Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from February 2006

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from February 2006

A rich and complex history.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
February 9, 2006... To all of us who celebrate Black History Month, Diverse delivers an inviting array of feature stories that showcase the intellectual and social contributions African-Americans are making to the nation. In this edition, stories on Dr. James...

Poll.
February 9, 2006... Following are the results from the Jan. 12 edition's poll question posted on the Diverse Web site. Q: Do you believe that having racial and ethnic diversity in college and university student bodies and faculties contributes to student...

Student groups mount aggressive campaign to halt financial aid cuts.(WASHINGTON UPDATE)
February 9, 2006... Student groups and others are mounting an aggressive, last-ditch effort to stop $12.7 billion in student aid cuts that still require one more affirmative vote on Capitol Hill. At issue are cuts to student loan programs that are likely to...

White House proposes foreign language initiative.(WASHINGTON UPDATE)(Brief article)
February 9, 2006... President Bush is proposing a new initiative to train more teachers in languages such as Arabic, Farsi and Japanese to meet U.S. security needs worldwide (see Global Forum, pg. 35). The White House recently announced a National Security...

Tribal Leaders reject donation of Abramoff money: Montana tribal colleges may receive funds.(Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council rejected donation from the campaign of senator Conrad Burns)
February 9, 2006... WASHINGTON The Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council has rejected a $111,000 donation from the campaign of Montana Sen. Conrad Burns, with some saying the money is tainted because it originally came from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff...

Katrina-affected colleges to receive new federal funds.(Brief article)
February 9, 2006... Gulf Coast colleges--including historically Black institutions--as well as students hard hit by Hurricane Katrina soon will get access to an extra $230 million in federal aid. The bulk of the funds, $200 million, is part of a U.S....

Duke University sociologist examines intra-racial interaction in Black community.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Roy Hastick)
February 9, 2006... NEW YORK As an active member of his Brooklyn community, Roy Hastick takes plenty of inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream of racial peace. Hastick, originally from Grenada, carries that vision today, but it's more...

Oklahoma Christian University reconsidering divorce policy.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(divorced staff members will be divorced)(Brief article)
February 9, 2006... OKLAHOMA CITY Just one day after officials at Oklahoma Christian University announced a new plan to allow the private school to fire staff and faculty who get divorced, the university began reconsidering the policy. President Mike...

Embattled Indiana University president plans to leave in 2008.(Adam Herbert)
February 9, 2006... INDIANAPOLIS Indiana University President Adam Herbert, whose leadership has come under fire from faculty critics, has announced that he will leave the position with the end of his contract in July 2008. Herbert, who became IU's...

Kaplan survey: most SAT takers want test sections on different days.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
February 9, 2006... NEW YORK With college counselors petitioning that students be given the option of taking the three sections of the three-hour, 45-minute long SAT separately, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions asked 525 of its SAT students for their opinion...

Study: New Yorkers desire for Sept. 11 vengeance among lowest in nation.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
February 9, 2006... MINNEAPOLIS A nationwide study co-directed by Capella University professor Dr. Curtis Brant has found that the desire for vengeance among New Yorkers following the Sept. 11,2001, terrorist attacks was among the lowest in the nation. ...

Ohio State and nonprofit organization backing new math, science school.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Battelle)
February 9, 2006... COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus-based Battelle, a leader in science and technology research, and The Ohio State University are providing financial support for a new public high school where 400 students will focus on math and science, a newspaper...

Florida governor seeks to boost minority college enrollment.(Jeb Bush )
February 9, 2006... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush has recommended sharp budget increases to boost minority enrollments in Florida's universities and colleges. The governor wants state lawmakers to spend an additional $52.4 million in the 2006-2007...

The Rosser revolution: President James Rosser's leadership at California State University, Los Angeles is a testament that diversity and excellence are mutually reinforcing qualities in an academic setting.(A SALUTE TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH)
February 9, 2006... LOS ANGELES It's not surprising that urban colleges and universities with large commuter populations are among the most racially and ethnically diverse of all U.S. campuses. But many of those campuses have struggled over the years to fully...

"Now is the time": AASCU President Constantine "Deno" Curris and NASULGC President Emeritus C. Peter Magrath weigh in on the two associations' diversity report and the impact they hope it will have on higher education leadership.(A SALUTE TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH)(National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities)(Interview)
February 9, 2006... In the months leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court's review of the University of Michigan's landmark affirmative action cases, civil rights organizations vehemently proclaimed their support of diversity. Many members of the business community...

