Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from June 2007

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from June 2007

Diverse poll.(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... Following are results from the May 3rd edition's poll question. Q: Should misogynistic rap artists share the same fate as recently fired radio host Don Imus? RESULTS Yes 78% No 16% Unsure 6% Note: Table...

No n-word allowed.(diverse letter)(Letter to the editor)
June 14, 2007... "Bowie State Students: N-Word Not Welcome Here," www.diverseeducation.com, May 22 I thought this was an excellent article. More young men and women should be brought into the 21st century about their language use. I'm so glad to hear some...

Correction.(Correction notice)
June 14, 2007... In the May 17th "On the Move," Daniel O. Bernstine's name was spelled incorrectly. Diverse regrets the error.

Focusing the nation on global warming.(Spectrum)
June 14, 2007... Dr. Eban Goodstein wants college students around the country to join the fight against global warming, and he's focused on getting Hispanics and other minorities involved. Goodstein runs his operation from his office at Lewis & Clark...

Diverse digits.(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... The percentage of each ethnic group who say that nearly all of their friends go on to college: SOURCE: THE PUBLIC AGENDA: "LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL," 2005 Hispanic 20% Black 30% White 37% Asian 54%

Presidential hopefuls gradually roll out education plans: from student loans to college access programs, candidates offer proposals.(Washington update)
June 14, 2007... Even with the 2008 presidential election 17 months away, candidates are already rolling out improvement plans that may change the federal role in K-12 and higher education. But is anyone listening? "I have heard nothing yet that...

Conference: community colleges may be best hope to close achievement gap: minority, low-income students continue to be left behind academically.(community college news)
June 14, 2007... PRINCETON, NJ. Community colleges are the "last, best hope" for closing the achievement gap for socioeconomically disadvantaged students, said the president of the Educational Testing Service during a two-day conference in Princeton, N.J....

Chasing more than just wins: Black women coaches hope to inspire the next generation of athletes.(sports news)
June 14, 2007... When Rene Portland ended her 27-year tenure as the head coach of the women's basketball team at Pennsylvania State University, the collegiate athletic community waited with anticipation to see who would succeed her. The answer came on April 23:...

New Liberian president seeks to rehabilitate country's education system; finding teachers still country's main hurdle.(international education news)(Ellen Johnson Sirleaf )
June 14, 2007... ATLANTA Troubled by the difficulties of training teachers in Liberia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says she hopes to attract them from U.S. colleges and universities. Sirleaf envisions the Liberian Education Trust as a way to help...

Laying out a blueprint for diversity: community colleges at forefront of efforts to bridge yawning architecture diversity gap.
June 14, 2007... Architecture intersects nearly every facet of life. Many times, an architect's drawing board is where the places we live, eat, meet and worship first take shape. When we want to commission commemorative projects like the Martin Luther King Jr....

Each one, teach one: now seven years old, the Call Me Mister program has placed 20 Black male teachers in South Carolina schools. So how are they doing?
June 14, 2007... About six years ago, Mark Joseph found something he had been seeking for some time: a sense of purpose. A native of Greenville, S.C., Joseph had been a standout football and basketball player in high school, but he lasted just one semester at...

'Helping smart kids get smarter': increasingly, educators are addressing ways to motivate high-potential students.
June 14, 2007... The top end of the education achievement gap is a chasm. Few Black and Hispanic students score over 1200 on the SAT, fewer enroll in selective colleges and fewer still earn advanced degrees. Yet education reforms and media attention focus...

University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Communication.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... DR. ERNEST JAMES WILSON III has been appointed dean of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Communication. He is currently a visiting professor at the school. Wilson holds a bachelor's from Harvard College and a master's...

Volunteer State Community College.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... ELVIS BRANDON has been named dean of allied health at Volunteer State Community College (Tenn.). He had most recently served as academic coordinator of clinical education at the college. Brandon earned an associate degree from VSCC, a...

University of Denver.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... DR. B. AFENI COBHAN has been appointed assistant provost for student life at the University of Denver. She was previously assistant dean of student life at Brown University. Cobham earned a bachelor's from Marist College, a master's from the...

St. Thomas University School of Law.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... ALFREDO GARCIA has been named dean of St. Thomas University School of Law (Fla.). He is the nation's first Cuban-born dean of an American Bar Association-approved law school and one of only seven Hispanic law school deans in the country. Garcia...

Florida State University.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... DR. JUAN R. GUARDIA has been named director of multicultural affairs at Florida State University. He was most recently assistant director of diversity programs and services at George Mason University. Guardia holds a bachelor's and master's...

