Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from January 2006

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from January 2006

A monumental and multicultural task.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
January 12, 2006... Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and is looking forward to the spring semester. In what has become an annual tradition, we present to you in this first issue of the year our "Emerging Scholars" edition. For...

ipoll.
January 12, 2006... Following are the results from the Dec. 15th edition's poll question posted on the Diverse Web site. Q: Is it possible to reduce hostilities and conflict among ethic communities while competing for limited opportunities? Results ...

Corrections.(Correction notice)
January 12, 2006... * In the Dec. 15th "On the Move," Warren Haynes' name was spelled incorrectly. Diverse regrets the error. * In the Dec. 15th article, "Swept Into the Background," Dr. Hien Duc Do's title was misstated. He is a social science professor at...

Congress passes budget bills, leaving many higher education programs at risk: cuts in loan programs may result in higher interest rates for students, parents.(WASHINGTON UPDATE)
January 12, 2006... Despite widespread opposition from many higher education groups, Congress is finishing work on 2006 budget bills that will leave most higher education programs with either level funding or cutbacks next year. The biggest changes are likely...

Study: 11 million U.S. adults are not literate in English: literacy rate not rising, even as more people get formal education.(WASHINGTON UPDATE)
January 12, 2006... WASHINGTON About one in 20 adults in the United States is not literate in English, meaning 11 million people lack the skills to handle many everyday tasks, a federal study shows. From 1992 to 2003, adults made no progress in their...

Southern Illinois University faculty senate backs minority fellowships.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... CARBONDALE, Ill. Southern Illinois University's faculty senate is urging the school's administration to continue support for three graduate fellowships aimed at women and minorities that federal prosecutors have deemed discriminatory. ...

University of Colorado football player suspended after racist e-mail.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
January 12, 2006... DENVER A University of Colorado football player has been suspended and his girlfriend, a member of the university's cross-country team, has quit the program after being accused of sending a racist e-mail to a Hispanic cross-country runner,...

Relation between incarceration and race disparities in U.S. HIV rates explored in study.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
January 12, 2006... NEW HAVEN, Conn. There may be a relationship between incarceration and race disparities in American HIV rates, report Yale University researchers in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Led by Dr. Kim Blankenship,...

University of Alaska gender gap ranks second in nation; more women seek degrees.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
January 12, 2006... FAIRBANKS, Alaska The University of Alaska's gender gap ranks second in the nation, according to findings prepared by a UA-Fairbanks professor and presented to UA regents. Women make up 61 percent of enrollment on the university's 16...

High school students sue UC system for not accepting credits from religious-themed classes.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Calvary Chapel Christian School v. University of California )(rights to free speech, religion case)(Brief article)(Case overview)
January 12, 2006... MURRIETA, Calif. Students from a Christian high school are suing to force the state university system to accept credits from religious-themed classes. The six students from Calvary Chapel Christian School about 80 miles southeast of...

Former Oklahoma congressman urges GOP to focus more on minority issues.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Grand Old Party (US Republican political party))
January 12, 2006... LITTLE ROCK, Ark. The Republican Party cannot survive unless it makes more inroads among Blacks and other minority groups, says former Oklahoma congressman J.C. Watts. Watts, a Republican, spoke to an audience of about 175 at a dinner...

Arizona higher ed system making push to offer community college baccalaureates.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
January 12, 2006... PHOENIX After holding public hearings across the state, legislators are again taking up proposals to significantly reshuffle Arizona's higher education system, apparently starting with a controversial proposal to allow at least some...

Community College basketball coach pleads guilty to embezzlement, fraud.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
January 12, 2006... WICHITA, Kan. A former basketball coach at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan., pleaded guilty to helping student-athletes get federal money they weren't entitled to receive and to sending a falsified transcript to another...

Ivy League football has first Black head coach.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Norries Wilson is appointed)
January 12, 2006... NEW YORK Columbia University recently became the first Ivy League college to hire an African-American to lead its football program. Athletic director Dr. M. Dianne Murphy recently confirmed the hiring of Norries Wilson as the new head...

