Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from July 2008

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from July 2008

What higher ed is doing right ... or wrong.
July 10, 2008... It's always interesting to review year to year which college and universities produce the most minority graduates in a given discipline, and furthermore, which universities occupy the No. 1 position for graduating the most students of color in...

Getting to know Carlos Castillo-Chavez.(spectrum)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Carlos Castillo-Chavez was originally interested in politics as a young man, but as he grew disillusioned with the political system in his native Mexico, he shifted gears and cleverly combined his interests ill...

A new generation of college leadership.(spectrum)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... This summer, Diverse reporters will crisscross the nation to chat with a dynamic group of college presidents. Tune in as new and veteran college presidents share their visions for the future, comment on challenges and offer solutions. Find out...

A good time to pursue medicine.(spectrum)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... First-year enrollment at U.S. medical schools is expected to increase by 21 percent, or 3,400, to 19,900 students by 2012, according to an annual survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More than...

Cell phones only, please.(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Consumers are moving away from being tied-down by landlines. And so too are universities as more students carry cell phones. Many schools including the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay and Madison and...

Diverse digits.(spending power of Hispanics)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... $1.2 Trillion: The expected spending power of the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States by 2011. SOURCE: SELIG CENTER'S MULTICULTURAL ECONOMY REPORT, 2006 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Proposal seeks to improve America's image abroad: legislation would lessen financial barriers that prevent low-income, minority students from participating in foreign exchange programs.
July 10, 2008... Minority-serving institutions (MSI) and members of Congress are making a final push for legislation to draw more low-income and minority students into foreign exchange programs and bring more students from developing countries to the United...

Hispanic scholars, students pressure Princeton for Latino studies program.
July 10, 2008... Princeton University may finally defer to three decades of demands for a Latino studies program because of recent efforts by Hispanic students, aided by a group of Hispanic alumni. A Center for Latino Studies with a certificate program modeled...

Monitoring the graduation rate gap: experts cite need to grapple with underlying issues of race and retention.
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A recent report by the Washington, D.C.-based Education Sector, an independent education policy think tank, brought to light a little-discussed dimension of race and retention analysis. Documenting that there are 62...

The Meyerhoff model: twenty years later, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's efforts to increase the number of minorities pursuing graduate STEM degrees have become something to study and replicate.(science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a sea of bad news concerning the lack of Black male representation on college campuses, an oasis of minority male scholarship exists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, through the Meyerhoff...

Interpreting the data.
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two of three U.S. citizens or permanent residents are not people of color; that is, they are non-Hispanic Caucasians. In academic year 2006-07, 55 percent of doctoral degree recipients were in that group. Only 15...

All disciplines combined: total minority master's.(MASTER'S DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Disciplines Combined TOTAL MINORITY MASTER'S 2007 Rank Institution State 1 University of Phoenix-Online Campus Ariz. 2 Webster University Mo. 3 Nova...

All disciplines combined: African-American master's.(MASTER'S DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Disciplines Combined AFRICAN-AMERICAN MASTER'S 2007 Rank Institution State 1 Nova Southeastern University Fla. 2 Capella University Minn. 3 Argosy...

All disciplines combined: American Indian master's.(MASTER'S DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Disciplines Combined AMERICAN INDIAN MASTER'S 2007 Rank Institution State 1 University of Phoenix-Online Campus Ariz. 2 Long Island University-C W Post N.Y. ...

All disciplines combined: Asian American master's.(MASTER'S DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Disciplines Combined ASIAN AMERICAN MASTER'S 2007 Rank Institution State 1 University of Southern California Calif. 2 San Jose State University Calif. 3 ...

All disciplines combined: Hispanic master's.(MASTER'S DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Disciplines Combined HISPANIC MASTER'S 2007 Rank Institution State 1 Florida International University Fla. 2 Nova Southeastern University Fla. 3 University of...

