Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from August 2007

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from August 2007

Deep in the heart of Texas Higher Education.(editor's note)
August 9, 2007... We are "on the road again" with our state editions and, as evident by our cover, we are focusing on the state of Texas. First, let me add a disclaimer. When we embark on these editions, it's impossible to cover an entire state and feature...

Supreme Court rejects school race plans: diverseeducation.com, June 28, 2007.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 9, 2007... The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is not at all strange when taking into account the actions of the Court since the retirement of Chief Justice Warren Burger and the ensuing appointments of associate justices whose politics have led to...

Appreciation: Dr. Elias Blake, 1929-2007: diverseeducation.com, June 28, 2007.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 9, 2007... I met Dr. Blake at NAFEO some years ago, and he was the distinguished educator many of us strive to become. A true loss for not just HBCUs but for all educational institutions. - Curtis Johnson Dr. Elias S. Blake was my president when...

Following are results from the June 12th edition's poll question.(diverse poll)
August 9, 2007... Q: Do you think law schools devote adequate resources to academic retention efforts for Black and Hispanic students, who disproportionately fail to graduate or pass the Bar? RESULTS Yes 18% No 66% Not Sure 16% ...

A conversation with Dr. Betty Sigel.(spectrum)(Kennesaw State University president emeritus)(Interview)
August 9, 2007... Dr. Betty Siegel, president emeritus of Kennesaw State University in Georgia, has been logging many miles in her retirement, in many cases to promote and help implement First-Year academies. She spent three months in South Africa and most...

Congress looking at ease burden on low-income students: lesser-publicized elements of College Cost Reduction Act would benefit part-time students.(washington update)
August 9, 2007... Part-time and community college students--who often face some of the greatest barriers to persistence in college--will be among the major winners if higher education legislation on Capitol Hill becomes law. Legislation in the House and...

Finding Florida's lost settlement: a six-member team is searching for evidence of a community of former African slaves and American Indians.(noteworthy news)
August 9, 2007... The sound waves bouncing back to the underwater sonar device revealed a massive object laying at the murky bottom of the Manatee River, near East Bradenton, Fla. While the indistinct image could have been nothing more than normal debris, the...

UVa's Martin lends expertise to Virginia Tech panel: one of the nation's preeminent authorities on emergency medicine, Dr. Marcus Martin aims to help the panel learn from the tragedy.(noteworthy news)(University of Virginia)
August 9, 2007... Dr. Marcus Martin was already effortlessly juggling three balls as a professor and an administrator in two offices at the University of Virginia. Then, in the wake of the tragedy at Virginia Tech on April 16, Gov. Tim Kaine tossed another...

Tricky times for the Top 10 Percent program: both supporters and critics of Texas' Top 10 Percent law have been surprised at its popularity, but some UT officials and legislators would like to see the program scaled back.(University of Texas)
August 9, 2007... As a Texas state legislator, Jim McReynolds, D-Lufkin, knows a thing or two about influencing the voting positions of his colleagues. This past spring, when Texas House members sought to scale back the state's Top 10 Percent program, McReynolds...

The evolution of a Texas HBCU: now majority Hispanic, the historically Black St. Philip's College has positioned itself to serve an increasingly diverse San Antonio population.(historically black colleges and universities)
August 9, 2007... Though many smaller HBCUs are facing ongoing crises as funding and enrollment continue to dwindle, St. Philip's College in San Antonio has found a way to thrive. Founded in 1898 by the Episcopal Church as a sewing school for Black girls, St....

A rich history: Texas HBCUs continue their mission of educating African-American students, while at the same time responding to the state's changing demographics.(Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
August 9, 2007... Huston-Tillotson University President: Dr. Larry L. Earvin Founded: 1952 Location: Austin Huston-Tillotson University describes itself as a multicultural, multiethnic and multifaith institution," but its historically Black...

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.(on the move)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... DR. MICHELLE R. HOWARD-VITAL has been appointed president of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. She had previously been interim chancellor of Winston-Salem State University. Howard-Vital earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the...

