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Innovative Curricula at HBCUs: Goats, Fish and Farmer’s Markets

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, October 5, 2010

One of my favorite parts of being a professor and doing research related to HBCUs is that I often get to visit these historic institutions.  I am often amazed by some of the unique programs taking place on HBCU campuses.  There are three programs, in particular, that are interesting and

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A Pleasant Research Tour of Multiple HBCUs

by Dr. Ibram Rogers, August 24, 2010

Over the last few weeks, I have had the pleasure of visiting several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). I conducted research for a book on the Black Campus Movement, the late 1960s/early 1970s Black student struggle to diversify and make higher education relevant. I gathered a

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Where Is the Dialogue?

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, July 8, 2010

Last week, the National Science Foundation’s congressionally mandated advisory group on issues of diversity—the Committee on Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering (CEOSE)—hosted the second of two discussions between committee members and NSF leadership concerning the agency’s proposed Comprehensive Broadening Participation of Undergraduates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math or

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A New Spotlight on Less Selective and Open Access Institutions

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, May 7, 2010

Recent passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act was a major milestone in American history, to be sure, for both health care and student loan reform but also for the $2.55 billion authorized for minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and the $2 billion competitive grant program established for the nation’s

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Mis-Prioritization of Diversity Leading to Cuts

by Dr. Ibram Rogers, April 9, 2010

More than 200 students, faculty and staff gathered at the University of Maine’s Fogler Library to publicize their opposition to the cuts. Dr. Ray Pelletier, chairman of the department of modern languages and classics, said the anticipated cuts that may curtail his department were not well thought out. “I don’t

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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