Tag: Learning Disabilities: Page 2

Students

Triumph Over Dyslexia: A 4.3 GPA and Admission to UC Berkeley

By this time in June, everyone should have a special graduation story of their own, but I wanted to save one to share with you.

June 10, 2013

Disabilties

Deficit Threatens Quarter of Ivy Tech Community College Sites

Mounting budget woes and the need to deal with a $68 million deficit could force Ivy Tech Community College to close up to a quarter of its school sites around Indiana, school officials said.

June 2, 2013

Students

Special Report: Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2013

Diverse honors the memory of Arthur Ashe Jr. by recognizing the achievements of student-athletes who are charge ahead with academics and athletics.

April 11, 2013

Students

Diversity Class May Be Required at University of New Mexico

Students at the University of New Mexico may soon be required to take at least one class on diversity.

December 3, 2012

Disabilties

Denver Area Doctor Makes Breakthrough on Down Syndrome

Dr. Alberto Costa’s discovery that a drug might help the memory of people with Down syndrome was more than just a breakthrough for him as a scientist.

October 28, 2012

African-American

Charleston Can Lay a Claim to First Memorial Day

Yale University historian David Blight contends that a May 1, 1865 gathering in Charleston gives the South Carolina city justification to claim the first Memorial Day observance honoring the dead from the Civil War.

May 25, 2011

African-American

Engineering Universal Access for Learning

Bowie State University is pioneering new ground in understanding the cognitive and psychosocial issues involved in adaptive technology.

May 4, 2011

Asian American Pacific Islander

Learning Disabilities Researcher Brings Attention to Overlooked Asian American Students

As an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Dr. Lusa Lo contributes to an emerging body of learning disabilities research on Asian Americans despite stereotypes that imply Asians are inexplicably immune to any such disabilities.

May 27, 2010

Disabilties

Conference Panelists: Disabled Students Would Benefit From Universal Instruction Design

In the diversity movement, nearly every identity is part of the conversation but disability remains a condition many fail to acknowledge, higher education disability advocates said Tuesday.

April 13, 2010

Disabilties

Road to the Battle

Despite financial difficulties, the Virginia State University Trojan Explosion Marching Band cranks it up as they prepare for their trip to the ultimate HBCU showcase, the Honda Battle of the Bands. Take a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be the best musical ensemble in the country–heart, dedication, and lots of practice.

March 1, 2010

Disabilties

Schools Shun Kindle, Saying Blind Can’t Use It

Amazon’s Kindle can read books aloud, but if you’re blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help.

November 11, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Community College Chancellor Nominated for Under Secretary of Education

President Barack Obama intends to nominate Martha J. Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California, for under secretary of education, the White House announced Tuesday.

April 2, 2009