Tag: SAT: Page 14

Students

The Hero Was Asian American in Latest University Shooting, And So Was the Victim

In a colorblind world, unless people come forward and self-identify, it’s hard to get confirmation on a person’s race or ethnicity.

June 9, 2014

International

Cuba: 8 Arrested in University Entrance Exam Cheating Scandal

Cuban authorities said that thousands of high school students were forced to retake the test as a result of the illegal sale of university entrance exams.

June 9, 2014

HBCUs

ASSISTANT PROF. OF ENVIRONMENTAL & INTERIOR DESIGN

Mesa Community College anticipates the following residential faculty positions in Fall 2016 and invites applications from candidates who demonstrate a commitment to service excellence, innovation, student success, and integrity.

June 8, 2014

HBCUs

Instructional Specialist

Several tenure-track positions and one clinical rank academic position are available in various schools and colleges starting in the Fall semester, 2016. Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit their application at the listed website.

June 8, 2014

Students

UC Santa Barbara Students Targeted By Gunman

Elliot Rodger identified as suspect in killing spree that claimed lives of seven, including his own.

May 26, 2014

Students

South Carolina Panel Rejects Sale of Charleston School of Law

A committee of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is recommending that the sale of Charleston School of Law to a for-profit company be denied.

May 20, 2014

Asian American Pacific Islander

Experts: Intentional Race-conscious Outreach Needed in Admissions Process

Test scores alone and skewed admissions criteria seen as roadblocks to achieving diversity.

May 19, 2014

Students

Citywide College Scholarship Programs Show Promising, Limited Results

During a panel discussion at the Education Writers Association’s national seminar, journalists who have covered citywide scholarship initiatives detail the pros and cons of such programs.

May 18, 2014

Sports

Sterling and Bundy: And the Racist Beat Goes On

It was just a year ago when millions of Americans were reacting to the crass, old-style racism of former celebrity chef Paula Deen.

May 14, 2014

Home

Nation’s Report Card: No Gains for 12th-Graders

In an abysmal showing, only about one-quarter of U.S. high school seniors performed solidly in math in a major assessment known as the nation’s report card.

May 7, 2014

Students

Dr. Victoria Defrancesco Soto

Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto is a fellow at the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School of Public Aff airs at the University of Texas. Her research on political behavior has been widely published in scholarly journals and cited in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Time, and POLITICO. […]

May 1, 2014

Students

Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma

Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma is associate professor of African-American studies, Asian American studies and performance studies at Northwestern University, where she has received several outstanding teaching awards. Her scholarship focuses on Afro/Asian American relations, especially in studying the relationship between the two through hiphop music. Sharma is writing her second book, “Hidden Hapas: Multiracial Blacks […]

May 1, 2014