Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from March 2009

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from March 2009

The president's poet.(Elizabeth Alexander)
March 5, 2009... Say what you will about the poem or the poet, the opportunity to recite at President Barack Obama's inauguration ushers in "a moment in the sun for poetry and poets, and I hope to be responsible in that moment" says Dr. Elizabeth Alexander. ...

Girl, let's talk ... about the academy.
March 5, 2009... Navigating your way to the helm of higher education can be a labyrinthine endeavor because it's not just about research and teaching; it's about positioning yourself for the best opportunities and playing by a set of rules unique to academia....

HBCUs benefit from the blues.(Historically Black College and Universities )(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... In an effort to help the Thurgood Marshall College Fund raise funds, the department store Nordstrom is exclusively selling a CD compilation of legendary and contemporary Black female blues and jazz artists. Titled "The Royal...

Diverse digits.(working women's average salary)(Table)
March 5, 2009... Women's average salary among all professorial ranks as a percent of men's at universities that grant doctorates. Public 78.6% Private Independent 77.1 Religious 80.6% All 78.1% SOURCE:...

The stimulus package: winners large and small.(educational finance)
March 5, 2009... As the dust clears on the newly enacted economic stimulus package, it's clear there are some big winners, some smaller winners and only a few left out in the cold under the compromise legislation totaling $789 billion. The package has more...

'Sharpening leadership skills, connecting with sisters': the Kaleidoscope Leadership Institute provides women of color with the tools to navigate the academy.
March 5, 2009... After attending a women's higher education leadership conference in 1990 that addressed very few of the challenges and concerns faced by minority women, Dr. Jacquelyn Belcher, then the president of Minneapolis Community College, and a group of...

Suspended professor awaits verdict on asylum case accused of genocide, a Rwandan professor tells his side of the story.(Leopold Munyakazis)
March 5, 2009... BALTIMORE Last Dec. 10, an NBC news camera crew barged into Dr. Leopold Munyakazis French classroom at Goucher College accompanied by a Rwandan prosecutor. The reporters asked the professor how he responded to being charged with genocide...

A 'second wave of feminism': as women's studies programs mature, they are incorporating issues of race and sexuality.
March 5, 2009... In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, many campuses across the United States were relatively quiet while new political ideas were taking shape. The women's movement was gaining momentum as issues of unequal pay for men and women, unequal access...

The 'Belles' are back: Bennett College for Women is ever mindful of its place in history while preparing students for their future in a global society.
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The "Bennett Belle." The words conjure an image that is genteel, old-fashioned--hats and gloves, brown-skinned women in flowing white dresses beaming as they take that final walk to graduation. The Bennett...

Keeping pace, but not catching up: although women have surpassed men in degree attainment in many fields, women's numbers in coveted tenure positions and leadership posts still lag behind.
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During University of Miami President Donna Shalala's first teaching job in the early 1970s at Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York, her department chair extolled her teaching skills and...

A feeling of belonging and effectiveness key to women's success.
March 5, 2009... Katie Tepper has a love for numbers. The 20-year-old University of Missouri-Columbia junior is studying industrial engineering and looks forward to a job in the manufacturing field. But the statistics aren't in her favor when it comes to her...

Bridging the gap from GED to community college student: community colleges must develop comprehensive transition programs to give GED students a chance to succeed in higher education.(General Educational Development )
March 5, 2009... Community colleges are at the forefront in providing accessible and affordable quality education to a growing population of students, many of whom are ethnic minorities. Depending on the data source, up to 46 percent of all new students...

California College of the Arts.(Mark Breitenberg as provost)(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MARK BREITENBERG is provost of the California College of the Arts. He previously served as dean of Humanities and Design Sciences at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. Breitenberg holds a bachelor's...

University of Central Florida.(Wandy Cruz-Velazquez as admissions coordinator)(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WANDY CRUZ-VELAZQUEZ is an admissions coordinator for the University of Central Florida in its new College of Medicine. She formerly served as assistant to the vice president for enrollment management at the...

