Tag: Graduation rates: Page 9

African-American

Keeping the Faith for African-American Males

Well, 2016 is officially here and, as Black people, we must stop this violence upon ourselves.

January 6, 2016

Sports

Orange Bowl Rivals Join Forces on Native American Education

Clemson University and the University of Oklahoma partner to reduce dropout rate of Native American high school students.

December 28, 2015

Students

PHYLLIS WORTHY DAWKINS

PHYLLIS WORTHY DAWKINS has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bennett College. She was vice president for academic affairs at Cheyney University. Dawkins received a bachelor’s from Johnson C. Smith University, a master’s from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from The Ohio State University.

December 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of Missouri Teaching Waivers Scrutinized

by Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — A new report shows that almost 40 percent of tenure-track faculty at the University of Missouri received waivers that allow them to reduce their teaching load during their final academic years. According to the report, the majority of the waivers were for research purposes. The second-highest number of waivers […]

December 14, 2015

African-American

College Grad Rates Don’t Always Benefit All Students

Higher graduation rates do not always result in closing the gap between White students and students of color.

December 1, 2015

Disabilties

Report: Clear Path from Community Colleges to 4-Year Institutions

The Edvance Foundation issued a report that lays out a series of recommendations on how to smooth the transfer pathway from community colleges to four-year institutions.

November 19, 2015

Community Colleges

MALING EBRAHIMPOUR

MALING EBRAHIMPOUR has been appointed dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Rhode Island. He was dean of the business school at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Ebrahimpour earned a bachelor’s from the Institute of Advanced Accounting in Iran, an MBA from the University of Nebraska-Kearney and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

November 18, 2015

Sports

Williams Ensuring Cal Accountable to Athletes

H. Michael Williams, who was appointed full-time director of athletics at the University of California, Berkeley earlier this year, is trying to make the benefits more accessible to students who play in one of the institution’s 30 intercollegiate sports.

November 1, 2015

Community Colleges

Franklin & Marshall Latest to Rescind Cosby Honorary Degree

LANCASTER, Pa. — A Pennsylvania college has become the latest school to rescind an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby.

October 20, 2015

Leadership & Policy

TAMARA RODENBERG

TAMARA RODENBERG has been named president of Bethany College in West Virginia, effective January 1. She is vice president for advancement for the Divinity School at Texas Christian University. Rodenberg earned a bachelor’s from Texas Christian University, a master’s from Lexington Theological Seminary and a doctorate from the Graduate Theological Union in California.

October 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Dayton Expands Men of Color Mentoring Program

DAYTON, Ohio — Miles Tidd is now a solid, focused senior at Belmont High School who holds down a job and has an eye on attending The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina.

October 18, 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