Tag: Immigrants: Page 8

Students

‘Spare Parts’ Movie Could Move Along Undocumented Immigrant Conversation

Surrounding the story is the reality of low expectations for students in struggling schools and the constant threat of deportation for undocumented students.

January 14, 2015

Sports

In Case You Missed It…

Initiative in California Clearing Path to Law School for Underrepresented Study: Relying on Above-Average Scores on Entrance Exams Hinders Diversity Law Professors Warn Against Failure to Prioritize Accuracy in Judicial System Experts Say Student-Athlete Grad Rates Manipulated in University Cash Games

January 9, 2015

Native Americans

Native Explorer

In this issue, Diverse profiles the Bard Prison Initiative and other prison education programs, as well as higher ed programs that focus on recruiting and retaining Native American students.

December 3, 2014

African-American

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For African-Americans, Determining Native American Ancestry Often  a Challenge Lincoln University President Robert Jennings Resigns Will Higher Ed Be the Way Out for Bill Cosby? Ferguson Decision Stirs Familiar Feelings of Frustration, Anger on Campuses

November 26, 2014

Opinion

Will Higher Ed Be the Way Out for Bill Cosby?

How long can Cosby tread in the muck?

November 24, 2014

HBCUs

Election Diversity Problem Emerges: Faulty Opinion Polling

How polling methods leave out people of color.

November 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Randolph-Macon College Prepares for Big-Stage Political Debate

Tiny Randolph-Macon College is set for its star turn tonight as it hosts a congressional debate between two faculty members.

October 27, 2014

Home

Ex-Governors Urge Citizenship Test for Students

Three former South Carolina governors are pushing for high school students to take the same test that immigrants must pass to become a U.S. citizen.

September 17, 2014

Students

Black Diversity in Higher Ed? We are Not There Yet

Higher education’s notion of diversity is often very broad or even diluted to include a multitude of differences but often ignore race and ethnicity.

September 8, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Some Helicopter Parents Have Evolved Into Snow Plow Parents

From college campuses to workplaces, a number of parents have deeply imposed themselves into their children’s lives even once they reach adulthood.

August 26, 2014

Home

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Report: Mixed Picture for Young Immigrant Deportation Relief Program  Going Forward, New Federal Loan Guidelines for College Seen as Helpful Teach for America’s Diversity Milestone Key Step Toward Reshaping Public Education  Federal Government Awarding $28.4M to Provide AP Exams for Underprivileged

August 14, 2014

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Report: Mixed Picture for Young Immigrant Deportation Relief Program

As of late last month, 55 percent of the eligible 1.2 million unauthorized immigrant youth had applied for deportation relief through the Obama administration’s two-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

August 13, 2014