Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from August 2006

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from August 2006

Education: the biggest predictor of success.(Editorial)
August 10, 2006... In Washington, D.C., about 30 minutes from where our offices are located, the police chief recently declared a "crime emergency" because of a spike in crime during the month of July. "We've had a 95 percent increase in juveniles arrested for...

"Celebrating 40 years of Activism," Diverse, June 29.(Letter to the editor)
August 10, 2006... While reading the June 29, 2006, issue of Diverse, it occurred to me that a most interesting paradox develops when coupling the feature article "Celebrating 40 years of Activism" by Ibram Rogers with "The Struggles of Foreign-Born Faculty," by...

Senate nixes Pell increase: Democrats say government must increase grant to keep pace with rising college costs.
August 10, 2006... Plans to increase the maximum Pell Grant for needy students hit a snag in the U.S. Senate last month, as members of a powerful committee voted to freeze the top grant again in 2007. The Senate's education appropriations subcommittee voted...

Higher education panel takes second stab at education report.
August 10, 2006... A second draft report from a national blue-ribbon panel on higher education gives more attention to the needs of minority students along with more specifics about reforms to the nations financial aid system (see Diverse, July 27). Weeks...

Democrats propose new student aid plan.(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... Seeking to jump-start congressional discussions on higher education, a coalition of Democrats is proposing an ambitious new higher education plan that could include more than $150 billion in new funds over the next 10 years. Called Saving...

Barack Obama urges students to reverse 'empathy deficit'.(2nd annual Campus Progress National Student Conference)
August 10, 2006... A thousand student-leaders from colleges across the country assembled in Washington, D.C., last month to attend the 2nd annual Campus Progress National Student Conference, sponsored by the Center for American Progress, a liberal advocacy group....

Scholars and activists debate the 'crisis of young Black males'.
August 10, 2006... NEW YORK A panel of high-profile academicians, activists and political leaders gathered in New York in mid-July to tackle what they called the most pressing issue facing African-Americans in the post-civil rights era: the plight of the...

Business school firings latest FAMU controversy.(Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)
August 10, 2006... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. Florida A&M University has been a mainstay in the headlines recently, but for all the wrong reasons: fired instructors; inaccurate budget accounts; nearly two years without a permanent president. As the dark clouds...

Diverse poll.
August 10, 2006... Following are results from the July 13th edition's poll question. Q. Should undocumented immigrant students be allowed to attend public colleges and universities at in-state tuition rates? RESULTS Yes 35% No 59%...

Bennett College President prepares for a year of achievement before stepping down.(Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole)
August 10, 2006... GREENSBORO, N.C. When Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole announced on July 11 that she would retire as president of Bennett College in June of 2007, faculty, staff and friends of the college tried to persuade her to reconsider. It was no use. "It...

Black-White gap in IQ scores closing. (STUDY).(Intelligence quotient)
August 10, 2006... The gap in IQ scores between Blacks and Whites has narrowed since 1972, according to a paper to be published this fall in the journal Psychological Science. Researchers William T. Dickens, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings...

Ready to begin again: former AAHE Black Caucus reorganizes as the Association of Blacks in Higher Education.(American Association for Higher Education)
August 10, 2006... SAVANNAH, Ga. After more than a year of fact-finding, researching and planning, the former Black Caucus of the now-defunct American Association for Higher Education has reorganized and incorporated as the Association of Blacks in Higher...

Welfare-to-work proposal would limit vocational training.(Department of Health and Human Services)
August 10, 2006... People who are receiving welfare may have a harder time attending college if proposed regulations aimed at tightening welfare rules take effect. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seeking comment through August on a...

Students, alumni lament the closing of Columbia's African studies institute.(School of International and Public Affairs)
August 10, 2006... NEW YORK Dozens of current and former students of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) are expressing outrage over a decision by the Ivy League institution to temporarily shut down its Institute of...