Howard University.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... DR. OLIVER G. MCGEE III has been named vice president for research and compliance at Howard University (D.C.). He earned a bachelor's from the Ohio State University, a master's and doctorate from the University of Arizona and an MBA from the...

Laboratory Institute of Merchandising.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... DR. JO-ANN ROLLE has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president for academic and student affairs at the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (N.Y.). She holds a bachelor's from the University of Miami, a master's...

Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (N.Y.).(on the move)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... DR. EDWARD M. STOLPER has been named provost of the California Institute of Technology. He had been the William E. Leonhard Professor of Geology at the university. Stolper earned a bachelor's from Harvard College, a master's from the University...

Albany School of Law.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... PERSHIA WILKINS has been appointed director of diversity for Albany School of Law (N.Y.). She had previously served as assistant director for student and recent graduate relations at the law school. Wilkins earned a bachelor's from the...

Diverse calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
June 14, 2007... July July 4-7 Improving University Teaching 32nd International Conference "The Creative Campus" Jaen, Spain www.iutconference.org July 6-7 Association of College and University Housing Officers-International 2007 Annual...

The American Indian College Fund has received a $112,000 grant from the Exxon-Mobil Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... The AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND has received a $112,000 grant from the Exxon-Mobil Foundation. The donation will be used to provide scholarships for students at the nation's 32 tribal colleges and universities.

Indiana University has received a two-year, $481,630 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Institute of International Education to fund training in strategic languages and cultures to students in IU's Reserve Officer Training Corps.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... INDIANA UNIVERSITY has received a two-year, $481,630 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Institute of International Education to fund training in strategic languages and cultures to students in IU's Reserve Officer Training Corps. As...

A collaborative study by Lincoln University (Pa.), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania has received $4.2 million from the state of Pennsylvania to study gene-environment interactions that increase the risk of lung cancer in Black and White smokers and non-smokers.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... A collaborative study by LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (Pa.), PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Medicine and the UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA has received $4.2 MILLION from the state of Pennsylvania to study gene-environment interactions that...

Miami Dade College (Fla.) has received a $150,000 gift from AT&T to create the AT&T Scholarship Fund.(grants & gifts)(AT&T Inc.)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... MIAMI DADE COLLEGE (Fla.) has received a $150,000 gift from AT&T to create the AT&T Scholarship Fund. The fund will provide scholarships for MDC students studying digital media or computer technologies.

The Associated Black Charities of Baltimore has provided a $40,000 grant to Morgan State University's National Center for Health and Behavioral Change (Md.).(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... The Associated Black Charities of Baltimore has provided a $40,000 grant to MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY's National Center for Health and Behavioral Change (Md.). The grant will be used to develop a program to prevent childhood obesity in Baltimore....

Purdue University (Ind.) has received a $7 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to help develop agricultural education in Afghanistan.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... PURDUE UNIVERSITY (Ind.) has received a $7 MILLION grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to help develop agricultural education in Afghanistan. The Advancing Afghan Agriculture Alliance is designed to improve the nation's...

The School of Nursing at the University of Alabama At Birmingham has received a $1 million gift from the UAB Health System to help create a 24-36 month master's degree program in the field.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... The School of Nursing at the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM has received a $1 MILLION gift from the UAB Health System to help create a 24-36 month master's degree program in the field. The new program is designed to train 45 new nurses...

The University of California, San Diego's School of Medicine has received a $1 million grant from the California Telemedicine & eHealth Center.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO's School of Medicine has received a $1 MILLION grant from the California Telemedicine & eHealth Center to support the creation of a Southern California Telemedicine Learning Center.

Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center has received a five-year, $10.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to help fund the development of a new form of radiation therapy.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY's Massey Cancer Center has received a five-year, $10.7 MILLION grant from the National Cancer Institute to help fund the development of a new form of radiation therapy. The new therapy should allow doctors to...

Broken bonds: are Black Greek Organizations making themselves irrelevant?(last word)
June 14, 2007... IT IS RARE THAT ONE FINDS A VENUE TO ADVANCE BALANCED, YET CRITICAL, DEBATE OVER Black Greek Letter Organizations, or BGLOs. BGLO members, on average, seem unwilling to seriously raise and discuss issues like hazing, non-Black membership or...

The will to succeed.(editor's note)(Editorial)
June 28, 2007... In our cover story, "Making It Happen" four Latinas share their stories about how they realized their educational and professional dreams despite facing various obstacles, including low cultural expectations or financial constraints. The...

More compelling explanations for HBCU-TWI salary disparities.(diverse letters)(historically Black colleges and universities-traditionally white institutions)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... According to the article, "Study: HBCU Graduates Earn Less Than Black Graduates of Traditionally White Institutions" (see Diverse, May 17), the economic gains of Blacks who attended historically Black institutions as opposed to Blacks who...

