Black Issues in Higher Education articles from November 2004

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from November 2004

Pushing the walls of the classroom aside.(Editor's Note)
November 4, 2004... We talk about being a part of the "global community" and how our country is "so diverse" so much that I wonder if we truly comprehend indeed how much our world is changing and what it all portends. The increasing diversity on our college...

i poll.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... Following are the results from the Oct. 7, 2004, edition's poll question posted on the Black Issues Web site. Q: Who do you support in the U.S. presidential election? Responses Other candidate 0.61% U.S. Sen. John F. ...

Senate endorses more science, education funds for HBCUs.(Washington Update)
November 4, 2004... Calling current funding inadequate, the U.S. Senate is proposing moderate increases next year for both well-known and smaller federal programs serving Black colleges and other minority-serving institutions. While one plan would increase...

Foreign student visa process clumsy and cumbersome, educators say.(Washington Update)
November 4, 2004... Visa requirements imposed on foreign students since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are confusing, redundant and causing more problems than they solve, witnesses appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said last month. They noted...

Congress weighs simplifying student-aid process.(Washington update)
November 4, 2004... Nora Diaz almost didn't make it to college because her student-aid application form was too long and complicated. Diaz told a congressional panel that she couldn't have filled out the form without help from counselors. And without student aid,...

Some NCAA schools get high marks from Black coaches group.(Noteworthy News)
November 4, 2004... INDIANAPOLIS The Black Coaches Association (BCA) still wants more minority hires in college football. But the group's new report card finds at most Division I schools are increasing their efforts to include minorities in the search...

After first rejecting request, Catholic University approves NAACP chapter.(Noteworthy News)
November 4, 2004... WASHINGTON The Catholic University of America's Office of University Center, Student Programs and Events has approved a request to form a student chapter of the NAACP, after the students gave the university's president assurances recently...

NIH funds Michigan project to improve racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes.(Noteworthy News)
November 4, 2004... ANN ARBOR, MICH. Black women are three times more likely than White women to die during pregnancy, and twice as many Black babies as White babies die in infancy. Yet researchers know little about why pregnancy and infant health differ by...

New learning community promotes diversity, leadership at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... LINCOLN, NEB. Melvin Jones Scholars Learning Community supporters plan for students in this new University of Nebraska-Lincoln learning community to become leaders both in academic and off-campus settings. The community is named for...

University of Michigan has bigger freshman class, fewer Black students.(noteworthy news)
November 4, 2004... ANN ARBOR, MICH. The number of Black students in the freshman class at University of Michigan fell 14.6 percent compared to last year due to a decrease in Black applicants following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down the...

Report: minority students still lag behind in spite of improved fourth-grade reading lessons.(noteworthy news)
November 4, 2004... PRINCETON, N.J. The overall health of the nation's fourth-grade reading instruction is good, however, many minority students do not share equally in educational resources, quality teachers, and smaller classes, reports a new Educational...

Ayers case ends after Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal.(noteworthy news)
November 4, 2004... JACKSON, MISS. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a Mississippi college desegregation lawsuit, ending a 29-year-old legal battle over state support of three historically Black universities. Officials say the state can...

Gordon Parks returns to hero's welcome in hometown.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... FORT SCOTT, KAN. The town that wouldn't let Gordon Parks sit with the White people when he was growing up made it up to him in a big way with a four-day celebration of his life. In the downtown theater where, as a boy, Parks had to sit...

Community colleges vital for diverse engineering work force, report says.(noteworthy news)
November 4, 2004... WASHINGTON How critical are community colleges in educating America's engineers? According to many educators, the schools play a vital role, and their influence will continue to grow. In 1999-2000, 40 percent of engineers reported...

Water leak delays planned opening of Greensboro civil rights museum.(noteworthy news)
November 4, 2004... GREENSBORO, N.C. A water leak will probably delay the opening of a planned civil fights museum by at least three or four months and add up to $200,000 to the cost, organizers says. The $10 million International Civil Rights Center and...

Report: half of all undergraduates fail to apply for financial aid.(noteworthy news)
November 4, 2004... WASHINGTON A new study says hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it for a simple reason--they don't apply. The study, "Missed Opportunities: Students Who Do Not Apply for...

NCCU seeking to triple community college transfers.(noteworthy news)(North Carolina Central University)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... DURHAM, N.C. North Carolina Central University is freeing up scholarship money and tweaking its course requirements as it tries to triple the number of community college transfer students within five years. "It's a fertile pool of...

