Tag: Physical Disabilities

Disabilties

CSUN Explorers Program to Benefit People with Disabilities

California State University, Northridge (CSUN) will begin a two-year program starting this fall called CSUN Explorers in hopes of increasing the employability and independence of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. CSUN Explorers is a postsecondary program accessible through the university’s Tseng College. Individuals in the program will not be earning a degree, but will […]

August 8, 2018

News Roundup

Lego, In A First, Will Unveil A Minifigure In A Wheelchair

This summer, Lego will release its first-ever minifigure that uses a wheelchair, the company says, confirming reports that emerged after one of the toys was seen at a toy fair. In recent years, the company has been urged to show more diversity in its offerings. German website Zusammengebaut and other Lego fan outlets published photographs […]

January 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

CSU-Northridge, UCLA Researchers Try To Harness Brain-Computer Interface Technology for Wheelchairs

The technology has the potential to provide a new degree of freedom to disabled users.

September 20, 2011

Students

Oklahoma’s GOP Lawmakers Push to Abolish Affirmative Action

A Republican-backed plan to wipe out any affirmative action programs in Oklahoma appears headed for approval by the Legislature, prompting a bitter response from some minority lawmakers that it is merely a political ploy to play on racial fears.

April 6, 2011

Students

Higher Education Seeks Common Ground Among the Religious Faithful

Faced with America’s wide-ranging religious landscape, colleges and universities are working to embrace spiritual diversity through inclusive discourse, initiatives and programs.

October 12, 2010

Sports

Sprinter Excels in the Classroom and the Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education has named Darius Law, a track and field athlete at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Diverse 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year. This is the second of two 2010 Ashe profiles.

May 11, 2010

Disabilties

It’s Not Just About Racism, But Ableism

When talking about diversity, the ableism that students with disabilities face should be part of the conversation.

April 1, 2009

International

Grants & Gifts

The UNIVERSITY OF DENVER’s Morgridge College of Education has received a $10 MILLION gift from James (Jim) Cox Kennedy to establish the James C. Kennedy Institute for Educational Success. The funds will endow three faculty chairs and program/research endowment in the college. The Kremen School of Education and Human Development at the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, […]

January 21, 2009

Faculty & Staff

At Diversifying Colleges Tenure Still a Hurdle for Women, Minorities

Educators gathered for the workshop on promoting faculty diversity at the National Education Association: American Federation of Teachers (NEA-AFT) conference held in Washington last week, heard from higher education officials about not only achieving a racially diverse faculty, but achieving a diversity, which also includes women and people with disabilities.

March 30, 2008

Students

Newsroom power shortage – minorities in journalism

Are students of color getting the inside scoop on what it takes to become news editors and producers?

July 13, 2007

Students

Student software finalists get face time with Bill Gates

REDMOND Wash. When Microsoft Corp.’s worldwide student software programming competition began four years ago, many projects that emerged were “fun,” according to Craig Mundie, the company’s chief research and strategy officer.

June 26, 2007

LGBTQ+

The Diversity Dialogue Never Ends, But It May Get Easier

University of Missouri at Kansas City staff share their ongoing efforts to create a welcoming, inclusive environment.

May 8, 2007