Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from May 2008

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from May 2008

Highlighting the land of Lincoln.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I want to thank you for choosing to feature Illinois in the April 3 edition. The articles were informative and effective in highlighting many of the good things that are occurring in our state. Thanks for your...

The time is not now.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... Ward Connerly and others seem to feel that administrative tools and efforts that take race into account have served their purpose and no longer have a role in advancing our quest for inclusion, representation and social justice (see...

Getting to know Laurel Vermillion.
May 1, 2008... Dr. Laurel Vermillion of the Hunkpapa-Lakota tribe is president of Sitting Bull College. Her path to leadership represents a remarkable full circle journey in her life and career. She began as one of the first students of Standing Rock...

PBIs make gains in Washington: predominantly Black institutions are recognized with a new federal grant program and proposed funding in the new HEA bill.
May 1, 2008... After years of lobbying for more federal aid and visibility, predominantly Black colleges and universities--many of them located in northern cities--are gaining a greater foothold in Washington. These colleges, which enroll large numbers of...

Remedying the Black male "crisis": with high dropout, unemployment and incarceration rates, more than 50 organizations convene to develop action plans to address a disturbing trend.
May 1, 2008... PHILADELPHIA Numerous organizations intent on reversing alarming disparities in school dropout and incarceration rates among Black males gathered in Philadelphia recently for a Call to Action Summit. The event was sponsored by the...

The baby boom echo quiets down: college demographics shift will test readiness for diversity, institutional savvy.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As Dickinson College saw its annual applicant pool nearly double from 3,000 to almost 6,000 over the past decade, the student profile at the private liberal arts college not only grew academically stronger but more...

A fundraising blueprint: Howard University sets the bar high for its largest ever capital campaign, and now plans to share the secrets of its success with fellow HBCUs.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the fall of 2001, top administrators and trustees from Howard University secluded themselves at a retreat at the posh Lansdowne Resort in the rolling Virginia countryside near Washington to discuss the future of...

On the losing end: from the subprime mortgage crisis to the subsequent credit crunch, minorities are feeling the heat.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How well a particular industry fares during any given time has an impact on countless other industries and consumers. Case in point--rising gas prices are affecting everything from airfares to the price of getting a...

A unique approach to funding community college operations.(community college forum)
May 1, 2008... As community colleges continue to serve an increasingly diverse student body, enrollment continues to grow along with capacity challenges. Developing a facilities master plan is critical to serving students and ensuring their success. It takes...

Lessons for educators: explaining the funding crisis and instructing the instructors.(What's Happening to Public Higher Education?: The Shifting Financial Burden; College Teaching: Developing Perspective Through Dialogue )(Book review)
May 1, 2008... At their core, two very different books on higher education that were published recently have the same mission: finding ways to serve students better. One deals with a long history of decline in state support for colleges and universities and...

Twenty-nine years of being on the front lines of affirmative action.
May 1, 2008... BY ANONYMOUS Twenty-nine years ago when I started working in this field, I knew little and had no exposure to the underpinnings of this difficult compensatory process called affirmative action. I sought friends who were working in the...

Norfolk State University.(Y.T Shah as provost)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. Y.T. SHAH has been named provost of Norfolk State University (Va.), effective in July. He currently serves as director of the Center for Advanced Fuel Technologies at the University of Central Missouri. He...

City College of New York's Grove School of Engineering.(on the move)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. SAN JOY BANERJEE has been named Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at the City College of New York's Grove School of Engineering. He earned a bachelor's from the India Institute of Technology and a...

Goshen College.(Rebecca Hernandez as project director )(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. REBECCA HERNANDEZ has been named the project director of the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning at Goshen College (Ind.). Hernandez earned a bachelor's from Southeastern College, a master's from...

Lock Haven University.(Carlos R. Morales as executive director)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CARLOS R. MORALES has been named executive director of eCampus and Learning technologies at Lock Haven University (Pa.). Morales received a bachelor's and master's from the Inter American University of Puerto...

Xavier University of Louisiana's Institutional Advancement Division.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KIMBERLY REESE has been named director of alumni relations at Xavier University of Louisiana's Institutional Advancement Division. Previously, she served as assistant dean for student programs in the university's...

