Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from January 2008

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from January 2008

Our salute to scholars.(editor's note)(Editorial)
January 10, 2008... "If you do the work you care most about, that's where you'll find true satisfaction. You simply won't find passion and intellectual honesty in an area you don't care about." These are the words of Goodwin Liu, one of this year's Emerging...

Informing on New Orleans.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
January 10, 2008... The article is very informative (see "Staying Afloat in New Orleans," Nov. 29, 2007). I didn't realize the illiteracy rate in New Orleans was so high, but it's good to know that there are people trying to help the situation. Thanks, Dorothy,...

An obvious omission.(online)(Letter to the editor)
January 10, 2008... "Experts to Study Campus Climate, Hiring Practices at UC Riverside" www.diverseeducation.com, Dec. 6, 2007 Although it would appear that an investigation of the situation at UC Riverside is warranted, it is telling that the three people...

News worth spreading.(online)(Letter to the editor)
January 10, 2008... "Duke University Offers Full Ride for Low-income Students," www.diverseeducation.com, Dec. 12, 2007 Very important article. Imagine if youth from poor families, their teachers and their counselors knew about and understood the vast...

Step up, not down in fight over Africana studies.(online)(Letter to the editor)
January 10, 2008... "Proposed Changes to Rutgers' Africana Studies Prompt Concerns About Department's Future" www.diverseeducation.com, Dec. 12, 2007 I agree with the protest. However, we have got to stop resigning and start fighting within the organization!...

A historic first.(online)(Letter to the editor)
January 10, 2008... "Cuban-born Woman in Line to Head Texas A&M," www.diverseeducation.com, Dec. 13, 2007 It makes me very proud as a Mexican American and graduate of Texas A&M University to see that my university is stepping out in an effort to bring quality...

Getting to know Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer.(spectrum)(Brief biography)
January 10, 2008... Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer used to watch educators struggle to boost graduation rates, and when she had a chance to do something about it, she took it. Last March, Barnes-Teamer stepped up to the newly created position of vice president for student...

Sallie Mae fund, BET collaborate to promote college awareness.(spectrum)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "On average, college graduates earn $1 million more than high school graduates in the course of a lifetime" said Debra Lee, chairman and CEO of BET Networks. "Increased awareness is the key to helping more...

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.(spectrum)(Brief article)(Calendar)
January 10, 2008... * Georgia Perimeter College: VIP Reception and Birthday Celebration, Keynote speaker, Susan L. Taylor, Editorial Director, Essence magazine, Jan. 15. * Morehonse College: Crown Forum: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Jan. 24. *...

Maine infants receive $500 college nest egg.(spectrum)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... If you give birth in the state of Maine, your infant will get $500 in a tax-advantaged college savings account, announced the Harold Alfond College Challenge in December. The program will start next month at two hospitals in central Maine and...

The year ahead on Capitol Hill: higher education advocates hope Congress will address Pell Grant increases, textbook costs and other priorities before the fall presidential campaign.(washington update)
January 10, 2008... With a presidential election on the horizon, 2008 on Capitol Hill is shaping up as a year for quick action on budget, student aid and other education bills before the fall campaign takes the national spotlight, advocates say. "The battles...

Helping foster care youth access college: education has not been on the radar for child agencies until recently, say child advocates.(noteworthy news)
January 10, 2008... Aida Chavez was one of the thousands of foster youth who, when formally emancipated from the system at 18 years old, was not prepared. It was time to enter the real world: to get a job and go to college. But she had only $500 in her bank...

Study suggests colleges do more to reach under-represented students.
January 10, 2008... Information about college from traditional sources is not as accessible to or easily understood by low-income and first-generation students, who tend to rely on high school counselors and unsolicited marketing materials when researching...

Poll: racial groups view each other with mistrust.
January 10, 2008... America, the proverbial melting pot, is boiling over with racial tension. A new poll, "Deep Divisions, Shared Destiny," by New America Media, the nations largest collaboration of ethnic news media, reveals some unflattering realities concerning...

New institute seeks to ask 'the race question'.(Association for the Study of Higher Education's Institute on Equity Research Methods and Critical Policy Analysis)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... To address the disparities that exist in higher education for underrepresented minorities, the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) is slated to form this year the new Institute on Equity Research Methods and Critical Policy...

Emerging scholars: the class of 2008.(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Each year, as we select our "Emerging Scholars" we're always amazed and inspired by the accomplishments of these under-40 intellectuals. This year is no exception. The Class of 2008 includes a math biologist who...

