Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 3

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Slur Found at Grace College Dorm Prompts Hate Crime Probe

WINONA LAKE, Ind. — A Christian college in northern Indiana says a racial slur found written outside a student’s dorm room is being investigated as a hate crime. Grace College & Seminary President Bill Katip says in a statement that the message found written on a chalkboard Monday left him “angry and heartbroken.” He says […]

October 10, 2017

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Anti-gay Vandalism Found Outside Kansas State Student Union

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State officials say an anti-gay slur was found outside the university’s student union, the latest vandalism targeting diversity at the school. The Wichita Eagle reports that the slur was found Monday and removed that afternoon. The anti-gay vandalism occurred the same week someone vandalized a temporary dwelling erected outside a residential […]

October 10, 2017

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Organizers Offer Chess as Gateway to College

The Cleveland Scholastic Open is distinct among chess tournaments in that organizers go to great lengths to secure scholarships for the winners.

October 9, 2017

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Parents Need Charters, Change and Choice

While much progress has been made, the promise of equal access to quality education has not been fully fulfilled.

October 9, 2017

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Ortiz Works to Make Underrepresented Feel They Belong

Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz of DePaul University says “imposter syndrome” permeates all levels of the university community that feel marginalized.

October 9, 2017

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University of New Mexico’s Chicano Studies Eyes Grad Degrees

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico’s Chicana and Chicano Studies Department has submitted a proposal aimed at allowing the program to issue graduate degrees. Department chair Irene Vasquez announced last week that the program turned in a preliminary plan to expand the university’s program that focuses on Mexican-American history and literature. Chicana and […]

October 9, 2017

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Jewish Structure on Kansas State Campus Vandalized, Rebuilt

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Authorities are investigating the vandalism of a temporary dwelling erected outside a Kansas State University residential complex for the Jewish harvest festival Sukkot. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the sukkah was found late Friday wrapped around the car of graduate student Glen Buickerood, damaging the vehicle. Buickerood, who doesn’t identify as Jewish, […]

October 9, 2017

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Black Male Achievers Need Support, Too

For all the troublesome statistics that we hear about how young Black men are not faring that well in our society, it’s critically important that we also consider other narratives. Black men are not monolithic.

October 5, 2017

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For Espinoza, Collaboration a Major Component of Leadership

In his 10 years of administration at Virginia Tech, Juan Espinoza has focused on numerous diversity programs, specifically diversity recruitment programming.

October 5, 2017

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Women of Color Ph.D. Candidates Thrive in Sister Circles

They have been around forever, supporting women of color in common and unique ways. Sister circles that nourish the needs of Black women have a firm history in the Black community.

October 4, 2017

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Carmen Suarez: Diversity and Inclusion Work Evolving

Dr. Carmen Suarez, vice president for global diversity and inclusion at Portland State University, has been among those leading the charge to make school environments more welcoming to students of all backgrounds and identities.

October 3, 2017

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University of Vermont Responds to Some Diversity Concerns

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The president of the University of Vermont says the school still has work to do on racial justice issues, but he didn’t agree to every change requested by students. UVM President Tom Sullivan says the school would not expel a student found to have stolen a Black Lives Matter flag because the […]

October 3, 2017