Diverse Issues in Higher Education back issues from April 2009:
Making an impact that multiplies.(Patty Alvarez McHatton)
Apr 02, 2009; ... In her junior year of high school, Dr. Patty Alvarez McHatton, an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of South Florida, was called to the principal's office. She had decided to quit cheerleading, and the principal urged her to reconsider. ...
Become a diverse facebook fan!(On the Web)
Apr 02, 2009 ... After logging into your profile, search Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and click on "pages." Once becoming a fan, you'll be able to stay in tune with all our daily ...
UCLA launches largest Mexican, Mexican American online archive.(spectrum)(University of California, Los Angeles )(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... The University of California, Los Angeles Chicano Studies Research Center, the UCLA Library, and the Arhoolie Foundation have launched the largest online digital archive of Mexican and Mexican American recordings. The Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican American ...
Diverse digits.(spectrum)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... <Pre> While the median family income Increased about 140 percent from 1982-2006, college tuition has increased from 1982: 1986 30% 1996 ...
Skip the line, order online.(Washington State University's high tech food services for students)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Students at Washington State University-Pullman now have a more hassle-free way to satiate their cravings for some tasty study food--pizza. The university's dining service has set up wsu.webfood.com to allow students to order and pay online and either pick up their pies or opt for free ...
In tough economy, MSIs win funding increases; several minority-serving institutions receive much-needed earmarks.
Apr 02, 2009; ... With Congress completing work on a $410 billion omnibus pending bill, minority-serving institutions can point to me tangible funding gains in the first months of 2009 with the possibility of more gains ahead. From earmarks for individual colleges to little-noticed provisions of ...
State legislatures cautiously consider in-state rates for undocumented students; Maryland lawmakers take cues from California legal battles to craft a tuition policy for undocumented immigrants.(noteworthy news)
Apr 02, 2009; ... When the University of Maryland System pondered offering in-state tuition to undocumented students, chancellor William E. Kirwan looked to California--among the early states to pass such a law--for a model. That changed last fall, when a California appellate court ruled the law ...
New book exposes undocumented students' struggles; undocumented University of California, Los Angeles students share their struggles to help advance the DREAM Act.(Underground Undergrads)
Apr 02, 2009; ... When Mario Escobar was getting a double major in Chicano studies and Spanish literature at the University of California, Los Angeles, money was so tight he often went to class hungry and wore clothes from Goodwill that didn't quite fit. As an undocumented student, Escobar wasn't eligible ...
A pipeline to the tenure track: Postdoctoral Fellowships are increasingly being seen as a recruiting tool to improve faculty diversity.
Apr 02, 2009; ... Dr. Roberto M. Aguilar has no doubt that landing a postdoctoral fellowship through the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship program has put him in serious contention to pursue a tenure-track faculty position at a major research university. Working on neurobiology ...
Broadening: the definition of diversity: a new book examines the strategies of faculty to serve as "change agents," encouraging diversity on campus.(Doing Diversity in Higher Education: Faculty Leaders Share Challenges and Strategies)(Book review)
Apr 02, 2009; ... Teaching a sociology class at Bowdoin College as a graduate student taught Dr. Winnifred R. Brown-Glaude a thing or two about diversity. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There, she introduced her students to "multiple perspectives" on the subject through readings. The student ...
Dartmouth College.(Jim Yong Kim as president)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JIM YONG KIM has been appointed president of Dartmouth College (N.H.). He previously served as a professor of medicine and social medicine at Harvard Medical School and as the ...
J.F. Drake State Technical College.(Kemba Chambers as associate dean)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. KEMBA CHAMBERS has been appointed associate dean of instruction at J.F. Drake State Technical College (Ala.). Chambers holds an ...
George Mason University.(Jorge Haddock as dean)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JORGE HADDOCK has been named dean of George Mason University's School of Management, effective July 1. He previously served as dean of the Robins ...
John Jay College.(Vivien Hoexter as vice president)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] VIVIEN HOEXTER is vice president for marketing and development at John lay College of the City University of New York. She most recently ...
University of North Texas.(Rebecca Lothringer as director of admissions)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. REBECCA LOTHRINGER has been named director of admissions at the University of North Texas. Lothringer previously ...
Arcadia University.(Steve Michael as provost)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. STEVE MICHAEL is provost and academic vice president of Arcadia University (Penn.). Michael formerly served as vice ...
Saint Joseph College.(Joseph Ofosu as dean)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JOSEPH OFOSU is founding dean of the School of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph College (Conn.). He formerly served as associate dean ...
University of the Rockies.(Charlita Shelton as president)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. CHARLITA SHELTON is president of University of the Rockies (Colo.). She was the former diversity director of the Apollo ...
Texas Wesleyan University.(Frederic White as dean)(Brief article)
Apr 02, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREDERIC WHITE is dean of Texas Wesleyan University's law school. He previously served as dean ...
