Diverse Issues in Higher Education back issues from March 2008:
Fear of the known--and unknown.(editor's note)(Editorial)
Mar 06, 2008; ... Just three days before the campus shootings at Northern Illinois University last month, I sat in the morning plenary session at the annual American Council on Education meeting titled Campus Security, Response and Recovery." Judging by the number of people that attended the session and the ...
'A church is a church'.(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 06, 2008; ... "College of William & Mary Head Resigns, Raises Diversity Issues in Resignation Letter," Feb, 13, 2008 Some educators are being politically correct to the point of having no common sense. Why would you remove a cross from a church? I am a ...
Presidential election highlights issue of race.(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 06, 2008; ... "Obama Says 'Yes, We Can!' But Among Hispanic Voters: Can He?" Feb. 12, 2008 There is something I do not understand from the comments of my Latino brothers and sisters with respect to Sen. Obama. Why do you think a White woman will represent your interests better than a man of ...
Consider nontraditional paths to the presidency.(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 06, 2008; ... "ACE: Significant Efforts Needed to Improve Diversity in College Presidency Ranks" Feb. 8, 2008 I would hope that consideration be given to nontraditional avenues to the presidency, In addition to trying to ...
High tuition often further burdens lower income students.(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 06, 2008; ... "Wealthy Colleges Under Pressure To Use Endowments For Financial Aid," Feb. 3, 2008 This article speaks to very important and current financial aid issues for low-income students. These students apply to higher educational institutions hoping to escape the economic and social ...
Getting to know: John Rice.(spectrum)(Brief biography)
Mar 06, 2008; ... When John Rice founded Management Leadership for Tomorrow in 1994, he succeeded in developing a much-needed nonprofit mentoring program aimed at providing minority business students with guidance and advice. Fourteen years later, MLT is much more, although it is still true to its original ...
The untold stories of Black athletes to air on ESPN.(spectrum)(Black Magic)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A film about the injustices that defined the civil rights movement told through the eyes of basketball players and coaches from primarily historically Black colleges and universities will air on ESPN on March 16 and 17. "Black Magic," a two-part, four-hour ...
$4 million anonymous donation to endow scholarships for women, minorities at Temple.(Temple University )(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... Temple University officials were surprised when they received two anonymous donations totaling $5 million in nondescript envelopes sent via U.S. mail. One envelope contained a $1 million check to be used as the university sees fit, and the other had a $4 million check to endow a ...
Course watch: GMU offers class on wedding planning.(spectrum)(George Mason University)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., has started offering the first course in the country on wedding planning, now a $160 billion industry in the United States, according to a report by ABC. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Maggie Daniels, a former wedding planner, ...
Diverse digits.(demographics of net surfers)(Table)
Mar 06, 2008 ... <Pre> Demographics of Internet users by educational attainment: Less than a high school diploma 40% High ...
Congress to give more, demand more: a Pell Grant increase is in the HEA bill, but so are provisions for colleges to explain large endowments and tuition increases.(Higher Education Act)
Mar 06, 2008; ... The long-delayed renewal of the Higher Education Act is back on the fast track thanks to recent action in the House of Representatives. But now a team of House and Senate negotiators must reach a final agreement on dozens of key provisions with potential gains for low-income students and ...
Emergency notification in an instant: following the recent campus shootings, universities are seeking the most effective and multifaceted electronic alert systems from a host of IT companies.(school safety and security, information technology services)
Mar 06, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On Valentine's Day, at Northern Illinois University, a chilling message of a possible shooting on campus flashed on e-mails, the school's official Web site and rang on telephones in dorms and offices. The first notice came at 3:20 p.m. and 11 others ...
Providing a 'full circle of support': with less than 1 percent of American Indian students majoring in the sciences, AISES founders say they are on a mission greater than themselves.(American Indian Science and Engineering Society)
Mar 06, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] George Thomas, a Cherokee and an eager young graduate student at the University of Oklahoma in the 1970s, was discouraged to learn that American Indian students were openly discouraged from pursuing areas of higher education that involved "hard science." ...
Making strides: HBCUs seek progress on information technology resources.(historically black colleges and universities)
Mar 06, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since 1980, Dr. Linda Hayden has been able to bring innovation to Elizabeth City State University by seeking out and partnering with entities like the US. Navy and NASA. For years, these partnerships allowed faculty, students and administrators in the ...
Bringing the Arab world to U.S. classrooms: amidst few resources and emerging demand, one student's creative learning technology is now being marketed as a helpful teaching tool for Arabic professors nationwide.(teaching arabic language)
Mar 06, 2008; ... When Loren Siebert struggled to learn vocabulary for his introductory Arabic class three years ago, he figured he would buy tapes or a software package. Those kinds of aids had helped him learn French in high school and, more recently, conversational Indonesian. What he was ...