Making the past present: the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is at work to make his vision a reality.(A SALUTE TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH)(Lonnie G. Bunch III)
February 9, 2006... WASHINGTON Historian Lonnie G. Bunch III talks often about "the ancestors." On the job since July, the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture knows that the "eyes of the world" are...

Working outside the system: Yuri Kochiyama's life has taken her from Japanese-American internment camps to Malcolm X's side in his last moments.(A SALUTE TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH)
February 9, 2006... Every January, the nation pauses to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holding just as much meaning for many is Feb. 21, the anniversary of Malcolm X's untimely death. Among those who last saw him alive is a Japanese...

From then to now: Black History Month isn't what it used to be. But then again, neither are we.(A SALUTE TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH)
February 9, 2006... My cousin "Daphne" * is 13 going on 30, with all the accoutrements of the 21st century "fly girl" in training. She has the cell phone in the teddy bear case. The headphones that obviate any need to talk or relate to anyone but her peers. The...

Celebrating Black History Month: here's a look at how some colleges and universities around the country are celebrating Black History Month.(Calendar)
February 9, 2006... * Alabama A&M University Exhibit: "381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story" * Arizona State University Exhibit: "African Legacy in Modern Art"--Harold Cousins * Arkansas State University Lecture: "Cotton Fields of...

High-tech companies to fund Berkeley Internet Research Lab.(TECH BRIEFS)
February 9, 2006... BERKELEY, CALIF. In a move to revolutionize Interact service technology, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are collaborating with Google, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems to launch a new Internet research laboratory. The...

Motorola donates $250,000 to Katrina-affected HBCUs.(Motorola Foundation)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... SCHAUMBURG, ILL. The Motorola Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Inc., is donating $250,000 to the United Negro College Fund for its support of universities that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The donation will provide...

University of California offers video podcasts on disaster preparedness.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... LOS ANGELES The University of California television system has begun offering video podcasts of programs for health care professionals needing timely disaster preparedness information. Video podcasting, known as "vodcasting," has emerged...

Recognizing the value of foreign language skills.(THE GLOBAL FORUM)
February 9, 2006... Early last month, more than 120 invited college and university presidents gathered to participate in the U.S. University Presidents' Summit on International Education, an event hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.S....

Connecticut State University System.(David G. Carter appointed as chancellor )(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dr. David G. Carter has been named chancellor of the Connecticut State University System. He had served as president of Eastern Connecticut State University since 1988. Carter earned a bachelor's from Central State University, a master's from...

Howard University.(Dwight Datcher is director of intercollegiate athletics )(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dwight Datcher has been named director of intercollegiate athletics at Howard University. Most recently he served as associate director of athletics at Georgetown University. Datcher earned a bachelor's from Roger Williams University.

James Madison University.(Dr. Zebulun R. Davenport is vice president of student life )(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dr. Zebulun R. Davenport has been appointed associate vice president of student life at James Madison University. Most recently he was the associate vice president of multicultural awareness and student health at JMU. Davenport earned a...

Vassar College.(Dr. Catharine B. Hill is president)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dr. Catharine B. "Cappy" Hill has been named president of Vassar College effective July 1. She is currently provost and the John J. Gibson Professor of Economics at Williams College. Hill received a bachelor's and master's from Brasenose...

Syracuse University.(Dr. Jean Jonassaint is associate professor of French )(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dr. Jean Jonassaint has been named associate professor of French at Syracuse University. Prior to his new position, he was an assistant professor of French and Francophone literature at Duke University. Jonassaint earned a bachelor's and...

Paine College.(Dr. Judith Little is vice president)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dr. Judith Little has been appointed vice president of institutional development at Paine College. Most recently she was director of foundations for the National Urban League. Little earned a bachelor's from Santa Clara University, a master's...

Brookings Institution.(Hugh B. Price appointed)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Hugh B. Price has joined the Brookings Institution, a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions, as a senior fellow. He is the former president and CEO of the National Urban League. Price...

Academy of Teaching and Learning at North Carolina A&T State University.(Dr. Scott P. Simkins is director of the Academy of Teaching and Learning)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dr. Scott P. Simkins has been appointed director of the Academy of Teaching and Learning at North Carolina A&T State University. Prior to his appointment, he served as the interim director of the academy. Simkins is also an associate professor...

Pomona College.(Hung Cam Thai is assistant professor)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dr. Hung Cam Thai has been named assistant professor of sociology and Asian American studies at Pomona College. Most recently he was an assistant professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a scholar-in-residence at Pomona. He...

