Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from March 2007

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from March 2007

An unpredictable turn of events.(editor's note)
March 8, 2007... when the news broke last, spring that three members of the Duke University men s lacrosse team were accused of raping a Black college student/dancer at a party, the events that followed were understandable and somewhat predictable. There were...

Diverse poll.(broadband availability)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... Following are results from the Feb. 22th editor's poll question. Q: Are you interested in learning about your family's roots through DNA testing? POLL QUESTION Q: Do you believe that a lack of convenient broadband Internet access...

Leading the diversity charge at UT.(Spectrum)(Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, University of Texas at Austin)(Interview)
March 8, 2007... Over the past decade, the University of Texas at Austin has had its share of headlines related to cases of racial insensitivity and minority access, particularly after the Hopwood v. State of Texas case, which banned the use of race in college...

Diverse digits.(Spectrum)(unemployment rates)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... Unemployment rate among people holding the following degrees: Doctorate 1.6% Master's degree 2.1% Bachelor's degree 2.6% Some college, no degree 4.2% High school diploma 4.7% Less than high school ...

A perfect 10?(Spectrum)(Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's Marching 100 Band )(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... If history repeats itself, Florida A&M University's famed Marching 100 Band will add another drum major and change its name when president-elect Dr. James Ammons takes the helm of the historically Black university. What will the drum majors...

Remembering a Genius.(Spectrum)(Dr. Percy Julian)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... Dr. Percy Julian was an award-winning chemist who broke racial barriers throughout the 20th century and became only the second Black scientist elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Now a PBS docu-drama, "Forgotten Genius," is...

Tribal colleges fight to retain federal funding: unaffected by federal cuts, HBCUs and HSIs rally on behalf of tribal colleges.(Washington update)(Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions)
March 8, 2007... It may not receive the attention of Pell Grants or other financial aid issues, but one little-known provision of President Bush's 2008 education budget is causing concern in many education circles--a proposed 20 percent cut in the U.S....

Demystifying the process: ETS and HBCUs work together to improve the Praxis passage rates of Black students.(noteworthy news)(Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Educational Testing Service)
March 8, 2007... PRINCETON, NJ. Twenty-four faculty members representing more than 20 historically Black colleges and universities gathered recently on the campus of Educational Testing Service to hear officials demystify test-making procedures and explain...

Providing $100k grants to seven Black colleges, Tom Joyner Foundation encourages the recruitment, retention of minority teachers.(noteworthy news)
March 8, 2007... Recruiting, training and maintaining quality teachers is a national challenge, but it has reached crisis levels in the Black community. Today, school systems must overcome a range of recruiting obstacles, including competition from other...

Scholars gather for State of the Black Union.(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... WILLIAMSBURG, Va. A group of scholars, including Drs. Eddie Glaude, Farah Jasmine Griffin and Cornel West gathered on the campus of the College of William and Mary last month to participate in the panel "Jamestown 2007--400 Years in...

Michigan proposal 2 battle threatens scholarships: affirmative action ban collides with wishes of some scholarship donors.(noteworthy news)
March 8, 2007... Now that Michigan voters have axed affirmation action programs in public institutions, attention is beginning to shift toward a new higher education battleground--scholarships. Under Proposal 2, which passed in November, scholarships that...

Expanding access: with the United States lagging behind other industrialized nations in broadband Internet service, one public-minded firm proposes a radical plan.(M2Z Networks Inc.)
March 8, 2007... There's no question that the United States lags behind most industrialized nations in consumer access to broadband Internet service. For many policy makers and activists, this shortfall marks the latest phase in the struggle to overcome the...

A real fear: it's more than stage fright. Math anxiety can derail academic or professional success. But some scholars are working to help students get over it.
March 8, 2007... "Math anxiety is my worst enemy," says Dr. Louise Raphael. "I feel that I am teaching the most important mathematics class on the Howard University campus, but my students' fear of math is the toughest battle standing in my way." Raphael...

Digging out of the digital divide: scholar and entrepreneur Randal Pinkett discusses how far America still must go to achieve technological equality.(Interview)
March 8, 2007... One of the most prominent engineers and entrepreneurs in the country, Dr. Randal D. Pinker keeps a high profile on issues related to minorities, technology and education. The holder of five degrees, Pinker has built an academic record that...

Technology usage at a glance.(Statistical table)
March 8, 2007... Technology Usage At A Glance From increasing faculty interactions with students through the Internet to enabling students to download course lectures to their Ipods, technology has had a tremendous impact on higher education, in...

Duke's devil of a mess: with the rape case against three Duke lacrosse players unraveling, a group of Black faculty are now accused of rushing to judgment.
March 8, 2007... DURHAM, N.C. Last spring, at the height of the frenzy over accusations that three Duke University men's lacrosse players had gang raped a Black exotic dancer during a party, faculty from Duke's African and African American studies...

