Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from June 2009

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from June 2009

Longevity, loyalty, results.(spectrum)(Spelman College's Robert D. Flanigan Jr. )
June 11, 2009... When Spelman College hired Robert D. Flanigan Jr. in 1970, he figured he would seek opportunities elsewhere in about three years. After all, didn't a mere assistant to the business manager have to leave in order to climb the career ladder? ...

Prospective switch to direct loans raises concerns: smaller schools say they lack the infrastructure to take on student loan tasks traditionally performed by banks.(washington update)
June 11, 2009... In this tight fiscal era, President Barack Obama's plan to provide billions of dollars in new federal student aid hinges on a potentially controversial move: ending the bank-led--and subsidy-laden--Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program....

Sounding off about a Silver Celebration: William E. Cox and Frank Matthews discuss the vision they had when they started Black Issues/Diverse 25 years ago and the magazine's contributions to the higher education community.(Publishers' Note)
June 11, 2009... For 25 years, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, formerly Black Issues In Higher Education, has chronicled the plight of minority educators and students, as well as those committed to issues of access and opportunity and helping the...

Setting a new standard: despite the gains minorities have made in student enrollment and higher education leadership, the needle needs to move further and faster in the next 25 years to narrow the widening educational achievement equity gap.
June 11, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When 22-year-old Roberto Rosas was awarded his bachelor's in electrical engineering this spring from the University of Texas at San Antonio, it marked a major milestone for his family. Like a growing number of...

A disturbing trend: institutions have grown increasingly dependent on adjunct faculty over the last few decades, and scholars of color are ever present among this group.
June 11, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Ansley Abraham and Dr. Anthony DePass started their academic careers as part-time adjunct instructors, as many young scholars find they must. Abraham was an adjunct for a little more than a year. "I got out...

Native identity and community on campus: for the past 25 years American Indians have struggled to find a place at the table of higher education.
June 11, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The struggle to earn a four-year degree for many American Indian students too often rests on the challenge to overcome cultural barriers, particularly when attending a predominantly White college or university. ...

'Balancing open doors and national security: while the number of exchange visas for international students and professors is up overall, the post-Sept. 11 decline continues for many majority-Muslim countries.
June 11, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Last November, the U.S. Department of State heralded a record high number of visas issued to international students and exchange visitors. A report by the Institute of International Education (IIE) on...

Progress and stagnation: 25 years of Hispanic achievement: there is an urgent need to understand and address the gap in Hispanic male achievement.(On Hispanic Education)
June 11, 2009... A 25th anniversary is a good time to take stock of where we have been and what kind of progress we have made in equalizing opportunity. A little more than 25 years ago, I published an article entitled "Passing Through the Eye of the Needle" in...

Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. John Hope Franklin.(Dr. John Hope Franklin 1915-2009)
June 11, 2009... Dr. John Hope Franklin chronicled the experiences of African-Americans like no one before him, forcing America to recognize Black history as American history. His contributions innumerable, his impact abiding. Here, scholars Robert Harris,...

The Browning of U.S. higher education: changing student demographics may prove the most formidable ever for American colleges and universities as well as for public K-12 school systems, scholars say.
June 11, 2009... Scholars at the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California have pointed to the precedent of European immigration in the latter years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century to describe the...

Achieving President Obama's college completion goal: higher education institutions must answer the call to see more students through to graduation.(On Accountability)
June 11, 2009... On Feb. 24, 2009, President Barack Obama stood before a joint session of Congress and declared that "by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world." It was a bold promise, a sign that the new...

Unparalleled challenges: from keeping pace with technology to helping students finance their educations, four presidents discuss meeting head-on the multitude of challenges that HBCUs face in the 21st century.(historically black colleges and universities)
June 11, 2009... AS Diverse reflects on the past 25 years, four presidents of historically Black institutions, two public and two private, discussed the challenges they face today and how those challenges have changed over the years. The presidents interviewed...

By the numbers: a statistical overview of diversity in higher education over the past 25 years.(Statistical table)
June 11, 2009... Educational Attainment of the Population, 18 Years and Over: 2008 (in the thousands) Associate Associate Some college degree, degree ...

Bryn Mawr College.(on the move)(Darlyne Bailey as dean)(Brief article)
June 11, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. DARLYNE BAILEY has been appointed dean and professor of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College (Pa.), effective Aug. 1. Bailey earned a bachelor's from Lafayette College, a...

Spelman College.(on the move)(Mamie Jackson as associate vice president )(Brief article)
June 11, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MAMIE JACKSON is associate vice president for development in the division of institutional advancement at Spelman College (Ga.). She previously served as deputy director of development in the R.H. Smith School of...

Ball State University.(on the move)(John Jacobson as dean)(Brief article)
June 11, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JOHN JACOBSON has been named dean of Teachers College at Ball State University (Ind.). He previously served as dean of the James I. Perkins College of Education at Stephen E Austin State University. Jacobson...

Colleges and universities must not rest on their laurels: institutions must gear up to face new challenges, such as ensuring campus security, keeping up with technology and maintaining quality.(last word)
June 11, 2009... Recent publicity on accountability suggests that the issue is a new one; however, accountability of institutions of higher education has been around, at least in the South, since the early 1900s. Ensuring that institutions offer quality...