Diverse calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2008... June 2-6 African-American Leadership Institute UCLA Anderson School of Management University of California, Los Angeles Web:www.anderson.ucla.edu/EEPaali.xml June 21-24 Association of College and University...

Clayton State University's School of Nursing (Ga.) has been awarded the Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant of $335,299.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF NURSING (Ga.) has been awarded the Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant of $335,299 for three years from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration.

Indiana University, Bloomington, has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Spencer and Teagle Foundations' initiative.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON, has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Spencer and Teagle Foundations' initiative for Systematic Improvement of Undergraduate Education in Research Universities for a three-year project to document and...

North Carolina State University has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study public understanding of nanotechnology health risks.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY has received a $1.4 MILLION grant from the National Science Foundation to study public understanding of nanotechnology health risks. Specifically, researchers will work to determine how the public absorbs...

Oberlin College (Ohio) has received a $1.2 million gift from trustee Clyde McGregor.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... OBERLIN COLLEGE (Ohio) has received a $1.2 MILLION gift from trustee Clyde McGregor to assure that none of its students who are eligible for the federal Pell Grant will need to take out loans to cover their tuition and fees if they are unable...

Sierra College (Calif.) has received a $470,000 grant to develop a training program.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... SIERRA COLLEGE (Calif.) has received a $470,000 GRANT to develop a training program for solar panel installers from the California Community College Chancellor's Office.

South Carolina State University has received $2 million from the National Science Foundation.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $2 MILLION from the National Science Foundation to enhance its astronomy program.

Tufts University (Mass.) has received $136 million, the largest gift in its history, from alumnus and Boston technology pioneer Frank Doble.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... TUFTS UNIVERSITY (Mass.) has received $136 MILLION, the largest gift in its history, from alumnus and Boston technology pioneer Frank Doble. With the funds the university will begin the development of an interdisciplinary research lab and...

The University of Illinois at Chicago's Great Cities Institute has received a three-year, $2.25 million grant from the Grand Victoria Foundation.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO's Great Cities Institute has received a three-year, $2.25 MILLION grant from the Grand Victoria Foundation to build a network and help small cities and nonprofit organizations in Illinois access federal...

The University of Tennessee has received $65 million from the National Science Foundation to put together the state-of-the-art Kraken supercomputer.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE has received $65 MILLION from the National Science Foundation to put together the state-of-the-art Kraken supercomputer. The supercomputer will be built at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and will bolster the...

Western Governors University (Utah) has been awarded a $728,000, three-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY (Utah) has been awarded a $728,000, three-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop online nursing degree programs, including a new baccalaureate degree program in nursing.

Tips for a more successful higher education-consultancy relationship.
May 1, 2008... Consulting to institutions of higher education is a unique and, at times, complex process. Consultants and clients have a variety of perspectives, objectives and expectations that must be considered to ensure the success of an engagement. ...

Making the leap.(editor's note)(Editorial)
May 15, 2008... Sitting through a session at the annual American Council on Education meeting in February on "Advancing Diversity in the College Presidency," the presenters discussed recent findings from the ACE study "The American College President." The...

Highlighting a major milestone.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diverse, thank you so much for highlighting this major historic milestone in African literature (see "Revisiting a Classic," April 17). There is no more important literary figure alive today than Achebe. Thanks...

Taking race matters seriously.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 15, 2008... I applaud those institutions taking this subject seriously (see "University of Illinois Center Works to Deconstruct the Politics of Race," April 17). It's been ignored for too long. Hurray for Dr. Fagin whom I met at the University of Florida...

Relationship violence--a moral issue.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 15, 2008... I write in response to "Relationship Violence Strikes Campuses" (see Diverse, March 20).The matter of relationship violence, as aptly pointed out by writer Pearl Stewart, is one of paramount importance, particularly on the campuses of...

Getting to know Derek Inouchi.(spectrum)
May 15, 2008... Growing: up in Honolulu, Derek Inouchi followed University of Hawaii sports with a passion, collecting team media guides the way other kids collected baseball cards and comic books. "Media guides were a way of following the team besides...

Baker's heat.(Houston A. Baker Jr.'s Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Moving beyond the scope of the literary scholarship for which he is known, Dr. Houston A. Baker Jr., in his latest book, takes a fierce stand as a social critic and assesses several Black scholars and the writings...

