Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from October 2005

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from October 2005

Old stories get fresh reporting.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
October 20, 2005... This issue's cover story should come as no surprise to anyone who has been a loyal reader of Black Issues In Higher Education. The plight of African-American men in American society has long been a topic of inquiry and investigation in the...

New federal commission to examine higher education strategy.(WASHINGTON UPDATE)
October 20, 2005... Now that the administration has launched the No Child Left Behind initiative, the Department of Education is turning some attention to higher education. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings formed a 19-mmber Commission on the Future of...

Education department asks for $2.6 billion in Katrina aid.(WASHINGTON UPDATE)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... The Department of Education estimates that approximately 372,000 students at all grade levels in Louisiana and Mississippi have been unable to attend classes since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Sept. 29. Public and private schools and...

The road to psychological recovery: psychologist group says cultural competency training is needed to aid Black Katrina survivors.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
October 20, 2005... As droves of mental health professionals rush in to counsel the thousands of evacuees whose lives have been upended by Hurricane Katrina, some Black mental health care providers say the glaring racial disparities and classism the disaster...

University of South Carolina to research Katrina effects.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
October 20, 2005... COLUMBIA, S.C. The University of South Carolina will spend nearly $400,000 to fund 18 research projects involving Hurricane Katrina that range from evacuation response among minorities to the storm's impact on salt marsh estuaries, the...

Clinton, Dole appear at Bennett College fund-raiser.(Bill Clinton, Bob Dole)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... GREENSBORO, N.C. Former President Bill Clinton and former Sen. Bob Dole, once political rivals, came together in September to raise money for historically Black Bennett College. Clinton's connection to the college comes through Dr....

Advocacy group's campaign seeks to increase awareness of domestic violence against women.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... ATLANTA Statistics on domestic violence reveal that more than half of teenage girls in relationships experience some form of birth control sabotage from their boyfriends. When domestic violence is present, the incidence of sabotage goes...

Constance Baker Motley, civil rights lawyer and federal judge, dies at 84.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Obituary)
October 20, 2005... NEW YORK When she was 15, Constance Baker Motley was turned away from a public beach because she was Black. It was only then--even though her mother was active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--that the...

Simmons College Library aims to boost diversity in profession.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
October 20, 2005... BOSTON Amid growing concerns over the lack of diversity among prospective library professionals, the Simmons College Library, in partnership with the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the University of...

Black activists upset over King Tut portraits.(Tutankhamun, Pharaoh of Egypt's portraits at Museum of Art )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. Black activists say the computer-generated portraits of King Tut that are scheduled to go on display at a museum exhibit in December wrongly depict the young Egyptian ruler as White. Teams of researchers reviewed...

Boston College adds minor in Jewish studies; college may be first Roman Catholic school to launch program.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... NEWTON, MASS. Boston College, a Roman Catholic school with about a 1 percent Jewish student population, has launched a program this year that will allow students to minor in Jewish studies. Although many Catholic universities have...

University of Michigan faculty seek help after Asian students harassed.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... ANN ARBOR, MICH. Several University of Michigan faculty members have asked school president Dr. Mary Sue Coleman to take action after two reported cases of ethnic intimidation against Asian students. The professors in the Asian/Pacific...

Philander Smith formalizes Kimbrough as leader.(Walter M. Kimbrough, Philander Smith College)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough doesn't want to be an ordinary college president. Kimbrough, 38, was formally installed in September as leader of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Ark. Kimbrough has been serving in the...

American University president repays school for some expenses.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... WASHINGTON, D.C. Suspended American University president Dr. Benjamin Ladner has provided a $21,000 check to cover limousine bills and some other expenses under investigation by school trustees. In an interview with The Washington...

Ford diversity fellows urged to defend affirmative action.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)
October 20, 2005... WASHINGTON, D.C. While their fellowship programs have become open to candidates of any race or ethnicity, the roughly 230 graduate students attending the 2005 Conference of Ford Fellows earlier this month found themselves encouraged to...

My brothers' keeper: University of West Georgia program focuses on creating a brotherhood of successful Black male students.(SPECIAL REPORT: RECRUITMENT & RETENTION)
October 20, 2005... CARROLLTON, GA. Dressed in crisp white shirts and ties, a group of African-American men are in a deep discussion about Black manhood. The discussion is led by Dr. Said L. Sewell III, an assistant professor of political science at the...