Fund-raising support for Black colleges.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 28, 2007... It is indeed difficult to raise funds at historically Black colleges and universities (see "Bettering the Black College Paradigm," May 3). It is difficult because of the lack of unrestricted funds to support fundraising efforts. I surmise that...

Don't relegate LGBT people to the margins.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 28, 2007... Bravo, Eric, bravo. And kudos to Diverse for broaching the subject in the first place (see "HBCUs Have a Responsibility to LGBT Students," May 17). Not only are there idealistic and economic reasons for promoting the well-being of LGBT...

History matters.(diverse letters)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... Dr. James Minor puts forth a flawed premise about the value of historically Black colleges and universities in the April 5 "Last Word" (see "Success of HBCUs Means Looking Forward, Not Backwards"). He seems to question the rationale of...

Diverse poll.(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... Following are results from the May 17th edition's poll question. Q: Ward Connerly Jr. has said he hopes to introduce referendums banning race-conscious affirmative action programs on the 2008 ballots of several states. Is he taking the...

Corrections & clarifications.(Correction notice)
June 28, 2007... The May 3 feature, "Supply & Demand Diversity," should have stated that Chartwells is a strategic partner of Thompson Hospitality, not a competitor. In addition, Thompson supplies food services to Delaware State University, not the University...

Getting to know: Yolanda Cash Jackson: lobbyist for Florida's HBCUs works the capitol on behalf of minority students.(Spectrum)(historically Black colleges and universities )
June 28, 2007... Yolanda Cash Jackson is one of only a handful of Black lobbyists for historically Black colleges and universities working the halls of the Florida state capitol in Tallahassee. At the time of this interview, a bill concerning funding was...

Diverse digits.(Spectrum)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... The Top 5 most popular majors according to the Princeton Review: 1 Business Administration and Management 2 Psychology 3 Elementary Education 4 Biology 5 Nursing SOURCE: PRINCETON REVIEW, 2006 DATA

Bill may build consensus on aid to predominantly Black colleges.(washington update)(Obama bill)
June 28, 2007... A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges--institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically...

Are U.S. News' rankings inherently biased against Black colleges?(noteworthy news)(U.S. News and World Report Inc.)
June 28, 2007... The U.S. News & World Report's annual college rankings have long had their share of critics, and Dr. Walter Kimbrough, president of historically Black Philander Smith College, is trying to enlist his HBCU counterparts in boycotting the...

Black men and education focus of Urban League report.(noteworthy news)
June 28, 2007... This year's "The State of Black America" study by the National Urban League pays the most attention to Black males because they are further away from parity with their White counterparts in several significant categories. Black men face...

Making it happen: four Latinas discuss how they, against the odds, realized their higher education and professional dreams.(Gloria Rodriguez, Evangelina Holvino, Sylvia Ramos, Felicia Casados)
June 28, 2007... It wasn't too long ago that the primary lifetime expectations for women included getting married and having children. These traditions were--and in many regards continue to be--more entrenched in the Latino community, but things are changing....

Establishing a real-world credential: Community College of the Air Force to award 300,000th associate degree.
June 28, 2007... With 342,000 students enrolled in 102 Air Force-affiliated schools, the Community College of the Air Force is the world's largest two-year higher education institution. Headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, CCAF was founded in...

Seeing a dream come to fruition: thirty years ago, the Rev. Father Boniface Hardin envisioned a language school for African-Americans, but what he founded has become so much more.
June 28, 2007... INDIANAPOLIS Hidden away in a nondescript complex in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Indianapolis, Martin University is so modest that students and faculty park their cars in a tiny dirt-and-gravel lot across the street. This...

Connecting the disconnected: the Internet to the Hogan project will provide Web access to residents of a Navajo reservation.(tech talk)
June 28, 2007... "I want to learn how to butcher the computer," says Dody Begay, explaining her interest in participating in the Navajo Technical College's new computer and Internet project. This parallel between the traditional Dine skill of sheep butchering...

Wellesley College.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... DR. KIM BOTTOMLY has been named the 13th president of Wellesley College (Mass.). She had most recently served as deputy provost at Yale University. Bottomly earned her bachelor's and doctorate from the University of Washington.

University of Puget Sound.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... DR. KIM BOBBY has been appointed chief diversity officer at the University of Puget Sound (Wash.). She had served as director of access programs at the university. Bobby holds a bachelor's from California State University-Fresno, a master's...

University of Chicago.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... NIM CHINNIAH has been appointed vice president for administration and CFO of the University of Chicago. He was most recently deputy vice chancellor for administration and academic affairs at Vanderbilt University. Chinniah earned a bachelor's...

