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Community Colleges

NC Community Colleges to Enroll Undocumented Students

RALEIGH, N.C. _ North Carolina’s community college system voted Friday to admit undocumented immigrants at its campuses next year, a move unlikely to bring an immediate surge in undocumented students given a requirement that they pay higher tuition.

September 21, 2009

Community Colleges

DISAPPEARING ACT

Latino males are more likely to drop out of high school and are more likely not to fi nish college.

September 16, 2009

Disappearing Act

Failure to educate a fast-growing segment of the U.S. work force — Latino males — may put the country at a global economic disadvantage, experts say.

September 16, 2009

Obama Back to School Speech Reveals Racial Fears

Sesame Street and President Barack Obama have two things in common when it comes to managing public discourse.

September 8, 2009

Fewer Cubans Make Crossing to US; Economy Cited

The number of Cubans attempting to cross the Florida Straits has fallen by more than half, putting 2009 on track to be perhaps the lowest for migration from the communist island in almost a decade.

August 30, 2009

Obama Joker artist unmasked: A fellow Chicagoan

The Obama Joker artist has been revealed, and he’s from President Barack Obama’s hometown—Chicago. According to the Los Angeles Times, 20-year-old Firas Alkhateeb, a senior history major at the University of Illinois, crafted the picture of Obama with the recognizable clown makeup using Adobe’s Photoshop software. Concerned about a lawsuit, Alkhateeb was relieved that the situation had […]

August 17, 2009

Community Colleges

Undocumented Immigrants Spend Millions Extra on Tuition

More than two years after Arizona voters passed a law denying in-state college tuition and other state-funded benefits to undocumented immigrants, thousands of people are still applying for those services and being turned away.

August 9, 2009

New GI Bill tops Obama’s agenda

The first new GI Bill since the 9/11terror attacks tops President Barack Obama’s agenda. According to the Associated Press, the president is scheduled to attend a rally Monday morning at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., to celebrate the implementation of the bill, which provides veterans with comprehensive educational benefits. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com

August 2, 2009

Arabic Language Teacher at Clemson Jailed Over Immigration

Federal immigration officials were holding a Syrian woman for overstaying her visa after having taught Arabic at Clemson University on a Fulbright program, and her husband says he is fighting to allow her to stay with him in America.

July 23, 2009

Diversity Professionals Explore Cultural Competency at George Mason University Meeting

Dozens of diversity professionals examined organizational obstacles and solutions in achieving cultural competency at “Workplace Diversity: Practice and Research,” the third annual diversity conference hosted by The School of Management at George Mason University.

July 19, 2009

Wisconsin Becomes 11th State to Offer In-state Tuition to Undocumented Students

Undocumented students in Wisconsin received a gift on Monday when Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed a provision that allows such students to receive in-state tuition rates under certain circumstances.

July 1, 2009

DREAM Act Rally Provides Visual Reminder of What’s at Stake for Undocumented Students

The commencement ceremony on this hot Washington, D.C., afternoon was an emotional one for many of the students gathered.

June 25, 2009

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