Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from November 2007

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from November 2007

Educating leaders for the global community.(editor's note)(Editorial)
November 1, 2007... We have covered minority student participation in study abroad programs over the years and although participation rates have not increased dramatically, much is being done within higher education to make such opportunities more accessible. ...

Our young addressing our problems.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What a great agenda! Dr. Franklin's ideas about community service and mentoring are the best I have heard of yet as a direct approach to improve high school completion rates and test scores for young Black boys in...

No surprises here.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... "Survey Finds More Prejudice Toward American Indians," www.diverseeducation.com, Oct. 2, 2007 Racism is alive in America and it is getting worse in our society. I guess American Indians are experiencing racism now because they have become...

A conversation with Dr. Nikhil Singh.(spectrum)(Interview)
November 1, 2007... Dr. Nikhil Singh is an associate professor of history at the University Of Washington, where he has taught since 1998. He currently holds the Walker Family Professor position. Singh has also taught at New York University State University of New...

Diverse digits.(spectrum)(foreign labor)(Table)
November 1, 2007... Cities with the highest percentage of foreign-born individual in their science and engineering workforce: San Jose (Calif.) 59% Miami 43% San Francisco 42% New York City 39% Los Angeles ...

College students will be pranksters.(spectrum)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Whether to relieve a little stress or to get the best of a classmate or anyone with decision-making power, college students never to seem to run out of practical jokes. Here are a few our readers sent to us: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Colleges courses: from Muppets to e-Bay.(spectrum)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Perhaps one of the greatest things about going to college is the self-exploration that students experience. Students can break free from just taking required courses and take anything from the history of rock 'n' roll to studio art. But what...

Live--from Ghana.(spectrum)(Fisk Jubilee Singers)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Performing in Africa for the first time in their 136-year history, the Fisk Jubilee Singers in July traveled to Elmina Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana, where they performed, filmed and recorded live their most recent...

A Massachusetts' appeals court sided with a Harvard Medical School student, saying she could receive an extra 60 minutes of break time during the nine-hour medical licensing exam to pump breast milk for her infant daughter.(News of Note)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... A Massachusetts' appeals court sided with a Harvard Medical School student, saying she could receive an extra 60 minutes of break time during the nine-hour medical licensing exam to pump breast milk for her infant daughter. Sophie Currier, 33,...

Some college-access programs lose funding: education department scoring errors may have resulted in denied grant renewals.(Washington update)
November 1, 2007... Fifteen U.S. senators are asking the Department of Education inspector general to review recent grant awards under two of the federal government's TRIO college support programs, claiming that departmental errors in the evaluations of existing...

Prioritizing education over the penal system: some scholars argue that the United States needs to shift investments to break the cradle-to-prison pipeline for Black males.(noteworthy news)
November 1, 2007... There are more than two million people incarcerated in America, including 837,000 African-American men, according to data compiled by the Washington-based Children's Defense Fund. Marian Wright Edelman, president of the organization, says a...

The psychological impact of academic probation: UC San Diego researchers are investigating the correlation between physiological distress and poor grades.(campus notes)
November 1, 2007... When university students face the possibility of dismissal for low academic performance, their sense of self and well-being are likely to suffer. They may have already met with their academic advisor about their grades, but in many cases have...

Awarding 'genius' endeavors: four 2007 MacArthur fellows share their research pursuits.(campus notes)(John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellows Program )
November 1, 2007... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellows Program gives unrestricted $500,000 awards to a select group of talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their pursuits. Here are four of this year...

Stepping up to study abroad: in response to the growing need for professionals with a global perspective, many universities are challenged to beef up study abroad programs.
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LaTasha Crutcher was a sophomore at Howard University when she saw the flier on a hallway bulletin board on campus. It was promoting opportunities to study abroad, something Crutcher, who grew up in housing projects...

Test-driving their passions: as Watson fellows, recent college graduates spend a year abroad without the requirement of producing a research project. But most do, and academically and professionally, the experience proves priceless.(Thomas J. Watson Foundation )
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thomas J. Watson Jr., the late president and son of the founder of IBM, wrote in his autobiography, Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond, that he had a hard time finding his own direction as a young man. In...

Taking flight internationally: as the new director of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a specialist in Latin American history, Dr. Ben Vinson strengthens the center's internationalist orientation.(Cover story)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While it took more than three decades for Johns Hopkins University to approve a Black studies program in its arts and sciences division, faculty members and administrators at the elite Baltimore-based research...

Does business have a place in study abroad?(global forum)
November 1, 2007... The subpoenas issued this summer to five private organizations that offer study abroad programs were surprising. Prompted by articles in The New York Times, the attorney general of New York announced there would be an investigation into...

