresge Foundation-funded research effort launching this summer will better equip teachers and administrators at two Boston high schools in getting their students prepared for college.June 20, 2010HomeRace, Class, and College Access Explored in ‘Strivers’ ResearchDespite gains in college access by minorities, the top tiers of higher education are becoming more affluent and more White as the lower tier and two-year colleges increasingly accommodate more low-income minority students.June 17, 2010StudentsBest & Brightest: ‘I Had to Succeed’No one would fault Jemima Pierre-Jacques if she decided to put off her studies this past spring semester at Prince George’s Community College. The native Haitian was mourning the loss of her father, Jude Pierre-Jacques, and eight other relatives in Port-au-Prince, casualties along with thousands of the 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti in January.June 13, 2010Faculty & StaffExpert Says Company Culture Helps Determine Prospects for Workplace DiversityA commitment to diversity and inclusion has to be inextricably woven into an organization’s culture for that organization to realize its greatest potential, according to the keynote speaker at George Mason University’s Workplace Diversity Conference.June 10, 2010African-AmericanUND’s First Black Valedictorian Encourages Doubtful Minority Students to Seek SupportOn Sunday, Katie Washington, a biological science major from Gary, Ind., graduated from the University of Notre Dame as the first African-American valedictorian in the institution’s 168-year history.May 16, 2010African-AmericanHoward University Hosts John Hope Franklin TributeScholars who convened last week at Howard for a three-day symposium on Dr. John Hope Franklin’s career agreed that his memory will forever live through his scholarship.April 11, 2010HomeWOMENS STUDIES : Community AdvocateDr. Stephanie Evans, an associate professor of African-American and women’s studies at the University of Florida, does not believe in scholarship for scholarship’s sake. For her, it’s scholarship for every one’s sake.January 6, 2010Native AmericansTribal College Educator Raises America’s Multiethnic ProfileMuckleshoot Tribal College education resource coordinator Louie Gong leads nonprofit organization MAVIN, which builds pathways to healthier communities by celebrating the mixed-heritage experience.January 6, 2010HBCUsHBCU Leaders Gather for ‘Seizing Capacity to Thrive’ HBCU ConferenceOrganizers of the 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference taking place now through Wednesday hope attendees will come away with the confidence that the Obama administration cares about Black colleges, and with the optimism that the relationship between the U.S. government and Black colleges will improve.August 30, 2009LatinxPRIDE AND PERILOnce a beacon of hope for thousands of Black students denied access to higher education by predominantly White institutions, historically Black colleges and universities have educated generations of Black scientists, doctors,August 19, 2009Previous PagePage 2 of 25Next Page