Lawsuit challenges college fee break for illegal immigrants.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Case overview)
January 12, 2006... SACRAMENTO, Calif. A group of out-of-state college students filed a class-action lawsuit challenging a law that lets some illegal immigrants who graduate from California high schools pay lower in-state fees at the state's public colleges...

Civil Rights activist Henry Kirksey dies at 90: served as adjunct professor at Tougaloo College.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Obituary)
January 12, 2006... JACKSON, Miss. Henry J. Kirksey, an outspoken civil rights activist and one of the first Blacks elected to the Mississippi Senate after Reconstruction, has died at the age of 90. Family members say Kirksey died of pneumonia. ...

Judge dismisses Michigan suit brought against charter schools run by tribal college.(Michigan Education Association sues Bay Mills Community College)
January 12, 2006... LANSING, Mich. A judge dismissed a suit brought by Michigan's largest teacher's union seeking to close the 32 charter schools authorized by an Upper Peninsula tribal college. Ingham County Circuit Judge Joyce Draganchuk says the...

SACS continues probation status for Talladega College.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... TALLADEGA, Ala. Probation for Talladega College will continue for another year, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools announced on its Web site after a second review. The historically Black college failed to meet one core...

The class of 2006.(Emerging Scholars)
January 12, 2006... The tradition of publishing an Emerging Scholars edition began in the pages of Black Issues In Higher Education, the predecessor of Diverse. For four consecutive years, this edition proved a popular issue among our readers and it brought...

Setting the diversity research agenda.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Mitchell J. Chang)(Narrative biography)
January 12, 2006... EDUCATION Mitchell J. Chang Title: Associate Professor, Higher Education and Organizational Change Division, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles Education: Ph.D., Education,...

Navigating north and south for Native knowledge.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Erich Fox Tree from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
January 12, 2006... ANTHROPOLOGY Erich Fox Tree Title: Carolina Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Education: M.A., Ph.D., Anthropology, Stanford University; M.A., American Civilizations, University of...

Secrets in a song.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Erich D. Jarvis)
January 12, 2006... NEUROBIOLOGY Erich D. Jarvis Title: Associate Professor of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center Education: Ph.D., Molecular Neurobiology and Animal Behavior, Rockefeller University of New York; B.A., Biology and...

Envisioning the future.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Yueh-Lin Loo professor at University of Texas )
January 12, 2006... CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Yueh-Lin "Lynn" Loo Title: Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and General Dynamics Endowed Faculty Fellow, University of Texas at Austin Education: Ph.D., M.A., Chemical Engineering, Princeton...

A side trip to the stars.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Miguel F. Morales from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
January 12, 2006... PHYSICS Miguel F. Morales Title: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Institute for Theory and Computation, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Education: Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz; B.A.,...

The thrill of discovery.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Shona Morgan of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University)
January 12, 2006... OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT/BUSINESS Shona Morgan Title: Assistant Professor, Operations Management, School of Business and Economics, North Carolina A&T State University Education: Ph.D., Operations Research, North Carolina State...

Blazing a path of distinction.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Spencer A. Overton)
January 12, 2006... LAW Spencer A. Overton Title: Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School Education: J.D., Harvard University Law School; B.A., Mass Media/Journalism Age: 37 By the time Spencer Overton's first book,...

Counting on critical resistance.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Dylan E. Rodriguez)(Narrative biography)
January 12, 2006... ETHNIC STUDIES Dylan E. Rodriguez Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Riverside Education: Ph.D., M.A., Comparative Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley; Double B.A.,...

Merging disciplines, cultures and languages.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Lucia M. Suarez of University of Michigan )
January 12, 2006... FOREIGN LANGUAGE Lucia M. Suarez Title: Assistant Professor, Spanish, University of Michigan Education: Ph.D., The Program in Literature, Duke University; B.A., Interdisciplinary Honors Program, Hunter College Age: 41 ...