Gender balance in science settings may explain female performance.(tech briefs)
November 1, 2007... PALO ALTO, CALIF. With the ratio of men to women in math, science and engineering (MSE) settings typically being three to one, such imbalance may contribute to a decrease in women's performance expectations, as well as actual performance,...

Poll by Yale climate group reveals Americans consider global warming a threat.(tech briefs)(Yale University)
November 1, 2007... NEW HAVEN, CONN. An increasing number of Americans believe global warming represents a serious threat that demands drastic intervention, according to a national poll conducted by Yale University, the Gallup Organization and the ClearVision...

Coppin State University.(on the move)(Reginald S. Avery as president)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Reginald S. Avery has been appointed president of Coppin State University (Md.). Currently executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina Upstate, he will assume his new...

University of Colorado-Boulder.(on the move)(Brian Argrow as associate dean of College of Engineering and Applied Science )(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. BRIAN ARGROW has been named associate dean in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Most recently, he was the Look Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences....

Goshen College.(on the move)(Liliana Garcia as enrollment counselor of Center for Intercultural Teaching )(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LILIANA GARCIA has been named enrollment counselor for the Center for Intercultural Teaching at Goshen College (Ind.). Previously she worked as a graduate supervisor in the Indiana University Residence Life Office....

Mills College.(on the move)(Joi Lewis as dean of student life)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JOI LEWIS has been appointed dean of student life at Mills College (Calif.). Previously, she was an Archibald Bush Leadership Fellow and visiting scholar at the Spencer Foundation in Chicago. She holds a...

Lumina Foundation for Education.(on the move)(Jamie R. Merisotis as president )(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JAMIE R MERISOTIS has been named president and CEO of the Lumina Foundation for Education. Merisotis was founding president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, a nonpartisan research center in Washington....

Quinnipiac University.(on the move)(Crystal Neuhauser as director of alumni affairs)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CRYSTAL NEUHAUSER has been named director of development and alumni affairs at at Quinnipiac University (Conn.). Neuhauser previously worked at Yale School of Medicine for 15 years. She earned a bachelor's from...

University of Maryland.(on the move)(Stephen John Quaye as assistant professor for the College Student Personnel Program )(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STEPHEN JOHN QUAYE has been appointed assistant professor in the College Student Personnel Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate at Pennsylvania State University....

University of Texas.(on the move)(Anny Morrobel-Sosa as dean of the College of Science)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. ANNY MORROBEL-SOSA has been named dean of the College of Science and professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at El Paso. She received a bachelor's from the University of Puerto Rico, a master's from the...

Princeton University.(on the move)(Karen Jackson-Weaver as associate dean of academic affairs)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. KAREN JACKSON-WEAVER has been named associate dean of academic affairs and diversity for the graduate school at Princeton University. She earned a bachelor's from Princeton, a master's from Harvard University and...

Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.) has been awarded $483,760 by the National Science Foundation for scholarships.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (Ga.) has been awarded $483,760 by the National Science Foundation for scholarships to support students in computer science, information technology, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics fields.

The Association of American Indian Physicians and its partners in the Healthier Indian Country Initiative have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN INDIAN PHYSICIANS and its partners in the HEALTHIER INDIAN COUNTRY INITIATIVE have received a $1.2 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to encourage healthy living across the 10 HHS...

Clark Atlanta University's Center for Cancer Research (Ga.) has received a grant of $6.5 MILLION from the National Institutes of Health for prostate cancer research.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY'S CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH (Ga.) has received a grant of $6.5 MILLION from the National Institutes of Health for prostate cancer research. The grant will support research, training and community outreach activities at...

Indiana University, Bloomington.(grants & gifts)(Patty Brisben Foundation's grant for researchers)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON researchers have received a $1 million grant from the Patty Brisben Foundation for the new Center for Sexual Health Promotion. Sexual health experts will work to advance sexual health training, education and...

American Indian College fund $500,000.(grants & gifts)(American Indian College Fund)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has granted the AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND $5600,000 to establish the Mellon Faculty Research Program for faculty at tribal colleges. The three-year research program will allow selected faculty to complete...

North Carolina A&T State University has received a $200,000 grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop course modules and elective courses on nuclear energy and nuclear engineering.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY has received a $200,000 grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop course modules and elective courses on nuclear energy and nuclear engineering. The objective of the project is to increase...

