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Recruitment & Retention

Perspectives: Desegregating the Legal Community

The lack of diversity in the legal field is grounded within America’s law schools.

April 18, 2011

Students

‘Extra Push’ Toward Diversity

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation scholarships boost diversity among second-career nursing students.

February 23, 2011

Students

Senate Hearing: Videos of For-Profit School Staffers Expose Fraudulent Acts

Secretly-recorded videos of shady practices within the for-profit college sector got aired Wednesday during an occasionally testy Senate committee hearing that probed the extent of those practices among the proprietary schools.

August 4, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Higher Education Leaders Urged To Recognize U.S. Disparities, Their Impact on the Academy

Barack Obama’s presidential election may have convinced some Americans that they’re living in a post-racial society, but societal disparities persist between racial groups and are accentuated in American higher education, a distinguished University of Chicago historian told attendees at a Washington higher education event.

January 21, 2010

Students

Chief Diversity Officers: Different Models for Success

“Someone once told me diversity work wasn’t rocket science. If only it was that easy.”

February 9, 2009

Students

Structured For Success

The Multicultural Affairs Office weaves tools for empowering minority students into the fabric of the Wake Forest University community.

October 15, 2008

Students

Virginia Tech to Increase Investment in Diversity

Virginia Tech plans to invest nearly $1 million over the next five years to increase ethnic diversity on campus.

September 1, 2008

Students

DIVERSIFYING FACULTY IN ILLINOIS

A revamped initiative aims to increase minority faculty numbers throughout the state.

April 2, 2008

Recruitment & Retention

Golden State Responds to Shortage of Health Care Professionals

With the lowest number of registered nurses in the nation, a California program aims to fill gap through a number of diversity initiatives.

March 19, 2008

Students

Getting to Know Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer

Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer used to watch educators struggle to boost graduation rates, and when she had a chance to do something about it, she took it. Last March, Barnes-Teamer stepped up to the newly created position of vice president for student success at Dillard University.

January 9, 2008

Community Colleges

Competing Interests

With California community colleges experiencing severe budget woes, residents take issue with one district’s international student recruitment efforts.

December 12, 2007

Students

The Evolution of a Texas HBCU

Now majority Hispanic, the historically black st. philip’s college has positioned itself to serve an increasingly diverse San Antonio population.

August 15, 2007