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Leadership & Policy

Reinventing Alumni Associations

To remain relevant, alumni associations must do more than plan class reunions and promote their schools, experts say.

July 22, 2009

Students

Three Black Fraternities Unite With Big Brothers Big Sisters in a National Partnership

Three of the nation’s largest African-American fraternities – Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. – have joined with the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) organization to help Black boys succeed.

July 6, 2009

Home

On the Web – Become a Diverse Facebook Fan!

After logging into your profile, search Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and click on “pages.”

April 1, 2009

Students

IT: Intellectually Taxing?

At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.

March 19, 2009

Home

The New Rules of Engagement

College students across the nation are chronicling their lives on Facebook and other social networks such as MySpace with photos, videos, instantaneous status updates and blog entries that highlight their thoughts, opinions, interests and dislikes.

March 19, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Redefining Teacher Education Programs for the 21st Century

Failure to revisit professional development in light of new technology could render teacher training programs obsolete.

March 19, 2009

Students

Is the Internet Stupefying Students?

At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.

March 18, 2009

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Is Facebook Not Friendly to Natives?

The social networking site, which enables millions of “friends” to stay in touch with one another, has disabled the account of the 28-year-old Lakota woman from the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Facebook assumed Kills The Enemy was a fake name.

January 29, 2009

Students

Forgotten No More: Schools Cater To Transfers

For many new students, the first-year college experience is an academic and social buffet, a dizzying array of activities and opportunities to herald the passage into adulthood. Not so for transfer students, a growing but largely neglected group whose needs are as varied as the circumstances that bring them to campus in the first place.

January 7, 2009

Sports

Too Hot To Handle Web sites Baffle College Officials

One ill-fated lapse in cyber-judgment by a college athlete has cost him his position on one of the top football teams in the country.

November 19, 2008

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Leading Black Think Tank Launches Media and Technology Institute

The leading U.S. think tank on African-American affairs is launching an institute to study the impact of media and new communication technologies on minority and socially disadvantaged communities.

November 12, 2008

Students

Using Social Networking Sites as Student Engagement Tools

Facebook and other sites may serve as a better communication channel between students and professors, but there are drawbacks to consider.

October 15, 2008