Committed to collaboration.(EMERGING SCHOLARS)(Rheeda L. Walker)
January 12, 2006... * PSYCHOLOGY Rheeda L. Walker Title: Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of South Carolina Education: Ph.D., Psychology, Florida State University; M.S., Psychology, Florida State University; B.A., Psychology,...

Doctorate degrees conferred to all minorities for selected fields.(By the Numbers)(Statistical table)
January 12, 2006... Doctorate Degrees Conferred To All Minorities For Selected Fields 2004 All fields 19.63% Education 24.07% Engineering 22.17% Humanities 15.12% Life Sciences...

Number of doctorate recipients, 2004.(By the Numbers)
January 12, 2006... Number of Doctorate Recipients, 2004 Total Males Females Total all doctorates * 42,155 22,976 19,098 U.S. Citizens 26,431 12,986 13,442 Total...

Top 20: doctorate-granting institutions having the largest number of Black U.S. Citizen doctorate recipients, 2000-2004.(By the Numbers)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... TOP 20 Doctorate-Granting Institutions Having the Largest Number of Black U.S. Citizen Doctorate Recipients, 2000-2004 1 Nova Southeastern University 465 2 Howard University 263 3...

Top 30: countries of origin of non-U.S. citizens earning doctorates at U.S. colleges and universities, 2004.(By the Numbers)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... TOP 30 Countries of Origin of Non-U.S. Citizens Earning Doctorates at U.S. Colleges and Universities, 2004 1 China, Peoples Republic of * 3,209 2 Korea ** 1,448 3 India ...

Science, technology high schools to open in Texas as part of statewide initiative.(TECH BRIEFS)
January 12, 2006... The Texas High School Project (THSP) supported by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Communities Foundation of Texas as well as Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Education Agency has launched the...

Michigan Dental Students Able to View Lectures on iPods.(TECH BRIEFS)
January 12, 2006... University of Michigan dental students who sleep through a lecture can turn to their iPods to catch up on what they missed. Apple Computers Inc. is giving students at the School of Dentistry access to the lectures free of charge in an MP3...

Art, for our sake.(DIVERSE FORUM)
January 12, 2006... It's not just what you say, it's often how you say it that determines the effect it'll have on your audience. That's a lesson I learned as I worked my way through graduate school. Now, as a member of the most recent generation of minority...

Dimensions of diversity: when you teach, you yearn.(SPEAKING OF EDUCATION)
January 12, 2006... Sometimes I look at the landscape of my life I m frustrated. There is always sing that should be done, but for some reason or other, can't be done. There are seemingly endless agitations, countless bitter setbacks and overwhelming odds. Too...

Onondaga Community College.(ON THE MOVE)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... Dr. Emmanuel Awuah has been named director of the Office of Multicultural Resources and Diversity Awareness at Onondaga Community College. He earned bachelor's degrees from St. Mary's Teachers' College and the University of Ghana, a master's...

Texas State University-San Marcos.(ON THE MOVE)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... Dr. Rosalinda B. Barrera has been named dean of the College of Education at Texas State University-San Marcos. Barrera was a member of the national advisory committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation for 1999-2001 and is on the editorial...

Norfolk State University.(ON THE MOVE)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... Carl D. Burt is the new chief of police at Norfolk State University. Previously he was deputy chief of police for the city of Newport News, Va. He earned an associate degree from Thomas Nelson Community College and a bachelor's from Christopher...

Syracuse University College of Law.(ON THE MOVE)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... Tomas A. Gonzalez has been named director of student resources at the Syracuse University College of Law. Most recently he served with the university's office of residence life as assistant director and chair of the diversity committee. He...

New Mexico State University.(ON THE MOVE)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... Dr. Bobble Green is the new director of the MBA Program at New Mexico State University. She has served in the accounting and business computer systems department at the university since 2004. Green earned a bachelor's from the University of...