NAACP retraces history at Harpers Ferry; civil rights organization to hold meetings at historic locations leading up to 100th anniversary.(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
August 10, 2006... HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. There was an air of serenity and purpose as a vintage train unloaded more than 125 passengers in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., last month to fulfill a mission begun by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1932. That year, Du Bois attempted to...

Will they overcome? The struggle for press freedom continues at Black colleges.
August 10, 2006... If The Meter at Tennessee State University and The Hilltop at Howard University are indicators, student newspapers at historically Black colleges and universities have taken giant strides since 2000, when Black Issues In Higher Education found...

Hampton journalists successful, yet critical of their Alma Mater.(Hampton University)
August 10, 2006... Daarel Burnette, a 2006 Hampton University graduate, began working as an education reporter for the Louisville Courier Journal within days of graduation--an impressive step for someone fresh out of college. In 2003, Burnette wrote an in-depth...

Failure to launch? Al Jazeera International faces significant hurdles in breaking into the English-language media.
August 10, 2006... When reporters from the Arabic news channel Al Jazeera International traveled on assignment to Crosby, N.D., recently, they did not receive a warm welcome from locals. Instead, someone called the sheriff, who then reported possible terrorist...

Homespun to hard-news: as the longest-running Vietnamese newspaper in the United States, the Nguoi Viet Daily News keeps immigrants connected to their native country and serves as a guide to American life.
August 10, 2006... During his career as the publisher of a Vietnamese newspaper, Yen Do would frequently buy articles from writers even if he never intended to use them. Why? Because he knew how badly they needed the income. For that reason, Yen would sometimes...

Diversity in the newsroom: five journalists discuss how they got started in the business and offer advice to aspiring reporters.
August 10, 2006... 'A Series of Happy Accidents' Joie Chen, Correspondent, CBS News Instead of aiming for a career in broadcast journalism, CBS News correspondent Joie Chen set her sights on becoming a newspaper reporter, studying print journalism at...

University of Cincinnati offers free cell phones to incoming freshmen.
August 10, 2006... The University of Cincinnati has launched a voluntary program that offers all incoming freshmen a free cellular telephone. The cell phone push is part of UC's effort to become a II leading comprehensive wireless university community. While the...

Blog nation prefers personal writing over political.(internet bloggers)(Survey)
August 10, 2006... WASHINGTON, D.C. A national survey of Internet bloggers reveals that most of the blogging population concentrates on sharing its personal experiences with readers. According to the survey, only 20 percent of bloggers devote their writings...

Sallie Mae, NAFEO team up to reward excellence in writing.(National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education)
August 10, 2006... THERE'S SOMETHING A BIT THRILLING ABOUT LEARNING THAT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY in Higher Education and the Sallie Mae Fund, the charitable arm of school loan leader Sallie Mae, are teaming up to fund scholarships rewarding...

University of Arkansas.(appoints Cynthia E. Nance as dean)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... CYNTHIA E. NANCE has been appointed dean of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law. Nance, who had been an associate professor in the law school, is the first female and first Black dean in the law school's history. She earned...

College of New Rochelle's Rosa Parks.(appoints Dr. Barbara Adams as director)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... DR. BARBARA ADAMS has been named director of the College of New Rochelle's Rosa Parks campus (N.Y.). Most recently, she served as assistant campus director. She holds a bachelor's from Hunter College and a master's and doctorate from Temple...

North Carolina Central University.(appoints Katey Assem)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... KATEY ASSEM has been appointed vice chancellor for institutional advancement at North Carolina Central University. He was most recently vice president for advancement and research at Fort Valley State University. He holds a bachelor's from the...

University of California.(appoints Charles J. Alexander as assistant vice provost )(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... DR. CHARLES J. ALEXANDER has been appointed assistant vice provost for student diversity at the University of California, Los Angeles' Division of Undergraduate Education. He holds a bachelor's from the State University of New York, a master's...

Winston-Salem State University.(appoints Dr. Saad A. Hassan as chair of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department )(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... DR. SAAD A. HASSAN has been named chair of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department at Winston-Salem State University. He earned a bachelor's from Indiana State University, a master's from Eastern Washington University, a medical degree from...