All disciplines combined: total minority doctorate.(DOCTORATE DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Disciplines Combined TOTAL MINORITY DOCTORATE 2007 Rank Institution State 1 Nova Southeastern University Fla. 2 University of Illinois at Ill. ...

All disciplines combined: African-American doctorate.(DOCTORATE DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Disciplines Combined AFRICAN-AMERICAN DOCTORATE 2007 Rank Institution State 1 Nova Southeastern University Fla. 2 Capella University Minn. 3 ...

All disciplines combined: American Indian doctorate.(DOCTORATE DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Disciplines Combined AMERICAN INDIAN DOCTORATE 2007 Rank Institution State 1 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Okla. 2 University of Arizona Ariz. 3 ...

All disciplines combined: Asian American doctorate.(DOCTORATE DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Discipline Combined ASIAN AMERICAN DOCTORATE 2007 Rank Institution State 1 University of Illinois at Urbana- Ill. Champaign 2 University of California-Berkeley ...

All disciplines combined: Hispanic doctorate.(DOCTORATE DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... All Disciplines Combined HISPANIC DOCTORATE 2007 Rank Institution State 1 Nova Southeastern University Fla. 2 University of California-Los Angeles Calif. 3 University...

Medicine: total minority first professional.(FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... Medicine TOTAL MINORITY FIRST PROFESSIONAL 2007 Rank Institution State 1 University of Illinois at Chicago Ill. 2 Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J. N.J. 3 ...

Medicine: African-American first professional.(FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... Medicine AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIRST PROFESSIONAL 2007 Rank Institution State 1 Howard University DC 2 Meharry Medical College Tenn. 3 University of...

Medicine: American Indian first professional.(FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... Medicine AMERICAN INDIAN FIRST PROFESSIONAL 2007 Rank Institution State 1 Yale University Conn. 2 University of Okla. Health Sciences Okla. Center 3...

Medicine: Asian American first professional.(FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... Medicine ASIAN AMERICAN FIRST PROFESSIONAL 2007 Rank Institution State 1 University of Illinois at Chicago Ill. 2 Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J. N.J. 3 ...

Medicine: Hispanic first professional.(FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREES)
July 10, 2008... Medicine HISPANIC FIRST PROFESSIONAL 2007 Rank Institution State 1 University of Illinois at Chicago Ill. 2 Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry NJ. of NJ. 3...

The mother tongue: Creole: a search for a common language.(Bastard Tongues: A Trail-Blazing Linguist Finds Clues to Our Common Humanity in the World's Lowliest Languages)(Book review)
July 10, 2008... Bastard Tongues: A Trail-Blazing Linguist Finds Clues to Our Common Humanity in the World's Lowliest Languages, by Derek Bickerton, $26, Hill and Wang (March 2008), ISBN-10: 0809028174, ISBN-13: 978-0809028177, pp. 288. [ILLUSTRATION...

New releases.(List)
July 10, 2008... Big Man On Campus: A University President Speaks Out on Higher Education, by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, $26, Touchstone/ Simon & Schuster, (June 2008), ISBN: 1-4165-5719-9, 266 pp. Black Greek-Letter Organizations In the 21st Century: Our...

University of Wisconsin-Madison.(Carolyn Martin as chancellor)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... Dr. Carolyn "Biddy" Martin has been appointed chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously, she served as provost at Cornell University. Martin earned a bachelor's from the College of William & Mary, a master's from Middlebury...

Bowie State University's School of Arts and Sciences.(George Acquaah as dean )(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. GEORGE ACQUAAH has been named dean of Bowie State University's School of Arts and Sciences (Md.). He formerly served as the head of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Langston University....

California State University-Fullerton.(Sylvia Alva as associate vice president )(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. SYLVIA ALVA has been named associate vice president for undergraduate programs at California State University-Fullerton. Previously, she served as assistant vice president for academic programs at the university....