Syracuse University.(on the move)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... DR. JAMES DUAH-AGYEMAN has been appointed chief diversity officer for Syracuse University (N.Y.). He had previously been director of the university's office of multicultural affairs. Duah-Agyeman eamed a bachelor's and master's from SUNY...

Georgetown University.(on the move)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... DR. MICHAEL ERIC DYSON has been named university professor at Georgetown University (D.C.). He had previously been the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. Dyson holds a bachelor's from Carson-Newman...

North Carolina Central University.(on the move)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... OLIVIA METZGER JONES has been appointed assistant director of international affairs at North Carolina Central University. She had most recently been the chair of the international studies department at Saint Augustine's College. Jones earned a...

Diverse calendar.(conventions of educational organizations)(Brief article)(Calendar)
August 9, 2007... SEPTEMBER Sept. 11-16 National Black MBA Association 29th Annual Conference and Exposition "Relevance 2020" Orlando, Fla. Web: www.nbmbaa.org Sept. 26-30 National Association of Student Affairs Professionals...

The Community College of Baltimore County has received a $295,328 grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to fund an online course aimed at increasing the number of nurses in the state.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... The COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY has received a $295,328 grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to fund an online course aimed at increasing the number of nurses in the state. The new course, which helps paramedics...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Indian Education has awarded $2.9 million in grants to Dine College, Montana State University, Turtle Mountain Community College, the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Oregon and the University of Utah.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Indian Education has awarded $2.9 MILLION in grants to DINE COLLEGE, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, the UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, the UNIVERSITY OF OREGON and the...

The Carnegie Corporation has provided a $100,000 grant to Florida State University's College of Education and the Florida Center For Reading Research to create the FSU Adolescent Literacy Initiative.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... The Carnegie Corporation has provided a $100,000 grant to FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY's College of Education and the FLORIDA CENTER FOR READING RESEARCH to create the FSU Adolescent Literacy Initiative. The program is designed to increase the...

The PHD project has received a two-year, $50,000 contribution from .(grants & gifts)(Doctor of Philosophy project, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... The PHD PROJECT has received a two-year, $50,000 contribution from Wal-Mart Stores. The grant makes Wal-Mart a co-sponsor of the project, which aims to increase diversity in America's business schools.

Prince George's Community College (Md.) has received a $95,200 grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation to create a scholarship fund for PGCC students who graduated from high schools in Prince George's County.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Md.) has received a $95,200 grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation to create a scholarship fund for PGCC students who graduated from high schools in Prince George's County. The scholarships will...

Princeton University (N.J.) has received a $30 million contribution from James S. McDonnell III and his brother, John F. McDonnell, as well as the JSM Charitable Trust, to create the McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience.(grants & gifts)(James S. McDonnell Charitable Trust)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (N.J.) has received a $30 MILLION contribution from James S. McDonnell III and his brother, John F. McDonnell, as well as the JSM Charitable Trust, to create the McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience. James McDonnell...

Saint Augustine's College (N.C.) has received a five-year, $437,690 grant from the Virginia-North Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation to increase the number of underrepresented minorities earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE (N.C.) has received a five-year, $437,690 grant from the Virginia-North Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation to increase the number of underrepresented minorities earning degrees in science, technology,...

The University of Missouri-Columbia has received a $100,000 gift from the Leucadia National Corp. to create the Robert P. Brock Fund in Financial Excellence.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA has received a $100,000 gift from the Leucadia National Corp. to create the Robert P. Brock Fund in Financial Excellence. Brock, a 1949 graduate of the university, passed away in March. The fund will provide...

Highlighting the value of diversity in Acadamia: a mandate from the top down remains key to the successful implementation of diversity initiatives.(last word)
August 9, 2007... IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THERE REMAINS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE IN THE AREA OF DIVERSITY AND multiculturalism in higher education. In 2007, there continues to be any number of community colleges and four-year institutions that have yet to even...