Southern University.(Victor Ukpolo appointed)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dr. Victor Ukpolo has been named chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans. Previously he served as vice president for academic and student affairs of the university system. Ukpolo earned a bachelor's from the University of Maryland, and...

Syracuse University.(Monica S. Webb appointed)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Dr. Monica S. Webb has been named assistant professor of psychology at Syracuse University. Most recently, she served as a clinical intern in health psychology at the University of Florida. Webb earned a bachelor's from the University of Miami...

Interdenominational Theological Center.(Sandra D. Yates appointed)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Sandra D. Yates has been appointed vice president for institutional advancement at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. Most recently she was senior director of development and major gifts at Lincoln University. Yates earned a...

Arizona State University.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Arizona State University received a $100 million gift from Ira A. Fulton and his wife, Mary Lou Fulton. The money will be divided among the College of Education, the university's foundation and a discretionary fund for ASU President Michael...

Colorado State University.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Colorado State University received a three-year, $745,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to fund a faculty diversity training program on campus. The university's Department of Occupational...

Florida Community College at Jacksonville.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Florida Community College at Jacksonville received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop and deliver distance-learning programs to armed forces personnel deployed overseas. The program, in a partnership with the...

Harvard University.(Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation donates $8 million )(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Harvard University (Mass.) received an $8 million grant from the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation to fund the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.

Howard University.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Howard University (D.C.) received a $306,866 gift from the South African Embassy to assist in efforts to support students affected by Hurricane Katrina. The university accepted more than 50 students from higher education institutions closed...

Indiana University.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Indiana University received a $15 million gift from Jesse H. Cox, a 1944 graduate of the university, to fund the Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Scholarship for students working their way through school. Each scholarship will provide $13,500...

Lakeland Community College.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Lakeland Community College (Ohio) received a $10,000 grant from National City Bank to help support the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. The college works with a local Hispanic organization to help low-income Hispanic students in Lake County and...

Mississippi State University.(Robert M. Hearin Foundation donates $4.3 million )(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Mississippi State University received a three-year $4.3 million grant from the Robert M. Hearin Foundation to help fund the Bagley College of Engineering and the College of Architecture, Art and Design. The College of Engineering plans to use...

Savannah State University.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Savannah State University (Ga.) received a $1 million gift from the estate of James "Jimmy" Brown to create the largest endowed scholarship in the university's history. The scholarship is intended for students from selected counties in Georgia,...

Seminole Community College.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... The Seminole Community College (Fla.) Foundation has received a $100,000 gift from Charles W. "Chick" Gregg and his wife, Lisa. Gregg is a member of the President's Club and a foundation board member. The gift, which is eligible for state...

St. Mary's University.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... St. Mary's University (Texas) received $25 million from Bill Greehey, chairman and CEO of Valero Energy Corp., to endow the School of Business and Administration. The funds will be used for scholarships, technical improvements and outreach to...

University of La Verne.(Fletcher Jones Foundation donates $236,000 )(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... The University of La Verne (Calif.) received a $236,000 grant from the Fletcher Jones Foundation to help its Natural Science Division establish a nuclear magnetic resonance facility on campus. The Fletcher Jones Foundation, which supports...

University of Texas at Austin.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... The University of Texas at Austin received a $3 million grant from W.A. Moncrief Jr., president and owner of Moncrief Oil and a 1942 graduate of the university. The grant will endow three professorships in the Institute for Computational...

Events.(Calendar)
February 9, 2006... FEBRUARY Feb. 22-24 The 9th Annual Equity and Diversity Pre-Conference and Conference "The Power of Inclusion" University of North Texas Denton, Texas Web: www.unt.edu Feb. 24-25 Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education 36th...

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.(LAST WORD)(shortage of skilled, technical labor)
February 9, 2006... "When I was growing up, my parents told me, 'Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.' I tell my daughters, 'Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.'" --Thomas L. Friedman, The World Is...

A memorable black history month.(Editorial)
February 23, 2006... What's making Black History Month memorable this year is that the Smithsonian Institution's board of regents announced on Jan. 30 that the planned National Museum of African American History and Culture will be built on the National Mall in...

i poll.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
February 23, 2006... Following are the results from the Jan. 26th edition's poll question posted on the Diverse Web site. Q: Do you think that Washington, D.C., should have an independent public community college? Results Yes 76.6%...

House, for the second time, approves controversial budget bill: supporters say cuts will control runaway spending; critics say college access will be harmed.(WASHINGTON UPDATE)
February 23, 2006... After a month-long delay, the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month gave final approval to a controversial budget bill that will slash nearly $13 billion from student loan programs and that may raise interest rates for student and...