African-American studies and religion: reaching out to the post-civil rights generation.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The calss of 2008)(Eddie Glaude Jr.)
January 10, 2008... Eddie Glaude Jr. Title: The William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies, Princeton University Education: Ph.D., Religion, Princeton University; M.A., Religion, Princeton University; M.A., African-American Studies,...

Education psychology: publishing, rather than perishing.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The calss of 2008)(Kevin Cokley)
January 10, 2008... KEVIN COKLEY Title: Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education, University of Texas at Austin Education: Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Georgia State University; M.Ed., Counselor Education, University of North...

Electrical engineering: a teacher's tenacity.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The calss of 2008)(Rasha Morsi )
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RASHA MORSI Title: Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering and Director, Center for Gaming and Simulation, Norfolk State University Education: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering;...

Engineering education: demystifying engineering.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The calss of 2008)(Monica E. Cox )
January 10, 2008... MONICA COX Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Education, Purdue University Education: Ph.D., Higher Education Administration, Vanderbilt University; M.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Alabama; B.S.,...

Genetics: cooking up achievement.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The calss of 2008)(Ahna Skop )
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AHNA SKOP Title:. Assistant Professor of Genetics and Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison Education: Postdoctoral research, University of California Berkeley, Department of Molecular and Cell...

History: exploring the intersections of diverse disciplines.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The calss of 2008)(Brief biography)
January 10, 2008... PABLO REID MITCHELL Title: Associate Professor, Department of History, and Director, Comparative American Studies Program, Oberlin College Education: Ph.D., History, University of Michigan; M.A., History, University of New Mexico;...

Law: defining his own agenda.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The calss of 2008)(Goodwin Liu )
January 10, 2008... GOODWIN LIU Title: Assistant Professor of Law and Co-director, Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute for Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity, University of California-Berkeley Education: J.D., Yale Law School; M.A., Psychology, Philosophy &...

Mathematics: connecting the dots.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The calss of 2008)(Trachette Jackson)
January 10, 2008... TRACHETTE JACKSON Title: Associate Professor of Mathematics and Co-director, Mathematics Biology Research Group, University of Michigan Education: Ph.D., Applied Mathematics; M.S., Applied Mathematics, University of Washington; B.S.,...

Physics: a fascination for physics.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The calss of 2008)(Nadya Mason )
January 10, 2008... NADYA MASON Title: Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Education: Ph.D., Physics, Stanford University; B.S., Physics, Harvard University Age: 35 Dr. Nadya Mason is a woman of many...

Political science: researching the electorate.(EMERGING SCHOLARS: The class of 2008)(Biography)
January 10, 2008... RICARDO RAMIREZ Title: Assistant Professor of Political Science and American Studies, University of Southern California Education: Ph.D., Political Science, and M.A., Education and Administration and Policy Analysis, Stanford...

Catching up with the class of 2002: the first group of "Emerging Scholars" gives us an update on life since their magazine debut in January 2002 in what was then Black Issues In Higher Education.
January 10, 2008... Dr. Danielle Allen Education: M.Phil. and Ph.D., Classics, University of Cambridge; M.A. and Ph.D., Government, Harvard University; B.A., Classics, Princeton University Update: "Since January 2002, my most significant intellectual and...

Number of Doctoral Recipients by Fields and Race/Ethnicity: 1996 and 2006 (U.S. citizens only).(Just the Stats)(Table)
January 10, 2008... Number of Doctoral Recipients by Fields and Race/Ethnicity: 1996 and 2006 (U.S. citizens only) 1996 2006 ALL FIELDS American Indian 185 118 Asian/Pacific Islander ...

Top 10 institutions graduating the most minority doctorates (all disciplines combined) 2006.(Just the Stats)(Table)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... Top 10 Institutions Graduating the Most Minority Doctorates (All Disciplines Combined) 2006 Source: Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, 2007 (Using NCES data) 2006 Rank Institution State 1 ...

Ph.D. profiles--a closer look.(Just the Stats)(Table)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... Ph.D. Profiles--A Closer Look Gender Citizenship/Race Ph.D. Specialty Total * Male Female Non-U.S. American Citizen ...

Non-U.S. citizens earning doctorates at U.S. colleges and universities by country of origin, 2006.(Just the Stats)(Table)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... Non-U.S. Citizens Earning Doctorates at U.S. Colleges and Universities by Country of Origin, 2006 Rank Country Number of Doctorate Recipients 2006 1 China, People's ...

Twenty-year analysis of total earned doctorates by race/ethnicity, 1986, 1996 and 2006.(Just the Stats)(Table)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... Twenty-year Analysis of Total Earned Doctorates by Race/Ethnicity, 1986, 1996 and 2006 AMERICAN INDIAN 1986 0.4% 1996 0.7% 2006 0.4% ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 1986 2.3% 1996 3.9% 2006...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund.(on the move)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Payton has been appointed director-counsel and president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Most recently, he was a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr. Payton earned...