New blood transfusion: center for man's best friend.(spectrum)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The University of California, Davis, recently launched a new community-based canine blood donor program through its School of Veterinary Medicine. In the coming year, about 1,200 dogs, including law enforcement...

Taking the road of lifelong learning.(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The late Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III, renowned Pan-Africanist scholar, is being remembered with a $5,000 scholarship named in his honor by Road Scholar, an initiative of the world's largest not-for-profit educational...

Diverse digits.(spectrum)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... 181 The number of countries represented in the 2008 graduating class of 9,000 students at Miami Dade College

Policymakers seek to ensure no disruptions in student loan availability: Congressional leaders are considering a variety of bills to impede a late summer student loan crisis.
May 15, 2008... For many policymakers and worried families, the countdown to a possible fall student loan crunch has begun. With July and August being among the busiest months for the student loan business, key lawmakers--including many Hispanic and Black...

2008 commencement speakers: from world leaders to corporate movers and shakers, this year's lineup of speakers is sure to offer the class of 2008 valuable advice as they leave the hallowed halls of academia for the "real world.".(List)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Antioch University McGregor (Ohio): Eric Fingerhut, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents Bethany College (W.Va.): Allan H. Selig, Commissioner of Major League Baseball Calvin College (Mich.): Philip...

False alarms: attention-seeking students fabricate crimes to generate the media and community response that real campus tragedies command.
May 15, 2008... When University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson was found shot to death, e-mails sent out by campus officials immediately alerted the university community to the violent act. Local news media also swarmed the...

Forming a pipeline to the presidency: many efforts have helped increase the number of women and ethnic minorities in college presidencies, but Asian Americans have not kept pace.
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Rajib Sanyal carefully studied college presidents serving as panelists and speakers at the annual American Council on Education (ACE) conference earlier this semester. He paid attention not only to their words,...

Politicos turned professors: former politicians are turning down lucrative job offers elsewhere to teach students who are interested in, but sometimes cynical about, the political process.
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Not long after John F. Street had closed one chapter in a long career as a powerful force in Philadelphia politics, he embarked on another chapter. This time, Street was settling into unfamiliar terrain as a...

The early study abroad trend: a growing number of South Korean students are going to English speaking countries as teenagers in hopes of gaining entry into American universities.
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many students study abroad during college, but Jin Yong Choi started at age 14. For the South Korean native, living overseas on his own for several years was the best way to get into the University of Illinois at...

Time for a truth-in-graduation disclosure policy.
May 15, 2008... It's that time of year again, when hope springs eternal, smiles of pride break out, tears of victory are shed. It's graduation time. Already our mailboxes are finding relief from the steady stream of junk mail and monthly bills. Mixed in are...

Research points the way to building blocks of student success.
May 15, 2008... A high school diploma still marks a critical education milestone in people's lives. However, in today's economy, it has lost its edge in providing individual workplace advantage and economic self-sufficiency. Over the next 10 years, half...

Minnesota State University.(Edna Mora Szymanski as president)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Edna Mora Szymanski has been appointed president of Minnesota State University, Moorhead, effective in July. She currently serves as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of...

Grand Valley State University.(Jeanne Arnold as vice president)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JEANNE ARNOLD has been appointed first vice president for inclusion and equity at Grand Valley State University (Mich.). She earned a bachelor's from The Pennsylvania State University and a master's and doctorate...

Bagwell College of Education.(Arlinda J. Eaton as dean)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. ARLINDA J. EATON has been appointed dean of the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State University (Ga.), effective July 1. Eaton holds a bachelor's from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a master's...

University of Iowa.(Wallace D. Loh)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. WALLACE D. LOH has been named provost of the University of Iowa, effective Aug. 1. He earned a bachelor's from Grinnell College, a master's from Cornell University, a doctorate from the University of Michigan and...

Polk Community College.(Sharon Miller as provost)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. SHARON MILLER has been named provost for the Winter Haven campus of Polk Community College (Fla.). Previously, she served as dean of Hillsborough Community College. Miller earned a bachelor's from the University...

Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center.(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JAMES MOORE, III has been named the first director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African-American Male at The Ohio State University. He earned a bachelor's from Delaware State...