Trinity College.(Lee Baker as dean)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. LEE D. BAKER has been named dean of academic affairs at Trinity College (Conn.). Previously, he served as an associate professor of cultural anthropology and African and African American studies at Duke...

South Carolina State University.(George E. Cooper as president)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. GEORGE E. COOPER has been named president of South Carolina State University. Previously, he served as a deputy administrator with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cooper earned a bachelor's from Florida A&M...

Spelman College.(Kassandra Jolley as vice president)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KASSANDRA JOLLEY has been named vice president for development at Spelman College (Ga.). Recently, she served as vice president of university relations at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. Jolley earned a...

North Carolina State University.(Monical Terrell Leach as assistant vice provost )(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MONICA TERRELL LEACH has been named assistant vice provost for enrollment management and services at North Carolina State University. Formerly, she served as an assistant dean in the College of Humanities and...

Syracuse University.(George M. Langford as dean)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. GEORGE M. LANGFORD has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, effective Aug. 1. Presently, he serves as a dean at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Langford earned...

University of Akron.(Barbara O'Malley as associate vice president)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BARBARA O'MALLEY has been named associate vice president for communications and chief communications officer at the University of Akron. O'Malley previously served as director of marketing and communications at...

California State University Channel Islands' Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has received a $1 million endowment.(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS' OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE has received a $1 MILLION endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation.

Eastern New Mexico University has received a $5,000 gift from Xcel Energy, an electricity and natural gas company, for the university's Alliance for Minority Participation program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY has received a $5,000 gift from Xcel Energy, an electricity and natural gas company, for the university's Alliance for Minority Participation program. The AMP program provides students of color with scholarships...

Florida A&M University has received $500,000 worth of engineering equipment from the communications services company Embarq.(Motorola Inc. Embarc Communication Services Div.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY has received $500,000 worth of engineering equipment from the communications services company Embarq. Specifically, the university's College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture received more than 100...

Indiana University has received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide language and culture training.(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... INDIANA UNIVERSITY has received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide language and culture training through its Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region to 70 senior military officials who will command and...

Prairie View A&M University (Texas) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Tom Joyner Foundation and the National Education Association.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (Texas) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Tom Joyner Foundation and the National Education Association to help increase the number of fully certified teachers in minority schools.

San Diego State University has received a $10 million gift from Gertrude Lamden, the wife of a former dean, for its School of Accountancy.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY has received a $10 MILLION gift from Gertrude Lamden, the wife of a former dean, for its School of Accountancy. Lamden made the donation in honor of her late husband Charles W. Lamden, who was the first dean of the...

Southern University (La.) has received a $10 million grant from the Lamar Ellis Foundation.(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (La.) has received a $10 MILLION grant from the Lamar Ellis Foundation for its Timbuktu Academy to produce young Black physicists and engineers.

The University of Kansas has received a $700,000 donation from the Wal-Mart Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS has received a $700,000 donation from the Wal-Mart Foundation. The funds will be used to create a curriculum that will enhance Boys & Girls Clubs of America's homework tutorial program "Power Hour."

The University of New Hampshire has received a $25 million gift from alumnus and entrepreneur Peter Paul to help fund the construction of a new business college at the university.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE has received a S25 MILLION gift from alumnus and entrepreneur Peter Paul to help fund the construction of a new business college at the university; it is the single largest gift in the school's history.

The University of Pennsylvania has received a $50 million gift from the founder of the Nine West women's shoe company, Jerome Fisher.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
July 10, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA has received a $50 MILLION gift from the founder of the Nine West women's shoe company, Jerome Fisher. The Penn alumnus and his wife, Anne, donated the funds to help build a biomedical research facility on the...

Diverse calendar.(Calendar)
July 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] July 27-Aug. 1 National Urban League Annual Conference Orlando World Center Marriott Orlando, Fla. Web: www.nul.org/2008conference/ July 29-Aug. 1 Improving University Teaching ...