Degree discrimination? India's three-year undergraduate degrees seem to provide a solid academic foundation, but there's no consensus among U.S. graduate schools.(global forum)
March 8, 2007... LAST FALL, THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., HOSTED A WORKSHOP ON THE Bologna undergraduate degrees in Europe, which in most cases are completed in three-years. Discussion ensued on whether these degrees will be more acceptable at...

North Carolina Central University has received a $100,000 donation from the Meldrum Family Foundation to launch the Christopher S. Meldrum Chemistry Scholarship Fund.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY has received a $100,000 donation from the Meldrum Family Foundation to launch the Christopher S. Meldrum Chemistry Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will be awarded to college juniors majoring in chemistry.

Prairie View A&M University (Texas) has received a $32,000 donation from Shell Oil Co. to support the university's engineering program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (Texas) has received a $32,000 donation from Shell Oil Co. to support the university's engineering program. The gift will provide funding for the Engineering and Science Concepts Institute as well as other...

The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Higher Education for Development Program have awarded $400,000 to the Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.) and $350,000 to Arizona State University to further partnerships with universities in Kosovo.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Higher Education for Development Program have awarded $400,000 to the ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (N.Y.) and $350,000 to ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY to further partnerships with...

The Center for the Integration and Improvement of Journalism at San Francisco State University has received a three-year, $550,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to support the center's goals of improving diversity in U.S. newsrooms.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... The Center for the Integration and Improvement of Journalism at SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY has received a three-year, $550,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to support the center's goals of improving diversity in U.S. newsrooms. The grant...

Spelman College (Ga.) has received a $175,000 gift from Elder Bernice A. King and Home Depot Inc. to endow the Be A King Scholarship in honor of her mother, the late Coretta Scott King.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... SPELMAN COLLEGE (Ga.) has received a $175,000 gift from Elder Bernice A. King and Home Depot Inc. to endow the Be A King Scholarship in honor of her mother, the late Coretta Scott King. The scholarships Hill benefit students pursuing degrees in...

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the United Negro College Fund will split $1 million from the Siemens Foundation as part of the Siemens Teacher Scholarships Program.(grants & gifts)(Lilly Endowment donates to UNCF)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... The THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND and the UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND will split $1 MILLION from the Siemens Foundation as part of the Siemens Teacher Scholarships Program. The two nonprofit organizations will distribute the scholarships to...

The University of California, Berkeley and the University of Illinois will use a $500 million grant from energy firm BP to create the Energy Biosciences Institute.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY and the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS will use a $500 MILLION grant from energy firm BP to create the Energy Biosciences Institute. The institute will focus primarily on biotechnology and biofuel production to...

Winston-Salem State University.(on the move)(Dr. Donald J. Reaves is appointed chancellor)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... DR. DONALD J. REAVES has been appointed chancellor of Winston-Salem State University (N.C.). He was most recently vice president for administration and chief financial officer at the University of Chicago. Reaves holds a bachelor's from...

Grambling State University.(on the move)(Rod Broadway is head football coach)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... ROD BROADWAY has been named head football coach at Grambling State University (La.). He had most recently been head coach at North Carolina Central University. Broadway played football collegiately and earned a bachelor's at the University of...

University of Louisville.(on the move)(Jim Chen is appointed dean of Louis D. Brandeis School of Law)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... JIM CHEN has been appointed dean of the University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (Ky.). He was previously associate dean for faculty at the University of Minnesota Law School. Chen holds a bachelor's and master's from Emory...

Purdue University.(on the move)(Dr. Michael T. Harris is appointed dean for undergraduate education)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... DR. MICHAEL T. HARRIS has been appointed associate dean for undergraduate education at Purdue University (Ind.). He had been a professor of chemical engineering at the university. Harris holds a bachelor's from Mississippi State University and...

California State University-Northridge.(on the move)(Ralph Hoskins named executive director of the regional performing arts center )(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... RALPH HOSKINS has been named executive director of the regional performing arts center at California State University-Northridge. He was most recently arts director at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. Hoskins earned a...

Pennsylvania State University.(on the move)(Dr. Barbara O. Korner is new dean of the College of Arts and Architecture )(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... DR. BARBARA O. KORNER has been named dean of the College of Arts and Architecture at Pennsylvania State University. She was most recently a professor of theater at the University of Florida. Korner earned a bachelor's, master's and doctorate...

Duke University.(on the move)(Dr. R. Sanders Williams is senior vice chancellor for academic affairs)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... DR. R. SANDERS WILLIAMS has been named senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at Duke University (N.C.). He was most recently dean of Duke's school of medicine. Williams holds a bachelor's from Princeton University and a medical degree...