Southern University and A&M College (La.) has received a $28,000 gift from the Exxon Mobil Corp.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE (La.) has received a $28,000 gift from the Exxon Mobil Corp. While $10,000 of the funds have been earmarked for the College of Engineering, the rest of the funds are unrestricted and will be used for various...

Texas A&M University's College of Education and Human Development has received a three-year, $1 million grant to collaborate with faculty at Prairie View A&M University.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT has received a three-year, $1 MILLION grant to collaborate with faculty at Prairie View A&M University to identify and evaluate the factors that contribute to the success of...

The University of Oklahoma has received a $6.6 million grant to establish the Oklahoma Center for American Indian Diabetes Health Disparities from the National Institutes of Health.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA has received a $6.6 MILLION grant to establish the Oklahoma Center for American Indian Diabetes Health Disparities from the National Institutes of Health. With the five-year grant, practitioners will focus on the...

Diverse calendar.(conference calendar)(Calendar)
November 1, 2007... NOVEMBER [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nov. 7-11 2007 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students Convention Center, Hilton Hotel Austin, Texas Contact: Irene V. Hulede Phone: (202) 942-9295 E-mail:...

A lesson plan to improve minority study abroad participation.(last word)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The Black community needs to be more proactive about encouraging young African-Americans to take an interest in international education opportunities, such as study abroad. I have argued that point among my colleagues in international...

What color is your parachute?(editor's note)(Editorial)
November 15, 2007... From the corporate recruitment of college students to retirement, the articles in our annual careers special report truly come full circle. Those of you who are creeping toward retirement will be encouraged by our cover story, "Second...

Getting to know Margaret E. Montoya.(spectrum)(Interview)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the only Latina to be admitted to Harvard Law School in 1972, Margaret E. Montoya feels quite comfortable writing and lecturing about issues surrounding race, racism, gender and the law. She has also written...

Diverse digits.(spectrum)(unemployement rate)(Table)
November 15, 2007... DIVERSE DIGITS Unemployment rate of full-time wage and salary workers by educational attainment, 2006: Doctorate 1.4% Professional Degree 1.1% Master's Degree 1.7% Bachelor's Degree 2.3%...

If I were not a college president, I would be ...(spectrum)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... "A novel writer," Dr. Sheila Ortego, President, Santa Fe Community College "A painter, actually I am," Dennison W. Griffith, President, Columbus College of Art & Design "A musician, preferably a singer-songwriter," Dr. Sandy Shugart,...

Under the influence of chocolate.(spectrum)(Fudging the Numbers: Distributing Chocolate Influences Student Evaluations of an Undergraduate Course)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... Everyone knows that chocolate puts you in a better mood, and apparently it can even help professors get better evaluations from students. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the study, "Fudging the Numbers: Distributing Chocolate Influences...

Course watch.(spectrum)(University of Massachusetts-Amherst's How Does the Song Go? The Grateful Dead as a Window Into American Culture)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A new history course launched this fall at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, "How Does the Song Go? The Grateful Dead as a Window Into American Culture," is believed to be the only college course in the...

How the University of Virginia increased attendance during Black Alumni Weekend.(What Works!)
November 15, 2007... Problem In 2003, the University of Virginia's Black Alumni Weekend yielded the lowest number of attendees since the three-day event began 25 years ago; approximately 200 Black alumni participated that year in what has become a biannual...

Congress considers fixes to No Child Left Behind: advocacy groups say proposed changes won't be enough to help students transfer out of substandard schools.(washington update)
November 15, 2007... After approving a massive higher education bill in September, Congress is beginning to turn its attention to a chief element of President Bush's legacy: the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Up for its required renewal, the law is prompting a...

'Now is the time': with more Black women philosophers now than there were in the 1980s, another attempt at establishing a professional organization becomes a reality.(noteworthy news)(Collegium of Black Women Philosophers )
November 15, 2007... NASHVILLE, TENN. It was part reunion and part research seminar, yet a gathering long overdue, according to several attendees. The nation's Black women philosophers and philosophy graduate students met at the inaugural conference of the...

Taking the reigns: Louisiana Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal has plans to boost community college enrollment and foster more university research.(noteworthy news)
November 15, 2007... BATON ROUGE, LA. When he's sworn into office in January, 36-year-old Bobby Jindal will become the youngest governor in the United States. But the Republican congressman's tender age is not turning heads as much as his ethnicity. Both...

Second acts: after reaching the pinnacles of their high-profile careers, two women, with ties to higher education, let their passions lead the way.(N. Joyce Payne and Kimberly Camp)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Retirement. It's a word with a wonderful ring, bringing images of afternoons on the golf course or lazy days puttering in the garden. It's a word that speaks of long stretches of time spent as one pleases, with...

