Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyAbruptly DismissedAbruptly DismissedMorehouse School of Medicine loses president as accreditation date draws near By Marlon A. WalkerATLANTAThe Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has gone into a state of transition weeks before an important site visit by the board that will determine whether the school retains its accreditation.With the December dismissal of the school’s president, Dr. James […]February 9, 2005Leadership & PolicyUnder FireUnder FireALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY PERSIDENT FORCED TO RESIGN AMID STRING OF CONTROVERSIESBy Tracie PowellNORMAL, Ala.Like previous school presidents before him, Dr. John T. Gibson’s tenure at Alabama A&M University has been marked by turmoil and scandal. Gibson weathered the storm longer than some, but last month trustees forced him to resign.Problems, some apparently spurred by […]February 9, 2005StudentsEducators Help Students Affected by TsunamiEducators Help Students Affected by TsunamiBy Kristin BagnatoIn response to the far-reaching effects of the Dec. 26 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the Freeman Foundation are accepting applications for emergency grants to help students studying in the United States, the groups announced last month.The grants, in amounts of […]February 9, 2005Community CollegesStudy Urges Adult, Remedial-Ed. Programs to Join ForcesStudy Urges Adult, Remedial-Ed. Programs to Join Forces By Kathleen Kennedy ManzoWASHINGTON As key providers of adult and developmental education services, the nation’s community colleges can improve programs for their students by collaborating in those areas where their work and their clients overlap, a culminating report from a two-year study of the programs concludes.By sharing […]February 9, 2005StudentsPresident Bush Calls for New Federal EffortPresident Bush Calls for New Federal Effort To Address Pell Grant Shortfall By Charles DervaricsPresident Bush is proposing a $500 increase in the maximum Pell Grant during the next five years, part of a long-range plan to restore the struggling financial-aid program to a sounder financial base to serve needy students.Unveiling the plan in mid-January, […]February 9, 2005HBCUsCelebrating Extraordinary ContributionsCelebrating Extraordinary ContributionsThe creation of a national museum of African-American history is one step closer to becoming a reality following the appointment of a 19-member advisory council in December. The council is charged with advising the Smithsonian Institution’s regents on the design, the acquisition of objects and maintenance of the museum, just to name a […]February 9, 2005HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional Appointments © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comJanuary 26, 2005HomeEventsFEBRUARYFeb. 12-15American Council on Education (ACE)87th Annual Meeting“Public Good and Private Benefit: What Is the Future of Social Impact”Marriott Wardman Park Hotel WashingtonWeb: www.acenet.eduFeb. 16-19Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education Inc.35th Annual Conference“Black Consciousness: Ambition and Achievement Through Higher Education”Hilton Pittsburgh (Downtown)PittsburghWeb: www.pbcohe.orgFeb. 18-19 Stillman College Best Practices: Integration of Technology into Instruction ConferenceThird Annual […]January 26, 2005HomeGrants & AwardsCampbellsville University (Ky.) has received $500,000 from the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The funds will be split equally to help establish a new nursing degree program and provide free technology training and business-related coursework to displaced workers from the surrounding region. Elizabeth City State University […]January 26, 2005HomeMagazines on Web Tools, ContentMagazines on Web Tools, ContentBy Reid Goldsborough“The reign of the dead tree is over” is the kind of soundbite that futurists utter to make it seem as if they’re able to peer over the edge of the present into the world of tomorrow. But judging by two magazines, it’s just another empty platitude.EContent, currently published, […]January 26, 2005Previous PagePage 15 of 431Next Page