Bowie State University.(on the move)(Dr. Al Valbuena is appointed vice president of Office of Information Technology)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... DR. AL VALBUENA has been appointed vice president for the Office of Information Technology at Bowie State University (Md.). Valbuena holds a bachelor's from the University of Kansas and a master's and doctorate from Pennsylvania State...

Kellogg Community College.(on the move)(L. Marshall Washington is vice president for student services)(Brief article)
March 8, 2007... L. MARSHALL WASHINGTON has been named vice president for student services at Kellogg Community College (Mich.). He had previously been dean for student services. Washington holds a bachelor's from Ohio Wesleyan University and a master's from...

Diverse calendar.
March 8, 2007... March 21-25 National Black Graduate Student Association 19th Annual Conference Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore Baltimore Web: www.nbgsa.org March 22-25 MELUS--Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the...

Access to college means access to economic mobility for America's underserved.(last word)
March 8, 2007... AT BARUCH COLLEGE, WE USE THE PHRASE "THE AMERICAN DREAM" A GREAT DEAL. Indeed, as one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the country--70 percent of the student body was born outside of the United States--it is easy to see...

Women's work.(editor's note)
March 22, 2007

Diverse poll.
March 22, 2007

Offering a helping hand.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2007

The right man for the job.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2007

Making DNA matches.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2007

Fading myths about Black coaches.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2007

Corrections & clarifications.(Correction notice)
March 22, 2007

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present.(Book of Note)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2007

Spike Lee goes back to school.(Spectrum)(Hurricane Katrina in educational books)(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Hot majors: here today, but not yesterday.(Spectrum)(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Diverse digits.(Spectrum)(survey)(Survey)(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

A conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum.(Spectrum)(interview)(Interview)
March 22, 2007

Higher ed groups weigh in on minimum wage debate: suggest federal work-study be adjusted to remain competitive with the expected increase.(washington update)
March 22, 2007

MIT's black hole: Dr. James L. Sherley is just the latest professor to protest the lack of Black tenured faculty at MIT.(noteworthy news)(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
March 22, 2007

Recognizing tribally centered cultures: when native students transfer to mainstream institutions, the biggest obstacles to overcome often involve the admissions office.(noteworthy news)
March 22, 2007

Truth in advertising: university advertising campaigns struggle to speak to minorities without being misleading.(noteworthy news)
March 22, 2007

Making diversity count: chief diversity officers are taking their place at the highest levels of corporate America, which is having an impact on business school curriculums.(noteworthy news)
March 22, 2007

Two states, two stories: Florida and Texas both have automatic college admissions programs for top high school graduates. But one program is facing intense criticism while the other has been largely irrelevant.(noteworthy news)(Legislation)
March 22, 2007

Expanding the literary Canon: Hispanic literature is growing in popularity, and scholars would like to see it better incorporated into high school, college curriculums.(Cover story)
March 22, 2007

Right person right time: the appointment of Harvard University's first female president was a historic moment for the nation's oldest university. But some critics call it the result of political correctness gone too far.(Drew Gilpin Faust)
March 22, 2007

One play a day: '365' theater project unites U.S. colleges and universities.
March 22, 2007

The presidential spectrum.(college presidents)(Statistical table)
March 22, 2007

Tech program trains next generation of minority entrepreneurs.(tech talk)(West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation)
March 22, 2007

American Indian College Fund.(grants & gifts)(finance from Lilly Endowment )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007... The AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND has received a five-year, $17.5 MILLION grant from the Lilly Endowment to fund the Woksape Oyate initiative. The initiative, plans to help improve the quality of faculty and students attending tribal colleges...

Calhoun Community College (Ala.).(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Duke University (N.C.).(grants & gifts)(Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Rice University (Texas).(grants & gifts)(finance from Bobby Tudor and Phoebe Tudor)(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Syracuse University.(grants & gifts)(Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Tohono O'Odham Community College.(grants & gifts)(Department of Education )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

University of Georgia.(grants & gifts)(National Endowment for the Arts )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

University of Missouri.(grants & gifts)(donation from Virginia Etheridge )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

St. Philips College.(on the move)(appointed Adena Williams Loston)(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Pomona College.(on the move)(appointed Miriam Feldblum )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

University of Miami.(on the move)(appointed Rudy Fernandez )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Yale University.(on the move)(appointed Nydia Gonzalez)(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Syracuse University.(on the move)(appointed Constance Gregory )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Rockland Community College.(on the move)(appointed Dr. Eugene Henderson Jr.)(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.(on the move)(appointed Dr. Irving Pressley Mcphail )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Huston-Tillotson University.(on the move)(appointed Lajuana R. Napier )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Thomas Edison State College's School of Nursing.(on the move)(appointed Jovita Solomon-Duarte )(Brief article)
March 22, 2007

Diverse calendar.(Calendar)
March 22, 2007

Focusing on the flight, not the plight of black men.(last word)
March 22, 2007