A deafening silence.(editor's note)
August 23, 2007... The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling earlier this summer on the school integration plans in Seattle and Louisville seemed to be met with a deafening silence by the nation's civil rights groups. Weren't they outraged? After all, this ruling appeared...

A proud graduate.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 23, 2007... As an alumnus of the Community College of the Air Force, I am very proud of the great milestone of 300,000 graduates (see "Establishing a Real-World Credential, June 28). I have visited several education centers during my career and found the...

Compensating for the inadequacy of public schools.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 23, 2007... ("WILL CUNY'S MATH STANDARDS HURT MINORITY ADMISSIONS?" JULY 31, 2007; WWW.DIVERSEEDUCATION.COM) As the first director of open admissions at Baruch College and as the associate provost who administered remediation, not simply for new...

Making 'equal opportunity' work for everyone.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 23, 2007... ("PERSPECTIVES: ABANDONING BROWN AND '[RACE]ING' BACKWARDS ON K-12 EDUCATION" JULY 19, 2007; WWW.DIVERSE EDUCATION.COM) Justice Roberts had it right when he said, "the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop...

Native role models for native students.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 23, 2007... ("BEST & BRIGHTEST: OBLIGATION TO NATIVE CULTURE, COMMUNITY FUELS ACADEMIC DRIVE" JULY 19, 2007; WWW.DIVERSEEDUCATION.COM) This is a good story. Encouraging education (at all grade levels) for reservation American Indians from reservation...

Diverse poll.
August 23, 2007... Following are results from the July 26th edition's poll question. Q: In 2007, do you plan to purchase a smart phone or a personal digital assistant to enhance your professional productivity? RESULTS Yes 10% No ...

A conversation with Joyce Wong.(spectrum)(Eastern Connecticut State University athletics director)(Interview)
August 23, 2007... Dr. Joyce Wong has been director of athletics at Eastern Connecticut State University since 1999, overseeing Division III intercollegiate sport programs such as basketball, soccer, baseball, swimming and track and field. Wong also has 309...

On the big screen: poor us.(spectrum)(Indoctrinate U. documentary)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... In the new documentary "Indoctrinate U.," filmmaker Evan Coyne Maloney poses this question: What do all of the colleges and universities featured in U.S. News & World Report's Top 100 have in common? If you said producing the future...

College prep for tykes.(spectrum)(preparing young students for college; Think College Now)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... When longtime educator David Silver began making plans for an elementary school, he asked parents in the Oakland, Calif., neighborhood what mattered most to them. They told him, quite clearly, that they wanted to make sure their children had...

Stop snitchin' start studying.(spectrum)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... BOSTON The National Black College Alliance, a grassroots booster of historically Black colleges and universities, is using T-shirts and its unique spin on popular culture to promote HBCUs. The group that brought us T-shirts that said,...

Diverse digits.(spectrum)(college administrators' salaries)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... Median salaries for senior-level college administrators: Deans of Public Health: $236,413 Deans of Dentistry: $250,548 CEOs of University Systems: $275,000 Deans of Medicine: $362,508 SOURCE: CPST COMMENTS, MARCH/APRIL...

Republican candidates offer few new ideas on education: school vouchers are a perennial favorite, but higher education ideas are lacking.(washington update)
August 23, 2007... As voters consider the education views of the 2008 presidential candidates, one trend is clear: Democrats like to issue papers on everything from pre-kindergarten programs to student aid. But Republicans keep it simple, with a general message...

A gift of presidential proportions: nobody understood why Bruce King took a job at the University of South Dakota. But the decision may have saved his life.(Campus notes)
August 23, 2007... Some of his friends thought he was foolish to become the chief diversity officer at the University of South Dakota in March of 2005. "Why South Dakota?" Bruce King says his friends would ask. "There aren't any Black folk there." To...

Asian and Pacific Islander students in California say 'count us correctly'.
August 23, 2007... When Christine Santos arrived at the University of California, Los Angeles from Guam in the fall of 2004, she said she felt like a foreigner even though nearly 34 percent of new students at UCLA were Asian. Joining the Pacific Islander...

