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Faculty & Staff

Southern University’s Mason Outlines His Contract Extension Requirements

Southern University System President Ronald Mason Jr. won’t seek or accept an extension of his contract when it expires next year, unless certain terms he has outlined are met.

August 21, 2014

Students

Governor Haslam Promotes Free Tuition Plan in Tennessee

Gov. Bill Haslam on Wednesday urged students to take advantage of his program to cover a full ride at two-year colleges for any high school graduate.

August 20, 2014

Faculty & Staff

My Good Neighborhood May Not Look Like Your Good Neighborhood

A culturally sensitive lens is needed when discussing housing and education.

August 18, 2014

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August 14, 2014

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Ebola Survivor in Guinea Shunned by Boyfriend, Medical School

The medical school professors no longer want Kadiatou Fanta in the classroom. Her boyfriend has broken up with her. Each day the 26-year-old eats alone and sleeps alone. Even her own family members are afraid to touch her months after she survived Ebola.

August 12, 2014

Students

Bad Behavior on Social Media Can Cost Recruits

At St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, the high school that produced Crimson Tide quarterbacks AJ McCarron and Jake Coker, there’s a new preseason ritual for football players: the social media talk.

August 11, 2014

Students

Study Finds Minimal Impact of Selectivity on Degree Completion

A new study suggests that the selectivity of an institution is neither much help nor a hindrance to graduation.

August 7, 2014

Students

University of California Exercising a Form of Economic Affirmative Action?

System gouging the out-of-staters to shore up revenues.

July 28, 2014

Faculty & Staff

A New Take on Race

In this issue of Diverse  we profile the American Council on Education’s Fellows Program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year, and its preparation of minority and women candidates for top-tier positions in academia. We take a look at several HBCU issues, including the growth of unions at HBCUs across the country and recent […]

July 17, 2014

Sports

Schools Work to Focus Incoming College Students

Recent studies by Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research found that an estimated 20 percent of graduating seniors from urban school districts abandon their plans to attend college over the summer.

July 7, 2014

Faculty & Staff

The People’s Choice

In this issue Diverse profiles UMass Amherst chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy, one of the few South Asian college presidents in the country. He has made diversity a central focus, winning praise from inside and outside the institution.

July 3, 2014

Sports

China Says 127 Students Hired Others to Take Exam

At least 127 test-takers in a Chinese province hired other people to take the country’s all-important college entrance exam on their behalf, the provincial college admission office said.

June 18, 2014