Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from September 2007

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from September 2007

Sobering statistics.(editor's note)
September 6, 2007... Sixty-seven percent of Black male students who begin college never complete their degrees. Black men comprise only 4.3 percent of students enrolled at American colleges and universities, the exact same percentage as in 1976. These are...

Underestimating diversity in Academia.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 6, 2007... The value of diversity in academia is underestimated and institutions need to recognize that even a mature organization loses some of its shared vision if shared experiences are not accessible (see "Last Word: Highlighting the Value of...

If it's not broke ...(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 6, 2007... The 10 Percent plan is fine as is (see "Tricky Times for the Top Ten Percent Program," Aug. 9). It is a measure to allow all students admission to a top university regardless of the quality of their high school education. The list of excuses...

Senseless violence.(EMAIL)(Letter to the editor)
September 6, 2007... SENSELESS VIOLENCE ("DELAWARE STATE MOURNS LOSS OF STUDENTS," WWW.DIVERSEEDUCATION.COM, AUG. 7, 2007) Such murders and other types of violent crime represent the greatest threat to the Black community, and we cannot seem to figure out how...

We'll pass, thank you.(EMAIL)(Letter to the editor)
September 6, 2007... WE'LL PASS, THANK YOU ("COLLEGES STRUGGLE TO QUIT RANKINGS HABIT," WWW.DIVERSEEDUCATION.COM, AUG. 16, 2007) We at Columbia College Chicago, the nation's largest arts and media college, have decided to no longer submit institutional data to...

Diverse poll.
September 6, 2007... Following are results from the Aug. 9th edition's poll question. Q: Do you live in a racially diverse community with integrated public school? RESULTS YES 51% NO 17% Not Sure 24% Note: Table made from...

A conversation with Sam Puryear, assistant head coach, Stanford University Men's Golf.(spectrum)(Interview)
September 6, 2007... In just his second season at Stanford University, Sam Puryear helped coach the men's golf team to capture the 2007 NCAA National Championship--a feat that they last accomplished 13 years ago when Tiger Woods was on their team. ...

Report says eliminating weight of SATs will offer minorities more access to college.(spectrum)(SAT Reasoning Test)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... How can colleges and universities ensure minorities have access to higher education without using affirmative action? The solution, according to two sociologists, is quite simple: Eliminate the SAT. In a new study, Dr. Sigal Alon of Tel Aviv...

Accessing African-American archives.(spectrum)(Afro-American Newspapers)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... The Johns Hopkins University Hill collaborate with Baltimore's Afro-American Newspapers to open the 115-year-old newspaper company's historic archives thanks to a $476,000 grant. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the project Hill...

Remembering Little Rock.(spectrum)(Fire From the Rock book)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... Ten years ago, Sharon M. Draper was honored as National Teacher of the Year. Now this best-selling young adult author has written a historical fiction novel, Fire From the Rock (Dutton Juvenile, 2007), which tells the story of a young girl who...

Ambitious agenda, ticking clock: interest groups, students have lengthy wish list, but Congress may not tackle everything this fall.(washington update)(student aid policies)
September 6, 2007... With lenders and low-income students jockeying for position, Congress returns from summer recess this month with ambitious plans--but little time--to enact some of the most far-reaching student aid policy changes in a generation. Topping...

Combating the model minority stereotype: the University of California has established a multi-campus research program to study and develop solutions for problems affecting Asian Americans.(campus notes)
September 6, 2007... LOS ANGELES For more than a decade, a group of educational leaders within the University of California system have been working towards a common goal: the development of a statewide think tank that would address the issues of the growing...

Hispanic outreach by non-HSIs lacking, study indicates.(hispanic-serving institutions)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... Hispanic-serving institutions make up only 6 percent of all colleges, but enroll half of all Hispanic college students, raising questions in a new study about outreach and diversity efforts at majority schools. The Excelencia in Education...

