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African-American

Special Focus: HBCUs

This issue of Diverse includes a special focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s).

August 14, 2014

Recruitment & Retention

Experts: Lack of Diversity on Admissions Path Negatively Impacts Minority Students

Survey results indicate that the field of college admissions suffers from a lack of diversity that could ultimately undermine its ability to reach and serve America’s increasingly diverse college students.

August 5, 2014

African-American

Damon Williams Hired to Lead Emory University’s Recruitment, Diversity Efforts

After five years as director of the McNair Scholars Program and the University Summer programs at Xavier University, Damon L. Williams Jr. will begin a new job this week as director of diversity, community and recruitment for The Laney Graduate School at Emory University.

July 29, 2014

Sports

California’s State Universities Hiring 700 Faculty

California’s state universities plan to hire 700 full-time faculty members, putting the skids on years of class and staff reductions prompted by state budget cuts.

June 2, 2014

Students

University of Minnesota Seeks to Bolster Black Ranks in Grad School

The University of Minnesota plans to boost its recruiting and retention efforts to counter declining Black enrollment in graduate and professional programs.

June 1, 2014

Students

Peace Corps Aims to Boost Recruiting Diversity

The leader of the Peace Corps elaborated on the group’s plans to simplify the application process for prospective volunteers and to expand and further diversify the applicant pool during a speech Wednesday at the Michigan university where the agency traces its roots.

March 27, 2014

African-American

FAMU’s New Recruiting Strategy Paying Off

So far applications for the fall, 2014 academic year are up 10 percent compared to this time same a year ago, said university interim President Larry Robinson.

December 26, 2013

Native Americans

American Indian Heritage Month

In this edition, Diverse features Rebecca Tsosie, a leading expert on American Indian law; we also look at efforts to get American Indian students on the MBA track, recruitment and retention strategies that work; and programs nurturing the next generation of American Indian farmers.

November 21, 2013

Disabilties

Special Report: Recruitment and Retention in Higher Ed

Low participation and completion rates in STEM majors among underrepresented minorities; programs that are being developed to help the college experience of students with autism; a reevaluation of the IPEDS definition of graduates; and increased recruiting efforts to attract more women into business programs.

October 10, 2013

Students

Ex-Student Leaders: End Greek Segregation at University of Alabama

Former student leaders at the University of Alabama went public Thursday in support of more diversity within the school’s racially segregated sorority and fraternity system, and a federal prosecutor said her office is watching for signs of change on campus.

September 19, 2013

Students

University of Alabama President: Sorority Decisions Based on Race

The University of Alabama is ordering changes in its sorority system amid charges of discrimination in the Greek-letter organizations, which the president acknowledged Tuesday are segregated by race.

September 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student

Fort Valley State University, a state and land-grant institution of the University System of Georgia, seeks an experienced financial administrator to serve as Vice President for Business and Finance. Reporting to the President, the Vice President for Business and Finance is the University’s chief fiscal officer and provides strategic and tactical leadership.

August 27, 2013