Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from October 2007

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from October 2007

Treat higher education as a privilege.(EMAIL)(Letter to the editor)
October 4, 2007... "Morehouse President to Freshmen: 'Look the Part. Act the Part. Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk'" www.diverseeducation.com, Sept. 12, 2007 Amen. Amen. Amen. I am so pleased that someone is setting a standard... a standard that leads our...

Painting Black men with a broad brush?(EMAIL)(Letter to the editor)
October 4, 2007... "Morehouse President to Freshmen: 'Look the Part. Act the Part. Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk,'" www.diverseeducation.com, Sept. 12, 2007 I thought Morehouse was supposed to be one of the premier institutions of higher education for...

We must come together.(EMAIL)(Letter to the editor)
October 4, 2007... "University of Maryland Investigates Possible Hate Crime After Noose Discovered Hanging in Tree," www.diverseeducation.com, Sept. 11, 2007 My first reaction to this story was shock, due to the fact that we just had the Jena 6 situation...

Understanding what works.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 4, 2007... Dr. Sean Harper's work is not only critical to fostering success among Black males in college (see "Seeking Out Success," Sept. 6), the knowledge generated from this research is also a fundamental component in moving toward positive systemic...

Overcoming the obstacles.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 4, 2007... As a doctoral student at Washington State University, one of my professors assigned each student to complete a research paper as a group rather than separately (see "Combating the Model Minority Stereotype," Sept. 6). I chose the topic:...

Getting to know Dr. Robert Franklin Jr.(spectrum)
October 4, 2007... He hasn't been on the job officially 100 days yet, but Morehouse President Robert M. Franklin Jr. is already making a few noticeable changes. First, he got new sports coats for freshmen to wear to class. "The coat of mystique," he calls...

Stamp honors 60th anniversary of landmark desegregation case.(spectrum)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... Sixty years ago, a landmark desegregation ruling opened the door toward equality in education for Mexican American students in California--and ultimately for all students in the United States. Last month, many of the students who attended...

Video football gaming HBCU style.(spectrum)(historically black colleges and universities)(Nerjyzed Entertainment)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A video game soon to hit stores will offer what has yet to be seen: the Black college football-watching experience. Black College Football Experience (or BCFx), which offers the chance to play a football game and...

Remixed & Reloaded.(spectrum)(Cinema Remixed and Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spelman College's Museum of Fine Art is presenting a groundbreaking exhibition of video art by Black women artists. "Cinema Remixed and Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970" is the first...

Missouri's journalism school honors top industry leaders.(spectrum)(Missouri School of Journalism)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... Ten outstanding leaders in the field of journalism will receive one of the industry's highest awards, the prestigious Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism presented annually by the Missouri School of Journalism. ...

Congress delivers: for the most part, MSIs, low-income and minority students fare well in higher education funding bill.(washington update)(minority-serving institutions)
October 4, 2007... At 119 pages, the final agreement on the College Cost Reduction Act is a challenging read. But tucked inside the plan, which promises the largest infusion of financial aid in a generation, are a series of provisions to promote college access...

The college cost reduction act: key provisions for low-income students.(washington update)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... Pell grants: The maximum grant will increase from $4,310 to $4,800 for 2008 and 2009; $5,000 for 2010; and $5,400 by the 2012-13 academic year. Tuition sensitivity: Congress authorized additional money so low-income students can better...

White House HBCU initiative chief quits during contentious board meeting.(news briefs)(Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
October 4, 2007... WASHINGTON On the job for slightly over a year, White House Initiative on HBCUs Executive Director Charles Greene has called it quits. This came at a meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs last month, in which several...

Report blames Supreme Court for re-segregation of schools.(news briefs)
October 4, 2007... Resegregation in American public schools has intensified over the last two decades, particularly in the American South, and the U.S. Supreme Court is largely responsible for this trend. Those are the findings in a new report released by the...

Committed to serve the underserved cuba's free program to educate minority health professionals has some Americans going abroad to earn medical degrees. (campus notes).
October 4, 2007... The idea of becoming a physician never crossed his mind. But when Jose Eduardo De Leon learned of a free medical degree program in Havana, he jumped at the opportunity to apply. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] De Leon is one of eight American...

What is the context of our emotions related to the "Jena 6"?(diverse forum)(Viewpoint essay)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a college professor, I try to discuss current events and relate them to the topics being discussed in the class readings. As one who teaches juvenile justice at an HBCU, the topic of race, males and...