Suitts Center for Career Services.(Karen Dowd as executive director )(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. KAREN DOWD has been named executive director of the Suitts Center for Career Services at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. Dowd holds a bachelor's from Saint Mary's College, a master's from...

Northern Virginia Community College.(Miguel Angel Garcia as vice president of financial and administrative services )(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA is vice president of financial and administrative services at Northern Virginia Community College. He previously served as vice president of finance and administration at the Polytechnic...

Capitol College.(Michael G. Gibbs as vice president)(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MICHAEL G. GIBBS is the new vice president of college advancement at Capitol College (Md.). He formerly served as the chief advancement officer for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in San Francisco. Gibbs...

Florida A&M University.(William E. Hudson Jr.)(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. WILLIAM E. HUDSON JR. has been named director of retention at Florida A&M University. He previously served as the associate director of the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement at Florida State...

Texas Southern University.(Lillian B. Poats as associate dean)(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. LILLIAN B. POATS has been named associate dean of the Graduate School at Texas Southern University. Poats previously served as director of certification in the College of Education. Poats received a bachelor's...

Palm Beach Community College.(Matilde Roig-Watnik as dean)(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MATILDE ROIG-WATNIK has been appointed dean of academic affairs at Palm Beach Community College (Fla.). Previously, she served as associate vice president for career and technical education at Broward College....

LaGuardia Community College.(E. Ramone Sergee as vice president)(Brief article)
March 5, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] E. RAMONE SERGEE has been named vice president for institutional advancement at LaGuardia Community College (N.Y.). Previously he served as an adjunct faculty member in Columbia University's master's in fundraising...

HBCUs: segregated, but not segregating: those who seek to bring more Whites into historically Black colleges should suggest constructive solutions for improving the quality of these institutions.(historically black colleges and universities)
March 5, 2009... It's become a sad, predictable routine. Whenever a news story about public historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) appears online, reader feedback forums explode with jeers stating that such institutions have "outdated missions"...

Relishing reprisal-free research.(Hana Abdalla and tuberculosis vaccine research)
March 19, 2009... While growing up, a career in medicine appealed to Dr. Hana Abdalla because of the community good she could accomplish. Women's health issues also intrigued her because so many of them were not openly discussed in her native Sudan. "They...

Women's History Month: HBCU women light up stage and screen.(Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Taraji Henson was nominated for an Academy Award this year for best supporting actress, he celebration rippled beyond Hollywood and into the halls of two historically Black universities. Henson attended North...

Hard-fought MSI Technology plan needs jump start; after much work to get MSIs more technology funding, advocates face tough budget climate.(minority-serving institutions)
March 19, 2009... Approved with considerable hoopla last year, the new federal program to help minority-serving institutions with technology is now in need of financial support for 2009. After many years of work to enact the bill--with an annual funding...

Saving lives in the academy and operating room: first Hispanic University of Texas System chancellor tackles financial problems and challenges Top 10 admission rule, while still performing surgeries.(Francisco Cigarroa )
March 19, 2009... Last fall, after eight years as president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa announced plans to resign and devote himself more to pediatric transplant surgery. The UT System Board of...

Getting into the game: despite the fast-growing and lucrative landscape, of video game designing, minority students are finding themselves with limited options in the field.
March 19, 2009... Malcolm Perdue faces a dilemma as challenging as the computer games he loves to play. The 19-year-old student at Atlanta Metropolitan College wants to learn how to become a game designer. Not only would doing so be a lot of fun, designers...

IT: Intellectually Taxing? At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.(Mark Bauerlein)
March 19, 2009... By the professor's rule, students in the English classes of Dr. Mark Bauerlein at Emory University must take notes by hand. Laptops must be turned off, he says, to ensure students focus on what s happening in the room, rather than on what s...