Winston-Salem State University.(ON THE MOVE)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... Dr. Pedro L. Martinez has been named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Winston-Salem State University. He most recently served as assistant vice president for academic affairs at William Paterson University. Martinez earned...

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.) has been awarded a $490,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment to continue the Homework Hotline.(GRANTS AND AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.) has been awarded a $490,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment to continue the Homework Hotline, which provides free mathematics and science tutoring to Indiana middle and high school students. The grant...

Sacramento State University has received a $2 million gift from the Eli and Edyth L.(GRANTS AND AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... Sacramento State University has received a $2 million gift from the Eli and Edyth L. Broad Foundation to help fund construction of the university's new athletic facility. The new building, which will feature training facilities, locker rooms...

Southern University (La.) was recently awarded a grant totaling more than $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation to fund a science program at the university.(GRANTS AND AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... Southern University (La.) was recently awarded a grant totaling more than $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation to fund a science program at the university. The program, "Science Mission to Planet Earth: IT-Integrated Coastal...

The University of California, Los Angeles has received two grants.(GRANTS AND AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... The University of California, Los Angeles has received two grants, totaling $244,913 from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation and the California Community Foundation. The college's school management program will use the grant to fund programs in...

The University of Connecticut has received a $1 million gift from the Marsha Lilien Gladstein Foundation to endow a new faculty chair in human rights.(GRANTS AND AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... The University of Connecticut has received a $1 million gift from the Marsha Lilien Gladstein Foundation to endow a new faculty chair in human rights. The foundation has previously funded visiting professorships and provided operation support...

The University of Maryland has received a $30 million gift from Robert E.(GRANTS ABD AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... The University of Maryland has received a $30 million gift from Robert E. Fischell to launch a bioengineering department at the university. It is the third $30 million gift given to the university in the past two years. Fischell, a UM alum,...

The University of Texas Medical Branch has received a $3.2 million grant from the Health Research Service Administration to support mentoring programs for Hispanic high school, college and medical school students and faculty.(GRANTS AND AAWARDS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2006... The University of Texas Medical Branch has received a $3.2 million grant from the Health Research Service Administration to support mentoring programs for Hispanic high school, college and medical school students and faculty. The programs,...

Events.(Calendar)
January 12, 2006... JANUARY Jan. 23-25 Council for Higher Education Accreditation 2006 Annual Conference San Francisco E-mail: chea@chea.org Web: www.chea.org Jan. 25-28 Association of American Colleges and Universities 91st Annual Meeting...

In pursuit of civil discourse in the Academy.(LAST WORD)
January 12, 2006... I believe in civil discourse. I believe in the value that comes from intellectual engagement with thoughtful people. I believe the university is the place for such an engagement. I believe that we are failing that mission. In a society...

A capital conundrum.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
January 26, 2006... For years we have discussed doing an article about the lack of a community college in the nation's capital. And recently the article was assigned to David Pluviose, assistant editor at our former sister publication Community College Week. The...

ipoll.(feeder schools operated by historically black colleges, universities)(Brief article)
January 26, 2006... Following are the results from the Dec. 29th edition's poll question posted on the Diverse Web site. Q: Do you support the idea of historically Black colleges and universities operating middle school and high school academies to help...

Congress approves cuts to student loan programs: TRIO programs, minority-serving institutions lose funding with automatic 1 percent cut.(WASHINGTON UPDATE)
January 26, 2006... College students and their families will lace higher student loan costs as the result of multiple recent congressional moves. The moves will also spell small cuts for other core financial aid programs. Before adjourning for the winter...

Education report highlights progress under standards based reform by states.(Quality Counts 2006)(achievement gap between black, hispanic, white students)
January 26, 2006... WASHINGTON According to a recent study, Black and Hispanic fourth-graders are beginning to narrow the achievement gap between themselves and their White counterparts. "Quality Counts 2006," a national education report released earlier this...