Hotel accommodations.
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The official host hotel for the 2008 John Hope Franklin Awards Gala is the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, Durham, N.C. The preferred rate is $179 per night. Gala attendees are responsible for making their own...

The 'Asianization' of campus fellowships: student flock to university Christian groups to find solidarity and acceptance, say educators.
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Asian American college students are often stereotyped as immersed in math dubs or networking groups for future engineers or doctors. However, the campus groups that Asians most commonly join are actually Christian...

Defeating stereotypes: memoir increasingly providing diverse perspective, representations of muslim women.
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Leila Ahmed's memoir, A Border Passage: From Cairo to America--A Woman's Journey, pulses with a theme of many women's stories: the struggle to define oneself in the face of social restraints. The 1999 book...

Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian.(on the move)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KEVIN GOVER, a professor of law and affiliate professor of the American Indian studies program at Arizona State University, has been named director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American...

University of Tampa.(on the move)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ERIC D. CARDENAS has been named director of public information and publications at the University of Tampa. He was the director of media relations at Connecticut College. Cardenas earned a bachelor's degree from...

College of DuPage.(on the move)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JOCELYN HARNEY has been named vice president of enrollment and student affairs at College of DuPage (Ill.). She previously worked as the college's dean of students. Harney earned a bachelor's from Wright State...

University of Texas at Dallas.(on the move)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CALVIN D. JAMISON has been appointed vice president for business affairs at the University of Texas at Dallas. Most recently, Jamison served as the senior vice president and chief administrative officer at...

University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business.(on the move)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MANUEL LAGUNA has been named associate dean of faculty for the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business. He is also a professor of operations management at Leeds. He earned a bachelor's from...

Gourmet Services Inc.(on the move)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RAYMOND J. MCCLENDON has been named president and chief operating officer of Gourmet Services Inc., the nation's largest completely African-American-owned food service company. He is currently managing partner of...

SOWELA Technical Community College.(on the move)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. ANDREA LEWIS MILLER has been named the second chancellor of SOWELA Technical Community College in Lake Charles, La. Most recently, she served as provost/executive vice president for academic affairs,...

University of Missouri-Columbia.(on the move)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JAYSEN T. SPENCER has been appointed academic coordinator for the Total Person Program within the athletics department at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He previously served as the coordinator of...

Savannah State University (Ga.).(on the move)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. EARL G. YABOROUGH has been appointed president of Savannah State University (Ga.). Previously, he served at Virginia State University as vice president for academic and student affairs and as a professor of...

Diverse calendar.(Calendar)
October 4, 2007... OCTOBER Oct. 20-22 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Annual Conference "Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: A National Imperative for the 21st Century" Hyatt Regency Chicago Phone: (210) 692-3805 Web:...

The AMERICAN BAR ENDOWMENT, a nonprofit sponsor of group insurance and charitable giving programs for the more than 400,000 members of the American Bar Association.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... The AMERICAN BAR ENDOWMENT, a nonprofit sponsor of group insurance and charitable giving programs for the more than 400,000 members of the American Bar Association, has donated $3.7 MILLION to improve the ABA Fund for Justice and Education.

The California Institute of Technology and the regents of the University of California have received $7.5 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for the development of a thirty-meter telescope.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... The CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and the regents of the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA have received $7.5 MILLION from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for the development of a thirty-meter telescope. A telescope of this size would allow...

California State University-San Bernadino has received $122,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to create a new Asian studies minor at the institution.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN BERNADINO has received $122,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to create a new Asian studies minor at the institution. This grant is part of the federal government's effort to bolster international studies...

Indiana University at Bloomington researchers have received $1.96 million from the National Science Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON researchers have received $1.96 MILLION from the National Science Foundation to develop research to understand the current and future state of the polar ice caps.

A collaborative study by Lincoln University (Pa.), Pennsylvania State University college of MEdicine and the University of Pennsylvania received a $4.2 million grant from the Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology at the University of Pennsylvania.(grant&gifts)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... A collaborative study by LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (Pa.), PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE and the UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA received a $4.2 MILLION grant from the Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology at the University...

Stanford University's Graduate School of Business (Calif.) has received a $105 MILLION gift from Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... STANFORD UNIVERSITY'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Calif.) has received a $105 MILLION gift from Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight. The school will use $100 million to help fund construction of a new business school campus, which will be...

The University of California at San Diego's School of Medicine has received a $1 million grant from the California Telemedicine & eHealth Center.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE has received a $1 MILLION grant from the California Telemedicine & eHealth Center to support the creation of a Southern California Telemedicine Learning Center.