Academic retention indicators.(SPECIAL REPORT: RECRUITMENT & RETENTION)
October 20, 2005... Higher education institutions are continually trying to find new and innovative approaches to retain students, faculty and staff. A look at the data shows how successful they have been. Roll Call: Black Student Enrollment by Gender: 2001...

Against all odds: first-generation Latino college students share many of the same attributes that lead to academic success, research shows.(SPECIAL REPORT: RECRUITMENT & RETENTION)
October 20, 2005... While a graduate student at Stanford University, Veronica Mendoza conducted research on six Latino students from a troubled high school in San Jose, Calif. The school, located in a crime- and poverty-riddled neighborhood, is predominately...

Changing the face of American medicine: AAMC conference addresses the need to diversify the ranks of medical school faculty.(Association of American Medical Colleges)
October 20, 2005... If the mission of the Association of American Medical Colleges is clear--"to change the face of medicine to reflect the face of America," said Dr. Charles Terrell, the group's vice president for diversity policy and programs, at the opening of...

Universities to help test new prostate detection technology.(TECH BRIEFS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... ST. LOUIS Ten major hospitals, along with top university medical school programs, will test a new FDA-approved prostate diagnostic and treatment device in the hopes of achieving earlier detection of prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer...

Technologist featured on 'The Apprentice'.(Randal Pinkett has been selected to compete on National Broadcasting Company's television programs)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... NEWARK, N.J. Dr. Randal Pinkett, a Rhodes Scholar and an Arthur Ashe Scholar named by the former Black Issues In Higher Education magazine, has been selected to compete on NBC's reality television show, "The Apprentice." One of 18 people...

Survey shows broadband adoption slowing.(TECH BRIEFS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... ARLINGTON, VA, Americans have slowed their adoption of high-speed Internet service after several years of high growth rates for broadband technology use, according to a new study. The study, produced by the Pew Internet & American Life...

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.(appoints Mary Grace T. Campos )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Mary Grace T. Campos has been named assistant director of multicultural programs and services at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She is in charge of advising cultural programs at the university. Campos most recently served...

Excelsior College.(appoints John F. Ebersole )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... John F. Ebersole has been appointed president of Excelsior College in Albany, N.Y. Most recently he served as associate provost and dean of extended education at Boston University. Ebersole earned a bachelor's from the U.S. Naval War College...

Alabame A&M University.(appoints Julian Manly Earls )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Dr. Julian Manly Earls has been named the 10th president of Alabama A&M University. Most recently he was director of the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Earls earned a bachelor's from Norfolk State University, a master's from the...

New Jersey Medical School.(University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey appointed Dr. Maria Soto-Greene )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Dr. Maria Soto-Greene has been appointed vice dean of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School. She had been serving as vice president and chief of staff to the university president for the past year. Soto-Greene...

North Carolina Central University.(appoints Cheryl Hunt)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Cheryl Hunt was recently appointed internal auditor at North Carolina Central University. She had worked at the North Carolina State Auditors office for more than two decades, primarily with universities. Hunt earned a bachelor's from Saint...

Hamilton College.(appointed Dr. Berenecea Johnson )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Dr. Berenecea Johnson has been named associate dean of students at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. Most recently she was assistant clinical professor of social work at Georgia State University. Johnson received a bachelor's from Dillard...

Tidewater Community College.(appointed Dr. Tyjaun A. Lee )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Dr. Tyjaun A. Lee has been appointed to the newly established position of associate vice president for enrollment management and student services at Tidewater Community College in Norfolk, Va. Most recently, she was director of counseling at...

Morgan State University.(appoints Dr. Allan S. Noonan )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Dr. Allan S. Noonan has been appointed dean of Morgan State University's School of Public Health and Policy. Noonan is the former Secretary of Health for the state of Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's from Providence College, a master's from...

Princeton University.(appoints Dr. Peter Quimby )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Dr. Peter Quimby has been named associate dean of the college at Princeton University. Previously he was dean of Davenport College, a residential college at Yale University, and lecturer in political science. Quimby earned a bachelor's from...

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.(appoints Dr. Denise V. Rodgers )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Dr. Denise V. Rodgers has been appointed chief of staff for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She had been serving as senior associate dean for community health and professor of family medicine at the university since...

Rockland Community College.(appoints Melissa Roy )(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Melissa Roy has been named director of equity and compliance at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y. Most recently she was a corporate associate with Hogan and Hartson, LLP. Roy earned a bachelor's from Tufts University and a law degree...