Study: more students don't identify racial/ethnic background on college applications.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
January 26, 2006... WASHINGTON A new report released recently by the James Irvine Foundation Campus Diversity Initiative explores the dramatic rise in the percentage of students who choose not to identify their racial/ethnic background on college admissions...

NCAA says tribe's support won't save generic 'Indian' mascot at University of Louisiana-Monroe.
January 26, 2006... MONROE, LA. A Louisiana tribe's blessing won't save the University of Louisiana-Monroe's "Indian" mascot from the NCAA's displeasure, so a new committee will study the mascot's future. ULM was one of 18 schools ordered by the NCAA to...

North Carolina media won't sue over UNC open meetings law violations.
January 26, 2006... RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina's media outlets have decided against suing the University of North Carolina for failing to alert the public before conducting closed-door meetings during its search for a new system president, a violation of...

Parents worry more about paying for college than retirement, survey shows.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
January 26, 2006... NEW YORK All those reports about the rising cost of a college education appear to be having an impact on the savings patterns of American families. A survey finds that parents with children under age 18 are more concerned about saving...

Black leaders urge University of Colorado to go on offensive against racism.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
January 26, 2006... DENVER Black community leaders recently urged the University of Colorado to recruit more minority students and faculty and to protect them from harassment after a string of racially tinged incidents on the Boulder, Colo., campus. ...

Clark Atlanta engineering professors sue university over department's closure.
January 26, 2006... ATLANTA Clark Atlanta University was justified in its decision to close its engineering department, regardless of whether the faculty and students disagreed with the process, the historically Black college argued this month. At a...

Seoul National University may interview U.S. researcher over cloning controversy.
January 26, 2006... SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA South Korea's top university has asked for an interview with an American researcher as it investigates scientist Hwang Woo-suk's purported breakthroughs in cloning, the school said. Seoul National University said...

Cornell study says upstate Mexicans largely invisible.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
January 26, 2006... ALBANY, N.Y. A new study by Cornell University finds more Mexican farmworkers are settling in rural upstate New York, but they remain almost invisible because of language and education barriers. About two-thirds of those surveyed said...

Two colleges in twin cities offering free tuition to inner-city students.(Minneapolis Community and Technical College and St. Paul College)
January 26, 2006... MINNEAPOLIS Two colleges in the Twin Cities are offering two years of tuition-free schooling to inner-city students who graduate from public high schools in Minneapolis or St. Paul. Organizers hope the program will help at least 200...

A conspicuous absence: the nation's capital not only has one of the highest unemployment rates, but is also the only big U.S. city without a stand-alone community college.(Cover Story)
January 26, 2006... Is there a connection? Every major city in every state in the country has a public community college, as do U.S. territories such as Guam and Puerto Rico. President Bush, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and civic and business...

Demographic dilemma: educators and policymakers are worried that despite a growing population, Hispanic college attendance and graduation rates haven't changed in 20 years.
January 26, 2006... As he enters his last semester of law school at the University of New Mexico, Diego Esquibel remains convinced that he probably would not be where he is today had it not been for the unwavering support of his parents, who repeatedly insisted...

A Kodak moment: former chairman Daniel A. Carp makes the case for collegiate and corporate diversity.(Interview)
January 26, 2006... Few companies have retained the lead in their respective markets like Kodak. With a brand name that's recognized around the world, this 117-year-old multinational corporation has remained competitive not only by making photography accessible...

Baruch college to develop young investor online guide.( NASD Investor Education Foundation )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... WASHINGTON Baruch College, a City University of New York institution, recently received a grant award of $240,829 from the NASD Investor Education Foundation to develop an interactive computer-based investment guide tailored to young...

Web site to provide black history resource.(www.gale.com/free resources/bhm)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. In honor of Black History Month, Thomson Gale, a leading e-research and educational publishing company, is launching a new Web site featuring historical facts and figures, biographies, relevant Web links and...

Virginia College seeks software engineering program.(Brief article)
January 26, 2006... WISE, VA, The University of Virginia's College at Wise has approved a software engineering major at the institution, hoping to diversify southwest Virginia's coal mining-dependent economy. The college is now scrambling to acquire funding...

