Arelis HernandezFaculty & StaffAcademic Bullying: A Problem on College CampusesThe disintegration of civility in higher education is a growing concern for university faculty who say the disrespect has reached epic levels not only between professors and students but also among colleagues.June 10, 2010Faculty & StaffScholar Says Research Universities Not Serious About Faculty DiversityTo Dr. M. Cookie Newsom, director for diversity education and assessment at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, there’s no delicate way of describing the lack of commitment she believes many top research universities demonstrate as they allegedly seek to diversify their faculties.June 9, 2010HomeReport: Low-Income Students Reaching College; Too Few Earn DegreesThe report by the Institute for Higher Education Policy entitled “A Portrait of Low-Income Young Adults in Education” is the first in a series of reports that examines impoverished young adults and their role in the nation’s college completion push.June 8, 2010Faculty & StaffMinority College Presidents Share Their StoriesAlong with the former president of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Drs. Sidney Ribeau of Howard University and Tomas Morales of the College of Staten Island, CUNY, shared insights Thursday with National Conference of Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education attendees about how they positioned themselves to become college presidents.June 3, 2010African-AmericanPublic Policy Takes Center Stage at Race and Ethnicity ConferenceOrganizers of the 2010 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education used proximity to Washington, D.C. to invite the heads of leading education advocacy organizations and to schedule policy presentations for conference attendees.June 2, 2010HomeImproving K-12 Education Key to Reaching U.S. College Completion Goal, Education Secretary SaysOn Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said America is still the envy of the world in higher education but cannot rest while other countries improve their competitiveness.May 26, 2010StudentsCollaboration Among USC Researchers, Western States Seeks To Spur Minority College SuccessThe Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and the USC Center for Urban Education are partnering to improve policies that measure and increase the college success of underrepresented minority students.May 25, 2010StudentsNeedy Students Don’t Apply for Financial Aid, College Board Report SaysThe financially neediest students are the least likely to apply for financial aid, according to a new study titled “The Financial Aid Challenge” by the College Board’s Advocacy and Policy Center.May 19, 2010African-AmericanACLU, Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Arizona LawThe American Civil Liberties Union, along with national and Arizona-based civil rights organizations, filed a legal challenge Monday to Arizona’s tough new immigration law.May 17, 2010LatinxUndocumented “Dreamwalkers” Ponder Next Moves For DREAM Act, Immigration Reform ActivismYoung Latinos, such as the four ‘Dreamwalkers’ who walked from Miami to Washington to bring attention to undocumented students, have become increasingly engaged in immigration reform activism.May 13, 2010Previous PagePage 2 of 9Next Page