What DeVry does differently: by directly tying degree programs with today's marketplace demands, universities can better serve underrepresented students.
July 10, 2008... Our nation's economy relies heavily on the preparedness of its work force. Higher education has a responsibility to enable individuals to become contributing members of society. Today, minority students need and place great value on the...

A continuing trend.(editor's note)(Editorial)
July 24, 2008... Many of the issues that we covered in last year's journalism edition leading up to the National Association of Black Journalists' annual convention--the frenzy over the need for journalists to have multimedia skills, the steps media companies...

Acknowledging the gains minorities have made in classical music.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I am one who has a long awareness and who has long-been supportive of Sphinx and the efforts of Aaron Dworkin (see "Bringing Diversity to the World of Classical Music, June 26). Things have not been ideal in the...

Corrections.(letters)(Correction notice)
July 24, 2008... In the July 10 "Top 100" graduate and professional edition, the "African-American Master's, All-Disciplines Combined" chart is incorrect. The corrected chart is available online at www.DiverseEducation.com. Diverse regrets the error. In...

Getting to know Keith Woods.(spectrum)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Keith Woods became so mired in heated issues of race relations while he was city editor of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans that he may have understandably opted to turn to other topics after leaving the paper. ...

World's first J-school celebrates 100 years.(University of Missouri-Columbia's School of Journalism)(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The world's first J-school, the University of Missouri-Columbia's School of Journalism, will celebrate its centennial anniversary Sept. 10-12 by officially opening the doors of the Reynolds Journalism Institute, a...

Maynard Institute celebrates three decades of training minority journalists.(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dori Maynard, president and CEO of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, will receive the Asian American Journalists Association's Leadership in Diversity Award, which will be presented to her at...

Meet the bloggers.(race relations)(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... In Diverse's new blog, The Academy Speaks, academicians sound off on issues in the academy and issues affecting people of color in general. Excerpts from the blog: "I was shocked to see the headline 'White Valedictorian Makes Morehouse...

Diverse digits.(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... Journalism school directors, deans and department heads are: White 90% Male 64% Average age 55% Have doctorate 73.5% SOURCE: 2007 JMC SURVEY OF ADMINISTRATORS; ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF...

Disability bill divides higher ed groups: some groups fear ADA bill will require institutions to expand services.(Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
July 24, 2008... A bill to clarify the 18-year-old Americans with Disabilities Act--a landmark law to prevent discrimination against the disabled--is generating a mixture of praise and concern among higher education groups. The ADA Amendments Act cleared...

Journeying to faraway places before freshman year: award-winning books prepare incoming students for college-level work and a diverse learning environment.
July 24, 2008... This summer, first-year college students from all over the country will journey to faraway places and exotic locales like the battlefields of Rwanda or the deserts of Arizona without ever leaving the comforts of home. Award-winning authors will...

John Hope Franklin Symposium & Gala.(Conference notes)
July 24, 2008... Thursday, 26, 2008 | Friday, June 27, 2008 Washington Duke Inn, Durham, N.C. Scholars, researchers, faculty, administrators, and business leaders from around the country gathered on June 26-27, 2008, at the Washington Duke Inn on the...

Coming into view: race as a campaign issue is bringing exposure to minority pundits.
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On numerous television and radio news shows over the past year, ranging from "Hardball" to "Hannity & Colmes" Dr. Michael K. Fauntroy has analyzed and interpreted the role of race in the 2008 presidential election...

Capturing a different picture: The New York Times Student Journalism Institute helps to train a new generation of minority newsroom professionals.
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NEW ORLEANS Nigel Chiwaya's pulse raced with adrenaline. He was careful not to miss a single detail. It was the first time Chiwaya, a 2008 graduate of the New York Institute of Technology, had ever covered a...