State Dual Enrollment Policies not sufficient to reach students who might benefit most.(noteworthy news)
November 4, 2004... WASHINGTON While most policy-makers and educators hope to expand the availability of credit-based transition programs at community colleges for a broader range of high school students, few states have legislation that supports outreach to...

Reversing the tide: a complex visa process has contributed to a decline in the number of international students coming to the country since 9/11.(International Education)(Cover Story)
November 4, 2004... In January, Humphrey Tusimiirwe, a native of Uganda, finally realized his dream of pursuing a psychology degree at a U.S. university. What he didn't realize, however, was how arduous the U.S. student visa process would be. Although Tusimiirwe,...

Documenting the Diaspora: historian couple investigate central Africa's place in world history, rooting Black studies in an international context.
November 4, 2004... Traveling to the Vatican to study documents once belonging to a 17th-century central African diplomat may seem an unlikely project for professors in an African American studies program. But for Drs. John Thornton and Linda Heywood, husband and...

Uncovering Frank Yerby: journey to the Ph.D. leads one scholar to Madrid, Spain, to unravel the complexities of an expatriate best-selling novelist.
November 4, 2004... I was working to finish the first chapter of my dissertation when the opportunity arose to travel overseas. The deal--to chaperone a group of college students to Athens, Greece. Once I had successfully accompanied the students to Athens and...

Restoring a ruptured relationship: Barnard College's Caryl Phillips' senior English seminar focuses on broken international connections and culminates with a trans-Atlantic journey.
November 4, 2004... Millions of African people who were captured, kidnapped and shackled for sale as part of the trans-Atlantic slave trade first passed through Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, West Africa. They stepped through the doorway that set them on a horrifying...

Do graduate assistants get a fair deal?(Speaking Of Education)
November 4, 2004... There is nothing like a campus environment to reinforce the concept of teamwork. Few on a campus can do their jobs alone. From the loftiest endowed chair holder, hefty salary in pocket, to the newest assistant professor, everyone makes a...

Science, technology professions showing mixed progress for women.(Tech Talk)
November 4, 2004... Growth over the past two decades for women in scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical (STEM) jobs has seen uneven progress, according to a report from the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST). ...

Carnegie Mellon, tech group to start cyber security alliance.(tech briefs)
November 4, 2004... WASHINGTON Last month, the Electronic Industries Alliance's (EIA) Internet Security Alliance (ISAlliance) and Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) new CyLab announced a major expansion of the ISAlliance-CMU three-year partnership. As part of...

New version of Wi-Fi to hit U.S. markets soon.(tech briefs)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO A new version of Wi-Fi the popular wireless technology that connects computers to the Internet, is making its way to the U.S. market, according to a Reuters news agency report. The improved Wi-Fi promises downloaded data...

Java, mtvU target expanding college marketplace.(tech briefs)(bring music and fun to college students)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... SANTA CLARA, CALIF. Sun Microsystems, the creator and leading advocate of the Java software products has entered a marketing sponsorship with mtvU to bring music and fun to college students with Java-powered products. Sun is joining the...

UCLA's Graduate School of Education.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... DR. WALTER R. ALLEN has been appointed professor of education and holder of the Allan Murray Cartter chair in higher education at UCLA's Graduate School of Education. Previously he served as professor of sociology at UCLA and the University of...

University of the District of Columbia.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... CHRISTAL M. CHERRY has been named director of development at the University of the District of Columbia. Previously she was assistant director of development at American University. Cherry earned a bachelor's from Hofstra University and a...

Georgetown University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... DR. CHRISTOPHER A. LESTER has been named associate director of the Center for Minority Educational Affairs at Georgetown University. He recently taught and served as coordinator in the social justice education program at the University of...

Rutgers University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... KIM MANNING-LEWIS has been appointed vice president for university relations at Rutgers University. Manning-Lewis was executive director of university relations since 2001. She earned a bachelor's from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and an...

Dillard University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... ROBIN MARTIN has been named Dillard University's new director of athletics and head women's basketball coach. She is also the university's first female director of athletics. Martin received her bachelor's and master's at the University of New...

North Carolina Central University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... DR. BIJOY K. SAHOO has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for strategic planning and continuous improvement in the division of academic affairs at North Carolina Central University. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Utkal...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... The American Association for the Advancement of Science (Washington, D.C.) has been awarded a three-year, $400,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to help establish a new Center for Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity. The...