In memoriam: Dr. Asa Hilliard 1933-2007.(noteworthy notes)(Obituary)
September 6, 2007... The news spread rapidly: Brother Asa Hilliard had died. It was like one had to tell another and another because one could not believe Asa had transitioned to join the elders. Telling others helped convince ourselves that the unbelievable was...

Ward Churchill: by firing him, CU regents 'gutted academic freedom'.(campus notes)(University of Colorado)
September 6, 2007... BOULDER, COLO. Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill may have lost his job, but he hasn't lost his nerve. "I said something that people in power and with money didn't like," he said, explaining his firing by university...

Seeking out success: University of Pennsylvania's Dr. Shaun Harper expects his extensive research will create a new paradigm of how Black males adapt and succeed in college.
September 6, 2007... It was in his high school years that Raymond Roy seriously thought about going to college. Raised largely by his grandmother in a tough, low-income neighborhood in north Philadelphia, Roy found encouragement from family members and a few...

SAAB: tackling the Black, Brown male crisis.(Student African American Brotherhood Organization)
September 6, 2007... Increasingly, dropping out of high school is a one-way ticket to prison for Black men. Recent research conducted by sociologists Becky Pettit and Bruce Western indicates that 3 percent of Whites and 20 percent of Blacks born between 1965 and...

A tale of two Indias: India's Supreme Court recently upheld a stay against a quota system in higher education for historically oppressed Indians. Upper- and lower-caste Indians are at odds over the ruling.
September 6, 2007... The latest battle between India's increasingly successful haves and left-behind have-nots is playing out in the country's educational system. This past May, the Indian Supreme Court upheld a stay against a quota system for low-caste and...

Creativity in its most pure form: annual workshop aims to convert writing from a solo endeavor to a communal experience.(Young Writers Workshop)
September 6, 2007... The stereotype of the poet or novelist working in unappreciated solitude got a workout recently at the Carbondale campus of Southern Illinois University. The 9th annual Young Writers Workshop brought 30 high-school students onto the campus for...

Antioch University Seattle.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... DR. CASSANDRA MANUELITO-KERKVLIET has been appointed president of Antioch University Seattle. According to the university, she is the first American Indian woman to lead a non-tribal institution. She was previously president of Dine College....

Champlain College.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... DR. ANGELA BATISTA has been named director of diversity and inclusion at Champlain College (Vt.). She was most recently a high school teacher and counselor. Batista holds a bachelor's from Brooklyn College, a master's from the University of...

Cleveland State University.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... DR. BETTE R. BONDER has been appointed dean of the College of Science at Cleveland State University. She was serving in an interim role. Bonder earned a bachelor's from Washington University, a master's from Saint Louis University and a...

California State University-Long Beach's College of Engineering.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... DR. FOROUZAN GOLSHANI has been named dean of California State University-Long Beach's College of Engineering. He holds a bachelor's from Arya Mehr University of Technology in Iran and a master's and doctorate from Warwick University in England....

University System of Maryland.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... Former Maryland State SEN. PATRICK J. HOGAN, D-Montgomery County, has been named associate vice chancellor for governmental relations for the University System of Maryland. He served in the Maryland Senate for 13 years. Hogan earned a...

University of Arkansas.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... CEDRIC KENNER has been appointed director of the Multicultural Center at the University of Arkansas. He was previously the associate director of career education at the university. Keuner holds a bachelor's and a master's from Southern Illinois...

Coastline Community College's.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... DR. JOUMANA MCGOWAN has been appointed dean of instruction for Coastline Community College's career and technical education programs. She holds a bachelor's and master's from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a doctorate from...

Saint Mary's College.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... LARISA OLIN ORTIZ has been appointed director of multicultural affairs at Saint Mary's College (Ind.). She holds a bachelor's from Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico and a master's from the University of Texas at Austin.

San Diego Miramar College.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... DR. WILLIAM K. VINCENT has been appointed vice president of instruction at San Diego Miramar College (Calif.). He earned a bachelor's from the University of Oregon, a master's from California State University-Long Beach and a doctorate from the...

