Tag: Employment: Page 15

Students

Diverse Conversations: Preparing Students for the Labor Force

William Peace University’s Dr. Lynn Owens explains how employers’ needs have changed and how educators can prepare graduates for today’s labor force.

December 15, 2013

African-American

Pay Gains for Young Women; Inequality Still Seen

Taking time off or reducing hours for families still cited as main reason for gender gap in pay equality.

December 11, 2013

Home

Diverse on the Go

Jamal E. Mazyck, Diverse digital media manager, will be attending the Higher Education Government Relations Conference at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco today through Friday.

December 9, 2013

Students

Diverse Docket: Federal Judge Rejects Discrimination, Retaliation Suit

Dr. Michelle Cummings-Flower claimed that Suffolk County Community College utilized discriminatory hiring procedures and created a hostile work environment.

November 26, 2013

African-American

Report: Job Growth Under Health Care Reform to Benefit Minorities

A new analysis of health care job growth estimates that over the next decade a total of 4.6 million new positions will be created in the U.S., according to the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

November 24, 2013

Home

Diverse On The Go

Marketing Manager Sydnée Vann and Director of Advertising Virginia Hendrix are representing Diverse today at the American Marketing Association’s Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.

November 13, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Parent Plus Loan Tightening Yields Negative Consequences

Paying for college has always been a struggle for Christian Fair, a first-generation computer engineering student at Johnson C. Smith University.

November 12, 2013

MSIs

Careers in Higher Education Special Report

In this edition, Diverse features Dr. Arnold Mitchem, who recently stepped down as president of the Council of Opportunity in Education after a long and illustrious career, as well as advocate for TRIO programs. Diverse also reports on Dr. Carl Hart, one of the nation’s top neuroscience researchers on drugs, Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, philosopher and champion of Black studies, and the number of senior college presidents that are still on the job.

November 8, 2013

Community Colleges

Industries Partner with Schools, Universities to Train Skilled Workers

A Harahan manufacturing company has had to recruit outside Louisiana for skilled trade workers. The Laitram Corp. isn’t alone in its difficulty finding trained workers for such jobs as electricians and welders.

November 4, 2013

African-American

Where Is the Village When We Need It?

The kids in my neighborhood were a part of the village. We had elders there who provided us with guidance, instruction and discipline.

October 31, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Society of Women Engineers Conference Offers Women Connections and Support

Nearly 6,000 women engineers attended the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) annual conference to sharpen their skills, network and meet recruiters.

October 27, 2013

Students

Happy Anniversary, Sydne҆e!

Today marks the sixth anniversary of Marketing Manager Sydne҆e Vann joining the Diverse team. Sydne҆e, whose door is always open, is responsible for promoting Diverse and educating the public on the company’s value and product services.

October 15, 2013