It's not just about racism, but ableism: when talking about diversity, the ableism that students with disabilities face should be part of the conversation.(last word)(Essay)
Apr 02, 2009; ... A short time ago, I attended a small panel discussion on diversity in the professoriate. The panel of professors was a diverse one: a woman, a Hispanic, an African-American and a gay man. Those who had come to listen to and participate in the discussion were likewise diverse. However, as ...
First ladies of Law.(Linda L. Ammons, Phoebe Haddon, JoAnne Epps, Veryl Victoria Miles, and Cynthia E. Nance, Rebecca H. White )
Apr 16, 2009 ... Diverse checks in with some of the nation's women law school deans, including the only five who are Black. Despite tremendous gains made by women in our nation's leading law schools, the numbers reveal that there is still room for improvement. As of the 2006-2007 academic year, 47 out of ...
The changing legal landscape.(spectrum)
Apr 16, 2009 ... "The past is a foreign country; they do things differently here."- L.R HaRley, English author In the past 50 years, law firms have evolved from partnerships that foster colle giality and camaraderie to megafirms that are governed by considerations of profitability. The lawyer ...
Obama agenda focuses on degree completion: advocates applaud $2.5 billion college retention proposal but say insufficient financial aid is barrier to degree completion.(Barack Obama)
Apr 16, 2009; ... President Barack Obama's proposed $2.5 billion college access and retention initiative holds considerable promise for low-income students of color, many officials say--provided Congress and the higher education community agree to the plan. In his fiscal 2010 budget, the ...
In memoriam: Dr. John Hope Franklin (1915-2009).(noteworthy news)(In memoriam)
Apr 16, 2009; ... "Warm, generous, compassionate, a giant among American historians," is how one University of Chicago colleague of Dr. John Hope Franklin remembers him. Dr. Nell Harris, the Preston and Sterling Morton Professor Emeritus at UChicago, where Franklin chaired the history department, said in a ...
Shut out: despite an increase in capacity, law schools have been admitting fewer African-American and Mexican American students over the last 15 years.
Apr 16, 2009; ... As director of the Lawyering in the Digital Age Clinic at the Columbia University Law School, law professor Conrad lohnson knows that digital technology has the power to highlight and amplify social justice concerns and to enable people to take direct action. Under his leadership, the ...
Legal guardians of diversity: these organizations are improving diversity within the legal ranks, one sector at a time.(The National Association for Law Placement, Just The Beginning Foundation, Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Minority Corporate Counsel Association)
Apr 16, 2009; ... Hispanics and Blacks make up about 15.1 and 12.9 percent of the U.S. population, respectively, and 3.3 and 3.9 percent of the lawyer population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Law School Admission Council. On the other hand, Whites represent about 69.1 percent of the general ...
Expanding the conversation: Hispanic law reviews provide an outlet to address Latino issues overlookd by other law reviews.
Apr 16, 2009; ... They're not the topics found in a conventional law review: An Austin-based journal delved into the reproductive rights of Hispanic women entering into commercial surrogacy contracts. The next issue of a University of California, Berkeley-based journal will probe the Voting ...
Changing the face of the legal profession: the city university of New York School of Law continues to build on its track record of serving underreprestented communities with its pipeline intiative.
Apr 16, 2009; ... In 2000, Laquesia Anguiano was finally on track to fulfill her life-long dream of becoming an attorney. As a wife and mother of four by her 22nd birthday, school had been put on hold, so going back that year to earn her bachelor's had been challenging. Then it was time for law school. ...
University of New Mexico School of Law.(Kevin K. Washburn as college dean )(Brief article)
Apr 16, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KEVIN K. WASHBURN, of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, has been appointed dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law, effective June 30. He previously served as ...
Dr. Paula Allen-Meares.(on the move)(Brief article)
Apr 16, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. PAULA ALLEN-MEARES is chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Allen-Meares previously served as dean of the School of Social Work ...
South Texas College of Law.(Don Guter as president)(Brief article)
Apr 16, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DON GUTER has been named president of South Texas College of Law in Houston, effective Aug. 1. He was formerly dean ...
University of Maryland School of Law.(Phoebe Haddon as dean)(Brief article)
Apr 16, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PHOEBE HADDON has been named dean of the University of Maryland School of Law. She previously served as a law ...
Golden Gate University.(Drucilla Stender Ramey)(Brief article)
Apr 16, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DRUCILLA STENDER RAMEY has been named dean of Golden Gate University's School of Law, effective Aug. 1. She previously ...
New initiative builds diversity pipeline to law school: the pipeline diversity directory will profile efforts of those committed to greater diversity in the law field.(last word)
Apr 16, 2009; ... The United States needs more lawyers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to serve a client pool that is increasingly diverse. It is a challenge that law schools and the legal profession have been addressing for some time, and one in which a measure of success has been achieved ....