Just the stats.(statistics about internet)(Table)
Mar 06, 2008 ... <Pre> Use of Instant Messaging and Online Social Networking, By AgeWeeklySeveral Times Never or Less per Week Daily Instant Message (IM) 18-19 9.2% 17.5%14.3% 58.9% 20-24 13.5%...
Expanding the cultural reach of environmentalism through diversity.(Diversity and the Future of the U.S. Environmental Movement )(Book review)
Mar 06, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diversity and the Future of the U.S. Environmental Movement by Emily Enderle (Editor), $25, Paperback, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (2007), ISBN: 0970788266, ISBN-13: 9780970788269, 250 pp. In the fall of 2005, Yale ...
Technology: connecting students to their community colleges.(community college forum)
Mar 06, 2008; ... Community colleges have an extremely difficult job trying to connect with students, given that so many drive to campus only to attend class and then return home or to work after the class concludes. In these cases, the only time a student interfaces with the college is during the 50 ...
Asian University for Women.(appointment of Nancy S. Dye )(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Nancy S. Dye has been appointed the first vice chancellor and president of the Asian University for Women (Chittagong, Bangladesh). ...
Marion College.(appointment of Zenevbe Abebe)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. ZENEBE ABEBE has been appointed the first vice president for equity and inclusion at Marion College (Wis.). Most recently, he served as chief student ...
Walden University.(appointment of Savitri Dixon-Saxon)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. SAVITRI DIXON-SAXON has been named associate dean for the School of Counseling and Social Service in the College of Social and ...
University of Kentucky.(appointement of Judy Jackson)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JUDY JACKSON has been named vice president for institutional diversity at the University of Kentucky. She previously served as dean of the ...
Allen University.(appointment of Sonya Melton as vice president)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SONYA MELTON has been appointed vice president of enrollment management at Allen University (S.C.). Most recently, she served ...
Winston-Salem State University.(appointment of Donald Julian Reaves as chancellor)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. DONALD JULIAN REAVES has been named chancellor at Winston-Salem State University (N.C.). Previously, he served as vice president for ...
The American Indian College Fund has received a $50,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation for student scholarships through the AICF's Tribal College Program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... The AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND has received a $50,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation for student scholarships through the ...
The California Institute of Technology has received an eight-year, $24 million grant.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... The CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY has received an eight-year, $24 MILLION grant ...
California Polytechnic University, Pomona has received a three-year, $499,993 grant from the National Science Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA has received a three-year, $499,993 grant from the ...
California State University, Northridge, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Augustine Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Augustine Foundation to ...
Duke University (N.C.) has received $20 million in endowment funds from trustee Bruce Karsh and his wife, Martha, to support international undergraduate students.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... DUKE UNIVERSITY (N.C.) has received $20 MILLION in endowment funds from trustee Bruce Karsh and his wife, Martha, to support ...
The National Education Association has received a $1.1 million grant from the Tom Joyner Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... The NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION has received a $1.1 MILLION grant from the Tom Joyner ...
Rutgers University (N.J.) has received a $100,000 donation from Verizon Wireless for the university's Center on Violence Against Women and Children.(Verizon Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (N.J.) has received a $100,000 donation from Verizon Wireless for the university's Center on Violence Against Women and ...
A Texas A&M University sports lab has received a $100,000 grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... A TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY sports lab has received a $100,000 grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...
The University of Florida has received a $10 million donation from Dr. David Cofrin and his wife, Mary Ann.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... The UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA has received a $10 MILLION donation from Dr. David ...
The University of St. Thomas (Minn.) has received an anonymous gift of $50 million.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... The UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS (MINN.) has received an anonymous gift of $50 MILLION ....
The Yale School of Drama at Yale University (Conn.) has received a $3.2 million gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Inc.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2008 ... The YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA AT YALE UNIVERSITY (CONN.) has received a $3.2 MILLION gift from the Jerome L ....
Diverse calendar.(Calendar)
Mar 06, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MARCH March 13-15 Eleventh Annual Regional HBCU Summit on Retention "Improving Retention at HBCUs: Retention is a Shared Enterprise" Clarion Resort Hotel Ocean City, Md. Contact: Dr ....
Demythologizing diversity in higher education.
Mar 06, 2008; ... Why has it taken so long for institutions of higher education to move beyond lip service to genuine inclusion for minority and female faculty and staff? The "business case" for diversity has never been more compelling, and, while a number of universities have developed strategic diversity ...