Commentary: The Catch-22 of Racial Disparities Researchers know racism factors into the income gap that yawns between Black and Latino workers and White workers, but the conventions of academic rigor prevent them from saying so explicitly and unambiguously, a veteran journalist contends. in News
Diverse in India: Chess Skills Elevate Student to Elite College In the first story of a series on India and higher education, Diverse correspondent Jamaal Abdul-Alim profiles a young chessmaster whose talents have opened the door to enrollment at one of the nation’s most prestigious colleges. in News
Dorothy Cowser Yancy Returns to Shaw University Presidency Shaw University, a historically Black university in North Carolina, has turned to Dorothy Cowser Yancy, a previous interim president, to once again run the Raleigh-based school. in News
Diverse In India: Ga. Tech Design Professor Seeks Toilet Transformation For Abir Mullick, revolution of the commode cannot come quickly enough in India when 400,000 children die yearly from waterborne diseases, reports Diverse correspondent Jamaal Abdul-Alim in a month-long series on India and higher education. in News
Foreign Students Fear Indiana Immigration Law Impact Indiana's new immigration law is raising concerns among international students who worry they won't be eligible for tuition waivers or fellowships that help pay for their U.S. educations. in News
Univ. of Wisconsin Partnering With Communities to Reduce Black Infant Deaths The venture will partly model a New York City program that cut infant mortality in a 1,500-unit Harlem high-rise housing project from 27.7 to 6.1 deaths for 1,000 live births over a decade. in News
Book Review: Not One, but Four, Black Americas Columnist Eugene Robinson writes that African-Americans now divide roughly into four groups that he labels the Abandoned, the Mainstream, the Transcendent and the Emergent. in News
Indian Institute of Technology Branches Excel in Producing India’s Top Engineering Talent Each year, 500,000 students vie to get into one of the 16 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campuses nationwide, but there are only 12,000 available seats, and 7,000 of them are at IIT Madras in Chennai. in News
Southern University Furlough Request Vote Rejected Tenured and tenure-track faculty cannot be furloughed unless they voluntarily accept the pay cuts or if financial exigency is approved this week by the Southern Board of Supervisors. in News
Students File Lawsuit Over North Dakota School's Nickname The complaint alleges that a new law requiring the school to keep the nickname violates the state constitution and reverses a court-ordered settlement between UND and the NCAA that retired the logo. in News
Former Ohio State Player Included in NFL Draft, Must Sit Out Five Games Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was declared eligible for Monday's NFL supplemental draft but must sit out the first five games after he signs a contract. in News
ACT: More Students Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks, But Racial Gap Persists A new report from ACT finds that more students are meeting college readiness benchmarks, but Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to need remediation in college. in News
Students at India’s Osmania University Learn About Common Ties to Black History That Bridge Cross-Cultural Understanding Dr. Ann Denkler, a professor of American History at Shenandoah University, said her presentations in India tend to provoke questions not as commonly asked back in the United States. in News
Report: Lack of College Completion Could Cost States Billions A report released today from the American Institutes for Research suggests that students who do not complete college may cost states billions in lost revenue. in News
Teaching The Write Stuff African-American journalism professors reflect on their teaching experiences and the future of the profession. in News
Villanova Censured for Inflating GPAs, LSAT Scores The law school at Villanova University has been censured for submitting falsified admissions data for several years to the American Bar Association, allegedly at the behest of former administrators. in News
NCAA Confirms Investigation at Miami The NCAA said Wednesday it has been investigating the relationship between a convicted Ponzi scheme artist and the University of Miami for five months, and the allegations if true show the need for "serious and fundamental change" in college... in News
Cultural Currents: Coming to Grips with ‘The Help’ My overall thoughts are that "The Help" is not as bad as some people are saying and it’s not the greatest thing since sliced bread, writes Center for American Progress critic. in News
Poet Alleges Discrimination at Cleveland State University An outspoken tenured professor of English at Cleveland State University whose discrimination lawsuit against the Ohio school is scheduled for a November trial has been served a termination letter only weeks before classes start. in News
Southern University at Baton Rouge Pushes Its Faculty for Pay Cuts Some faculty members at the historically Black Louisiana school are balking at furlough requests, essentially creating a standoff with Southern's administration which is ready to declare a financial emergency. in News
Reformers Use New Ways to Tackle College Readiness Bridge programs, which diagnose and address deficiencies of high school students before they begin college coursework, may someday eliminate the need for remediation altogether. in News