Diverse Issues in Higher Education back issues from February 2009:
Action on both sides.(post racial society)
Feb 05, 2009; ... No sooner had Barack Obama won the U.S. presidency than talk about America entering a "post-racial" era began. The election of a Black man to the White House is a momentous milestone that proves race is no longer a barrier in minorities' rives, the chatter went. Of course ...
A vice president who can relate.(Daniel K. Wims)
Feb 05, 2009; ... Dr. Daniel K. Wims returned to his alma mater of Fort I Valley State University two years ago in a reversal of roles in which a young administrator is now helping to steer the campus to new programs to meet an old mission. When Wims became Fort Valleys executive vice president ...
Celebrating Black History Month: here's a look at how some colleges and universities around the country are celebrating Black History Month.
Feb 05, 2009 ... California Lutheran University Concert: "Ain't I A Woman!" Core Ensemble and Taylore Mahogany Scott Foothill College (Calif.) Lecture, Demonstration & Petite Performance: "Dallas Black Dance Theatre" Book Discussion: Author Richard Thompson ...
Diverse digits.(Table)
Feb 05, 2009 ... <Pre> SINGLE-RACE BLACK PROFESSIONALS: Postsecondary teachers70,620 Physicians and surgeons 49,330 Lawyers ...
The Obama cabinet 'Trickle Down' effect: Hispanic advocacy groups want President Barack Obama to increase Hispanic representation in government jobs, especially in education.
Feb 05, 2009; ... The federal government bills itself as a leader in employing minorities, with American Indians, Asians and Blacks all holding a larger share of federal jobs than in the civilian labor force. The exception: Hispanics, with 7.8 percent of federal jobs in 2007, despite holding 13.3 ...
Democrats propose billions in new education spending: minority-serving institutions, Pell Grant and public universities set to gain under the next stimulus package.
Feb 05, 2009; ... House Democratic leaders last month unveiled an $825 billion economic stimulus package with massive new education spending that goes far beyond a widely expected increase in federal Pell Grants. While low-income college students would gain significantly under the package--with ...
S.O.S. (Save Our Students): one grieving mother seeks to raise awareness about a leading cause of death among Black male college students--suicide.(noteworthy news)
Feb 05, 2009; ... Gina Smallwood always worried about whether her teenage son was wearing a seatbelt or having unprotected sex, but she was certainly never concerned about whether he was at high risk for depression. After all, Kelvin Mikhail Smallwood-Jones was a dean's list student with a 4.0 ...
At 100, NAACP still kicking: the young activists in NAACP campus chapters may hold the key to the organization's next 100 years.(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People )
Feb 05, 2009; ... When leaders of the NAACP gather this month to formally begin a year-long recognition of 100 years of civil rights work, they'll be talking as much about the organization's future as they will be honoring its past. On dozens of college campuses across the nation, where plenty of ...
The Obama era: a post-racial society? Despite the election of President Barack Obama, many longtime scholars whose work intertwines with race disagree that the country has reached a post-racial period.(Barack Obama)(Cover story)
Feb 05, 2009; ... WITH BARACK OBAMA ENSCONCED AS THE nation's first Black president, plenty of voices in the national conversation are trumpeting America as a post-racial society--that race matters much less than it used to, that the boundaries of race have been overcome, that racism is no longer a big ...
Renewing the fight against affirmative action.
Feb 05, 2009; ... Some affirmative action and diversity program critics are cheering President Barack Obama's election because they believe his success dramatically undermines the argument that discrimination remains a significant barrier for minorities in American life. Ward Connerly Jr., arguably the most ...
Black History Month 2009: new titles on African-American experiences offer remarkable depth and range.(diverse bookshelf)(Recommended readings)
Feb 05, 2009; ... Temptations will be everywhere this season if you have not enhanced your library of African-American history books in a while. University presses and commercial publishers are offering new releases on a rich mix of topics in time for Black History Month 2009. Here are some of our ...
Virginia Polytechnic State University.(Daniel Wubah as vice president)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. DANIEL WUBAH is vice president and dean for undergraduate education at Virginia Polytechnic State University. Wubah previously served as associate provost for ...
Virginia Union University.(W. Franklin Evans as vice president)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. W. FRANKLIN EVANS has been named vice president for academic affairs at Virginia Union University (Va.). He formerly served as associate vice ...