HSIs, HBCUs seek greater visibility from White House; advocates of minority-serving institutions seek changes while monitoring new appointments to senior U.S. Department of Education posts.(washington update)(Hispanic-serving institutions, historically black colleges and universities)
Apr 30, 2009; ... For years, the federal government has had a White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and another on tribal colleges, both of which seek to increase the visibility of these institutions among federal agencies. Now leaders of Hispanic-serving institutions are ...
Affording others the full law school experience.(spectrum)
Apr 30, 2009; ... When Anthony Welters attended law school, he spent so many hours at his off-campus jobs that he never truly felt connected to the campus community. Today, as a successful entrepreneur and executive, he helps as many socio-economically disadvantaged New York University law students as ...
Morehouse College honors civil rights pioneer.(spectrum)(Vivian Malone Jones)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... Earlier this month, Morehouse College honored Vivian Malone Jones by placing her image in its Hall of Honor. Jones, along with James Hood, desegregated the University of Alabama in 1963. She became the first Black graduate of the university in 1965 and later served as the director of civil ...
Course watch: healthy and eco-friendly living.(spectrum)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Along the same lines as first lady Michelle Obama s efforts to plant a White House vegetable garden to promote healthy eating and eco-friendly living, Alfred University (N.Y.) offered a course this ...
On diverseeducation.com: HBCU student-run record label launched.(spectrum)(historically black colleges and universities)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Americans have grown accustomed to television series talent shows, such as American do and "Making the Band." These programs provide immense national exposure for aspiring singers and ...
Diverse digits.(spectrum)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... College savings after either going paperless or doing certain projects paperless: Albright College (Reading, Pa.) $30,000 ...
UNCF wrestles with new economy, old issues; despite the bleak economy, UNCF president has high hopes for HBCUs with the Obama administration.(noteworthy news)(United Negro College Fund, historically black colleges and universities, Barack Obama)
Apr 30, 2009; ... When former Dillard University President Michael Lomax took the helm of the United Negro College Fund five years ago, the economy was strong and the outlook bright for most historically Black colleges and universities. Today, half way into his 10-year work agreement with the ...
A steady hand in uncertain times: the global economic crisis has proved the value of TIAA-CREF's fundamental model, says the company's president and CEO.(Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund)
Apr 30, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TIAA-CREF, the financial services company that manages retirement portfolios for professionals in academia and other select fields, avoided the heavy losses other financial firms incurred during last fall's financial meltdown. Thus far, the indicators ...
Cutting costs, improving learning: despite a decade-long track record, many academics are still skeptical of the technology-fueled course redesign movement.
Apr 30, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS a newcomer to the Department of Natural Sciences at University of Maryland-Eastern Shore in fall 2007, assistant biochemistry professor Jennifer L. Hearne concluded from teaching "Principles of Chemistry I" that the introductory general education course ...
Embracing the (corporate) work force training mission.(community college forum)
Apr 30, 2009; ... Embedded in the mission of community colleges is the intent to provide career development, work force training and continuing education for the communities colleges serve. For many years, community colleges have engaged various strategies to partner with local businesses and organizations ...
Scripps College.(Lori Bettison-Varga as president)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. LORI BETTISON-VARGA has been appointed president of Scripps College (Calif.), effective July 1. She is currently provost and dean of the ...
University of Nebraska Medical Center.(Roxanna Jokela as director)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ROXANNA JOKELA is director of alumni relations at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She formerly served as interim director ...
Apollo Group, Inc.(Victoria Jones as diversity officer vice president )(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. VICTORIA JONES is diversity officer vice president at Apollo Group, Inc., the parent company of the University of Phoenix. She previously served as dean of ...
Boston University.(Festus Mogae as President-in-Residence )(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FESTUS MOGAE, former two-term president of Botswana, has been named President-in-Residence at Boston University's ...
Columbia University.(Michelle Moody Adams as dean)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. MICHELLE MOODY-ADAMS is dean of Columbia College at Columbia University (N.Y.). She most recently served as vice provost for undergraduate ...
University of Arkansas.(Daniel Rahn as chancellor)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. DANIEL RAHN has been named chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He ...
Florida A&M University.(Larry Robinson )(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. LARRY ROBINSON has been appointed vice president for research at Florida A&M University. He previously served as a ...
California State University.(Greg Saks as vice president)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GREG SAKS is vice president of university advancement at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He most ...
Howard University.(on the move)(Brief article)
Apr 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ADRIANNE C. SMITH has been named executive director for the Center for Excellence in Advertising at Howard University (Washington, ...
Getting a piece of the stimulus: the economic stimulus package provides major funding opportunities for HBCUs and students.(historically black college and universities)
Apr 30, 2009; ... While the new Congress and President Barack Obama's administration are both only a few months old, there already have been a number of legislative initiatives that are either pending in Congress or signed into law that will greatly benefit both historically Black colleges and universities ...