Austin College.(appoints Dr. Jerry E. Holbert as associate vice president )(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... DR, JERRY E. HOLBERT has been appointed associate vice president for institutional advancement at Austin College (Texas). Holbert earned a bachelor's from Texas A&M University, a master's from Pan American University and a doctorate from TAMU.

University of North Carolina-Wilmington.(appoints Dr. Tamra Minor as associate vice chancellor for institutional diversity )(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... DR. TAMRA MINOR has been named associate vice chancellor for institutional diversity at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Most recently, she was director of campus diversity at the university. Minor earned a bachelor's from the...

North Carolina Central University School of Law.(appoints Captain Newborn as director )(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... CAPTAIN NEWBORN has been appointed director of development for the North Carolina Central University School of Law. Most recently, he was president of the Triangle Association of Professionals. Newborn earned a bachelor's from the University of...

Elizabeth City State University.(appoints Derrick L. Wilkins as chief information officer)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... DERRICK L. WILKINS has been named chief information officer at Elizabeth City State University (N.C.). He had been serving in an interim capacity. Wilkins holds a bachelor's from ECSU and a master's from Clark Atlanta University.

Bethune-Cookman College (Fla.) has received a $250,000 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and two $150,000 grants from the Florida Hospital Memorial System and the Halifax Medical Center.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... BETHUNE-COOKMAN COLLEGE (Fla.) has received a $250,000 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and two $150,000 grants from the Florida Hospital Memorial System and the Halifax Medical Center. The combined grants will allow the college to...

Harrisburg Area Community College (Pa.) has received a $361,430 Keystone Education Yields Success grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare as part of its welfare-to-work initiative.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Pa.) has received a $361,430 Keystone Education Yields Success grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare as part of its welfare-to-work initiative. The statewide program funds case management...

North Carolina A&T State University has received the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's $20,000 "Doing Right by Own People (D.R.O.P.) Squad" grant to combat smoking.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY has received the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's $20,000 "Doing Right by Own People (D.R.O.P.) Squad" grant to combat smoking. The one-year grant will fund the School of Nursing's "e-Health Tobacco...

Rice University (Texas) has received a $32 MILLION gift from alums Burt and Deedee McMurtry to help create a long-term operating fund for the university's residential college system.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... RICE UNIVERSITY (Texas) has received a $32 MILLION gift from alums Burt and Deedee McMurtry to help create a long-term operating fund for the university's residential college system. Burt McMurtry, who graduated in 1955, was on the original...

The Ford Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California to conduct a study of trends in minority graduate enrollments at elite public and private professional schools.(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... The FORD FOUNDATION has awarded a $150,000 grant to the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California to conduct a study of trends in minority graduate enrollments at elite public and private professional schools. The...

University of California, Davis, has been awarded a grant of nearly $1800,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to fund the expansion of its Middle East/South Asia studies program.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, has been awarded a grant of nearly $1800,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to fund the expansion of its Middle East/South Asia studies program. The two-year-old program will offer language courses in...

The University of Georgia has received a $4 MILLION grant from the Goizueta Foundation to provide programs for Hispanic students in the state.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... The UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA has received a $4 MILLION grant from the Goizueta Foundation to provide programs for Hispanic students in the state. The grant will fund scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students and support the Latino...

University of Vermont has received a $5 MILLION gift from Leonard Miller.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... The UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT has received a $5 MILLION gift from Leonard Miller, a 1951 graduate of the university, and his wife, Carolyn Miller, to renovate a campus building and to endow two new professorships in Holocaust studies.

Diverse calendar.
August 10, 2006... SEPTEMBER Sept. 6-9 Council for Opportunity in Education 25th Annual Conference Marriott Marquis New York City Web: www.coenet.us/annualconference.html Sept. 6-9 Congressional Black Congress Foundation 36th Annual Legislative...

Educating, challenging future journalists of color.(Historically black colleges and universities)
August 10, 2006... SEPT. 10 WILL KICK OFF NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK, WHEN WE praise schools that "have allowed many disadvantaged students to attain their full potential through higher education" in the words of a U.S. Senate...