Coppin State University.(Grants & awards)(Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics Project)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... Coppin State University (Md.) received a $2.5 million National Science Foundation grant for its Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Project to strengthen the university's mathematics, computer science and natural science...

Essex County College.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... Essex County College (N.J.) is the recipient of a three-year $745,444 federal Health and Human Services grant that will boost offerings for nursing students while also providing additional student retention services.

Moraine Valley Community College.(Grants & awards)(Illinois Arts Council )(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... Moraine Valley Community College (Ill.) received two grants from the Illinois Arts Council totaling $22,490 to help celebrate its 10th year of bringing national and local entertainment to the southwest suburbs of Palos Hills.

Mt. San Antonio College.(Grants & awards)(Regional Health Occupations Resource Center)(California Wellness Foundation)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... Mt. San Antonio College (Calif.) Regional Health Occupations Resource Center received a $137,000 grant from the California Endowment and a $150,000 grant from the California Wellness Foundation for health care interpreters and nursing programs...

North Carolina Central University.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... North Carolina Central University was awarded a $2.1 million No Child Left Behind grant from the U.S. Department of Education to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers for high-need schools.

Stanford Law School.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... Stanford Law School (Calif.) received a $43.5 million grant from Charles T. Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and his wife, Nancy B. Munger, to support construction of a new graduate residence hall that will house law, business and...

Events.(Calendar)
November 4, 2004... NOVEMBER Nov. 14-16 National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges 117th Annual Meeting San Diego Marriot Hotel and Marina San Diego Phone: (202) 478-6040 Fax: (202) 478-6046 Web:...

Becoming a citizen of the world.(Last Word)
November 4, 2004... W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of the 20th century, was unwavering in his commitment to the equality of the colored peoples of the world. All intellectual giant and a life-long agitator, Du Bois devoted his life to ensuring...

Playing catch up.(Editor's Note)(Editorial)
November 18, 2004... Whenever I read about national shortages of qualified professionals in critical fields, such as health care and technology, I can't help but think about the tragic legacy of segregation and discrimination in the United States. I believe that...

i poll.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... Following are the results from the Oct. 21, 2004, edition's poll question posted on the Black Issues Web site. Q: What quality do you regard as most valuable in a college president? Responses Having a consensus- ...

Report: rising college costs outstripping student aid.(Washington Update)
November 18, 2004... To pay for community college these days, the average student still has to cobble together funds--through Pell Grants and other government, institutional and possibly family support, while often holding down one or more jobs, according to new...

Educators say school-state relations in flux.(Washington Update)
November 18, 2004... American higher education is burdened with challenges--everything from reduced state appropriations to increased competition to dramatic surges in student enrollment. But strength is often borne of adversity. Today many two- and four-year...

Growing Black Ivy: Columbia conference explores Black presence at elite schools.(Noteworthy News)
November 18, 2004... NEW YORK One of the many education access struggles waged by African Americans since the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board decision has proven to be one over Black representation at the eight Ivy League universities. Relating...

Pursuing the professoriate: institute offers minority scholars tips, survival strategies for navigating graduate process.(Noteworthy News)
November 18, 2004... ATLANTA After 40 years of affirmative action, still only 5 percent of faculty are African American; 3 percent are Latino or Hispanic; 2 1/2 percent are Asian American and less than 1 percent are American Indian, according to Dr. Orlando...

Keepers of the dream: as Bethune-Cookman College celebrates 100 years, school officials, alumni say mission has not changed.(Noteworthy News)
November 18, 2004... DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. Mary McLeod Bethune founded Bethune-Cookman College 100 years ago with five little girls and $1.50. Over the past month or so, college officials needed every bit of her determination and a few dollars more--to keep...

Furious Flower poetry conference causes a bit of fury: anniversary celebration brings together creative and controversial forces.(Noteworthy News)
November 18, 2004... HARRISONBURG, VA. Most of the 370 poets and scholars of poetry who descended on James Madison University for the 10th anniversary celebration of the landmark "Furious Flower" conference had no idea that the organizers were expecting an...

Judge says pluses came from Mississippi's college desegregation case.(Noteworthy News)
November 18, 2004... JACKSON, MISS. A federal judge who presided over Mississippi's college desegregation lawsuit says the main plus of the case is that the new admission standards are now such that Black students can easily attend any university in the state....

