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We affirm and embody pluralism. This is a Continuing Education core value! The concept of pluralism relates to a social system based on mutual respect for each other's cultures. Under a pluralistic society, subgroups, whoever they may be, do not have to forsake their lifestyle, traditions, languages, or...
from Hispanically Speaking News
A recent report has pointed out that while the need for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) college students has risen, the number of Latino students in the fields are far lower than the national average, and that number will only worsen unless more pre-college age Latinos take an early interest in STEM education/careers.
The report, coauthored by a University of California-Riverside (UCR) researcher, points out that while Latinos are underrepresented in all of higher education, it is especially true in STEM majors.
It is also pointed out that federally funded programs aimed at assisting Latinos in STEM fields are helpful in graduating more Latinos in the concentrations. The research explains that Latino students are more likely to come from low-income families, attend...
Continuing Education Diana Bandak teaches in the Adult Basic Education program at West City Campus. Bandak recently visited the White House on the occasion of the United States signing the treaty for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
In the wake of two college suicides Tyler Clementi of Rutgers University& Raymond Chase of Johnson & Wales, Campus Pride reissues findings and recommendations from the "2010 State of Higher Education for LGBT People" released last week at a U.S. congressional briefing on Capitol Hill.
(Providence, RI) Campus Pride, the nation’s leading non-profit organization working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally college and university students, offers its condolences and support to the family of Raymond Chase who reportedly hung himself in his residence hall room this past Wednesday, September 29, 2010 on the campus of Johnson & Wales in Providence, RI.
“The loss of Raymond this week is the second college LGBT-related suicide in a week and the fifth teenage LGBT suicide in three weeks. The suicide of this openly gay young man is for reasons currently unknown; however, the recent pattern of LGBT youth suicides is cause...
