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Diverse Conversations: How Hollywood’s Lack of Diversity Impacts Higher Ed

Whether you are a fan of Hollywood, or Chris Rock, or none of the above, it’s important to understand the impact of what we see on screen—and what it means for our next generation of P-20 students.

March 2, 2016

Leadership & Policy

2 New Women Presidents to Helm California State Universities

SAN FRANCISCO ― Both Sonoma State University and San Jose State University have new women presidents. The California State University Board of Trustees has appointed Judy K. Sakaki as president of Sonoma State University and Mary A. Papazian as president of San Jose State University effective July 1. Sakaki currently serves as vice president of […]

January 27, 2016

Students

University of Missouri Agriculture Group Goes All-Female

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― An agriculture leadership group at the University of Missouri is made up of all female students for the first time, reflecting a slow but steady shift in the industry. Thirteen students were selected in December as the first all-female group of Dickinson Scholars, the Columbia Missourian reported. The university’s College of Agriculture, […]

January 5, 2016

Community Colleges

Innocent Until Proven Guilty, but is Anyone in Higher Ed Standing With Bill Cosby?

If Bill Cosby used to give millions to your school, as he did to Spelman College, you can be assured that the money is now being put to good use — for his legal defense.

January 4, 2016

African-American

Diverse Conversations: 4 Ways HBCUs Can Prepare Students for Lack of Workplace Diversity

There has to be a blending of what is actually happening in the workplace with what the ideal can be with the right people who work for it.

November 23, 2015

African-American

Yale Announces Plan to Increase Diversity

Yale University announced earlier this month a $50 million plan to increase the diversity of faculty on campus.

November 15, 2015

Opinion

Thank You, Michelle Obama from Tall Women Everywhere

At 5’11”, Michelle Obama is not the average woman, literally or figuratively.

October 15, 2015

Faculty & Staff

UC Berkeley Astronomer Marcy Resigns Over Student Sexual Harassment

A prominent astronomer resigned Wednesday from the University of California, Berkeley, after an investigation found he sexually harassed female students over many years, two top administrators said.

October 14, 2015

African-American

In Case You Missed It…

STEM Initiative to Focus on Minority Women, Girls Race a Factor in Access to Education in Latin American Diaspora Colleges, Corporations Work Together on Inclusion History Leads to Diversity When it Comes to Asian Americans

October 9, 2015

Students

Survey: 1 in 4 College Women Report Unwanted Sexual Contact

Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released Monday.

September 21, 2015

Community Colleges

Michigan State Engineering Tops 1,000 Female Students

The Michigan State University College of Engineering has more than 1,000 female undergraduate students for the first time as administrators try to recruit more women to the field.

September 2, 2015

Sports

Dear Kelly: About Cleaning Toilets

When Kelly Osbourne made an unfortunate remark about Latinos and toilets Aug. 4 on “The View” while commenting on Donald Trump’s previous faux pas, she set off a hashtag frenzy on Twitter that gave Latinos and others a chance to talk about their real-life careers.

August 10, 2015