New institute to enhance treatment of HIV/AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa.(Noteworthy News)
November 18, 2004... KAMPALA, UGANDA The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), new medical facility providing state-of-the-art training and treatment of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases opened its doors on the grounds of the Makerere University. The...

Brown University expands faculty to stay competitive.(noteworthy news)
November 18, 2004... PROVIDENCE, R.I. After 11 years on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Catherine Lutz was eager to relocate. Her husband, a doctor, was tired of a lengthy commute to work. Brown University was one of several...

Courts recruit college students to advise people who don't have lawyers.(noteworthy news)
November 18, 2004... LOS ANGELES The 300,000 litigants who come to court each year without lawyers in Los Angeles County are about to get help from a unique group of college students dubbed, "The Justice Corps." Those who want to handle their own divorces,...

Minority philanthropy initiative gets $3 million grant.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... INDIANAPOLIS A $3 million grant awarded to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University could help put more minorities, women and youth in positions of philanthropy leadership. The center said it will use the grant from the W.K....

Colleges could get financial awards for low-income graduates.(noteworthy news)
November 18, 2004... SANTA FE, N.M. State officials in New Mexico have come up with an idea to encourage universities and two-year colleges to ensure that at-risk students graduate: pay bonuses to schools based on the number of such students earning degrees....

New report critiques affirmative action studies.(noteworthy news)
November 18, 2004... PRINCETON, N.J. The National Association of Scholars (NAS) has posted a new report on its Web page, "The Changing Shape of the River: Affirmative Action and Recent Social Science Research," prepared by Dr. Russell Nieli, a lecturer in the...

Harvard University planning major expansion of engineering program.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Harvard University is planning a major expansion of its engineering program, including a 67 percent increase in the size of the faculty and the possible establishment of a separate school. Dr. Venkatesh Narayanamurti,...

Survey: two-thirds of head start programs expect service, staff cuts in 2005.(noteworthy news)
November 18, 2004... WASHINGTON Despite being one of the most successful programs in the federal government, Head Start, which gets America's poorest children ready to learn in kindergarten and beyond, is in a bad way today after three years of "neglect and...

University of New Mexico changing name of Chicano program.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The University of New Mexico's Chicano studies program, begun in 1971 during the activism movement of the 1960s and 1970s, is becoming the Southwest Hispanic studies program. Its director, Dr. Enrique Lamadrid, said...

Getting to the heart of the achievement gap.(noteworthy news)
November 18, 2004... PRINCETON, N.J. Billed as the "African American, Hispanic and Native American Educational Achievement Symposium," the Educational Testing Service (ETS) convened a two-day forum at their Princeton, N.J., headquarters to highlight...

HBCUs, Ford Motor form partnership to implement high school program.(noteworthy news)
November 18, 2004... WASHINGTON To spearhead a pilot program designed to prepare African American high school students for college and careers, the Ford Motor Company Fund announced a partnership among the national Historically Black Colleges and Universities'...

New online resource shines spotlight on college graduation rates.(noteworthy news)(www.destination-u.com)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... MENLO PARK, CALIF. As college tuition rates at America's four-year universities increase, and graduation rates decline, choosing the right college has never been more important for the more than 1.5 million students heading to college next...

Doctoring up the nursing profession: several factors are contributing to the national nursing shortage, but initiatives, perceptions and college programs can nurture industry's growth.(Special report: careers in higher education)
November 18, 2004... For all the baby boomers who've embraced and adopted healthier lifestyles, including proper diet and exercise, there may be an even more compelling reason. If you get sick or become hospitalized, you may not have the critically needed services...

Finding the right prescription: in stiff competition with the private sector for pharmacy faculty, academia often finds itself on the losing side.(Special report: careers in higher education)(Cover Story)
November 18, 2004... An aging population, the changing role of pharmacists as health systems rely more heavily on newer, sophisticated drug therapies to cure ills, and a proliferation of corner drug stores is driving a growing demand for pharmacists in this...

A pathway to the presidency: student affairs professionals are increasingly moving into the top job on college campuses.(Special report: careers in higher education)
November 18, 2004... If you took a random sampling of student affairs professionals, they'd all agree: without the work they do with students, campus functions would simply grind to a halt. "Student affairs professionals spend 80 percent of their time with...