University of South Dakota School of Law.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... JOHN GLOVER has been named associate dean of American Indian law programs at the University of South Dakota School of Law. Most recently, he was chair of the American Indian studies department at Black Hills State University. Glover earned a...

Southwestern Law School.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... H. NYREE GRAY has been named director of diversity affairs at Southwestern Law School (Calif.). She has been a faculty member at the university since 2006. Gray earned a bachelor's from the University of California, Berkeley and a law degree...

Western Carolina University.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... DR. RONALD A. JOHNSON has been appointed dean of the College of Business at Western Carolina University (N.C.). He had most recently been the JP Morgan Chase Chair in Finance at Texas Southern University. Johnson earned a bachelor's and...

Clark College.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... ALEX MONTOYA has been appointed dean of enrollment services at Clark College (Wash.). He had been serving in an interim role. Montoya holds an associate degree from Lower Columbia College, a bachelor's from Evergreen State College and a...

Ohio Wesleyan University.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... ROSALIND D. SCOTT has been named to the newly created position of assistant to the president for racial and cultural diversity at Ohio Wesleyan University. She is currently assistant to the president for affirmative action and special projects....

American Educational Research Association.(on the move)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... DR. WILLIAM F. TATE has been named president of the American Educational Research Association. He earned a bachelor's from Northern Illinois University, a master's from the University of Texas at Dallas and a doctorate from the University of...

July.(diverse calendar)(Brief article)(Calendar)
June 28, 2007... July 23-27 Institute for Higher Education Policy 2007 Summer Academy "Cultivating Access & Success for Students of Color: Inspiring Communities of Learners" Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. Contact: Tia...

The American Council of Education's Center for lifelong learning has received a two-year, $400,000 grant.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... The AMERICAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION's Center for Lifelong Learning has received a two-year, $400,000 grant from the MetLife Foundation to study the educational needs and goals of adult students between the ages of 55 to 79.

Colby College (Maine) has received a private art collection valued at $100 million.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... COLBY COLLEGE (Maine) has received a private art collection valued at $100 MILLION. The collection, which features 500 pieces from Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, James McNeill Whistler and others, was donated by Colby alumnus Peter Lunder and...

Excelsior College (N.Y.) has received a $104,000 grant from the Ford Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (N.Y.) has received a $104,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to develop master's level courses to create a project titled "Taking Root: Teaching our Teachers about Diaspora," which helps teachers understand the issues faced...

An alumni couple has promised $51 million to Marquette University (Wis.) to help fund the construction of a new law school facility.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... An alumni couple has promised $51 MILLION to MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (Wis.) to help fund the construction of a new law school facility. Raymond A. Eckstein graduated from the law school in 1949. His wife, Kathryn A. Eckstein, earned a bachelor's...

Morehouse College (Ga.) has received a $2 million donation from Goldman Sachs to create the Goldman Sachs Leadership Chair in Civil and Human Rights for the director of the college's Martin Luther King Jr. Collection.(grants & gifts)(The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (Ga.) has received a $2 MILLION donation from Goldman Sachs to create the Goldman Sachs Leadership Chair in Civil and Human Rights for the director of the college's Martin Luther King Jr. Collection. Morehouse oversees the...

The Pacific Northwest College of Art (Ore.) has received a $15 million gift from Hallie E. Ford, the co-founder of the Ford Family Foundation of Oregon.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... The PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART (Ore.) has received a $15 MILLION gift from Hallie E. Ford, the co-founder of the Ford Family Foundation of Oregon. The gift, the largest ever to an Oregon arts organization, will be used to create the Ford...

Southern University (La.) has received a $253,478 grant from the Louisiana Department of Social Services.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (La.) has received a $253,478 grant from the Louisiana Department of Social Services to host a summer abstinence program entitled "Empowering Youth Choices: Southern University's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program."

The University of California, San Diego has received a $100,000 gift from the Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego to support the university's Taiwan studies initiative, one of only a few in the country.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO has received a $100,000 gift from the Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego to support the university's Taiwan studies initiative, one of only a few in the country. The gift is the foundation's...

The University of Chicago has received a $100 million gift from an anonymous alumni donor.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO has received a $100 MILLION gift from an anonymous alumni donor. The gift will be used to provide financial aid to low- and moderate-income students.

Recognizing the importance of 'keeping it real' language for today's students.(last word)
June 28, 2007... ATTENDING CONVOCATION AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, YOU'RE LIKELY TO experience eloquent prayers, well-trained singers and rousing speeches imbued with cultural pride--all trademark performances of the HBCU tradition. You...