University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication.(Geneva Overholser as director)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GENEVA OVERHOLSER has been appointed director of the School of Journalism at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication. She earned a bachelor's from Wellesley College and a master's...

Elmhurst College.(S. Alan Ray as president)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. S. ALAN RAY of the Cherokee nation has been named president of Elmhurst College (Ill.), effective July 1. Ray earned a bachelor's from St. Thomas Seminary College, a master's from Harvard Divinity School, a...

Wayne State University.(John Rothchild as associate dean)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JOHN ROTHCHILD has been named associate dean of the law school at Wayne State University (Mich.). Previously, he served as an associate professor at the law school. Rothchild earned a bachelor's from Princeton...

The City College of New York has received a $10 million gift from writer Michael "Mickey" Ross.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... The CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK has received a $10 MILLION gift from writer Michael "Mickey" Ross to establish a Jewish studies center at the college.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College has received a $331,692 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE has received a $331,692 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its life-science center.

A Louisiana State University chemist, Barry Dellinger, has been awarded a $30,000 grant by the American Chemical Society for his work.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... A LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY chemist, Barry Dellinger, has been awarded a $30,000 grant by the American Chemical Society for his work, which includes research in the formation of toxic combustion by-products, incineration of hazardous...

The Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program has received a $100,000 grant from the Grand Victoria Foundation to provide scholarships.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... The MID-AMERICA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM has received a $100,000 grant from the Grand Victoria Foundation to provide scholarships, fellowships and graduate assistance, career and leadership development and capacity...

Spelman College (Ga.) has received a $1.4 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... SPELMAN COLLEGE (Ga.) has received a $1.4 MILLION grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to mentor and develop female scientists.

St. Gregory's University (Okla.) has received a $1.5 million challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation Inc.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... ST. GREGORY'S UNIVERSITY (Okla.) has received a $1.5 MILLION challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation Inc. The grant has been provided conditionally and charges university officials to raise more funds to build new student...

The Stevens Institute Of Technology (N.J.) has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation.(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... The STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (N.J.) has been awarded a $3 MILLION grant from the National Science Foundation to provide fellowships to 10 doctoral students per year.

The University of Minnesota has received its largest gift ever, $65 million, from Minnesota Masonic Charities.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA has received its largest gift ever, $65 MILLION, from Minnesota Masonic Charities. With this gift the University of Minnesota Cancer Center will fund its cancer research and care efforts.

The United Negro College Fund has received $100,000 from Erickson Retirement Communities to benefit minority students interested in working with seniors.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... The UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND has received $100,000 from Erickson Retirement Communities to benefit minority students interested in working with seniors. Specifically, the funds will establish the Erickson Retirement Communities/UNCF Corporate...

The University Of Southern California has received a $25 million gift from Dr. Verna B. Dauterive in memory of her late husband Peter W. Dauterive, a 1949 graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA has received a $25 MILLION gift from Dr. Verna B. Dauterive in memory of her late husband Peter W. Dauterive, a 1949 graduate of the use Marshall School of Business. It is the largest gift ever made by an...

The University of Texas at Austin has received a $173,930 grant from the National Park Service.(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN has received a $173,930 grant from the National Park Service to preserve and repair thousands of handwritten papers by Stephen F. Austin, who is known historically as "the father of Texas."

Diverse calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
May 15, 2008... JUNE [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] June 2-6 African-American Leadership Institute UCLA Anderson School of Management University of California, Los Angeles Web: www.anderson.ucla.edu/EEPaali.xml June 10-14 National...

Asian evasion: a recipe for flawed resolutions: Asians are arguably one of the most misunderstood groups in higher education. Even categorizing "Asian" students can be quite confusing. For example, should data be disaggregated by different Asian subgroups?
May 15, 2008... The confusion over the seemingly simple task of reporting the proportional representation for this group extends beyond just considering students, but also concerns the reporting of faculty, staff and administrators. How institutions choose to...

Saluting an all-time great.(Arthur Ashe Jr.)(Editorial)
May 29, 2008... "For every hour you spend on the athletic field, spend two in the library." --Arthur Ashe Jr. This year's annual tribute to student-athletes takes on special meaning as it is the 15th anniversary of the death of tennis great Arthur...

