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Students

Minority Leaders Oppose “Gainful Employment” Rules for For-profit Colleges

Some African-American and Hispanic leaders have taken a stand against proposed federal rules designed to curb student-loan defaults at for-profit colleges, arguing the strictures would reduce the educational options of minority students, who represent a large part of the enrollment at the schools.

September 19, 2010

Home

Some Job-screening Tactics Challenged as Discriminatory

Companies using criminal records or bad credit reports to screen out job applicants might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws as the government steps up scrutiny of hiring policies that could hurt Blacks and Hispanics.

August 12, 2010

Students

Advocates Urge Quick Action on Rules Governing For-profits

For-profit postsecondary Institutions account for 10 percent of enrolled U.S. college students but 44 percent of student loan defaults.

July 20, 2010

Community Colleges

Better Educated Work Force Needed for Jobs in Near Future

A report by Georgetown University researchers attributes the increasing demand for a better-educated work force by 2018 to the increased use of technology, particularly computers.

June 15, 2010

Students

College “Student Group” Aided by For-profit Industry

Career College Association, a lobbying group for for-profit schools, provided the organizational muscle to launch the grassroots-sounding Students for Academic Choice at a time when for-profit colleges are under fire.

June 13, 2010

African-American

Experts Explore Black-White Divide in Youth Employment

The Urban Institute hosted a policy discussion Tuesday that examined the racial discrepancies in the time that it takes recent high school graduates and dropouts to connect to work or postsecondary learning opportunities.

June 1, 2010

HBCUs

Minor Crime Convictions Proving Harmful to Student Ambitions

As minor as a misdemeanor conviction may appear to college students, it can live in government records forever, undermine the job prospects of otherwise stellar candidates, and cause major damage to long-term career aspirations.

April 15, 2010

Home

Minority-Serving Schools Report Working Harder To Connect Students With Jobs

College placement offices are adapting to better prepare students and alumni for the increasingly tough employment market.

March 16, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Banking On Diversity

Boasting a racially and culturally diverse work force, the World Bank aims to spread awareness about its mission to increase employment of under-represented U.S. minorities.

January 20, 2010

Students

SUPPLYING THE DEMAND

With the economy still reeling, Hampton University didn’t get its usual contingent of 100 employers at its fall 2009 career fair for students and alumni. But one sector was there in force — federal government agencies look

December 23, 2009

Disabilties

WASHINGTON UPDATE

Federal Official Pushes for More Diversity in Government In an exclusive interview with Diverse, hiring leader talks about federal government plans to boost diversity hiring, especially among disabled individuals.

December 23, 2009

African-American

Census: ‘Brain Gains’ for High-Tech Cities

Passing up industrial centers and former hotspots in the Southwest, college graduates are fueling population growth in urban, high-tech meccas, such as Charlotte, N.C. and Austin, Texas.

October 29, 2009