University of Northern Iowa.(Gloria Gibson as executive vice president)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. GLORIA GIBSON has been named executive vice president and provost at the University of Northern Iowa, effective July 1. She is currently dean of the ...
Dr. Teresa Marquez-Lopez.(associate dean)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. TERESA MARQUEZ-LOPEZ is associate dean for master's and continuing education in the School of Educational Leadership & Change at Fielding Graduate University ...
Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus.(Adrian Rodriguez as vice president)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ has been named vice president for student development services at the Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus (Texas). He ...
Clark College (Wash.) has received a $106,500 grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust to purchase production and videoconferencing equipment to provide more learning options for students interested in health care.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... CLARK COLLEGE (Wash.) has received a $106,500 grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust to purchase production and videoconferencing equipment to provide more ...
Emory University (Ga.) has received a $14 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to reduce tobacco use in China.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... EMORY UNIVERSITY (Ga.) has received a $14 MILLION grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to reduce ...
Hampton University (Va.) has received a $476,000 gift from the Wachovia Foundation to create Wachovia Foundation Financial Services Scholarships and a Virtual Trading Room at the university.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (Va.) has received a $476,000 gift from the Wachovia Foundation to create Wachovia Foundation Financial Services Scholarships and a Virtual Trading ...
Northampton Community College (Pa.) has received an S800,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for annual historical programming, such as a film festival, book series, panel discussions, podcasts, Webcasts, college courses and a speaker series.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Pa.) has received an S800,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for annual historical programming, such as a film festival, ...
University of California, Santa Barbara has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its College Alcohol and Substance Education program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 05, 2009 ... The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its College Alcohol and Substance Education program. The funds will ...
Diverse calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Feb 05, 2009 ... MARCH [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] March 1-3 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities 14th Annual National Capitol Forum Madison Hotel Washington, D.C. Web: www.hacu.net March 2-6 ...
Black men on campus: what the media do not show us: Black male college students feel pressured to fulfill media-spun social expectations to be overly sexual, aggressive and athletic in college.(last word)
Feb 05, 2009; ... In an ongoing study I'm conducting on Black manhood in college, Black male students across 12 different colleges unearthed hidden pressures to fulfill social expectations to be overly sexual, overly aggressive and athletic in college. Most study participants claimed or suggested that the ...
Mass. Appeal.(editor's note )(Massachusetts' higher education status)(Editorial)
Feb 19, 2009; ... Massachusetts is ideal to feature in our state-focused series. As with previous editions on the state of higher education in California, New York and North Carolina, among others, in this edition we address issues unique to Massachusetts' large and diverse higher education landscape ....
Pushing for a more inclusive university.(Charles Ogletree and his passion for immigration studies)
Feb 19, 2009; ... From age 8 through his years as a Stanford University student, Dr. Charles Ogletree, the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard University, labored in the fields with his migrant-worker parents. "We worked in everything from walnuts and almonds to peaches and grapes and ...
Massachusetts: news nuggets.(education conferences)
Feb 19, 2009; ... The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has such a rich concentration of higher education, we can't cover all of the colleges and universities. However, here is a snapshot of some: Amherst College: A $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will be used to strengthen the ...
Aid to students may prove short-lived: although the latest economic stimulus package helps needy college students, this increased financial assistance may be temporary.(washington update)
Feb 19, 2009; ... With an $800-billion-plus economic stimulus bill likely to become law soon, education advocates are beginning to turn their attention to two critical questions: With Democrats controlling Congress, lawmakers are likely to approve some type of economic stimulus bill. But for ...
Boston public high school graduates struggle to finish college: report prompts concerns about whether Boston public high school graduates are college-ready and if colleges are doing enough to help students graduate.(noteworthy news)
Feb 19, 2009; ... While Boston has one of the highest college enrollment rates in the nation, less than half of all those who earn a high school diploma graduate from college within six years, according to a recent report released by the Boston Private Industry Council and the Center for Labor Market ...
Roxbury Community College experiencing renaissance: RCC has transformed itself from scandal-plagued to a college of choice.
Feb 19, 2009; ... Before moving from Rhode Island to Massachusetts, Amanda Schaefer diligently researched colleges in the Boston area. She eventually selected Roxbury Community College (RCC) where the academic experience has exceeded her expectations. "The location, the courses and the fact that ...
