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Harvard student, new mom, denied extra time for breastfeeding during medical licensing exam

BOSTON A judge rejected a Harvard student’s request Wednesday for extra break time during her nine-hour medical licensing exam so she could pump breast milk for her infant daughter.

September 18, 2007

Mass. Gov.-Elect Deval Patrick: One on One With Diverse

Civil rights attorney Deval Patrick made history this week when he was elected the first Black governor of Massachusetts and only the second African-American to be elected governor since Reconstruction. In his acceptance speech, Gov.-elect Patrick, who formerly worked in corporate diversity, vowed to run a more inclusive government. In the midst of his successful campaign — his first run at public office — Patrick sat down with Diverse: Issues In Higher Education last fall to discuss the lessons of diversity and his plans to improve public higher education in a state known for its elite private institutions.

November 8, 2006

Bay State Bravado

As a bright and ambitious youngster growing up poor in Southside Chicago, Deval L. Patrick won a scholarship…

December 14, 2005

Assistive Technology Comes Into Focus

Assistive Technology Comes Into FocusWith the push from federal legislation, colleges and universities enhance learning for the disabledAccess in higher education is usually understood as the admission, financing, and social support of students belonging to socially disadvantaged groups as they pursue postsecondary education. However, that understanding has focused largely on students from racial and ethnic […]

July 17, 2002

Washington Briefs

People of Color and Women Gain In EnrollmentWASHINGTON — Students of color represent a larger share of the college population than they did at the beginning of this decade, a new Education Department report says.Minorities in 1997 accounted for 27 percent of all college students, up from 20 percent in 1990, says the study, Getting There: […]

December 22, 1999

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