Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-AmericanTrump Inauguration Leaves Discord in its WakeThe angry exchanges that could be seen along Pennsylvania Avenue demonstrated that the strife brought about by the 2016 election is unlikely to go away anytime soon.January 20, 2017StudentsDeVos Calls for Higher Ed Reset at Factious HearingIn a contentious Senate confirmation hearing in which Democrats cast her as unqualified to be secretary of education but Republicans and supporters portrayed her as a much-needed change agent.January 18, 2017StudentsPrograms Aim to Open Doors to Diversity in CybersecurityACES and Cyber Scholars are credited with transforming the way industry and higher education work to bring much-needed diversity to the field of cybersecurity.January 11, 2017HomeHouse Democrats, Teachers Unions Rally Against Betsy DeVos NominationCasting her as the “antithesis” to public education, House Democrats — joined by the leaders of the nation’s two largest teacher unions — on Tuesday called for the Senate to block the nomination of Betsy DeVos as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education.January 10, 2017African-AmericanObservers: Omarosa Faces Huge Challenges as Trump Advocate for UnderservedEven though she is known for her reality TV persona as a “villain,” in her new role within the incoming Trump Administration, Omarosa is expected to be an advocate for “suffering and struggling” communities.January 5, 2017HomeExperts Pushing for Diversification of Senior Staffs in U.S. SenateCiting a paucity of senior staffers of color in the U.S. Senate, a National Urban League representative called for legislative action to keep better track of the issue.January 5, 2017StudentsFaculty Engaging More in New Era of ActivismStaff and faculty are attempting to understand and even participate in student activism.January 2, 2017StudentsJohns Hopkins’ Student Tutors Offer Youngsters Glimpse of PossibilitiesThe Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project is a program in which elementary school students get one-on-one help in reading and math from Hopkins students who volunteer.December 28, 2016StudentsWill.i.am.-backed College Track’s 10-year Plan Working for StudentsThe California-based nonprofit provides college advising, academic and financial support to first-generation college students over a period of 10 years, starting the summer before 9th grade.December 26, 2016StudentsBerea, Drexel Among Promise Neighborhood Grant WinnersSix institutions were announced as winners Tuesday of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 Promise Neighborhood grants that fund “cradle to career” support of at-risk children in an effort to lead them to more prosperous lives.December 20, 2016Previous PagePage 17 of 80Next Page
