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Foundation President and Historian Wants to Make the Humanities Accessible

Dr. Andrew Delbanco wears two hats. He’s the Alexander Hamilton Professor of American Studies at Columbia University, where he teaches history and literature. And he’s the newest president of the Teagle Foundation, which supports liberal arts education for all students.

October 8, 2019

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Teagle Foundation Forum Explores What Liberal Arts Can Offer Underrepresented Students

At a forum marking the Teagle Foundation’s 75th anniversary, humanities faculty explored what their disciplines offer underrepresented students – and whether liberal arts schools are the institutions best serving them.

October 5, 2019

LGBTQ+

Faculty Bring Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies to LaGuardia Community College

With shifting notions of gender and sexuality, ongoing discussions about reproductive rights and the emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, a cohort of faculty members at LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) within the City University of New York system saw a need for a program that could provide students with an understanding of the systems and theories that shape the world around them.

December 13, 2018

African-American

Black Lives Matter Leader Joins Faculty at Prescott College

Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network is joining the faculty of the Social Justice and Community Organizing program at Prescott College,  a small liberal arts college in Arizona. Cullors, an activist, artist, educator and the author of When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir will serve as […]

August 7, 2018

Students

Sisters, Other-Mothers and Aunties: The Importance of Informal Mentors for Black Women Graduate Students at Predominantly White Institutions

Mentoring is paramount to the success of Black women pursuing graduate degrees. Unfortunately, mentors at predominantly White institutions who provide formal mentoring for Black women graduate students are few and far between.

July 10, 2018

Opinion

Reimagining the Liberal Arts

The liberal arts can help students prepare for the complexities of the modern workplace, including those related to religious diversity.

June 7, 2018

Students

AAC&U Says Liberal Arts Education Not Just for the Elite

The liberal arts education should not be reserved for just the elite but should be embraced by all colleges and universities, according to its advocates.

January 29, 2017

Students

Why Small Liberal Arts Colleges Should Embrace Diversity

Smaller, largely historically White colleges got a wake-up call when they found their easygoing, liberal-minded students lined up chanting “Black Lives Matter” and vehemently demanding inclusion and justice for all.

July 20, 2016

Students

Unconventional Approach Propels Evergreen State College

A unique learning environment thrives at the Pacific Northwest school.

July 20, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Thought Leader

Diverse salutes community college pioneer Terry O’Banion, the 2016 recipient of the Diverse Champion Award.

April 4, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Politicians Sometimes Say the Strangest Things

Primaries and caucuses are events that are happening almost every week now

March 31, 2016

Students

Allen Doing His Part to Change Face of Science

Allen, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, credits Jackson State University with being a supportive environment but also challenging on his road to becoming a soldier and a scholar.

February 14, 2016