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Diverse Honors 2018 Dr. John Hope Franklin Awardees

WASHINGTON — Diverse hosted its 14th annual presentation of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award Monday evening at the national meeting of the American Council of Education.

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DePaul Law Professor Sues University

Another DePaul University professor is in the news after filing a civil rights lawsuit against the university alleging racial discrimination. College of Law professor Terry Smith contends that university officials retaliated against him due to his advocacy on issues of racial diversity.

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UTEP’s New Online Chicano Studies Program Growing

An online multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary program that offers intuitive understanding of the dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico border and the Latino presence in the U.S. is gaining momentum at The University of Texas at El Paso.

MSIs

Students Could Save Thousands Under New Senate Bill

More than a dozen co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate have reintroduced legislation that would make the cost of community and technical colleges more affordable to students. More than  a dozen co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate have reintroduced legislation that would make the cost of community and technical colleges more affordable to students.

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Hampton’s Harvey a Longtime Leader in Higher Education

Over the span of 40 years, Dr. William R. Harvey has led Hampton University to new heights of excellence, making it one of the premier higher education institutions in the country.

Students

Foundation Report Advises on College ‘Promise’ Programs

A report issued this week by a nonpartisan think tank suggests that states considering “free college” policies should avoid unfair cost-containment strategies, communicate with students and families and make bolder investments in higher education.

LGBTQ+

Duderstadt: Diversity Improves School Quality

While he is known today as a pioneer of diversity and inclusion in higher education, Dr. James J. Duderstadt started as an assistant professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Michigan and eventually became president.

African-American

Pioneering Historian Mines Black Women’s History

As a young professor at Purdue University in the early 1970s, Dr. Darlene Clark Hine was confronted with a challenge that would ultimately change her career trajectory and position her as one of the nation’s most prominent historians.

Students

New App Aids Nontraditional and Transfer Students

Leveraging the power of innovative technology, The Common Application has created a new transfer application experience for students who may be returning to school through nontraditional pipelines.

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Minority Journalism Groups Dissolve UNITY Collaborative

Unity: Journalists for Diversity, a professional coalition that helped increase diversity in the news industry beginning in the early 1990’s, has decided to shutter after nearly 30 years. “This is a heart-breaking decision,” Unity president Neal Justice said this week, “but we’ve decided that the best way to move forward is to work with our […]

HBCUs

Urban League’s Morial: Educational Equity Essential to Economic Empowerment

Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans and current president and CEO of the National Urban League (NUL), sees proactivity and collaboration as a way to create a movement and drive social change, particularly toward equity in education.

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Dillard School of Nursing Reinstates Full Academic Offerings

Dillard University’s School of Nursing received initial approval from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) last week to actualize its pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs for the 2018-2019 academic year. The announcement last week ended a period of inactive admissions at Dillard for the pre-licensure baccalaureate and LPN-BSN nursing programs during the 2017-2018 academic year, following a […]

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