Congress softens drug conviction penalty for students.
February 23, 2006... WASHINGTON Congress has chosen to scale back a law that strips financial aid from college students with drug convictions. The change to the Higher Education Act allows some students with past offenses to receive aid, but those convicted of...

Education budget looks to eliminate several college-access programs.(WASHINGTON UPDATE)
February 23, 2006... President Bush is proposing a tight 2007 federal education budget that would freeze the maximum Pell Grant and Black college aid amounts while eliminating several college-access programs for low-income students. Programs slated for...

Panel discusses exploitation, academic prejudice against student-athletes: Knight commission on intercollegiate athletics wrestles with solutions at Washington summit.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics)
February 23, 2006... WASHINGTON When a professional sports team loses a player in the middle of the season, it's almost always because the player has suffered a severe injury. College athletes, however, can find themselves on the bench for missing or failing a...

A catalyst for change: after leading the national council of La Raza for more than 30 years, Raul Yzaguirre takes his fight for civil rights to Arizona State University.
February 23, 2006... TEMPE, ARIZ. Raul Yzaguirre takes note, with pleasure, of the growing number of minorities making up Arizona State University's student enrollment--31 percent in the fall of 2004. "The Latino student percentage at Arizona State...

Philly requiring black history course for high-schoolers: graduation requirement has been 30 years in the making.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
February 23, 2006... PHILADELPHIA The board governing Philadelphia's schools decided a lesson on Black history was needed--for everybody. In February 2005, the city s School Reform Commission voted unanimously to approve a Black history course as a required...

Clemson best practices conference focuses on black student achievement.
February 23, 2006... CLEMSON, S.C. In an academic climate where affirmative action continues to come under attack, creating a campus environment to help African-American students succeed was on the minds of educators and administrators at the fourth National...

In memoriam: Coretta Scott King, 1927-2006.(Obituary)
February 23, 2006... Many higher education institutions joined the rest of the world in mourning the loss of Coretta Scott King, who died Jan. 31 at the age of 78. Said Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, president of Bennett College in North Carolina: "News of the passing of...

SIU restores original web descriptions of minority fellowships.(Southern Illinois University)
February 23, 2006... CARBONDALE, ILL. Southern Illinois University's Web site has restored the original descriptions of two controversial graduate fellowships after officials said the listings had been mistakenly revised. The revisions were made as SIU...

North Carolina A&T chancellor appointed to senior post at ACE: A&T provost named new president of Norfolk State University.
February 23, 2006... WASHINGTON In a move that higher education officials say is a good one, Dr. James C. Renick, chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, has been appointed senior vice president for programs and research at the...

Ohio gov. says four-year colleges should stop offering remedial courses.
February 23, 2006... COLUMBUS, OHIO Gov. Bob Taft says Ohio must change the way it helps school children prepare for college and work, including those struggling to meet basic education requirements. In his final State of the State speech on Jan. 25, Taft...

Remembering Nellie McKay.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(African-American female scholar)(Obituary)
February 23, 2006... Much of America learned of the death of Dr. Nellie McKay, the distinguished literature professor who died at the age of 75 after a lengthy battle with colon cancer, through reading the newspaper. But for many in the community of Black scholars...

Indian institute of management to open Singapore campus.(Brief article)
February 23, 2006... BANGALORE, INDIA Ceding to pressure from academic and corporate leaders, the government of India has granted permission to the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore to open a new campus in Singapore. The Research and Management...

Iraq war veteran preparing to resume football career at Mississippi State University.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
February 23, 2006... JACKSON, Miss. While many other star high school athletes set their sights on college football, Timmy Bailey signed with a different recruiter--Uncle Sam. Now, after serving a year in Iraq, the 21-year-old private in the U.S. Army...

UCLA study shows more freshmen care about civic responsibility.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(University of California, Los Angeles)
February 23, 2006... LOS ANGELES According to an annual survey conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles, the current crop of college freshmen are the most civic-minded in the past 25 years. The survey of 263,710 students nationwide showed that...

Study: teenagers exposed to alcohol ads drink more.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Brief article)
February 23, 2006... STORRS, CONN. A new University of Connecticut study has found that teenagers who live in media markets with high alcohol advertising are more likely to drink than those who see fewer alcohol ads. The study, published in the Archives of...

New study looks at 'fragile futures' of high-achieving Latino students.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(University of California and ETS's report)
February 23, 2006... DAVIS, CALIF. Many high-achieving Latino students miss the opportunity to succeed academically because their needs are poorly understood, according to a new report from ETS and a University of California, Davis researcher. As a result,...

