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Students

Tenn. Governor Proposes Free Community College Program

A popular Tennessee governor running for re-election wants to create a free community college program. Sound familiar?

February 6, 2014

Leadership & Policy

UIC to Pursue Obama Library Alone

Despite Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s suggestion the city make a unified bid for President Barack Obama’s presidential library, the University of Illinois at Chicago says it will work on its own bid.

January 29, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Protesting Utah Student Pays Tuition in $1 Bills

A University of Utah student says he paid his tuition bill with 2,000 one-dollar bills as a silent protest against the rising cost of college.

January 23, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Education Champion George Miller to Retire from Congress

U.S. Rep. George Miller, ranking Democrat on the House Education Committee, has announced that, after four decades in Congress, he won’t be seeking re-election in 2014.

January 15, 2014

Students

Alabama State Trustees Choose Boyd as President

Gwendolyn Boyd went from a Montgomery housing project as a girl to a career with a leadership position at Johns Hopkins University.

December 22, 2013

Students

N.J. Immigration Tuition Bill to Go to Christie ‘As Is’

Gov. Chris Christie said he would not sign the bill that passed the Senate because it has a loophole that could make N.J. a magnet for students who are in the country illegally and seeking a more affordable college education.

November 26, 2013

MSIs

Careers in Higher Education Special Report

In this edition, Diverse features Dr. Arnold Mitchem, who recently stepped down as president of the Council of Opportunity in Education after a long and illustrious career, as well as advocate for TRIO programs. Diverse also reports on Dr. Carl Hart, one of the nation’s top neuroscience researchers on drugs, Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, philosopher and champion of Black studies, and the number of senior college presidents that are still on the job.

November 8, 2013

Students

In case you missed it …

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: VI Congressional Leader Fights for Black Boys in Education Time For Higher Ed to Rethink the Questions HBCU Presidents at a New Crossroads Hip Hop Scholars Say Jay Z on Wrong Side of Fine Line in Barneys’ Controversy

October 31, 2013

MSIs

The Value of TRIO to the Community

The clash between liberal and conservative values in the U.S. has never been more prevalent than it is when manifested in policies to promote higher education.

October 17, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Arkansas State Losing Army ROTC Program

The U.S. Department of the Army officially informed Arkansas State University on Wednesday that its 77-year-old Army ROTC program will be ended, the university said.

October 3, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Howard U. President Ribeau Retires

The president of Howard University — regarded by many as one of the nation’s most prestigious Black universities — has announced that he will retire from his post in December after five years on the job.

October 1, 2013

African-American

Education Secretary: Cuts in Federal Spending a ‘Big Issue’ for Education System

Education Secretary Arne Duncan expresses his frustration with how the nation’s overall education needs are being addressed by Congress during a briefing session with reporters on Wednesday.

September 25, 2013