Black IssuesStudentsTaking Care of BusinessTaking Care of Business Commitment to faculty, students and fund raising brings Florida State dean early legacy of successBy Pearl Stewart Tallahassee, Fla. One morning about three years ago, Dr. Melvin Stith brushed past a student who seemed to need assistance in his outer office. When the dean of the Florida State University College of […]July 2, 2003Students‘What Does it Take to Get There?’‘What Does it Take to Get There?’… ‘A graduate degree,’ many conclude, as a weak job market has students flocking to graduate schools despite limited financial aidBy Page Melton Obra Hackett has a common-sense exercise for undergraduates weighing the choice between graduate school and a job. “Write the year 2023 on a piece of paper,” […]July 2, 2003Faculty & StaffOn the Job MarketOn the Job MarketNewly minted Ph.D. shares her experiences, advice on finding that coveted first academic job. By Keonya BookerIn these lean economic times, everyone is feeling the pressure to obtain full-time employment and the world of academia is no different. For a new Ph.D., securing a position in academia is becoming increasingly complicated. As […]July 2, 2003StudentsGetting Smart About Higher Education Involves Doing Your HomeworkGetting Smart About Higher Education Involves Doing Your HomeworkSo you’ve gotten the good news: “Overproduction” of Ph.D.s is, by and large, a myth. Many fields are experiencing painful shortages of Ph.D.s. Bioinformatics is one, notes Peter Syverson, vice president of research for the Council of Graduate Schools. “We’re not producing any Ph.D.s in bioinformatics because, […]July 2, 2003HomeWhen Interests, Expectations CollideWhen Interests, Expectations CollideWho says the path to the Ph.D. has to be universal? Two years ago, I was a semifinalist for the Walt Whitman Award. And for that brief period between the time I was told my little book had survived a cut from nearly 1,200 to less than 40 manuscripts and the time […]July 2, 2003HomeUniversity of Alabama Honors Civil Rights PioneersUniversity of Alabama Honors Civil Rights Pioneers TUSCALOOSA, Ala Forty years after Vivian Malone Jones walked past Gov. George Wallace and into history as one of the first Blacks to attend the University of Alabama, she said she has forgiven Wallace for trying to stop her, but can never forget. The civil rights pioneer spoke […]July 2, 2003Leadership & PolicyFormer UAB President Charges Age, Sex Bias in LawsuitFormer UAB President Charges Age, Sex Bias in Lawsuit BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Former University of Alabama at Birmingham President W. Ann Reynolds has sued the UA System board of trustees, charging she was ousted from her job because of her age and sex, and demanded back pay, compensatory damages and reinstatement. Reynolds reluctantly agreed to step […]July 2, 2003InternationalHigh School Students Selected to Compete in International Biology OlympiadHigh School Students Selected to Compete in International Biology Olympiad VIENNA, Va. Four high school students were selected recently to represent the United States for the first time at the International Biology Olympiad in Minsk, Belarus, later this month. The USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) is a prestigious four-tier competition for U.S. high-school biology students. The […]July 2, 2003StudentsOklahoma Awards First Tulsa Race Riot ScholarshipsOklahoma Awards First Tulsa Race Riot Scholarships TULSA, Okla. The first college scholarships meant to ensure the 1921 Tulsa race riot is not forgotten have been awarded to 20 students. Two seniors from nine public high schools and one charter school in Tulsa will each receive $1,000. The Tulsa Reconciliation Scholarships are funded by $20,000 […]July 2, 2003HomeEducation Schools Are Outmoded, Panelists SayEducation Schools Are Outmoded, Panelists SayBy Ben HammerWASHINGTONEducators at a recent forum debated whether education schools are preparing teachers to meet the goals their future employers have set for academic achievement. Several participants at the forum held by the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, stressed that most education schools fall short in focusing […]July 2, 2003Previous PagePage 140 of 431Next Page