MIT taking steps to ensure minority faculty pipeline.(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Feb 19, 2009; ... When Dr. James L. Sherley began a hunger strike outside of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provost's office in February 2007 alleging racism in his tenure denial, the then-associate professor of biological engineering reignited, in a very public way, concerns about the ...
A practical ethnic studies program: the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston complements students' career tracks and engages them in the surrounding Asian American community.
Feb 19, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For many educators, large numbers of graduates are not only a bragging right but a goal. But those involved in the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston are quite comfortable producing only one or two graduates ...
It's a woman's world (at least at these colleges): the six women's colleges in Massachusetts continue to innovate academically and financially to appeal to college-bound women.
Feb 19, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Historically, Massachusetts has been home to some of the most vibrant, viable and prestigious educational institutions for women in the country. That number has decreased over time as schools such as Lesley University, Regis College and Wheaton College, ...
The presidential search 'plateau': once a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.(Robert C. Wood)
Feb 19, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the new vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1971, Dr. Randolph W. Bromery had not given any thought to moving up to chancellor. But the president of the UMass system, Dr. Robert C. Wood, had contemplated the ...
Select books from the 'cradle of liberty': the presses of some major Massachusetts universities offer appealing and noteworthy selections on Black history and education issues.(diverse bookshelf)(Book review)
Feb 19, 2009; ... For this special edition on higher education in Massachusetts, D/verse Bookshelf gathered recent offerings from the presses of some of the state's prestigious universities. They include titles on new research in Black history and topical issues in education: Boycotts, Buses, And ...
The Community College of Aurora (Colo.) has received a $597,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... The COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (Colo.) has received a $597,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation to ...
The Connecticut Community College System has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help train and educate students for emerging career fields.(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... The CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM has been awarded a $2 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help train and educate students for ...
First Nations Development Institute (Colo.) has received a $165,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation to fund a tribal asset development project.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (Colo.) has received a $165,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation to fund a tribal asset ...
Northeastern University (Mass.) has received a $9 million federal research grant to develop new multisensory technology systems for cars and trucks.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (Mass.) has received a $9 MILLION federal research grant to develop new multisensory technology ...
St. Edward's University (Texas) has been awarded a $737,565 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Noyce Scholarship Program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (Texas) has been awarded a $737,565 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Noyce Scholarship ...
Tufts University (Mass.) has received a $2.3 million from the National Institute of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... TUFTS UNIVERSITY (Mass.) has received a $2.3 MILLION grant from the National Institute of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver ...
The University of Arizona has been awarded a $3.16 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to continue protecting the earth from asteroids.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... The UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA has been awarded a $3.16 MILLION grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to ...
The University of Colorado-Boulder has been awarded $11 million in grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... The UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER has been awarded $11 MILLION in grants from the National Aeronautics and ...
Researchers at the University of Indiana Bloomington have received a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... Researchers at the UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA BLOOMINGTON have received a $1 MILLION ...
The University of Massachusetts Boston has received a $40,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation for its Urban Scholars program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... The UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON has received a $40,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation for its Urban Scholars program. The program, which challenges ...
Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Feb 19, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] March 5-7 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HISPANICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 4th Annual National Conference "Achieving Hispanic Success" Hyatt Regency Riverwalk San Antonio Web: www.aahhe.org ...
Cambridge College.(Tito Guerrero as president)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. TITO GUERRERO is president of Cambridge College (Mass.). Most recently he served as vice president and associate provost for ...
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.(Monair . Hamilton as director of training and technical assistance )(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MONAIR J. HAMILTON is the new director of training and technical assistance at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North ...
Wellesley College.(Deborah Foye Kuenstner)(Brief article)
Feb 19, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DEBORAH FOYE KUENSTNER is chief investment officer at Wellesley College (Mass.). She previously ...
Calling for more diversity: students' work to create a diverse campus pays off with an increase in Hispanic enrollment and a stronger sense of pride and community.(Wentworth Institute of Technology )
Feb 19, 2009; ... It is common practice at many institutions for current students to phone prospective students who have been accepted but are not yet attending that school. During these calls, students engage in meaningful conversations about the college, academic programs, social environments, living ...