Recent scholarship on race.(Book Review)
November 18, 2004... Institutional Racism in Higher Education Eds. Dr. Ian Law, Dr. Deborah Phillips and Dr. Laura Turney Trentham Books, 2004 166 pp., $35.00 paperback ISBN 1858563135 This book reports on cutting-edge research on racism in higher education--a...

Going online to save data safely.(Personal Computing)(Column)
November 18, 2004... I'm a compulsive saver. I save backup copies of all important computer documents I'm working on, and backups of my backups. As I'm working, I frequently hit the Ctrl-S keys to save my current document to the hard disk. Somewhat less...

Incoming Duke freshmen receive Apple iPods.(tech briefs)
November 18, 2004... DURHAM, N.C. Duke University has distributed Apple iPods to its incoming freshmen in an effort to encourage innovative uses of technology in education and campus life, according to school officials. The pocket-sized digital devices, which...

Report shows some digital divide patterns with technology ownership.(tech briefs)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... MENLO PARK, CALIF. A new report from Knowledge Networks/SRI finds that households with higher incomes or children are much more likely to own a range of media technologies, from PCs to high-speed Internet access to DVD players. By...

San Francisco mayor announces wireless Internet access goal.(tech briefs)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO In what is the latest in a national trend of citywide WiFi access projects, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to cover the city's entire 46.7 square miles with wireless Internet access. Newsom, in his first...

Illinois Central College.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... RITA ALI has been named the director of diversity at Illinois Central College in East Peoria. Previously she was manager of AIS Federal Services Group. All received a bachelor's in human services management from the University of...

Temple University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... DR. AINSLEY CARRY has been appointed associate vice president for student affairs/dean of students at Temple University. Previously he served as associate dean of students at the University of Arkansas. Carry received a bachelor's in food and...

Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... DR. VANESSA NORTHINGTON GAMBLE is the new director of the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care. Previously she was associate professor of health policy and management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...

Johnson C. Smith University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... GERALD HECTOR has been named vice president of finance at Johnson C. Smith University. Previously he served as financial controller at the United Negro College Fund. Hector received a bachelor's in business administration from Howard University...

Delaware State University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... H. WADE JOHNSON has been named the new director of bands at Delaware State University. Most recently, he toured as a trumpet and percussion player with the Fred Wesley Jazz/Funk Band. Johnson earned a bachelor's in instrumental music, a...

Southern Illinois University School of Law.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... WENONA Y. WHITFIELD has been named the new associate dean for academic affairs at Southern Illinois University School of Law. She is also an associate professor at the law school. Whitfield received a bachelor's in sociology from Illinois...

Bennett College (N.C.) has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... Bennett College (N.C.) has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for supporting the college's teacher education program and enhancing skills of in-service teachers through the creation of a curriculum instructional...

California State University-Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursue their doctoral studies.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... California State University-Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursue their doctoral studies. In addition, CSUDH's School of Education...

California State University-Northridge (CSUN) received $25,000 from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for student scholarships.(Grants & awards)(Hollywood Foreign Press Association)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... California State University-Northridge (CSUN) received $25,000 from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for student scholarships. In addition, CSUN, in partnership with the Jeopardy Foundation and the Los Angeles Police Department, has been...

Moraine Valley Community College (Ill.) received three Workforce Investment Act grants totaling $308,000 from the Cook County President's Office of Employment and Training.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... Moraine Valley Community College (Ill.) received three Workforce Investment Act grants totaling $308,000 from the Cook County President's Office of Employment and Training. The grants will allow the college to continue its efforts in providing...

Ohio State University's School of Public Health received a $30 million donation from Pennsylvania real estate investor Zell Kravinsky.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... Ohio State University's School of Public Health received a $30 million donation from Pennsylvania real estate investor Zell Kravinsky to fund public health research within the school.

St. Augustine's College (N.C.) has received $475,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to strengthen its core program for first- and second-year students arid to develop a testing center to enhance student placement.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... St. Augustine's College (N.C.) has received $475,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to strengthen its core program for first- and second-year students arid to develop a testing center to enhance student placement, faculty development...

Events.(Calendar)
November 18, 2004... DECEMBER Dec. 27-30 Modern Language Association (MLA) 120th Annual Convention Philadelphia Phone: (646) 576-5000 Fax: (646) 458-0030 Web: www.mla.org/ JANUARY Jan. 14-15 African American Student...