Black IssuesHomeRetiring UC President Criticizes Dropping Affirmative ActionRetiring UC President Criticizes Dropping Affirmative Action SAN FRANCISCOUniversity of California President Richard C. Atkinson is leaving his post the same way he came in, firmly opposed to banning race and gender from the admissions process. “I continue to believe those were the wrong decisions,” Atkinson said last month in a written farewell presented to […]October 8, 2003HealthMedical, Dental Schools Are Seeing Fewer Minority Students in Their RanksMedical, Dental Schools Are Seeing Fewer Minority Students in Their Ranks DURHAM, N.C.As the academic year gets under way, the nation’s medical, dental and nursing schools are seeing fewer minorities in the classroom. The numbers are so low that a commission, led by former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, […]October 8, 2003StudentsDuke Students Hold Rally to Denounce RacismDuke Students Hold Rally to Denounce Racism DURHAM, N.C.Students, professors and administrators at Duke University held a rally against racism last month after a fraternity sponsored a party that Latino students say demeaned their heritage.Fraternity members from Sigma Chi designed fliers that looked like expired green cards, on the chapter’s Web site and built the […]October 8, 2003Faculty & StaffAAUP Issues Statement on Use Of Contingent Faculty AppointmentsAAUP Issues Statement on Use Of Contingent Faculty Appointments WASHINGTONThe American Association of University Professors (AAUP) issued a draft policy statement last month on the overuse and abuse of part-time and non-tenure track faculty — practices that threaten the quality and stability of higher education today.The proportion of faculty appointed to tenure-line positions is declining […]October 8, 2003HomeWomen, Violence Expert Receives National HonorWomen, Violence Expert Receives National Honor CHICAGOA University of Illinois at Chicago sociologist’s groundbreaking research on incarcerated women and the role violence plays in their lives earned her honors last month from a national organization.Dr. Beth Richie, head of African American studies at UIC, received the Bella Abzug Woman of Honor award from the Chicago […]October 8, 2003HomeNoted Physicist Shares Research With Television AudienceNoted Physicist Shares Research With Television Audience BOSTONNoted physicist and educator Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr. will share his groundbreaking research on string theory with a television audience this fall.Gates will join host Brian Greene, author of the best-selling book The Elegant Universe, for a three-hour miniseries on NOVA, PBS’s top-rated science documentary series.Borrowing its […]October 8, 2003HomeStereotypes Have Profound Effect on Intellectual Test PerformanceStereotypes Have Profound Effect on Intellectual Test Performance NEW HAVEN, Conn.Yale researchers have found that the existence of negative stereotypes about abilities such as intelligence actually enhances the performance of those who do not bear the stereotype.There have been many studies about how pervasive negative stereotypes about racial minorities and women can affect the performance […]October 8, 2003HomeACLU Brings Freedom Message to College CampusesACLU Brings Freedom Message to College Campuses BALTIMOREThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is bringing its message to college campuses this fall with its 2003 College Freedom Tour, the organization’s first national effort to reach college-age youth. Last month, the tour landed at the University of Maryland-College Park, drawing more than 750 students to discuss […]October 8, 2003HomeGeorge Washington University Plans First University-Based Indoor Crash Test FacilityGeorge Washington University Plans First University-Based Indoor Crash Test Facility ASHBURN, Va.Plans for the world’s first university-based, full-scale indoor crash test facility were unveiled last month at George Washington University’s Virginia campus.Representatives from George Washington University and GW’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC) participated in […]October 8, 2003Community CollegesSalt Lake Community College Faces Discrimination LawsuitsSalt Lake Community College Faces Discrimination LawsuitsSALT LAKE CITYSalt Lake Community College is facing a federal lawsuit from several employees who claim the school has discriminated against them. The suits claim the college has created a hostile work environment for minorities and that White employees enjoy preferential treatment. An SLCC spokesman, Joy Tlou, said the […]October 8, 2003Previous PagePage 123 of 431Next Page
