Reynaldo Pol, a coordinator of English as a second language courses for adults in a suburban Atlanta county, knows first-hand what issues language instructors in his corner of the world face. When he decided it was time to go back to school, Pol, a Cuban by birth who grew up in Puerto Rico and received his bachelor’s degree at Georgia’s Piedmont College, decided he wanted to look more broadly, beyond borders.
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October 18, 2006
Columbia's president responded to disruption of talk by saying issues were "not complicated," but some students are defending what took place.
October 18, 2006
After years of ebbing black enrollment, university's freshman class hits record high -- and 2nd-highest total ever for Hispanic students.
August 29, 2006
Three Hispanic employees of Rio Hondo Community College -- an institution with large Chicano enrollments -- are charging institution with illegal bias.
August 8, 2006
After years of study, Education Department issues plan for colleges to report racial and ethnic data without forcing students to choose one category.
August 7, 2006
Groups that help Latino youth prepare for college shut out of Education Department competition for grant funds.
July 14, 2006
Tensions boil at New Mexico Highlands U. over president's actions on tenure decisions for Latino and white professors.
June 21, 2006
Are Asian college applicants systematically discriminated against? Are law schools to blame for unhappy black lawyers?
June 19, 2006
Black Ph.D.'s in science and engineering are more likely than others to end up teaching in non-science fields, NSF study finds
May 4, 2006
First Latino chancellor of community college district resigns after 3 years -- amid disputes over what went wrong.