Going deep in year two.(Black Issues In Higher Education becomes diverse)(Editorial)
August 24, 2006... A little more than a year ago, president Bill Cox and publisher Frank Matthews announced that Black Issues In Higher Education was becoming Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, allowing us to "examine a larger and broader array of issues...

From the court to the classroom.(Letter to the editor)
August 24, 2006... "Scholars and Activists Debate the 'Crisis of Young Black males,'" Diverse, Aug. 10 The downfall of African-American males, as Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu cites, begins as early as fourth grade. In the article, Dr. Henry J. Holzer states, "A lot...

Reclaiming our communities.(Letter to the editor)
August 24, 2006... We have to stop measuring success by other people's yardsticks. Our communities have been drained of mentors for our young people. Who do they look up to when the successful ones move out of the communities to find greener pastures? We have to...

Educating undocumented students.(Letter to the editor)
August 24, 2006... "Handout or Helping Hand," Diverse, July 13 I wanted to compliment Kerri Allen on the good job she did explaining how difficult it is for undocumented students to obtain the financial resources to continue their education beyond high...

A sacred search.(University of California, University of Arkansas )(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... Heaven help the University of California system's diversity initiatives. After UC's Black alumni association accused the system of "institutionalized segregation," UCLA admissions officials headed to church, but not to pray for help. Black...

Dances with teachers.(Montana State University)(American Indian Education for All for American Indians)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... More and more professors are stepping out of the classroom for lesson inspiration. The latest example comes from Montana State University-Billings, where educators spent five nights this summer on an American Indian reservation, living in...

Thumbs down.(universities with diversities and liberty)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... Thumbs down to a study by the National Association of Scholars that intended to show that universities are "obsessed with diversity." The association, which includes conservative scholars Shelby Steele and Christina Hoff Sommers, visited 100...

Diverse digits.(statistics of natives and foreign students)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... 41 Percent of all K-12 students in the United States in 2005 were minorities 38 Percent of all undergraduate college students are older than 25 5.7 Percent of full-time faculty at U.S. universities are Black 80,466 students from...

What are you reading this summer, professor?(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... WHO: JULIAN BOND, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE; DISTINGUISHED ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SUMMER BOOK: DEMOCRACY RISING: SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE FIGHT FOR BLACK EQUALITY SINCE 1865, BY...

How well are Blacks represented in law schools today?(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... Not well, unfortunately, and some of the Whitest schools are in the Southern states with large Black populations. From 1995 to 2005, the number of minorities enrolled in law school has jumped by 20 percent. However, the number of Blacks...

New federal grant shuts out some community college students.
August 24, 2006... Thousands of community and technical college students enrolled in certificate programs won't be eligible for $790 million in new federal financial aid grants, and a group that represents those institutions is asking the U.S. Department of...

Civil Rights Commission takes on diversity in K-12 schools.
August 24, 2006... The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights assembled a panel of experts last month to discuss whether elementary and high school students really benefit from a diverse school environment. The briefing was prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court's...

Black college baseball programs sliding in popularity.
August 24, 2006... COLUMBIA, S.C. Major League Baseball was all but dead in the water in the late 1990s. A strike in 1994. Abysmal attendance records. Only a dramatic 1998 chase between Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa to break Roger Maris' record of 61 home runs...

And Northwestern makes seven; new Black studies program to launch this fall is latest to offer doctorate.
August 24, 2006... EVANSTON, III. After years of planning, Northwestern University is launching its doctoral program in African-American studies next month, making it only the seventh American university to offer a doctorate in the academic discipline. ...

Class, race factor into counselor's college recommendations.
August 24, 2006... High-school guidance counselors advise middle-class Black students without a strong academic record to apply to community colleges more often than they do middle-class White students with the same academic record, concludes a new study....

Audit: Benedict broke federal student loan rules.
August 24, 2006... COLUMBIA, S.C. Benedict College has been ordered to repay $658,000 to a federal student loan program because of violations of the program's rules, according to a recent audit. The school also has been threatened with losing its loan...