Diverse calendar.(education conferences)(Calendar)
September 6, 2007... September Sept. 26-30 National Association of Student Affairs Professionals 2007 Summit on Black Greek-Letter Organizations "A Critical Time for Change: Strengthening the Legacy, Part III" Charlotte Marriott Executive Park...

Bowling Green State University (Ohio) has received a three-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support the Civic Education Partnership Initiative in Lebanon and Morocco.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY (Ohio) has received a three-year, $1 MILLION grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support the Civic Education Partnership Initiative in Lebanon and Morocco. BGSU's International Democratic...

Miami Dade College (Fla.) has received a $33,333 grant from the North Dade Medical Foundation to create a scholarship fund for students in the allied health field.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... MIAMI DADE COLLEGE (Fla.) has received a $33,333 grant from the North Dade Medical Foundation to create a scholarship fund for students in the allied health field. The grant is expected to be matched by the state of Florida.

The National Council for Black Studies, the leading professional association for scholars in Black and Africana Studies, recently received a $238,000 grant from the Ford Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BLACK STUDIES, the leading professional association for scholars in Black and Africana Studies, recently received a $238,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. The grant, which will be distributed over a three-year period,...

The Ohio State University has received a $6.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Transition to Teaching Program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... The OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY has received a $6.8 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Transition to Teaching Program. Ohio State will use the grant to fund the Project KNOTtT consortium, a collection of colleges, universities,...

Texas College has received a three-year, $578,988 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... TEXAS COLLEGE has received a three-year, $578,988 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program. The grant will be used to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs at...

Tougaloo College (Miss.) has received a $102,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Mississippi)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... TOUGALOO COLLEGE (Miss.) has received a $102,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to help fund a community health program at the college's Center for Civic Engagement & Social Responsibility.

The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania has received a $20 million gift from Krishna Singh to create the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA has received a $20 MILLION gift from Krishna Singh to create the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology. The gift is the single largest in the engineering...

Living with a majority-minority mindset: while race relations have improved over the years, a lack of understanding regarding inequalities still exists.(last word)
September 6, 2007... Two recent articles from the online version of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education caught my attention for their titles, content and for several unspoken messages that might be extrapolated. These articles affirm that diversity in higher...

Lobbying for inclusion.(editor's note)
September 20, 2007... How history is recorded is usually dictated by who records it. Because like all writers, historians, whether writing a book or filming a documentary, approach it from their own point of view. Ask minorities in the United States and most will...

Fighting the Connerly machine.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 20, 2007... Stating that the NAACP-LDF is the only organization fighting Ward Connerly is a huge misstatement. The NAACP fought him in California, Washington state and in Michigan, and we have laid plans to right him elsewhere (see "Fight or Flight," Aug....

Remembering Asa Hilliard.(EMAIL)(Letter to the editor)
September 20, 2007... ("Georgia State Professor Asa Hilliard Dies in Egypt," www.diverseeducation.com Aug. 15, 2007) Dr. Hilliard was not only a guiding light and compassionate force for social justice, he reminded us of the importance of having an honest and...

Getting to know Melody Rodriguez.(spectrum)(director of the Hispanic Outreach and Leadership at Armstrong Program)
September 20, 2007... When Melody Rodriquez came to the United States from Merida, Venezuela, at the age of 17, she didn't know she would work in higher education. Her passion for human rights advocacy and for creating meaningful change led her to pursue pre-law at...

Preparing students for workplace diversity.(spectrum)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business has established a center and undergraduate studies program focusing on business diversity. The Business Diversity Center, directed by Dr. Mary Connerley, an associate professor in the management...

UW Black history Web site surpasses 1 million visits.(spectrum)(University of Washington-Seattle's Blackpast.org)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... A Web site based at the University of Washington-Seattle featuring African-American history, has just passed the million mark in visits. Blackpast.org has 1,500 pages including valuable historical resources, more than 100 speeches by...

