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Students

In Case You Missed It …

IU Professor Describes the Origins of the Asian ‘Model Minority’ in the U.S. Low Profile of New President of NAACP Might Be Obstacle for Group’s Growth   Social Activism Loses ‘Peaceful Warrior’ Vincent Harding Report: Financial Aid, Student Support Reforms Should Embrace Non-Traditional Black Students

May 22, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Dream Catcher

In this issue, Diverse salutes Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, the influential former president of Cuyahoga Community College.

May 22, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Israeli, Chinese Universities to Collaborate

Two top universities from Israel and China announced Monday that they are starting a $300 million research project focused on nanotechnologies.

May 19, 2014

Asian American Pacific Islander

In Case You Missed It…

Asian Americans Battle ‘Invisibility’ In Bid to Break Through the Bamboo Ceiling Colleges, Nonprofits Seek to Fill Void Created by PPL Shift From Classroom to Community, Professor Advocates for Social Justice It’s Not Just in the Numbers: Making Campus Diversity Work Post-Schuette

May 15, 2014

Asian American Pacific Islander

Examining the underrepresentation of Asian Americans in higher ed leadership

In this edition, Diverse focuses on Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month and examines the underrepresentation of Asian Americans in higher education leadership.

May 8, 2014

Students

Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma

Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma is associate professor of African-American studies, Asian American studies and performance studies at Northwestern University, where she has received several outstanding teaching awards. Her scholarship focuses on Afro/Asian American relations, especially in studying the relationship between the two through hiphop music. Sharma is writing her second book, “Hidden Hapas: Multiracial Blacks […]

May 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Peniel Joseph

Peniel E. Joseph is a tenured professor of history at Tuft s University and the author of several award-winning books, including Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America and Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama. He is a frequent commentator on issues of race, democracy […]

May 1, 2014

Students

Harvard’s NCAA Dreams Belie Less Than Stellar Reality on Campus

You may not like Harvard because it busted your bracket going for the fake Buffet Billions. Even non-math types knew there was a statistical joke going on with Buffet having the edge. You hit a 1 in 9.2 quintillion shot and Buffet only pays you a billion? Sucker. It makes the lottery seem reasonable. And […]

March 24, 2014

Asian American Pacific Islander

Calif. Democrats Scrap Higher Ed Affirmative Action Amendment

Bowing to pressure from within their party, Democrats in the legislature abandoned an attempt to repeal California’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action in the state’s higher education system.

March 18, 2014

African-American

Diversity Bigger Winner at 2014 Oscars for a Change

This year, the Oscars honored some tremendously talented people of color and there was nothing token about this gesture.

March 3, 2014

Students

Police Investigate Racist, Sexist Fliers Found at USC, UCLA

Campus police are investigating fliers with profane, racist and sexist language that have been distributed at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.

February 11, 2014

Sports

Super Bowl Halftime Show Picture of Diversity

Bruno Mars, with a Puerto Rican-Hungarian and Filipino background, shows entertainment’s growing diversity as well as his status as a world-class entertainer.

February 3, 2014