The University of Oregon received its largest ever gift of $100 million from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF OREGON received its largest ever gift of $100 MILLION from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny. Although the donation is not targeted for anything specific, some of the funds will be used to build a new basketball...

The University of Texas at El Paso received a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation for its Cyber-ShARE Center of Excellence.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 4, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO received a $5 MILLION grant from the National Science Foundation for its Cyber-ShARE Center of Excellence, which will help researchers and educators around the globe share information and advance their work.

Empty promises in the STEM fields: employer efforts to diversify science and engineering workforce at odds with public policies.(last word)(science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
October 4, 2007... Are efforts to broaden diversity leading to empty promises of increased employment opportunities in science and engineering? The U.S. Government has been promoting and funding programs since the 1980s to increase the number of American women,...

Diversity efforts in the works.(editor's note)(Editorial)
October 18, 2007... First, I want to introduce a new section called "What Works!" in which we feature successful efforts on the part of colleges and universities to tackle anything from diversity recruitment to fund raising. The first column debuts on pg. 12. We...

A sacrifice for all Americans.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 18, 2007... Even though Latinos are an ever-increasing population, the dominant society continues to ignore us and treat us as an invisible people (see "A Historical Omission:' Sept. 20). !Ya Basta! (Enough!)I commend Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez for acting...

Delving into African heritage.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 18, 2007... Yes, HBCUs are definitely "more than worth it" (see Last Word, Sept. 20). For many students attending an HBCU with a predominantly Black student body and faculty, this may be the first and last time they get to know the "privilege" of attending...

Where's the outrage?(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I fully concur with this opinion. Jena, La., seems like a "black hole" that completely missed the last 40 years of racial progress and progressive thought (see "What Is the Context of Our Emotions Related to the...

Getting to know Dr. Gregory Chan.(spectrum)(Interview)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... Dr. Gregory Chan is provost and chief academic officer at St. Thomas University in Miami, where he has been second-in-command since 2001. The 30-year educator began his career as a Seattle public school teacher and then principal At Central...

Beyond the endowing of professorships: whether donating $100 or $100 million to colleges and universities, benefactors often have unique ideas about how their funds are to be used. Here are a few interesting ones.(spectrum)(universties and colleges' finance)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... California State University-San Bernardino: The school received a $10,000 donation to name the janitor's closet in a new facility. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Central Michigan University: The Tom and Vicki Celani Venture Capital Fund...

Clark Atlanta University boasts a top 10 motto.(spectrum)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... MOTTO magazine has identified what it considers to be the 10 best college mottos. Among these are historically Black Clark Atlanta University's motto, "I'll find a way or make one." Other top mottos include Brigham Young University's "Enter to...

"I put them on notice: they either give, get or get off.".(Quote of Note)(Quotation)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] --BET co-founder Sheila Johnson, on the fund-raising mandate she gives as chair of Parsons The New School of Design to other board members. She says she has "wiped out" two boards because of underperformance.

What works! How Spelman College boosted alumni-giving participation.(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... PROBLEM During fiscal year 2006, which ended June 30, 2006, alumni giving dropped from 2005 to just 16.3 percent. "We know that 16 percent in no way reflects the love, dedication, commitment... alumni (feel for) the college" says Reshunda...

Diverse digits.(white and black students on education and college admissions)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... A recent Gallup Poll asked 1,019 adults which of two equally qualified students, one White and one Black, would have a better chance of being accepted to a major U.S. college or university to which they've both applied. The results: 43 ...

High-tech help on the way: both chambers of Congress have passed a technology bill for MSIs. Now they need to bridge their differences to bridge the digital divide at MSIs.(washington update)(Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Act)
October 18, 2007... After four years of fits and starts, minority-serving colleges may have their best opportunity yet in 2007 to secure congressional passage of a bill to address the digital divide at historically Black colleges, tribal colleges and...

New test prep services cater to minority students.(noteworthy news)
October 18, 2007... More minority students (40 percent of all test-takers nationally) took the Scholastic Aptitude Test in 2007 than ever. Though the College Board has lauded such statistics, perhaps to distract from the discouraging two-year decline in overall...

HBCU football teams get a shot at big paydays, national exposure.(campus notes)(historically black colleges and universities)
October 18, 2007... The common sports phrase "there's no such thing as a gimme" was never more appropriate than at the beginning of the 2007 college football season. Sports fans around the country were shocked as tiny Appalachian State beat one of the most...