Ebony publisher pledges $2.5 million to create journalism center at USC.(spectrum)(Johnson Publishing Co.)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... The publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, Johnson Publishing Co., has pledged $2.5 million to create a new program to support journalism and communication students in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern...

Third World celebrates 40 years.(spectrum)(Third World Press)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... Celebrities such as film and theatre grand dame Ruby Dee and renowned author Waiter Mosley were on hand as Third World Press, one of the nation's oldest and most highly respected Black-owned publishing houses, celebrated its 40th year earlier...

Question regarding student drug use returns in FAFSA debate: opponents say the provision disproportionately affects low-income, minority students.(washington update)(Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
September 20, 2007... Shortening the seven-page student financial aid form is on everyone's wish list for higher education. Despite this, before any students can reap benefits, federal leaders first may have to revisit an often thorny issue: whether to ask students...

Study: computerized system breaks down language barrier to treat depression in Spanish-speaking populations.(campus notes)
September 20, 2007... Not everyone will admit to being depressed, and to make matters complicated, minority populations are less likely to seek mental health treatment. Furthermore, for the growing Latino population across the United States, there are limited...

Keeping the DREAM alive: a state reciprocity agreement facilitates in-state tuition for undocumented students in New Mexico and Colorado.
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Congress killed the immigration bill earlier this summer, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act was one casualty as a component of that bill. But, as reported in Diverse in July,...

A historical omission: Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez and colleagues were puzzled to learn of a major World War II documentary to air without the voices of Latino veterans. And then the campaign began.(U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For nearly a decade, Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez and a small army of students and volunteer colleagues around the country have been aggressively chasing and documenting a rapidly vanishing chapter of American...

Promoting la cultura Hispana: ASU's Hispanic Research Center advances the arts and works to produce homegrown talent in the STEM fields.(Arizona State University; science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] LAUNCHED IN 1985 AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, the Hispanic Research Center s efforts to promote Latino and Chicano art and issues have flourished in recent years. In 2004, the HRC hosted the Arizona International...

Where do Hispanics Stand?(stats)(distribution of college presidents)(Table)
September 20, 2007... Where do Hispanics Stand? Percentage Distribution of College Presidents, by Race and Institution Type: 2006 American College President: American College President Study: 2007 Edition Race/Ethnicity Doctorate Master's...

Unconventional wisdom: these new books from scholars defy the accepted thinking in their fields.(diverse bookshelf)(W.E.B. Du Bois, American Prophet (Politics and Culture in Modern America))("It's Being Done," Academic Success in Unexpected Schools)(Collateral Damage: How HighStakes Testing Corrupts America's Schools)(Book review)
September 20, 2007... W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet (Politics and Culture in Modern America) by Edward J. Blum, $39.95, University of Pennsylvania Press (June 2007), ISBN-10: 0812240103, ISBN-13: 9780812240108, 273 pp. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the...

University of New Mexico-Los Alamos.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CEDRIC PAGE has been named executive director of the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos. Most recently he served as dean of faculty at DigiPen Institute of Technology. Page holds a bachelor's from Syracuse...

Savannah State University.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CHELLU S. CHETTY has been named dean of graduate studies and sponsored research at Savannah State University (Ga.). He was previously an associate professor at Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati, India,...

Clark Atlanta University.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARISTIDE J. COLLINS JR. has been named vice president for institutional advancement and university relations at Clark Atlanta University. He served as interim vice president for university relations and development...

University of Maryland's School of Pharmacy.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. NATALIE D. EDDINGTON has been named dean of the University of Maryland's School of Pharmacy. She was chair of the school's department of pharmaceutical sciences. Eddington holds a bachelor's from Howard...

University of Miami (Fla.).(on the move)(Florida; appointments)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JACQUEUNE R. MENENDEZ has been named vice president of university communications at her alma mater, the University of Miami (Fla.). She was previously village manager for Key Biscayne. Menendez holds a bachelor's in...

Dr. Sabine U. O'Hara has been appointed executive director of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and vice president of the Institute of International Education.(on the move)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. SABINE U. O'HARA has been appointed executive director of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and vice president of the Institute of International Education. Previously, she was president of...