Race, identity and academic survival.("How Race is Made: Slavery, Segregation and the Senses ")(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 26, 2006... How Race is Made: Slavery, Segregation and the Senses By Mark M. Smith The University of North Carolina Press, 2006 216 pp., $29.95 cloth, ISBN: 0-8078-3002-X For at least two centuries. says Mark M. Smith. White Southerners used all of...

"Strangers" of the Academy: Asian Women Scholars in Higher Education.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 26, 2006... "Strangers" of the Academy: Asian Women Scholars in Higher Education Edited by Guofang Li and Gulbahar H. Beckett Foreword by Shirley Geok-Lin Lim Stylus, 2005 304 pp., $65.00 cloth, ISBN: 1-57922-120-3; $24.95 paper, ISBN. 1-57922-121-1 ...

The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 26, 2006... The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston By Roberto R. Trevino The University of North Carolina Press, 2006 320 pp., $59.95 Cloth, ISBN: 080782996X, $22.50 paper, ISBN: 0-8078-5667-3 From the first immigrant...

Wade in the water: a contemporary metaphor.(DIVERSE FORUM)(parallels with Hurricane Katrina victims)
January 26, 2006... Like most of the country, I spent much of early September following the news coverage of Hurricane Katrina. The resulting debate called into question my own self-definition as an African-American. By society's standards I have attained some...

Sidney H. Evans Jr. has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer-treasurer of Howard University.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Sidney H. Evans Jr. has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer-treasurer of Howard University. He has held financial management positions with several banking and government organizations. Evans earned a bachelor's...

Suellen K. Mann has been named executive director of the Palm Beach Community College Foundation, the fund-raising arm of the college.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Suellen K. Mann has been named executive director of the Palm Beach Community College Foundation, the fund-raising arm of the college. She came to PBCC from the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, where she served as director of development for...

Selena Mendy Singleton has been named director of programs for the National Association for Equal Opportunity (NAFEO).(ON THE MOVE)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Selena Mendy Singleton has been named director of programs for the National Association for Equal Opportunity (NAFEO). Most recently, she served as executive vice president for TransAfrica Forum. She earned a bachelor's from Tufts University, a...

Dr. Jo Rae Wright has been named dean of the Duke University Graduate School and vice provost, effective July 1.(ON THE MOVE)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Dr. Jo Rae Wright has been named dean of the Duke University Graduate School and vice provost, effective July 1. A cell biologist and physiologist, she has served since 2002 as vice dean of basic science at the Duke University School of...

Eastern Washington University has received a $500,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation to help equip the university's new Computing and Engineering Building.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Eastern Washington University has received a $500,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation to help equip the university's new Computing and Engineering Building. Half of the funds will be used to purchase scientific equipment, while the...

Holy Names University (Calif.) has received a $30,000 grant from the San Francisco Foundation to help fund the school's nursing programs.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Holy Names University (Calif.) has received a $30,000 grant from the San Francisco Foundation to help fund the school's nursing programs. The one-year grant will be used to provide scholarships to nursing students from underrepresented...

The Howard University (D.C.).(receives grant funds from National Association of Black Accountants and Department of Defense )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... The Howard University (D.C.) Center for Accounting Education has received the second installment of a $60,000 grant from the National Association of Black Accountants. The grant will be used to help increase the number of Howard students who...

The Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc.(receives SBC Excelerator Technology Grant )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... The Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc. has received a $520,000 SBC Excelerator Technology Grant to fund the construction and implementation of the Instructional Support Network. The network will foster collaboration and improve instructional...

Loyola University Chicago.(receives gift from MacNeal Health Foundation and William J. Hank and Joan Hank)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... Loyola University Chicago has received a combined $20 million gift from the MacNeal Health Foundation and William J. Hank and his wife, Joan. The gift is the largest ever received by the university. The $10 million contributed by the MacNeal...