The new rules of engagement.(using online social networks)
March 19, 2009... College students across the nation are chronicling their lives on Facebook and other social networks such as MySpace with photos, videos, instantaneous status updates and blog entries that highlight their thoughts, opinions, interests and...

Knowledge at no cost: a growing number of mission-driven U.S. institutions are joining the global movement to provide courses online for free.(DISTANCE EDUCATIONAL SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT)
March 19, 2009... When American Megan Brewster first moved abroad, she noticed that her new hometown was littered with empty plastic water bottles. A recent graduate of the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in material science, Brewster was in...

Attitude is everything: faculty attitude can dictate the success or failure of an online program.(DISTANCE EDUCATIONAL SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT)
March 19, 2009... In the past 10 years, college and university administrators have been embracing online learning as the next logical step in higher education, but not all faculty have been on board. Studies conducted by the Sloan Consortium, an association that...

Distance education stats.(DISTANCE EDUCATIONAL SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT)(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] --Excelsior College/Zogby International Distance Learning Survey of over 1,500 CEOs and business owners confirmed that 83 percent strongly believe a degree earned via distance leaning is as credible...

Increasing access and relevance in distance education.(DISTANCE EDUCATIONAL SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT)
March 19, 2009... Distance education is now well accepted as high-quality higher education, although as with traditional campuses, the quality of different programs varies widely. Most distance education is simply broadcasting, via TV or the Internet, the...

Southern Methodist University.(Cordelia Chavez Candelaria as dean)(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CORDELIA CHAVEZ CANDELARIA has been appointed dean of Dedman College and University Distinguished Professor at Southern Methodist University (Texas), effective July 1. She previously served as dean of the Office...

Florida A&M University.(Franzeita Fitz as director)(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FRANZEITA FITZ is the new director of instructional technology at Florida A&M University. Fitz previously served as coordinator for the Office of Institutional Research at the university. She earned a bachelor's and...

Dr. S. Keith Hargrove Sr.(appointed as a dean)(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. S. KEITH HARGROVE SR. is dean of the College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science at Tennessee State University. Hargrove holds a bachelor's from TSU, a master's from The Missouri University of Science...

Xavier University's Office of Institutional Advancement.(Okyeame Haley as director)(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OKYEAME HALEY has been named director of planned giving at Xavier University's Office of Institutional Advancement (La.). He previously served as an adjunct professor in the Xavier business department. Haley earned a...

Saint Augustine's College.(Orlando E. Hankins Sr. as assistant vice president)(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OR. ORLANDO E. HANKINS SR. has been named assistant vice president for Academic Affairs at Saint Augustine's College (N.C.). Previously he served as assistant vice provost for diversity programs at North Carolina...

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.(Michael Herndon as director )(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MICHAEL HERNDON is director of university summer sessions at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Herndon previously served as the director of undergraduate studies in Virginia Tech's Department...

Wayne J. Hilson Jr.(director of multicultural academic relations )(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WAYNE J. HILSON JR. is director of multicultural academic relations in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) (Ind.). He holds a bachelor's and...

Suffolk County Community College.(Shaun L. McKay as vice president)(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. SHAUN L. MCKAY has been appointed interim executive vice president at Suffolk County Community College. McKay earned a bachelor's from the University of Maryland, College Park, a master's from the College of...

Texas Tech University.(Juan Munoz as vice president)(Brief article)
March 19, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JUAN MUNOZ has been named vice president of institutional diversity, equity and community engagement at Texas Tech University. Munoz holds a bachelor's from the University of Santa Barbara, a master's from...

Redefining teacher education programs for the 21st century: failure to revisit professional development in light of new technology could render teacher training programs obsolete.(Essay)
March 19, 2009... As we embrace technology, a new culture emerges that challenges the status quo of preschool-12 and postsecondary education and encourages a redefinition of its foundational elements. Curricular changes, professional development for faculty and...