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Women’s History Month – A ‘Second Wave of Feminism’

As women’s studies programs mature, they are incorporating issues of race and sexuality.

March 2, 2009

Students

Reshaping the Landscape, One Student at a Time

Carmen Twillie Ambar knows that some people think women’s colleges are obsolete.

November 26, 2008

Students

Gathering Examines Lack of Minority Men in Post-Graduate Programs

The differences between men and women aren’t all that difficult to spot.

October 26, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Approaching Diversity From the Top Down

Three university presidents talk about recruiting and retaining diverse populations as well as the diversity challenges that remain at their respective institutions.

October 15, 2008

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Association of Black Women in Higher Education Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary

Educators must do more to “excite dissatisfaction” with the status quo among students, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College for Women, told a luncheon crowd gathered for the Association of Black Women in Higher Education conference at Princeton University on Friday.

October 13, 2008

Students

The Next Best Thing to Family

As more Hispanic women are enrolling in college, Hispanic sororities are filling a personal void that other campus groups don’t.

September 17, 2008

Community Colleges

Best & Brightest: Student Turned Legal Guardian Overcomes Obstacles

Rowana Johnson was just beginning to come into her own at San Diego State University when tragedy struck and the then-19-year-old began raising her younger siblings.

June 30, 2008

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Despite Record Number of Applications, Minority Applicants Down at the University of Michigan

The University of Michigan last week announced it has received a record number of applications for the incoming freshmen class, but slightly fewer of what the school calls underrepresented minorities sought to attend compared to last year.

June 15, 2008

Latinx

Latinas, Black Girls Respect, Defer to Moms Most

Latinas and African American girls defer to their mothers more than non-Hispanic white girls do, according to a University of Florida study.

May 27, 2008

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Best & Brightest: A Global Responsibility

Fatima Hassan wasn’t raised in Somalia, since her parents fled during the civil war before she was born, but the Stanford University junior feels duty-bound to improve the plight of African women.

May 18, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Forming a Pipeline To the Presidency

Many efforts have helped increase the number of women and ethnic minorities in college presidencies, but Asian Americans have not kept pace.

May 14, 2008

Sports

NCAA Addresses Gender Equity: Where Do We Go From Here?

“An area within women’s intercollegiate athletics that hasn’t had a voice is the status of women of color,” says Charlotte F. Westerhaus, NCAA vice president for diversity and inclusion.

April 23, 2008