Maria Eugenia MirandaLatinxJoseph Francisco Developed Love for Science in Nurturing EnvironmentsEven though the University of Nebraska―Lincoln’s Dr. Joseph Francisco didn’t have a role model at home who had gone to college — his grandparents, whom he lived with, did not go further than the second and third grade — he built his foundation to be a leader in academia there.October 15, 2014LatinxPlan to Have College Enrollment Reflect Population Growth a Texas-Sized SuccessThe state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board is wrapping up a 15-year plan to boost Hispanic college student enrollment.October 14, 2014DisabiltiesNYU’s Initiative for Women With Disabilities Provides Holistic Wellness ServicesFrom primary care visits to gynecological exams to acupuncture and even hairstyling, the center is a catchall space for about 400 women with physical disabilities in Manhattan.September 16, 2014StudentsDisability Studies Expert Seeks Better Understanding Through CommunicationDr. Amy Shuman says, “People with disabilities are competent because they are successfully communicating (in their own way).”September 9, 2014HomeUniversity of Maine’s Pioneering President Essentially Home GrownSusan Hunter, the first female president of the flagship campus in Orono, started her career as an adjunct professor at the university in 1987.August 26, 2014African-AmericanDigital Media Institute Connecting HBCU Campuses to Their HistoryTwenty HBCUs came together for a digital scholarship institute.August 18, 2014LatinxSan Jacinto College Focusing on Promoting STEM to Its Underserved Minority Student BodyTo keep up with demand for STEM jobs, administrators, faculty and staff created the STEM Council to coordinate STEM efforts across the two-year college’s three campuses.August 3, 2014StudentsEffort to Answer Call on Sexual Assault Gaining Momentum NationwideWith the additional coverage when President Obama established the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault this past January, the issue of sexual assault already has seen an unprecedented amount of attention this year.July 10, 2014InternationalInternational Branch Campuses Producing Opportunities, HeadachesOver the past two decades, American higher education institutions have been increasingly exporting their educational programs abroad.June 3, 20142014In Plain LanguageImmigrating to the U.S. at eight, Anna Dina L. Joaquin rose from the bottom of her high school class to the heights of linguistics scholarship.April 18, 2014Page 1 of 9Next Page