Tribes find teaching is last hope for saving native languages.
August 24, 2006... TUCSON, Ariz. As time treks through Indian country, the words of ancient songs and sacred rituals crumble under the weight of the nation's dominant language. "I hear more and more English on the reservation," says Danny Lopez, who...

Hispanic nursing school admissions on downward spiral, says new data.(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... Hispanic enrollments in undergraduate nursing programs continue to drop, according to a new study, even as the largest minority group in the country continues to grow. A review of 2004-2005 enrollment data by the National League of Nursing...

Diverse poll.(federal student aid and educational discrimination)(Survey)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... Following are results from the July 27th edition's poll question. Q: Do you think the application process for federal student aid needs to be simplified? RESULTS Yes 80.6% No 14.0% Don't Know 5.4% ...

Hung out to dry: minority presidents often are brought in to promote diversity, leading to, in some cases, an abbreviated tenure.(Clark College's Dr. R. Wayne Branch)
August 24, 2006... It was only three years ago that Dr. R. Wayne Branch was tapped to take over the reins at Clark College, a 70-year-old private college in Vancouver, Wash. As president of the Community College of Baltimore County-Essex, Branch oversaw the...

The diversity mandate: Emory University provost Earl Lewis offers insight on the national climate for campus diversity.(Cover story)
August 24, 2006... Before becoming the first African-American provost at Emory University, Dr. Earl Lewis had been on the front lines of the University of Michigan's defense of affirmative action in higher education. At the time of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2003...

Before you exit: states are increasingly turning to standardized testing to hold colleges accountable for student outcomes.(Walter M. Kimbrough)
August 24, 2006... Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough knows he's in the minority on the issue of testing. As president of Philander Smith College, a public, historically Black college in Little Rock, Ark., he is familiar with all the data showing that students of color...

The misinformation about financial aid: inaccurate perceptions about the cost of college often stand in the way of economically disadvantaged students pursuing a college degree.
August 24, 2006... The escalating cost of college tuition seems to be on everyone's minds these days. Particularly concerned are low-income students, who are often adverse to taking out loans for fear of jeopardizing their own as well as their families, financial...

Michigan State, DaimlerChrysler test brownfields for biofuel crops.
August 24, 2006... EAST LANSING, Mich. As record-high gas prices have given new life to the push for increased production of biofuels, more experts have questioned the impact the trend could have on the nation's food production capacity. Seeking to avoid a...

A shaky alliance: account of Black-Jewish relations offers window into complex, political decision-making.(Troubling the Waters: Black-Jewish Relations in the American Century)(Book review)
August 24, 2006... Troubling the Waters: Black-Jewish Relations in the American Century By Cheryl Lynn Greenberg Princeton University Press, 2006 368 pp., Cloth, $29.95 ISBN: 0-691-05865-2 Cheryl Lynn Greenberg, in Troubling the Waters: Black-Jewish...

Coming to terms with the 'd' word: a bit of clarity comes with the one-year anniversary of Diverse.(diverse forum)
August 24, 2006... Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. That's one way of describing what I was feeling. Here's another: closing my eyes and holding my nose. To say I was reluctant last summer as I prepared for the sea change that was to transform Black...

Ramapo College of New Jersey.(on the move)(Dr. Beth E. Barnett been appointed)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... DR. BETH E. BARNETT has been appointed provost of Ramapo College of New Jersey. She was most recently provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of Scranton. Barnett holds a bachelor's from the University of Pennsylvania...

City College of Engineering.(on the move)(Dr. Joseph Barba been appointed)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... DR. JOSEPH BARBA has been appointed dean of the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York. He had served as acting dean at the university since 2004. Barba earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from CCNY and a doctorate...

Columbia College Chicago.(on the move)(Sheila Carter been appointed)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... SHEILA CARTER has been named executive director of the office of multicultural affairs at Columbia College Chicago. She had previously been the director of student activities at the college. Carter earned a bachelor's from Arizona State...