Columbia University's Institute of African Studies reopens under new leadership.
October 18, 2007... Columbia University has reopened its Institute of African Studies and has hired a new director as a result of widespread protests among students and alumni. The 48-year-old research center, which is housed in Columbia's School of...

Community College aims to be first to sponsor presidential debate.(Clark College)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... Clark College in Vancouver, Wash., may be the first community college to ever sponsor a presidential debate. In partnership with the Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission of Portland, Ore., Clark aims to convince the Commission on...

Cornell's African degree program creates new model for international educational cooperation.(noteworthy news)(Cornell University )(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... Cornell University and Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia have signed an agreement that could create a new model for how U.S. colleges and universities can export their expertise to poor nations where it is needed most. On Nov. 1, Cornell...

Champions of civil rights and educational equity.(California State University's mural )(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Olin Mateo Morales Hyder, son of Janette Hyder, a counselor for the Educational Opportunity Program at California State University, Fullerton, takes a close-up look at the EOP mural, unveiled during a Sept. 25 campus...

On equality, Obama tells HBCU students: "we have more work to do".(WASHINGTON)(Barack Obama on historically black college and universities)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... If elected president, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama would work to restore justice and equality in the country and confidence that Americ's judicial system works for everyone, Obama told the Howard University community at a ceremony marking the start...

Ambidexterity: the University of Texas at El Paso is a unique incubator for bilingual and multilingual students, who are increasingly being sought after by employers in a global economy.(Cultural and Linguistic)
October 18, 2007... It didn't take long for Diana Ramirez, a 23-year-old metallurgical engineering student from Mexico, to play her language card. Last summer, the senior at the University of Texas at El Paso worked at an 11-week internship at a General...

Campaigning for college: Texas' closing the gaps initiative pays close attention to the demographics of its growing minority communities.
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Strongly encouraged by his migrant worker parents to seek an education beyond high school, Alexander De Leon made up his mind at an early age to go to college. After moving from Texas to Mexico with his family as a...

Counting on a more diverse workforce: with a new corporate recruitment program in place, auditing firm Deloitte & Touche reaches out to minority students with the lure of scholarships, training and mentoring.(Deloitte & Touche LLP USA )
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Big Four auditing firm Deloitte & Touche LLP USA may have found a way to address two of the top challenges for public accounting firms of the decade: finding and retaining qualified staff and recruiting new...

Man on a mission: amid turnaround effort, new FAMU President James H. Ammons keeps focus on Black males.(Florida A&M University)(Interview)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jubilation spread across Florida A&M University when officials announced that Dr. James H. Ammons would return to lead his alma mater's turnaround effort. When he left his post as FAMU provost and vice president of...

Diverse calendar.(Calendar)
October 18, 2007... NOVEMBER [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Middle Tennessee State University 3rd International Conference on Cultural Diversity "Bridging the Gaps" Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Sharon Shaw-McEwen Phone: (615)...

Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education.(Book review)
October 18, 2007... Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education by Peter Sacks, $24.95, University of California Press; (May 2007) ISBN-10: 0520245881, ISBN-13: 978-0520245884, 388 pp. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Public education...

Blue-Chip Black: Race, Class, and Status in the New Black Middle Class.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 18, 2007... Blue-Chip Black: Race, Class, and Status in the New Black Middle Class (George Gund Foundation Imprint in African-American Studies) by Karyn R. Lacy, $21.95, University of California Press, (July 2007), ISBN-10: 0520251164, ISBN-13:...

Ethical Leadership in the Community College: Bridging Theory and Daily Practice.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 18, 2007... Ethical Leadership in the Community College: Bridging Theory and Daily Practice by George R. Boggs (Foreword), David M. Hellmich (Editor), $40, Jossey-Bass/Anker Series (May 2007), ISBN-10: 1933371226 ISBN-13: 978-1933371221, 208 pp. ...

Music industry group resumes anti-piracy campaign on college campuses.(WASHINGTON)(Recording Industry Association of America)
October 18, 2007... In its ongoing campaign to fight illegal sharing of digital music files, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has marked the launch of the 2007-08 academic year by sending 403 pre-litigation settlement letters to 22 U.S....

Web site offers college consumers one-stop comparison shop.(WASHINGTON)(National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities' University and College Accountability Network )(Website overview)
October 18, 2007... The association representing the single largest group of independent, private higher education institutions has introduced a Web site that allows aspiring college students and their parents to research and compare private colleges and...