North Carolina A&T State University.(on the move)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. TRACEY D. FORD has been named director of the Center for Academic Excellence at North Carolina A&T State University. Most recently, she was assistant director of the African American Cultural Center at the...

Capitol College.(on the move)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. W. VICTOR MACONACHY has been appointed vice president and chief academic officer of Capitol College (Md.). Previously, he served as deputy senior computer science authority for the National Security Agency....

Columbia University Teachers College.(on the move)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SUZANNE MURPHY has been named vice president for development and external affairs at Columbia University Teachers College. Most recently, she was vice president of college resources at Sarah Lawrence College. Murphy...

U.S. Department of Education.(on the move)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CRAIG D. SWENSON, president-elect of Argosy University, has been appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity by the U.S. Department of Education. Swenson earned a...

Western Illinois University.(on the move)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JACK THOMAS has been named provost and academic vice president at Western Illinois University. Formerly, he was senior vice provost for academic affairs at Middle Tennessee State University. He earned a...

Alabama A&M University.(on the move)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALLEN P. VITAL has been appointed vice president for institutional advancement and executive director of the university foundation at Alabama A&M University. He holds a bachelor's from Southern University and a...

The Pennsylvania State University.(on the move)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MARCUS A. WHITEHURST has been named assistant vice provost for educational equity at The Pennsylvania State University. Whitehurst earned a bachelor's and master's from Binghamton University, State University of...

Savannah State University.(on the move)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MARY C. WYATT has been appointed vice president for academic affairs at Savannah State University (Ga.). She earned a bachelor's from Virginia State University, a master's from Washington State University in...

Clark College's corporate education (Wash.) unit has been awarded a $31,000 Job Skills Program (JSP) grant to provide training for Southwest Washington Medical Center.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... CLARK COLLEGE'S CORPORATE EDUCATION (Wash.) unit has been awarded a $31,000 Job Skills Program (JSP) grant to provide training for Southwest Washington Medical Center. The grant will provide training for 25 SWMC directors, managers and...

The Kentucky adult learner initiative has been awarded S500,000 from the Lumina Foundation for Education for a statewide effort to increase the number of working-age adults with college degrees.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... The KENTUCKY ADULT LEARNER INITIATIVE has been awarded S500,000 from the Lumina Foundation for Education for a statewide effort to increase the number of working-age adults with college degrees. Each public four-year institution will receive...

The Thurgood Marshall College fund has received a donation of $400,000 from Virgis and Angela Colbert.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... THE THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND has received a donation of $400,000 from Virgis and Angela Colbert. Specifically, the funds will be used to support TMCF's annual Leadership Institute and to establish the Virgis and Angela Colbert Scholarship...

Prairie view A&M University (Texas) has been awarded a $1 MILLION, three-year education research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to identify and evaluate the factors that contribute to the success of academically gifted Black students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (Texas) has been awarded a $1 MILLION, three-year education research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to identify and evaluate the factors that contribute to the success of academically gifted Black...

The University of Houston has been awarded a five-year, $2.3 million grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which is part of the National Institutes for Health (NIH).(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON has been awarded a five-year, $2.3 MILLION grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which is part of the National Institutes for Health (NIH). The funds will support the creation of the Minority...

The University of Maryland school of medicine has been awarded $23.7 million by the National Institutes of Health to conduct clinical trials of vaccines and therapies for infectious diseases.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE has been awarded $23.7 MILLION by the National Institutes of Health to conduct clinical trials of vaccines and therapies for infectious diseases. The finds will be distributed over seven years.

The University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research and Wayne State University's Institute of Gerontology (Mich,) have received a $3.3 million award.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN'S INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH and WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY'S INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY (Mich,) have received a $3.3 MILLION award from the National Institute on Aging to continue working on improving the health of...

Utah State University has received a donation of $26 million, the largest in its history, from Jon M. and Karen H. Huntsman.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY has received a donation of $26 MILLION, the largest in its history, from Jon M. and Karen H. Huntsman. Twenty-five million is slated to go to the university's business school and $1 million will be used for scholarships.

Winston-Salem State University (N.C.) has received $5.4 million from North Carolina Baptist Hospitals Inc. to continue its accelerated nursing education program and recruit more nursing students.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 10, 2008... WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (N.C.) has received $5.4 MILLION from North Carolina Baptist Hospitals Inc. to continue its accelerated nursing education program and recruit more nursing students. The five-year agreement will allow students to...