What's not funny about the funny pages? Artists say it's still an uphill battle getting editors to believe that a comic strip with minority characters can gain a mainstream following.(Darrin Bell)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a kid, Darrin Bell devoured newspaper comic strips. He even read "Mary Worth" and "Apartment 3-G." Nevermind that the storylines of those soap opera-style strips were far removed from his life. So it was...

Minority journalists push media to maintain diversity commitment: amid layoffs and buyouts, industry insiders wonder whether diversity will become the "sacrificial lamb.".
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a media advisory released earlier this month, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) had an urgent message for the newspaper industry: Diversity should not be treated like a passing fad and it should...

Spanish-language media market in a growth phase: while the circulation of traditional English-language daily newspapers decreases, Spanish-language media are reaping the benefits of a growing Hispanic community.
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As reports of layoffs, cutbacks and buyouts sweep through America's most influential newspapers like the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and The Washington Post, publishing companies struggle to stretch resources and...

Delaware State University.(Harry Lee Williams as provost)(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... Dr. Harry Lee Williams has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs of Delaware State University. Previously, he served as interim associate vice president of academic affairs at the University of North Carolina General...

California State University.(Susan Borrego)(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. SUSAN BORREGO has been named vice president for planning and enrollment management at California State University, Dominguez Hills, effective Aug. 1. She earned a bachelor's from Northwest Nazarene College, a...

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City.(Beverlye Brown as associate vice chancellor )(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. BEVERLYE BROWN has been named associate vice chancellor of diversity, research and planning at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (Mo.). Brown earned a bachelor's from Birmingham-Southern College, a...

Central Carolina Community College.(Celia Hurley as director)(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CELIA HURLEY has been named director of institutional effectiveness at Central Carolina Community College (N.C.) and liaison to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Hurley earned a bachelor's from the...

University of California.(Mo Kwan Kang as chair in Endodontics)(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MO KWAN KANG has been named the Dr. Jack A. Weichman Chair in Endodontics at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry. Kang, an associate professor at UCLA, will be the first to hold the...

Johns Hopkins University's Children's Center has received a $5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY'S CHILDREN'S CENTER has received a $5 MILLION grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to establish a basic and transnational research center that will consolidate research, treatment and care of adult...

Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering and Technology has received a $92 million gift in securities and real estate from the college's namesakes the late Fritz and Dolores H. Russ.(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... OHIO UNIVERSITY'S RUSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY has received a $92 MILLION gift in securities and real estate from the college's namesakes the late Fritz and Dolores H. Russ. The estate gift totals $79.1 million in cash and about...

The University of Baltimore has received a $5 million gift from Baltimore Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos to help fund the construction of a new $107 million law building at Charles Street and Mount Royal Avenue.(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE has received a S5 MILLION gift from Baltimore Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos to help fund the construction of a new $107 million law building at Charles Street and Mount Royal Avenue. The gift is the largest private...

The University at Buffalo has received a $10 million gift from Jeremy and Margaret Jacobs.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO has received a $1o MILLION gift from Jeremy and Margaret Jacobs to establish a new heart and vascular disease research center called the Jacobs Institute.

The University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism has received a $500,000 grant from the Ford Foundation.(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM has received a $500,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to produce news sites for Bay Area communities.

The University of Texas at Austin has received a $1.5 million grant from The Hearst Foundations.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
July 24, 2008... THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN has received a $1.5 MILLION grant from The Hearst Foundations to establish a faculty fellowship in the College of Communication and begin renovating the Texas Student Media building.

Diverse calendar.(Calendar)
July 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sept. 17-20 National Black MBA Association 30th Annual Conference and Exposition "Catalyst for Change" Convention Center Washington, D.C. www.nbmbaa.org Sept. 22-24 National College...

Diversity takes a back seat to economy: 'last hired, first fired' maxim often adversely affects journalists of color and women.
July 24, 2008... As the nation's economy takes a tumble to who knows where, it should come as no surprise that the news industry is suffering along with other U.S. businesses. The ripple effects are also starting to show in journalism education programs around...