University of Tennessee.(appointed Dr. Terrell L. Strayhorn)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Dr. Terrell L. Strayhorn has been appointed assistant professor of higher education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prior to joining UT, he was a graduate research assistant at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University....

The Art Center College of Design (Calif.) has been awarded a $75,000 Architectural Conservation Grant from the Getty Foundation.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... The Art Center College of Design (Calif.) has been awarded a $75,000 Architectural Conservation Grant from the Getty Foundation, the philanthropic division of the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles, to support conservation planning for the...

The California State University, Northridge Cinema and Television Arts Department received $89,080 from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... The California State University, Northridge Cinema and Television Arts Department received $89,080 from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The gift will be used to finance a state-of-the-art edit suite as well as maintain the projector in...

Clark Atlanta University (Ga.) received a $2.5-million grant from The National Institutes of Health for biomedical research to help increase the number of minorities in the field.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Clark Atlanta University (Ga.) received a $2.5-million grant from The National Institutes of Health for biomedical research to help increase the number of minorities in the field. The grant will allow faculty members to engage in cutting-edge...

The Cleveland Institute of Music (Ohio) received a $25,000 grant from the Key Foundation for the institute's "Strengthening Academic and Professional Proficiencies.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... The Cleveland Institute of Music (Ohio) received a $25,000 grant from the Key Foundation for the institute's "Strengthening Academic and Professional Proficiencies through Distance Learning Technology" program.

The College of New Rochelle (N.Y.) School of Nursing received a $25,465 grant from The Promise of Nursing for New School Grant Program administered by the Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... The College of New Rochelle (N.Y.) School of Nursing received a $25,465 grant from The Promise of Nursing for New School Grant Program administered by the Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association. The funds will be used to improve...

George Mason University (Va.) has been awarded $25 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for construction of a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at its Prince William campus in Manassas.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... George Mason University (Va.) has been awarded $25 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for construction of a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at its Prince William campus in Manassas. This is the largest...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a grant of nearly $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a grant of nearly $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. This grant will allow MIT to improve its policies, programs and services related to issues of sexual...

Moraine Valley Community College (Ill.) received a $104,715 grant from the Illinois Community College Board to fund the college's Jump Start.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Moraine Valley Community College (Ill.) received a $104,715 grant from the Illinois Community College Board to fund the college's Jump Start program designed to help high school students with a 2.5 grade point average or better get a head start...

The New England Conservatory Performance Outreach Fellowship Ensembles program received a grant of $300,000 from five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel to support performances for underserved audiences and give young musicians new performing opportunities.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... The New England Conservatory Performance Outreach Fellowship Ensembles program received a grant of $300,000 from five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel to support performances for underserved audiences and give young musicians new performing...

Norfolk State University (Va.) received a $247,637 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... Norfolk State University (Va.) received a $247,637 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support improvements in math and science programs.

North Carolina A&T State University received a $250,000 grant from the Land Grant University in Research Ethics funded by the National Science Foundation.(North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... North Carolina A&T State University received a $250,000 grant from the Land Grant University in Research Ethics funded by the National Science Foundation. The grant is designed to help establish a comprehensive, interdisciplinary...

The University of Arkansas Medical Sciences received a four-year $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study obesity and diabetes.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... The University of Arkansas Medical Sciences received a four-year $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study obesity and diabetes. Scientists hope to identify the cellular mechanisms that cause a pro-diabetic condition...

The University of Florida College of Engineering received a $1,025,000 grant from the Harris Corp., a communications equipment company headquartered in Melbourne, Fla.(GRANTS & AWARDS)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2005... The University of Florida College of Engineering received a $1,025,000 grant from the Harris Corp., a communications equipment company headquartered in Melbourne, Fla. The gift will be used to endow multiple professorships in UF's engineering...

Events.(Calendar)
October 20, 2005... NOVEMBER Nov. 13-15 NASULGC 118th Annual Meeting Hilton Washington and Towers Washington, D.C. Phone: (202) 478-6050 Web: www.nasulgc.org Nov. 14-16 National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering...

Why isn't eligibility part of the affirmative action debate?(LAST WORD)
October 20, 2005... Since the mid to late 1990s, the attack on the use of race in college admissions was chiefly waged via ballot initiations, legislation and court decisions. The tactics were unquestionably successful and brought about the elimination of...