Diverse calendar.(Calendar)
January 10, 2008... JANUARY [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jan. 23-26 Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) "Intentional Learning, Unscripted Challenges: Knowledge and Imagination for an Interdependent World" Grand Hyatt Hotel...

The use of outside voices in increasing faculty diversity.(lastword)
January 10, 2008... For all of our difficulties in achieving student diversity on our nation's college campuses, it is commonly acknowledged that faculty diversity is an even more elusive goal. Underrepresented minority faculty in 2005 composed only 16.5 percent...

Transformations through teaching and training.(editor's note)(Editorial)
January 24, 2008... In a day when top radio show hosts hurl sexist and racist remarks at women college athletes and White college students don Afro wigs and gold teeth at parties, it is clear that many are in need of diversity training. So it's a shame when such...

"Perspectives: current tenure process deters minority women professors".(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
January 24, 2008... Dec. 16, 2007 If a university weighs race and ethnicity in its hiring and promotion decisions, then it is discriminating on the basis of race and ethnicity, and this violates the prohibition against such discrimination in Title VII of the...

"Film on Wiley college debate scores victory".(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
January 24, 2008... Dec. 19, 2007 Mr. Roach, your review of "The Great Debaters" is thoughtful and compelling. Although I have not yet seen this movie, I plan to. My perception of the film based only on the previews, however, is that it might be a rehash of...

Getting to know Dr. Chi Dang.(Johns Hopkins University's medical school's official)
January 24, 2008... More than 40 years have passed since he lived in Vietnam, but Dr. Chi Dang clearly remembers watching his physician father heal people who couldn't afford medical care. It inspired Dang not only to become a doctor himself, but to climb the...

Never too late.(late education)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... At the age of 87, Clarence Garrett was awarded a bachelor's from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in December. After a 50-year gap in his college education, Garrett returned to school in 2006. Shortly after serving in the segregated...

'The greatest' to be featured on inspirational greeting cards.(American Greetings Corp.'s Muhammad Ali collection )(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just in time for Black History Month, the American Greetings Corp. debuted a Muhammad Ali collection earlier this month. Some of the legendary boxer's most famous quotes and iconic photographs will be featured in the...

Diverse digits.(women college faculty in engineering departments )(Table)
January 24, 2008... Percent of women among the tenured/tenure-track faculties of the top 100 engineering departments in the United States: Mechanical Engineering 8.8% Electrical Engineering 9.5% Chemical Engineering 12.6% Civil Engineering ...

Preschool for all.(spectrum)(universal preschool education)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Universal preschool for children ages three and up would lower the high school dropout rate, reduce crime, boost the economy and improve school-readiness, say three scholars who won the 2008 University of Louisville...

How online instructors improved communication with students.(What Works!)
January 24, 2008... PROBLEM Dr. Philip Ice, an assistant professor of education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte who has taught 30 online courses and designed 100 others, noticed that instructors' heavy reliance on text for giving students...

2008 budget: a mix of winners and losers: controversial upward bound experiment halted, and some msis win in earmarks.(education budget)
January 24, 2008... For higher education, Congress' long-awaited omnibus 2008 spending bill is a decidedly mixed bag with a few victories and some unexpected setbacks. The bill contains $145 billion for education, health and employment programs--$3 billion...

Accreditation probation for country's two largest HBCUs: institutions must address laundry lists of issues after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' meeting last month.(Historically black colleges and universities, Texas Southern University, and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)
January 24, 2008... The country's second-largest historically Black university received a laundry list of issues it needs to address in the next year impeding full accreditation, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools off]dais said at its annual meeting in...

When diversity training goes awry: done incorrectly, what should be a useful exercise can and has backfired on some colleges and universities.
January 24, 2008... Initially, Courtney Halligan, a first-year student at the University of Delaware, was not opposed to attending a diversity training session that was required of all incoming freshmen. In fact, the 18-year-old New Jersey native assumed that the...

Encouraging the discouraged: an HSI, Heritage University serves a population that most other institutions have essentially written off as nothing more than farm laborers and service workers.(minority serving institutions)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Erika Romero got a chilly answer in high school when she asked about her chances of being admitted to college. "Don't bother applying," the counselor said. "If White people can't score well on the SAT, then...

The path to the professoriate: a survival guide: a Ph.D. candidate on the job market chronicles her recent MLA experience.(Modern Language Association)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Three letters are known to strike terror into the hearts of all soon-to-be Ph.D.s in English, French, Spanish, Italian and the other languages. They are M, L and A--the acronym for the Modern Language Association,...

