Dr. Shalei Simms, the nation's 1,000th business-school professor from a traditionally underrepresented group, recently earned her Ph.D. Find out what she plans to do with her future—and what the creator of The PhD Project and others have to say about this historic milestone.
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What percentage of Blacks and Latinos is getting bachelor's degrees? How many foreign-born citizens are getting master's degrees? Find out more about these groups here.
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More than 600 students rallied to reinstate an 18-year diversity administrator whose full-time job was eliminated. Why? What else are students demanding?
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Why is this milestone so significant? What does this mean for corporate America? And how have the 15-year efforts of The PhD Project, which strives to build a pipeline of B-school professors from underrepresented groups, been the driving force behind this effort? Find out here.
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Rutgers University chooses 200 promising eighth-graders from across New Jersey each year to be part of their Future Scholars program, which will prepare them for college and a successful academic life through mentoring, workshops and visits to campus. Watch as these students are inducted into this rewarding experience.
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In the face of violence and ridicule at their schools, LGBT students use connections with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to rise above negativity.
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, launched a new scholarship program for out and allied students. What's the funding goal? Find out more here.
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Read the findings of surprising new research commissioned by AT&T (No. 2 on The 2009 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity® list). What do educators and parents need to know?
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DiversityInc recently evaluated the diversity initiatives and representation at the nation's colleges and universities and, frankly, we are disappointed. Find out why and find out which are the few schools doing it right.
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A reader questions whether focusing on education and socioeconomic status will lead to a greater diversity debate. The White Guy responds with hopeful promise.
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A reader says the burden on fixing disparities in education falls on the Black community because of cultural reasons. But the White Guy says it's not the fault of the Black community--and it will take an effort from ALL Americans to fix education.
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A day after news that Stanford University led the nation in charitable contributions for the third consecutive year, the school announced it would be dramatically increasing aid to students from low- and middle-income families. Charitable gesture ... or was it? Actually, it was pressure from Congress.
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