Tag: Distance Learning: Page 2

Students

Group Calls Remedial Education ‘Bridge to Nowhere’

Complete College America, dedicated to improving graduation rates nationally, has dubbed remedial education a “bridge to nowhere” because the majority of students who begin remedial education never make it to credit-bearing courses.

March 29, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?

Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?

February 18, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Nina Mahmoudian: A ‘Pioneer’ in Underwater Robotics

Dr. Nina Mahmoudian—a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar—has applied her knowledge about flight in the atmosphere or outer space to the underwater world, designing better unmanned vehicles that take water samples or search the floors of oceans and lakes.

February 9, 2016

Students

The Relevance of HBCUs Tied to Healing

The relevance of HBCUs is tied to a legacy of compensating for a system of education that too often fails to provide students of color with the skills required to succeed in higher education.

February 7, 2016

Students

Chang Takes Autism Education to New Level

Dr. Ya-Chih Chang—a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar—balances educating graduate students on the methods of teaching children with autism and helping families work with children who have autism.

February 7, 2016

Students

Distinguished Guest

We would like to thank Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, president of the College of Saint Benedict, for stopping by the Diverse offices Thursday and sharing her insight with the editorial staff.

January 14, 2016

Faculty & Staff

SUNY Broome’s Health Care MOOC Gaining Global Attention

Foundations for Assisting in Home Care is targeted at individuals who are considering pursuing a degree in health care and anyone who feels the need for guidance on how to assist the elderly or those who are ill.

January 5, 2016

African-American

In Case You Missed It…

Lincoln University Tells Parent’s Association to Back Off Diverse Docket: African-American Student Loses Bias Suit Against Valparaiso A Lesson in Isolation: Being Hopi in Higher Education In Malaysia, Obama Says Education an Anti-Terrorism Strategy

November 24, 2015

Disabilties

Fueling the Talent Engine —– A Rich Mixture to go the Distance

The talent engines of organizations can be fueled to perform at the highest levels of excellence through developing and maintaining diverse coaching/mentoring relationships.

November 16, 2015

Home

College Aid: Obama to Extend Pell Grants to Some HS Students

Thousands of low-income students will be eligible for federal Pell grant money to take college courses while still in high school.

November 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

SONIA NAJJAR

SONIA NAJJAR has been named associate dean for research and innovation in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. She was director of the Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research and a professor at the University of Toledo. Najjar earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from San Francisco State University, and a doctorate from Stanford University.

October 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MITZI MONTOYA

MITZI MONTOYA has been appointed dean of the College of Business at Oregon State University. She was vice president and dean of entrepreneurship and innovation at Arizona State University. Montoya earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from Michigan State University.

September 24, 2015