NCAA Committee addresses the issue of pregnancy in student-athletes.(National Collegiate Athletic Association)
August 23, 2007... In July, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics reviewed concerns about how female student-athletes are being treated if they become pregnant. An article published on ESPN.com in May painted a rather bleak picture, describing athletes being...

Fight or flight: Ted Shaw and other diversity proponents retool while Ward Connerly gloats.
August 23, 2007... Opponents of higher education affirmative action programs are gearing up to launch their largest attack in recent years. The planned assault comes in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that severely limited the use of race in K-12...

Is right the new left? An analysis of Justice Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion in the Seattle and Louisville cases.(Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 et al.)
August 23, 2007... Just over a month after the Supreme Court of the United States' ruling in the Seattle and Louisville cases, news analysts and school district officials from Boston to Berkeley, Calif., from Knoxville, Tenn., to Evanston, Ill., are still trying...

Replacing rhetoric with research: two scholars with ties to the University of Chicago aim to shed light on Black life in the 21st century.(Mary Pattillo and Cathy J. Cohen)
August 23, 2007... Chicago's South Side has long been a renowned laboratory for groundbreaking research on Black urban life. Dr. E. Franklin Frazier wrote The Negro Family in Chicago in the 1930s. Dr. St. Clair Drake and Horace R. Cayton authored Black...

The secrets behind their success: attracting and graduating minorities in large numbers, for-profit universities offer access, convenience and some risk.(Strayer University; University of Phoenix)(Table)
August 23, 2007... In June, Robert L. Johnson, the billionaire founder of Black Entertainment Television, gave the commencement address for one of the largest predominantly Black colleges in the greater Washington, D.C., area. Johnson told his overwhelmingly...

Moving forward: for some faculty displaced by Hurricane Katrina, relocating has been a mixed blessing, but others still long for home.(New Orleans teachers)
August 23, 2007... Two years after Hurricane Katrina, faculty ranks at New Orleans' historically Black colleges remain noticeably shallower than before the floods. The languishing numbers mirror a decline in student enrollment. Xavier University of Louisiana's...

Closing the African-American Achievement Gap in Higher Education.(diverse bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
August 23, 2007... Closing the African-American Achievement Gap in Higher Education, edited by Alfred P. Rovai, Louis B. Gallien, Helen R. Stiff-Williams, $49, Teachers College Press (July 30, 2007) ISBN-10: 0807747785, ISBN-13: 978-0807747780, 212 pp. In a...

Unleashing Suppressed Voices on College Campuses: Diversity Issues in Higher Education.(diverse bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
August 23, 2007... Unleashing Suppressed Voices on College Campuses: Diversity Issues in Higher Education, edited by O. Gilbert Brown, Kandace G. Hinton, Mary Howard-Hamilton, $34.95, Peter Lang Publishing (April 2007), ISBN-10: 0820481335, ISBN-13:...

Letters From the Future: Linking Students and Teaching with the Diversity of Everyday Life.(diverse bookshelf)
August 23, 2007... Letters From the Future: Linking Students and Teaching with the Diversity of Everyday Life, by Michelle Howard-Vital (Foreword) and editors Deborah A. Brunson, Brenda Jarmon, Linda L. Lampl, $24.95, Stylus Publishing (December 2006), ISBN-10:...

Diverse calendar.(black colleges and universities' events)(Brief article)(Calendar)
August 23, 2007... SEPTEMBER Sept. 9-12 White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities 2007 National HBCU Week Conference Hyatt Regency Washington Washington, D.C. Contact: Carol Blue Phone: (301) 657-4254,...

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to Brown University (R.I.), Rhode Island public schools and community organizations.(grants & gifts)(Rhode Island)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has awarded a $1 MILLION grant to BROWN UNIVERSITY (R.I.), Rhode Island public schools and community organizations to support a nationwide initiative to increase college enrollment and graduation among low-income...

The City College of New York and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have received a $1.36 million grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Breast Cancer Research Program for a joint study of the effectiveness of near-infrared light in detecting and diagnosing breast cancer.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... The CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK and the MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER have received a $1.36 MILLION grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Breast Cancer Research Program for a joint study of the effectiveness of...

