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Students

Would-be Teachers Face Tougher Certification Tests

Franchesca Moreno’s work as a student teacher didn’t end when the kids went home for the day.

April 30, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Budget Board Approves $6M Loan to South Carolina State University

The loan is to keep the financially battered HBCU afloat for the rest of the school year, but how it continues to operate after that remains questionable.

April 30, 2014

Leadership & Policy

University of North Carolina Reading Specialist Says She’s Resigning

The reading specialist who questioned the literacy level of athletes who were admitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says she’s resigning at the end of the semester.

April 22, 2014

Home

College Board Provides Glimpse of New SAT

Sample questions for the new version of the college-entrance test were released on Wednesday by the College Board, which announced last month that the new test will include real-world applications and require more analysis.

April 16, 2014

Students

University to Keep Nickname, Add Ute Scholarships

The University of Utah will keep its “Ute” name for sports teams under a new agreement announced Tuesday with leaders of the Ute Indian Tribe that also provides increased recruiting and financial help for tribe members.

April 15, 2014

Students

NY Student Accepted at All 8 Ivy League Schools

A 17-year-old Long Island student has applied to and was accepted at all eight Ivy League schools.

April 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: 3 Things High School Students Should Know About College

There is no way to totally prepare a young adult for the realities of the college experience and what it will mean for his or her long-term success, but there are some things that high school educators should emphasize.

April 1, 2014

Students

Welcome, New Readers!

This is a sample announcement.

March 20, 2014

Faculty & Staff

South Puget Sound CC: Barring Whites from Diversity ‘Happy Hour’ a Mistake

South Puget Sound Community College says it was a mistake for an employee group to invite only people of color to a diversity “happy hour.”

March 13, 2014

Community Colleges

30th Anniversary Edition

In one of Diverse’s largest issues this year, we cover the issues and people that have impacted the past 30 years of diversity in higher education, including standardized testing, legal battles, the growth of women presidents at HBCUs and gender imbalance on college campuses.

March 12, 2014

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Common Core Panel Says Limit Time Teaching to Test

ALBANY, N.Y.—A panel created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to look into New York’s rollout of the Common Core curriculum recommended Monday banning standardized tests for the youngest students and capping the amount of instructional time that can be used for test prep.

March 11, 2014

Leadership & Policy

DA: No Charges for Crowder in University of North Carolina Fraud Case

Problems in the African and Afro-American Studies department included classes that didn’t meet and unauthorized grade changes.

March 5, 2014