Lutheran Theological Center.(on the move)(Lawrence J. Clark been appointed)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... REV. LAWRENCE J. CLARK has been appointed executive director of the Lutheran Theological Center in Atlanta. Most recently, he was associate to the Bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Clark...

Central Florida Community College.(on the move)(Dr. Leonard J. Everett been appointed)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... DR. LEONARD J. EVERETT has been appointed associate dean of college preparatory education at Central Florida Community College. Everett holds a bachelor's from Florida State University, a master's from Troy State University and a doctorate from...

North Carolina Central University's Honors Program.(on the move)(Dr. Timothy Holley been appointed)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... DR. TIMOTHY HOLLEY has been appointed director of North Carolina Central University's Honors Program. He is currently an assistant professor of music at the university. Holley received his bachelor's from Baldwin-Wallace College and a master's...

Excelsior College.(on the move)(John M. Pontius Jr. been appointed)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... JOHN M. PONTIUS JR. has been named vice president for finance and administration at Excelsior College (N.Y.). He was most recently an associate professor at Hartwick College. Pontius holds a bachelor's from St. Lawrence University and a MBA...

Winston-Salem State University.(on the move)(Dr. Beverly Rose been appointed)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... DR. BEVERLY ROSE has been named assistant vice chancellor for student affairs administration at Winston-Salem State University (N.C.). She earned a bachelor's from Johnson C. Smith University, a master's from The Citadel and a doctorate from...

Washington Education Foundation.(on the move)(Dr. Deborah Wilds been appointed)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... DR. DEBORAH WILDS has been named president of the Washington Education Foundation. Most recently, she was senior program officer for education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She holds a bachelor's from California State University, San...

The Ford Foundation has awarded a $461,700 grant to Brandeis University (Mass.) to support a partnership between the university and Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... The Ford Foundation has awarded a $461,700 grant to BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (Mass.) to support a partnership between the university and Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem. The foundation has also provided $250,000 to the CENTER FOR ARAB WOMEN FOR...

Burlington County College (N.J.) has received a $60,000 grant from the Commission on Science and Technology to purchase scientific equipment and information technology infrastructure for the college's New Science Incubator.(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (N.J.) has received a $60,000 grant from the Commission on Science and Technology to purchase scientific equipment and information technology infrastructure for the college's New Science Incubator. The facility will...

Cleveland State University's Career Services Center has received a $82,829 grant from the Cleveland Foundation to fund the "BioHealth Care: A Cooperative Education Initiative.".(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY'S Career Services Center has received a $82,829 grant from the Cleveland Foundation to fund the "BioHealth Care: A Cooperative Education Initiative." The program is intended to educate students on career opportunities...

The College of Mexico has received a $467,525 grant from the Ford Foundation to fund a study by the college's Interdisciplinary Women's Studies Program.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... The COLLEGE OF MEXICO has received a $467,525 grant from the Ford Foundation to fund a study by the college's Interdisciplinary Women's Studies Program. The study will explore barriers to including sexuality research and teaching in...

The Congressional Black Caucus has received a three-year, $1 million grant from Wal-Mart Stores to help provide scholarships for two college access programs.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... The CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS has received a three-year, $1 MILLION grant from Wal-Mart Stores to help provide scholarships for two college access programs. The Summer Congressional Internship Program and the Congressional Black Caucus...

The James Beard Foundation has donated $30,000 to the Gulf Coast Renaissance Fund, a program established by the University of Mississippi's Southern Foodways Alliance.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... The James Beard Foundation has donated $30,000 to the GULF COAST RENAISSANCE FUND, a program established by the University of Mississippi's Southern Foodways Alliance. The alliance is an institute that documents the culinary diversity of the...

The Ohio Northern University's Pettit College of Law will receive a $700,000 grant from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to fund a new program for young lawyers from emerging democracies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.(grants & awards)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... The OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY'S Pettit College of Law will receive a $700,000 grant from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to fund a new program for young lawyers from emerging democracies in Eastern Europe...