Arelis HernandezCommunity CollegesCalifornia Higher Ed Chiefs Urge Renewed InvestmentThe heads of California’s three-tiered higher education system urged state legislators to boost investment in California higher education.December 7, 2009StudentsRevisiting Higher Ed Accountability in the Obama EraPanelists at a Washington think tank conference on higher education accountability questioned standards in financial management, accreditation, and the professoriate while addressing fundamental questions about the role and responsibility of U.S. higher education.November 17, 2009Faculty & StaffLEGENDS OF THE ACADEMYFor this special edition on ‘Higher Education Careers,’ Diverse caught up with some legends whose careers have made an indelible impact on the academy. We found that even in retirement, or semi-retirement, these pioneers nNovember 11, 2009InternationalU.S. May Not be Lagging Behind Internationally, Report SaysThe headlines are emblazoned with the gloomy tales of America’s academic decline as drop-out rates skyrocket and adult educational attainment sags behind international competitors, but one educational statistician, in a newly released report, said it’s nothing more than propaganda.November 3, 2009StudentsFaculty, Students Challenge University of Maryland’s Diversity PlanA town hall meeting at the University of Maryland on the school’s proposed diversity plan revealed divisions among the invested students, faculty and staff members who critiqued everything in the document from word choice to the exclusion of some groups to the definition of diversity.October 28, 2009StudentsTemple University’s Commitment to Diversity QuestionedWhen budgetary cuts become necessary at a college, the programs and departments most vulnerable are often the least fundamental to a school’s central mission. But when an institution has been ranked as the most diverse student body in higher education, it can be difficult to explain why an office that caters to multicultural students was downsized dramatically.October 27, 2009HomeAdmissions Yield Rate Decline Creating Enrollment Uncertainty for U.S. Colleges and Universities, Report SaysWhile U.S. schools see growth among applicants and enrollees, they are experiencing increasing uncertainty over enrollment yield.October 19, 2009StudentsGeorgetown University students call for immigration reformOn Oct. 13, students from MEChA, a student organization at Georgetown University, voice their support for comprehensive immigration reform, bringing their own stories to a rally at the Capitol.October 18, 2009StudentsWASHINGTON UPDATE : COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE HEALTH CAREWithout health insurance, University of Maryland senior Susana Sagastizado gets nervous if her nose begins to run or her forehead starts to feel warm. They are all bad signs, she said, of an illness she can\’t afford – literally.October 14, 2009HomeBay Area Digital News Project Promises Diverse CoverageInnovative Web site news outlets, such as the Bay Area News Project, promise coverage of diversity in U.S. communities, but some observers are skeptical of such claims.October 14, 2009Previous PagePage 7 of 9Next Page