Portals to new career paths: in today's ever-changing business climate, college-educated professionals are increasingly transitioning to new careers with community college degrees and certificates.
November 15, 2007... When student James Valinoti was checking out nursing programs, his list included Duke and Johns Hopkins universities and the University of Pennsylvania. As a lawyer who earned his MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he was well...

No place like home: passed over for the chancellorship at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2005, Dr. J. Keith Motley is a classic example of "good things come to those who wait.".
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BOSTON It seems everyone in Boston knows Dr. J. Keith Motley. The list of schools and civic organizations he helps run or founded himself, like the Roxbury Preparatory Charter School and concerned of Black Men of...

Charting the course: Rutgers' Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences provides step-by-step guidance to help aspiring minority physicians fulfill their dreams.
November 15, 2007... Alyson McGhan had aspirations of becoming a doctor, but when she arrived on the campus of Rutgers University in New Jersey four years ago, her major was undecided. "I knew I wanted to become a doctor, but I just wasn't sure how to go about the...

From the classroom to the boardroom: when Thurgood Marshall College Fund officials discovered that corporations were not recruiting students at Black colleges as aggressively as students enrolled in traditionally White institutions, they sought a solution.
November 15, 2007... Dwayne Ashley, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), is an unruffled perfectionist who is never satisfied with the status quo. When a challenge presents itself, Ashley eagerly seeks out a solution. His motto: find a...

Welcome to "the club": with her appointment as president of Saint Joseph College, Dr. Pamela Trotman Reid joins her husband, Wayne State University president, Dr. Irvin Reid, in making history.
November 15, 2007... Meet the Reids, Irvin and Pamela. In the 1960s they were Howard University sweethearts. When they met and married, she was an undergrad and he was a graduate student. They had a boy and a gift, and earned doctorates together at the University...

Black men on campus and on the field.(diverse sports)
November 15, 2007... The projected combined payout for the 2008 Bowl Championship Series is $170 million. Approximately $17 million will go to each of the 10 universities that participate in the Orange, Fiesta, Rose and Sugar bowls and the BCS National...

Average salary by category and academic rank for institutions with significant minority enrollment, 2005-2006.(Just the Stats)(Table)
November 15, 2007... Average Salary by Category and Academic Rank for Institutions with Significant Minority Enrollment, 2005-2006 AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey 2005-06 All Historically ...

Percentage distribution of presidents, by race and institution type: 2006.(Just the Stats)(Table)
November 15, 2007... Percentage Distribution of Presidents, by Race and Institution Type: 2006 American College President: American College President Study: 2007 Edition Grouped Carnegie Classification Race/Ethnicity ...

Higher education faculty are more confident than all working Americans in their retirement income prospects.(Just the Stats)(Table)
November 15, 2007... Higher Education Faculty Are More Confident Than All Working Americans in Their Retirement Income Prospects Faculty All Workers Very Confident 35% 25% Somewhat...

Higher education faculty preparing better for retirement.(Just the Stats)(Table)
November 15, 2007... Higher Education Faculty Preparing Better for Retirement Faculty All Workers Have Saved for Retirement 35% 25% Currently Saving for Retirement 51% 40% (among those...

Average starting salaries and ranges for selected majors by degree level, 2006-2007.(Just the Stats)(Table)
November 15, 2007... Average Starting Salaries and Ranges for Selected Majors by Degree Level, 2006-2007 Source: Collegiate Employment Research Institute, Michigan State University, 2007 Associate Major ...

Who's hiring? Percent increase from 2006 to 2007.(Just the Stats)(statistics of employment recruitment)(Table)
November 15, 2007... Who's Hiring? Percent Increase From 2006 to 2007 Transportation 67% Information 54% Accommodation and Food 53% Finance and Insurance 52% Utilities 50% Professional Services 29%...

Ties that bind: untangling the history of the "Black Seminoles.".(diverse bookshelf)(The Seminole Freedmen: A History)(Book review)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Seminole Freedmen: A History by Kevin Mulroy, $36.95, Hardcover, University of Oklahoma Press (November 2007), ISBN-10: 0806138653, ISBN-13: 978-0806138657, 446 pp. As a transplanted Englishman, Dr. Kevin...

Moving to improve graduate education on an international level.(global forum)(Council of Graduate Schools' conference for graduate study )
November 15, 2007... Twenty-seven representatives from Australia, Canada, China, Europe and the United States met in Banff, Alberta, Canada, in late August, to lay benchmarks for better practices in graduate education. The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the...

