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Dr. Idalis Villanueva Teaches By Example

Dr. Idalis Villanueva discovered her interest in engineering during high school when her chemistry teacher in Puerto Rico began pushing her in that direction. Now, Villanueva is an assistant professor of engineering education at Utah State University, where she is using her own experience as a first-generation, Latina woman to help inspire students — especially women and people of color — to pursue and excel in STEM fields.

August 5, 2019

Colleges Vie for Resources to Address STEM Disparities

In an era of scarce resources, colleges and universities are increasingly turning to big donors to fund efforts focused squarely on closing achievement gaps in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. For more than a decade, institutions have tried — without much success — to address the ongoing disparity. Still, that has not kept them from making new efforts.

August 2, 2019

Diversity Low in Higher Education IT Field, Study Finds

New research by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) reveals a need for diversity, equity and inclusion within the higher education information technology field.

July 31, 2019

US Should Attract, Retain More International Talent

The media has recently emphasized the importance of talent to ensure the global competitiveness of the U.S.; and the relationship between talent acquisition and immigration policy, including international student policy. But how does one describe and measure talent, given the key role highly skilled individuals play in a country’s prosperity?

July 29, 2019

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Tribal Colleges Struggle to Connect

Last year, the Federal Communications Commission found that about 35 percent of Americans living on tribal lands don’t have broadband service compared to 8 percent of Americans overall, prompting a Government Accountability Office report on tribal access to the internet. A year later, tribal colleges still struggle to provide their students and faculty access to up-to-date Wi-Fi service.

July 26, 2019

Endless Exodus: Faculty of Color Leave the Academy in Search of Fulfillment

Dr. Andre M. Perry is one of many academics of color who determined that the campus environment was no longer where they wanted to be. Although no agency appears to track the number of college faculty, particularly those of color, who exit the ivory tower, the transitions over time are significant because the disproportionately low numbers of faculty of color are stagnant or declining while students of color are increasing as a proportion of the nation’s colleges and universities.

July 25, 2019

Latina Leaders Talk Education, Public Policy at Third Annual Summit

California Rep. Nanette Barragán remembers her immigrant parents telling her, “Doctor or lawyer – that’s the only way you’re going to get out of poverty.” She shared the memory Wednesday at the third annual Latina Leaders Summit hosted by The Hill, which brought women together to discuss how policymakers can level the playing field for Latinas in politics, education and the workforce.

July 24, 2019

Atlanta HBCUs in $8M Partnership with UnitedHealth Group

A multimillion-dollar investment by UnitedHealth Group will fund the Atlanta University Center Consortium Data Science Initiative, a new program to prepare students to meet the growing demand in the marketplace for data analytics experts. The program will expand access to training programs for minority undergraduate students at Morehouse and Spelman colleges, Clark Atlanta University and […]

July 8, 2019

Prairie View Plans Black and Latinx Male Youth Summit

The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center and the Minority Achievement Creativity and High Ability (MACH-III) Center at Prairie View A&M University plan to host a two-day Summit on Improving the Outcomes of African American and Latinx Male Youth. The summit, scheduled for Aug. 5 and 6, will provide stakeholders with a forum to exchange ideas […]

June 21, 2019

Meeting of HBCU Groups Explores Opportunities

Opportunity zones and STEM opportunities were among key topics discussed Thursday at a meeting of the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs hosted by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

June 13, 2019

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Study Finds Women Undergrads in STEM Facing “Chilly” Campus Climate

Research published this month found that as women students remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, they are being subjected to an unwelcoming, “chilly” atmosphere in these male‐dominated fields.

June 12, 2019

Louisiana College Prep School Refutes Allegations of Abuse, Academic Fraud

Leaders of a private, predominantly Black college-prep school in southern Louisiana are defending the K-12 institution against allegations of emotionally and physically abusing students and falsifying academic records, saying the accusations are untrue and smear the institution’s good reputation.

June 3, 2019

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