The College of Dupage (Ill.) has received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Community-Based Job Training Grant Program to create a bridge program for nursing students.(grants & gifts)(Illinois)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... The COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (Ill.) has received a $1.4 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Community-Based Job Training Grant Program to create a bridge program for nursing students. The one-year Licensed Practical Nurse Capacity Bridge...

Miami Dade College (Fla.) has received a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation for a program to help draw students into the science, technology, engineering and math fields.(grants & gifts)(Florida)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... MIAMI DADE COLLEGE (Fla.) has received a five-year, $2 MILLION grant from the National Science Foundation for a program to help draw students into the science, technology, engineering and math fields. The program, called "Tools for Success,"...

Pomona College (Calif.) has received a $250,060 grant from the California Educational Facilities Authority to support Pomona's Summer Scholars Enrichment Program.(grants & gifts)(California)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... POMONA COLLEGE (Calif.) has received a $250,060 grant from the California Educational Facilities Authority to support Pomona's Summer Scholars Enrichment Program. The four-week outreach program is aimed at low-income middle and high school...

The University of California, Riverside has received a $960,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund 12 graduate fellowships for underrepresented minorities studying math, engineering and science.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE has received a $960,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund 12 graduate fellowships for underrepresented minorities studying math, engineering and science. The Bridge to the Doctorate...

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has received a three-year, $587,104 grant from the Health Resources Services Administration to fired the development of a new residency-training program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY has received a three-year, $587,104 grant from the Health Resources Services Administration to fired the development of a new residency-training program. The program is intended to improve...

California State University-Dominguez Hills.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... DR. MILDRED GARCIA has been named president of California State University-Dominguez Hills. She was most recently president of Berkeley College. Garcia earned a bachelor's from Bernard M. Baruch College, a master's from New York University and...

Winston-Salem State University.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... GAYLE COLSTON BARGE has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for university advancement and chief marketing and communications officer for Winston-Salem State University. She holds a bachelor's from Minot State University and a master's...

Harvard University.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... TRACI GREEN has been named head coach of the women's tennis program at Harvard University (Mass.). She had previously been head coach at Temple University. Green earned a bachelor's from the University of Florida, where she was a member of the...

University System of Maryland.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... Maryland State Sen. PATRICK J. HOGAN, D-Montgomery County, has been named associate vice chancellor for governmental relations for the University System of Maryland. He has served in the Maryland Senate for 13 years. Hogan earned a bachelor's...

Marquette University.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... GEORGE KOONCE has been appointed senior associate athletic director at Marquette University (Wis.). He had previously been director of player development for the Green Bay Packers, where he played linebacker for eight seasons. Koonce earned...

Georgia Gwinnett College.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... DR. LOIS C. RICHARDSON has been appointed dean of Georgia Gwinnett College's liberal arts department. She holds a bachelor's from Fisk University, a master's from Teachers College, Columbia University, a master's from Columbia and a doctorate...

University of Texas.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... DR. RICHARD T. SCHOEPHOERSTER has been named dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at E1 Paso. He had previously been chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University. Schoephoerster...

Houston Community College.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... DR. ARTHUR Q. TYLER has been named chief operating officer/deputy chancellor for Houston Community College (Texas). He had most recently been president of Sacramento City College. Tyler holds a bachelor's from the University of Maryland, a...

North Carolina State University.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
August 23, 2007... DR. DAVID WASHINGTON has been appointed assistant dean for undergraduate programs at North Carolina State University's College of Management. He earned a bachelor's from Excelsior College, a master's from Central Michigan University, an MBA...

Disappearing acts: the vanishing Black male on community college campuses.(last word)
August 23, 2007... MANY CONSIDER COMMUNITY COLLEGES "OPEN DOOR" INSTITUTIONS, DENOTING THEIR UNIQUE role of providing an affordable and quality education for the masses. However, one has only to take a look behind those "open doors" to see very clearly that Black...