Florida Gulf Coast University.(on the move)(Wilson G. Bradshaw as president)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. WILSON G. BRADSHAW has been appointed president of Florida Gulf Coast University. Previously, Bradshaw served as president of Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn., where he was also a professor of...

Vance Granville Community College.(on the move)(Angela R. Ballentine as vice president of instruction)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. ANGELA R. BALLENTINE has been appointed vice president of instruction at Vance Granville Community College (N.C.). Previously, she was dean of the health sciences division. She holds a bachelor's from Greensboro...

University of Colorado-Boulder.(on the move)(Christopher Bowman)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CHRISTOPHER BOWMAN has been appointed associate dean in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He most recently served as chair of the chemical and biological...

North Carolina A&T State University.(on the move)(Janice Brewington as provost )(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JANICE BREWINGTON has been appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs of North Carolina A&T State University. Among her previous positions, she served at the institution as assistant dean in the...

Maryville University.(on the move)(Nina Cadwell as vice president of student life)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. NINA CALDWELL has been named vice president of student life at Maryville University in St. Louis. Most recently, she was the dean of student life at Maryville. Caldwell earned a bachelor's from Dillard...

Emory University.(on the move)(Jean Jordan as dean of admissions)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JEAN JORDAN has been named dean of admissions at Emory University (Ga.). Formerly, she served as interim dean of admission at Emory and director of enrollment services at the university. She holds a bachelor's degree...

Baton Rouge Community College.(on the move)(Toni Manogin as dean of Nursing & Allied Health)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. TONI MANOGIN has been named dean of Nursing & Allied Health at Baton Rouge Community College (La.). Formerly, she was assistant professor of nursing at Southern University. She earned a bachelor's and master's...

Palm Beach County Community College's Boca Raton.(on the move)(Bernadette Mendonez Russel as provost)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. BERNADETTE MENDONEZ RUSSELL has been named provost at Palm Beach County Community College's Boca Raton campus. She earned a bachelor's from Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines, a master's from Ateneo de...

Pomona College.(on the move)(Cynthia R. D. Selassie as associate dean )(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CYNTHIA R. D. SELASSIE, a professor of chemistry at Pomona College (Calif.), has been appointed associate dean of the college. Selassie earned a bachelor's degree from Mount St. Mary's College, a master's from...

Brigman Young University (Utah) has received a $320,000 grant.(grants & gifts)(grant from The Micron Technology Foundation )(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... BRIGMAN YOUNG UNIVERSITY (Utah) has received a $320,000 grant from The Micron Technology Foundation for microelectronics research and undergraduate training.

California State University, Northridge has been awarded $80,000 from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has been awarded $80,000 from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The funds will be used to sponsor senior student film projects, purchase hardware and software upgrades and help underwrite the...

Columbia University (N.Y.) has received a $2 million grant from the Spencer Foundation to create the Spencer Fellowship for Education Reporting in Columbia's journalism graduate school.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (N.Y.) has received a MILLION grant from the Spencer Foundation to create the Spencer Fellowship for Education Reporting in Columbia's journalism graduate school. The fellowship is open to professional educators, working...

The Johns Hopkins University (Md.) has received an award of more than $100 million, which will be spread over five years, to initiate the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Md.) has received an award of more than $100 MILLION, which will be spread over five years, to initiate the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. This institute will facilitate the...

The New England Conservatory (Mass.) has been awarded $357,000.(grants & gifts)(grant from Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund )(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... THE NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY (Mass.) has been awarded $357,000 by the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund to replace the HVAC system in NEC's historic Jordan Hall.

Norfolk State University (Va.) has been awarded a $50,000 endowment from the Beazley Foundation Inc. to establish the Beazley Foundation Scholarship Fund.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (Va.) has been awarded a $50,000 endowment from the Beazley Foundation Inc. to establish the Beazley Foundation Scholarship Fund. The scholarships will be awarded to students in the NSU Dozoretz National Institute for...

The University Of California, Los Angeles has received $20 million from billionaire Eli Broad for stem cell research.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES has received $20 MILLION from billionaire Eli Broad for stem cell research. The donation will be used to purchase lab equipment, provide research grants and endow professorships.

The University of Missouri, Kansas City has been given $2.5 million from the Muriel McBrien Kauffmann Foundation to expand the university's Conservatory of Music and Dance.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY has been given $2.5 MILLION from the Muriel McBrien Kauffmann Foundation to expand the university's Conservatory of Music and Dance. The funding will be used primarily to address a space crunch.