Benedict trustee wins the lottery and donates proceeds to college.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Benedict College's Charlie Johnson and David Swinton)(Brief article)
February 23, 2006... LOUISVILLE, KY. Powerball is played in South Carolina, where Benedict College is located. But it was a ticket bought in Louisville, Ky., that produced a $200,003 payday for the school. Charlie Johnson, chairman of the board at the...

Slavery Apology by the University of Virginia would improve racial climate, university official says.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
February 23, 2006... CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. A University of Virginia administrator says an apology for slavery by the university would help heal the campus, which has been plagued recently by racial harassment incidents and attacks on students. Dr. M. Rick...

Study: genetics, not smoking habits, may be responsible for lung cancer disparities among races.(RELEVANT RESEARCH)
February 23, 2006... LOS ANGELES For years, scientists have argued whether genes or smoking habits are responsible for the disparities in lung cancer rates among smokers of different ethnic backgrounds. Now, a new study suggests that genetics may help...

Celebration or Placebo? The annual focus on African-American heritage generates questions about Black History Month observances.(Cover Story)
February 23, 2006... Dr. Carter G. Woodson initiated Negro History Week in 1926 as a way to highlight the almost universally ignored contributions and history of people of African descent. "I HATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH." SUCH READS THE TITLE OF A 2001 ESSAY...

A dishonorable killing: Joe Kahahawai has been called Hawaii's Emmett Till. But unlike Till, Kahahawai's death more than 70 years ago has never made the history books.
February 23, 2006... The brutal slaying in 1955 of Emmett Till by at least two White Southerners shocked and outraged the country. Published photos of the Black teenager's mutilated body on the covers of Jet and The Chicago Defender galvanized the civil rights...

Institutional revival: since president Cynthia Lindquist has come on board, Cankdeska Cikana Community College has regained its accreditation and is experiencing a boost in full-time student numbers.
February 23, 2006... Nobody would have seen this coming back in 2003, when the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) placed Cankdeska Cikana Community College on probation. The commission, part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, didn't have much...

Creighton uses text messages to tell students they're accepted.(Creighton University)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2006... OMAHA, NEB. Incoming Creighton University students aren't awaiting the mail each day to find out if they've been accepted. Now, they're looking at their cell phones. Since November, 700 students--or 44 percent--of those admitted to...

Iowa State University supercomputer to help decipher corn genome.(TECH BRIEFS)
February 23, 2006... AMES, IOWA Scientists at Iowa State University are using one of the nation's most powerful computers to help decipher the corn genome, a project that could allow them to expand the plant's uses in plastics, fuel and fiber. To...

Black America, then and now.("Living Black History: How Re-Imagining the African-American Past Can Remake America's Racial Future")(Book Review)
February 23, 2006... Living Black History: How Re-Imagining the African-American Past Can Remake America's Racial Future By Manning Marable Basic Civitas Books, 2006 288 pp., $26.00 cloth, ISBN: 0465043895 Are the stars of the civil rights movement...

Widening the access gap.(ional Center for Public Policy and Higher Education's report on Department of Education's aid to education)
February 23, 2006... The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education recently released a policy alert that projects declining income for United States workers if education does not improve. The report hinges on two facts: The U.S. workforce is becoming...

Eastern Washington University.(Rudolfo Arevalo is president )(Brief Article)
February 23, 2006... Dr. Rudolfo Arevalo has been named president of Eastern Washington University. Most recently he was the provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas-Pan American. Arevalo earned a bachelor's from UT-PA, and a...

Lincoln University.(Drexel Ball is director of communications and public relations)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2006... Drexel Ball has been named director of communications and public relations at Lincoln University. He had served for the past 16 years in multiple positions at Delaware State University, including in the public relations office and as executive...

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education.(Linda Earley Chastang is executive vice president)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2006... Linda Earley Chastang has been named executive vice president and general counsel for the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. She earned a bachelor's from Sarah Lawrence College, a master's from Emory University and...

The Fund for Theological Education.(Sharon Watson Fluker is vice president)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2006... Dr. Sharon Watson Fluker has been appointed vice president for doctoral programs and administration at The Fund for Theological Education. She has held teaching and administrative appointments at Dillard University, the State University of New...

School of Communications.(Rick Hancock is assistant dean )(Brief Article)
February 23, 2006... Rick Hancock has been named assistant dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. He is a former political reporter and host of a political affairs program on the local Fox TV station. Hancock earned a...