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Students

Commitment to Service Helps Global Go-Getter Stand Out

Baruch College junior Alyssa Alicino was raised with many friends from Latin America and a sense of responsibility toward her community.

April 9, 2013

Sports

Reducing Number of High School Diplomas Proposed

State Superintendent of Education John White says he wants to consider eliminating one of Louisiana’s three high school diplomas.

March 26, 2013

Faculty & Staff

College Graduates Choose Community Colleges in Pursuing Advanced Degrees

College graduates are slowly coming to the realization that their liberal arts degrees provide limited job opportunities, sending many degreed adults back to community college.

December 2, 2012

Sports

From Jail to Juris Doctor

James King’s experience on the undesirable side of the legal system spurred his drive to become a lawyer and help the disadvantaged.

October 10, 2012

African-American

Chronicling the Life and Career of a Higher Education Giant — Norman Francis

In this unique series, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education honors the life and career of Xavier University of Louisiana President Norman Francis. For more than four decades, Francis has led the private, historically Black, New Orleans-based university to exemplary accomplishment and achievement. Diverse recounts the challenges Francis faced and triumphs that are credited to his leadership. Please read and join the discussions at the end of each story in the series. ENDPARAGRAPH

March 3, 2012

Students

Commentary: Falling Through the Cracks

An early warning system can help keep Black males on the community college campus.

October 25, 2011

Students

NCAA President Mark Emmert: Increased Emphasis on Student-Athlete Academic Performance Due in Part to Reforms

There’s a greater emphasis on the performance of student-athletes in the classroom—thanks in part to academic reforms of the National Collegiate Athletic Association over the past decade, NCAA president Mark Emmert told a national group of academic advisors on Saturday.

June 5, 2011

Students

Recent Law School Graduates Face the Tightest Job Market in Years

But amid lingering industry wide uncertainties, officials at some law schools are scrambling to ensure that underrepresented minorities get jobs.

April 20, 2011

Home

Alumni Turn to Campus Career Centers for Help

Downsizing has left many people with college degrees searching for a job or contemplating a new career. And campus placement offices are seeing more graduates returning for assistance.

February 22, 2011

Faculty & Staff

DiverseBooks.net: A Year of Progress

Since we started diversebooks.net nearly a year ago (on January 22, 2010), we have added selections from additional publishers, including the University of Mississippi Press, the American Counseling Association, Africa World Press and Black Classic Press. We also made numerous adjustments to the content and design of our site.

December 6, 2010

African-American

Schools Step Up Efforts to Attract Adult Learners into College Programs

After traditional colleges and universities lost ground in the race to win back minority college dropouts, there is a push across academia to find innovative ways to recruit and retain adult learners.

November 1, 2010

Recruitment & Retention

College Completion Movement Helps Spur Academic Intervention Program Innovations

Colleges prioritize addressing academic and financial deficiencies among freshmen at the outset to improve graduation and retention rates.

October 27, 2010