Thinking for the sake of thinking: with no apparent connection, two scholarly books reveal how established fields of study dealt with the push for racial revolution.(diverse bookshelf)(Black Faith and Public Talk: Critical Essays on James H. Cone's Black Theology and Black Power; Race Relations: A Critique )(Book review)
January 24, 2008... Black Faith and Public Talk: Critical Essays on James H. Cone's Black Theology and Black Power by Dwight N. Hopkins (Editor), $24.95, Paperback, Baylor University Press (August 2007), ISBN-10: 1602580138, ISBN-13: 978-1602580138, 262 pp. ...

Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.(on the move)(Carmen Puliafito)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Carmen Puliafito has been named dean of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Most recently, he served as director of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and chairman of the department...

Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program at Syracuse University.(on the move)(appointed coordinator, Cassandre Henriquez-Kaba)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CASSANDRE HENRIQUEZ-KABA has been appointed coordinator of student services and civic engagement in the Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program at Syracuse University (N.Y.). She earned a bachelor's from...

Wayne State University (Mich.).(on the move)(Eric Mayes appointment as associate director )(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. ERIC MAYES has been appointed associate director of the Merrill-Palmer Skillman Institute and executive director of the Child Development Lab at Wayne State University (Mich.). He earned a bachelor's and master's...

Quinnipiac University.(on the move)(appointment of Alejandra Navarro as assistant university editor )(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALEJANDRA NAVARRO has been appointed assistant university editor in the office of publications and design at Quinnipiac University (Conn.). She was previously a writer and editor in the publications office at...

ACT.(on the move)(American Conservatory Theater's Alfred Ramirez)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALFRED RAMIREZ has been named director of talent acquisition and diversity at ACT. He previously served as executive director for Diversity Focus, an organization that serves to promote multicultural awareness and...

Newark College of Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.(on the move)(appointment of Sunil Saigal as dean)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. SUNIL SAIGAL has been named dean and distinguished professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at Newark College of Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He earned a...

Old Dominion University.(appointment of Carol Simpson as provost)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CAROL SIMPSON has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Old Dominion University (Va.). Simpson earned a bachelor's from the University of Wales, a master's from the University of...

Miami University.(on the move)(appointment of Christine Taylor as associate vice president )(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CHRISTINE TAYLOR has been appointed associate vice president for institutional diversity at Miami University (Ohio) effective March 1. Taylor earned a bachelor's from Middle Tennessee State University and a...

Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at Syracuse University.(on the move)(appointment of Angela N. Woods)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANGELA N. WOODS has been appointed assistant director for access initiatives and academic services in the Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at Syracuse University (N.Y.). She earned a bachelor's...

California State University, Dominguez Hills has received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS has received a $1.1 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program. In addition to helping the seven scholars who are...

Colorado College has received $10 million from the Inasmuch Foundation to help fund the new Antoine Predock-designed arts building.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... COLORADO COLLEGE has received $10 MILLION from the Inasmuch Foundation to help fund the new Antoine Predock-designed arts building. In honor of the Inasmuch Foundation's founder, the building will be named the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone...

The Pennsylvania State University has received a $5 million gift from Patrick and Candace Malloy to endow its head football coach position.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY has received a $5 MILLION gift from Patrick and Candace Malloy to endow its head football coach position. The rids will be used to fund the coach's expenses related to development, as in recruiting players.

Pomona College (Calif.) has been awarded nearly $1 million in grants by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Rose Hills Foundation and the Irvine Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... POMONA COLLEGE (Calif.) has been awarded nearly $1 MILLION in grants by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Rose Hills Foundation and the Irvine Foundation. A $730,000 grant from the Moore Foundation will go to purchase science...

San Antonio College (Texas) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (Texas) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The funds, which will be distributed over four years, will serve to implement the Upward Bound program with ninth- and 12th-graders at...

The University of Texas System and the Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology have been awarded $180,000 to fund an initiative that will facilitate minority student participation at international conferences and meetings.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM and the Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology have been awarded $180,000 to fund an initiative that will facilitate minority student participation at international conferences and meetings. The National...

The National Science Foundation has awarded Upstate New York colleges, including Syracuse University, Clarkson University, Cornell University, Monroe Community College, Onondaga Community College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rochester Institute of Technology.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... The National Science Foundation has awarded Upstate New York colleges, including SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, CLARKSON UNIVERSITY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE and ROCHESTER...

Wake Forest University (N.C.) has received a $7 million gift from the estate of alumnus Dr. Ralph Wingate Bland, who passed away last year.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
January 24, 2008... WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (N.C.) has received a $7 MILLION gift from the estate of alumnus Dr. Ralph Wingate Bland, who passed away last year. The gift will be divided evenly between the university's law school and medical school and will be used...