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Scholars of Note: History

HistorySetting the Record StraightDaina Ramey BerryTitle: Assistant Professor of History, Department of History, Michigan State University Education: Ph.D., U.S. History, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Afro-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., History, University of California, Los AngelesAge: 34On a 19th-century auction block, an enslaved Black man and woman negotiate prices with potential […]

January 14, 2004

Scholars of Note

Scholars of NoteYoung educators bring their passion and excitement for teaching, research and training to the forefront of the academyThe road toward academic success is more often than not a rugged one, particularly for people of color, and the size of certain obstacles may sometimes seem insurmountable. But as the cadre of young scholars featured […]

January 14, 2004

Merit Scholarship Programs Have Potential Flaws, Researchers Say

Merit Scholarship Programs Have Potential Flaws, Researchers SayUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.Broad-based merit scholarship programs designed to create incentives for underperforming high-school students have two potential flaws, according to Penn State researchers. “Our studies indicate that in the first year after a merit scholarship program is initiated, student test scores increase but they subsequently hit a ceiling, […]

January 14, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Wisconsin Science Training Programs Recognized for Diversity Efforts

Wisconsin Science Training Programs Recognized for Diversity EffortsMADISON, Wis.The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, recently highlighted three University of Wisconsin-Madison training programs among the top in the country when it comes to recruiting and retaining underrepresented minority students. Currently, NIGMS funds 292 research programs at both […]

January 14, 2004

Hampton’s Acting President Accepts Task Force Recommendations

Hampton’s Acting President Accepts Task Force RecommendationsHAMPTON, Va. Praising a faculty/student task force for “effectively and efficiently carrying out (its) charge,” the acting president of Hampton University, Dr. JoAnn Haysbert, has accepted a series of recommendations regarding the roles of the school, the staff and faculty advisers in the operation of the student newspaper, the […]

January 14, 2004

University of Georgia Names New Athletic Director

University of Georgia Names New Athletic DirectorATHENS, Ga.The University of Georgia hired Damon Evans as its athletic director last month, the first Black person to hold that job in the Southeastern Conference. Evans, 34, will take the position of his mentor, Vince Dooley, who is being forced out of the athletic director job and will […]

January 14, 2004

Report: Race, Income Key Factors in Women’s Health, Insurance

Report: Race, Income Key Factors in Women’s Health, InsuranceLOS ANGELESRace and income levels are key factors in determining whether women are healthy and whether they have health insurance, according to a public health report released last month.The University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research examined overall health, insurance coverage and access to […]

January 14, 2004

Morehouse Student Among 2004 Rhodes Scholars

Morehouse Student Among 2004 Rhodes ScholarsATLANTALate last month Oluwbusayo Folarin had only one more final at Morehouse College to take before going home to Grand Prairie, Texas, where he could begin to relish being named a Rhodes Scholar. “I have not had a chance to really think about (being named a Rhodes Scholar) because I’m […]

January 14, 2004

Study: Voucher Students Perform Same as Public School Peers

Study: Voucher Students Perform Same as Public School PeersCLEVELANDStudents in the Cleveland voucher program performed on the same level as their public school peers, according to the final part of a five-year Indiana University study. After tracking the test scores of 6,000 students from kindergarten through fourth grade, the researchers found virtually no difference in […]

January 14, 2004

Urban Test Scores Below National Average, Study Shows

Urban Test Scores Below National Average, Study ShowsStudents in some of the nation’s largest urban school districts score below the national average on federal math and reading tests, scores released last month show. But in these urban centers, where large numbers of disadvantaged kids live, students compete well when compared with national peers of the […]

January 14, 2004

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