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Sports

Students Protest Brigham Young University’s Beard Ban

A group of Brigham Young University students is protesting the Mormon Church-owned school’s ban on something its namesake once sported: a beard.

September 28, 2014

Leadership & Policy

HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System

In wake of Parent Plus loan “debacle,” Department of Education trying to quell anxiety as it moves toward the anticipated rollout of the system.

September 23, 2014

African-American

Beyond Enough is Enough: Offering Hope to Minority Youth

Will I always be seen as a person of color before I am seen as a human being?

September 21, 2014

Disabilties

In Case You Missed It …

Kurt Schmoke Looks to Raise University of Baltimore’s Profile Diverse Conversations: Three Ways HBCUs Can Avoid Dying Out NYU’s Initiative for Women With Disabilities Provides Holistic Wellness Services Wilberforce University Moving Closer to Naming President

September 18, 2014

Students

Oakwood University Professor Creates First HBCU-Developed MOOC

Colleagues hope Dr. Keith Augustus Burton’s creation will put HBCUs square in the mix of the growing educational trend.

September 18, 2014

Students

Indiana Looks to Entice Adults Back to College

An Indiana state agency wants to encourage some 700,000 adults who started but never finished college to complete their degree.

September 15, 2014

Students

Special Focus: Persons with Disabilities

This edition profiles Dr. Billy C. Hawkins, president of Talladega College and a critic of misclassifying students as learning disabled.

September 11, 2014

Students

Study: College Affordability Metrics Don’t Match HBCUs’ Mission

The conclusion is that HBCUs and other minority serving institutions with large numbers of underrepresented, first-generation, and/or low-income students will likely be disadvantaged.

September 10, 2014

Students

Middle Tennessee State U. Engaging Males in Sexual Assault Prevention

Middle Tennessee State University is starting a program that aims to reduce the possibility of sexual assaults on campus by training male students.

September 7, 2014

Students

Scholars: Proposed College Rating System Penalizes Minority-Serving Institutions

Several scholars suggest that variables such as having fewer financial resources per student or serving students with less academic preparedness should be factored in.

September 2, 2014

Students

Special Issue – Academic Kickoff

The Academic Kickoff edition of Diverse takes a closer look at how professors are teaching to the tech-centric millennial student.

August 28, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Appeals Court: Course Syllabi Not Public Records

A federal appeals court has ruled that course syllabi are exempt from Missouri’s open records law because they are the intellectual property of faculty members.

August 27, 2014