Stetson University College of Law (Fla.).(on the move)(Florida; appointments)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHARLES H. ROSE III. has been named director of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy at Stetson University College of Law (Fla.). He was associate director of the Center. Rose holds a bachelor's from Indiana...

University of Massachusetts-Amherst.(on the move)(appointments)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. AMILCAR SHABAZZ has been named chair of the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He was most recently director of American Studies at Oklahoma State...

Savannah State University (Ga.).(on the move)(Georgia; appointments)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. LARRY D. STOKES has been appointed assistant vice president for academic affairs at Savannah State University (Ga.). Most recently, he was an associate professor at the university. Stokes earned his bachelor's...

Diverse calendar.
September 20, 2007... OCTOBER [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Oct. 15 Tomas Rivera Policy Institute 4th Annual Education Conference "Practical Approaches to Transform Latino College Access into College Success" Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach,...

Baltimore County Community College received a $25,000 grant from Civic Ventures, with support from the MetLife Foundation, to develop its "Prime 50+ Transition Program.".(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... BALTIMORE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE received a $25,000 grant from Civic Ventures, with support from the MetLife Foundation, to develop its "Prime 50+ Transition Program." The program, an executive outplacement model, is designed to help...

Calhoun Community College (Ala.) has been awarded a $1.5 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund the college's Upward Bound project.(grants & gifts)(Alabama)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... CALHOUN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Ala.) has been awarded a $1.5 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund the college's Upward Bound project. The four-year grant begins this year and will be funded in the amount of $390,000 per year...

Clark College.(grants & gifts)(Corporate Education unit)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... CLARK COLLEGE'S Corporate Education (Wash.) unit has been awarded more than $244,000 in job skills program grants to provide customized training for eight Clark County businesses during the 2007-08 fiscal year.

The CUNY Catch Program at Bronx Community College received a $230,000 grant from the Robin Hood Foundation to implement the "Making the Grade College Success Program".(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... The CUNY Catch Program at BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE received a $230,000 grant from the Robin Hood Foundation to implement the "Making the Grade College Success Program," which will provide extra support to CUNY Catch students who obtain their GED...

Educational Testing Service has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to study supplementary education.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to study supplementary education. The two-year grant will partially fund a study group that will identify the connections between...

The Hispanic Heritage Foundation received a $100,000 grant from the Staples Foundation for Learning, a private foundation created by Staples Inc.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... The HISPANIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION received a $100,000 grant from the Staples Foundation for Learning, a private foundation created by Staples Inc. This year, SFFL's support Hill fund the launch of the Hispanic Heritage Teacher Award, an award...

Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) received $500,000 from BB&T Corp.(grants & gifts)(North Carolina)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY (N.C.) received $500,000 from BB&T Corp. to endow the teaching of capitalism and free markets at the university.

The School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a $1 million gift from the UAB Health System to help create a 24- to 36-month master's degree program in the field.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... The School of Nursing at the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM has received a $1 MILLION gift from the UAB Health System to help create a 24- to 36-month master's degree program in the field. The new program is designed to train 45 new nurses...

The University of the Arts' (Pa.) endowment has received a $25 million gift from philanthropist Dorrance H. Hamilton, the granddaughter of Campbell's Soup founder John T. Dorrance.(grants & gifts)(Pennsylvania)(Brief article)
September 20, 2007... The UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS' (Pa.) endowment has received a $25 MILLION gift from philanthropist Dorrance H. Hamilton, the granddaughter of Campbell's Soup founder John T. Dorrance. The gift is the second such donation from Hamilton to the...

Are historically Black colleges worth it? Some scholars suggest that the "unique educational services" once provided by HBCUS to Black students have now disappeared.(last word)(Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
September 20, 2007... Economists Drs. Roland Fryer of Harvard University and Michael Greenstone of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently undertook a dense statistical analysis, which concluded that attending historically Black colleges and universities...