Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeDiverse In India: Innovation Academy Provides Cutting-edge Technology Education, ExperienceFor students, the primary benefit of the Microsoft i-Spark Centre Innovation Academy is having a place where they can get hands-on experience and work on projects that could potentially get recognition and support from Microsoft in their bid to take the products to market.August 31, 2011StudentsDiverse in India: College Students Help Propel Anna Hazare Anti-corruption MovementWhile many Indian citizens complain they are forced to grease the palms of bureaucrats just to get things done, protesting students in New Delhi say the path to higher education in India is allegedly paved with bribes.August 25, 2011HomeDiverse in India: Controversial Film Addresses Affirmative Action in Indian Higher EducationIndia finds itself wrestling with the role that class-based affirmative action should play in bringing about parity in higher education.August 24, 2011HomeDiverse in India: Government Seeks to Boost College Access for the DisadvantagedUnder the law of the land with variations by region, 49.5 percent of all seats in higher learning institutions are reserved for disadvantaged students.August 22, 2011HomeOnly 18 Percent of IIT Madras Students Are Indian WomenProfessor V.G. Idichandy, the interim director at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, says there is no affirmative action in place for female students.August 22, 2011African-AmericanStudents at India’s Osmania University Learn About Common Ties to Black History That Bridge Cross-Cultural UnderstandingDr. Ann Denkler, a professor of American History at Shenandoah University, said her presentations in India tend to provoke questions not as commonly asked back in the United States.August 21, 2011InternationalDiverse in India: Chess Skills Elevate Student to Elite CollegeIn the first story of a series on India and higher education, Diverse correspondent Jamaal Abdul-Alim profiles a young chessmaster whose talents have opened the door to enrollment at one of the nation’s most prestigious colleges.August 14, 2011HomeCharter Schools and College AccessA small but emergent body of research suggests that enrollment in charter schools does increase a student’s chance of graduating from high school and going on to college.July 28, 2011StudentsUDC to Study Monument Proposal for African-American Military HeroThe University of the District of Columbia is studying the cost of erecting a monument to honor Col. Charles Young — a pioneering Black military leader who supporters say is often overlooked.July 26, 2011HomeEducation Leaders, Policymakers Struggle To Define Emerging Skills in ‘New Work’ EraAt Washington policy summit, panelists say many colleges and universities remain so disconnected from industry that they are largely ignorant about current workforce needs.July 19, 2011Previous PagePage 72 of 80Next Page