Going for $1 billion.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 29, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I'm very proud of Howard University (see "A Fundraising Blueprint," May 1). As an alum who has pledged a contribution to the most recent campaign, I am looking forward to the $1 Billion Campaign for Howard. I think a...

Revving up HBCU Motorsports.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 29, 2008... Congratulations to WSSU! (see "Revving Up an HBCU Motorsports Program, April 17) Having grown up in Winston-Salem, N.C., and walking distance from then Winston-Salem Teachers College, I am not surprised as races took place at nearby Bowman Gray...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 29, 2008... In the May 15 article "The Early Study Abroad Trend," Sunny Jeong, director of the Korean Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is identified incorrectly in photos as Julie Misa, director of the university's...

Understanding the "Bling-bling generation".(Brief article)
May 29, 2008... Many of the constructs that describe Millennials, or 21st-century young people, also referred to as Generation M, don't seem to apply to Black undergraduates, according to research in the current National Association of Student Affairs...

Highest level of accounting graduates in more than 30 years.(Brief article)
May 29, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Over 64,000 students graduated with a bachelor's or master's in accounting in the 2006-07 academic year, adding up to the largest number of graduates ha this discipline since the American Institute of Certified...

Diverse digits.(Table)
May 29, 2008... Diverse Digits Although women compose 57 percent of the college student population, female athletes receive: Sport Operating Dollars 38% Participation Opportunities 43% Athletic Scholarship...

University of Akron offers class on Black male issues.(Brief article)
May 29, 2008... The first course on Black men's history and studies in the nation will be taught this summer as a special topics course at the University of Akron (Ohio) by Dr. Zachery Williams, assistant professor of African-American history and interim...

A waning priority: despite high expectations with Democratic Congress, public policy groups are losing hopes of repealing financial aid ban on students convicted of minor drug offenses.
May 29, 2008... More than a year after Democrats claimed control of Congress, one priority for students and some higher education groups--repealing the financial aid ban on those convicted of minor drug violations--remains on the books with little resolution...

Fostering an inclusive environment: leaders at Cal Poly Pomona aim to create an inclusive environment for undocumented students, first by creating an AB 540 liaison.
May 29, 2008... Although undocumented students who meet specific residency criteria have been eligible to receive in-state tuition in California since the passage of Assembly Bill 540 in 2001, many were being asked to pay international student rates by...

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2008: Annual Awards.
May 29, 2008... Diverse: Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving both academically and athletically a winning combination. Inspired by tennis legend Arthur Ashe...

Impact players: golf grew in popularity in Seoul after it held the 1988 Olympics, and now U.S. college coaches are witnessing the emergence and competitiveness of Korean golfers.
May 29, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Looking back, University of Florida senior C.J. Kim considers her start in golf more than 10 years ago inevitable. Her parents played. And growing up in South Korea, many of her friends did, too. As a member of...

Correlating diversity success with academic success: Texas A&M, NCAA partnership recognizes universities that best champion diversity.
May 29, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Texas A&M University's Laboratory for Diversity in Sport and the NCAA have partnered to honor those athletic programs that are best championing diversity. A total of 162 Diversity in Athletics Awards are being given...

Charting a new course: the University of Maryland Eastern Shore becomes the first HBCU to receive a PGA Professional Golf Management Program.(historically Black university and colleges)
May 29, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beginning in fall of 2008, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) will become the 20th university in the nation--and the first historically Black university (HBCU)--certified by the PGA to offer a...

Youth on fire: distinctive books show how the struggle for rights and recognition rests on new generations.(The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service, 1967-1980; Radicalizing the Ebony Tower: Black Colleges and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi; Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power)(Book review)
May 29, 2008... The 40th anniversaries this year of the death of Martin Luther King Jr., of the urban riots in reaction to that event and of the death of Bobby Kennedy bring many opportunities to look back on the turbulent events of 1968. It is no surprise...

Asian Americans largely ignored by presidential candidates, political scientists say.
May 29, 2008... Despite feverish efforts by presidential candidates to grab voters' attention, they, along with public opinion pollsters and mainstream news media, have largely ignored Asian Americans so far, several political scientists say. "It's kind...

Howard University.(Sidney A. Ribeau as president)(Brief article)
May 29, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau has been appointed president of Howard University in Washington, D.C., effective Aug. 1. He currently serves as president of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Ribeau earned a bachelor's...