Researchers urge caution on using genetic ancestry tests.(tech briefs)
November 15, 2007... AUSTIN, TEXAS The availability of genetic ancestry tests has generated considerable interest among Americans eager to learn about the racial background of their ancestors. Last month, a University of Texas assistant anthropology professor,...

U.S. Library of Congress and United Nations to build World Digital Library.(tech briefs)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... PARIS The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the U.S. Library of Congress have joined forces to build a World Digital Library. Approved in late October in Paris, the library initiative will...

Rio Hondo Community College.(on the move )(Ted Martinez Jr. as president)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Ted Martinez Jr. has been named president and superintendent of Rio Hondo Community College (Calif.). Previously, he served as president of Grossmont College. He holds a bachelor's and master's from Sul Ross...

University of Georgia.(on the move)(Derrick Alridge as director for Institute for African-American Studies)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. DERRICK ALRIDGE has been appointed director of the Institute for African-American Studies at the University of Georgia. He earned a bachelor's and master's from Winthrop University and a doctorate from...

New York City College of Technology/CUNY.(on the move)(Pamela Brown as dean of School of Arts and Sciences)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. PAMELA BROWN has been named dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at New York City College of Technology/CUNY. Most recently, she served as acting dean of the college. Brown holds a bachelor's from the State...

Baltimore City Community College Foundation Inc.(on the move)(A. Lois De Laine as executive director)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. A. LOIS DE LAINE has been appointed executive director of the Baltimore City Community College Foundation Inc. She was most recently director of the annual fund at Morgan State University. De Laine earned a...

Palm Beach Community College.(on the move)(Monica Delgado as director of Global Education Center )(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MONICA DELGADO has been named director of the new Global Education Center at Palm Beach Community College (Fla.). She received a bachelor's from St. Francis University, a master's from Life Christian University, and...

Quinnipiac University.(on the move)(Ben Liu as marketing professor )(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. BEN LIU has been appointed marketing professor at Quinnipiac University (Conn.). Liu received a bachelor's from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, a master's from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in...

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.(on the move)(Kevin G. McDonald as vice president of multicultural affairs and equity)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KEVIN G. MCDONALD has been named vice president for multicultural affairs and equity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Previously, he served as the director of the university's office for equal...

Duke University Endowment.(on the move)(Wilhelmina M. Reuben-Cooke as board member)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WILHELMINA M. REUBEN-COOKE has been appointed board member of the Duke University Endowment (N.C.). She serves as provost of the University of the District of Columbia's David A. Clarke School of Law. She earned a...

Austin College.(on the move)(Anne Xu as assistant professor)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. ANNE XU has been named assistant professor of Chinese at Austin College (Texas). Previously, she taught at the University of California, San Diego. Xu earned a bachelor's from Zhejiang University in China and a...

Researchers at the City College of New York have received a $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create elementary physical science curricula.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... Researchers at the CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK have received a $2.4 MILLION grant from the National Science Foundation to create elementary physical science curricula. Researchers will specifically explore how to provide children in low-income...

Lincoln University (Pa.) has received a five-year $209,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (Pa.) has received a five-year $209,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to introduce African-American students to ecological research and to promote graduate studies among Black students.

Northwest Arkansas Community College has received a $600,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation to support the newly created business degree program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE has received a $600,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation to support the newly created business degree program at the college with an emphasis in the retail industry.

Ohio Wesleyan University has received major gifts for the renovation of the Edwards Gymnasium from two descendants of the building's namesake.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY has received major gifts for the renovation of the Edwards Gymnasium from two descendants of the building's namesake. Harriet Edwards Gamper, a 1936 graduate of the university, and Bill Myers, a 1955 graduate of the...

Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf's Center on Access Technology has been awarded a $95,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Cyber-infrastructure.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF'S CENTER ON ACCESS TECHNOLOGY has been awarded a $95,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Cyber-infrastructure for a "Summit to Create a...

Saint Augustine's College (N.C.) has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE (N.C.) has received a $1.3 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The four-year grant will be used to assist 80 ninth- and 12th-graders of three northeast North Carolina counties to participate in a...

The University of Albany's Center for Legislative Development (N.Y.) has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY'S CENTER FOR LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT (N.Y.) has been awarded $2 MILLION from the U.S. Agency for International Development to strengthen municipal institutions in Lebanon and to continue efforts to support democracy.

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has received a $1 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the work of the New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY has received a $1 MILLION grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the work of the New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness. This is the fourth...

Wright State University (Ohio) has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its Upward Bound Program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY (Ohio) has received a $1 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its Upward Bound Program, which works to prepare low-income high school students for college.