Subconscious prejudice does not influence white opinion about Obama, policies benefitting blacks
Posted On Saturday, July 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MICHIGAN Tags: 2008 presidential elections, candidate evaluations, mplicit prejudice, President Obama, racial policy attitudes, voting behavior
ANN ARBOR---A subconscious prejudice against blacks may not have an effect on how whites feel about President Obama or policies intended to benefit blacks, a new study indicates.
"These findings differ from previous research, which suggested that subconscious negative attitudes toward blacks—also referred to as "implicit prejudice"—eroded the white vote for ...
UT Austin Student Entrepreneurs Showcase Their Success to President Obama
Posted On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: campus, Capital Factory, Computer Science, LynxLab, President Obama, startup
AUSTIN, Texas — Student entrepreneurs from The University of Texas at Austin and their professors are meeting with President Obama this afternoon to discuss their ideas and private sector successes.
As part of his Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity tour, Obama is making a previously unannounced visit to the Capital Factory, ...
Guam DOE Needs to Switch Students From Books to e-Readers
Posted On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GUAM Tags: Arne Duncan, Guam Department of Education, President Obama
The Guam Department of Education has had chronic problems ensuring that public school students have updated textbooks for classes, and it's well past time to break the cycle.
The school system says it needs about $5 million a year to ensure every student has a textbook for every subject. It only ...
President Obama Appoints Gonzaga Alumnus James J. McCarthy to Arctic Research Commission
Posted On Thursday, January 3, 2013 By USA Education News. Under WASHINGTON Tags: Alexander Agassiz, Arctic Research Commission, Gonzaga University, James J. McCarthy, President Obama
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of Gonzaga University alumnus James J. McCarthy to the Arctic Research Commission. McCarthy was among two appointments to the Artic Research Commission and fills one of four positions on the committee for members of academic or research institutions.
“The extraordinary dedication ...
HPU & IIE Launches Myanmar Higher Education Initiative
Posted On Friday, November 23, 2012 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Brazil, China, Hawai‘i Pacific University, India, Myanmar initiative, President Obama
HONOLULU — Following on the heels of President Obama’s historic trip to Myanmar this week and his stated commitment to advance education, the Institute of International Education has launched an institute-wide initiative involving the participation of nine U.S. higher education institutions in a strategic planning process for developing institutional partnerships with ...
Cybersecurity and the Need for Public Domain Solutions
Posted On Friday, October 19, 2012 By USA Education News. Under RHODE ISLAND Tags: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, President Obama
President Obama designated October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. We asked Pofessor John E. Savage, An Wang Proferssor of Computer Science, to share his views on what can and should be done to ensure cybersecurity at the national level. Professor Savage is actively involved in cybersecurity from both a ...