Black IssuesHomeGolden Gate University to Offer Graduate Degree in Digital SecurityGolden Gate University to Offer Graduate Degree in Digital SecuritySAN FRANCISCOGolden Gate University (GGU) has announced that it will start a graduate program in digital security, the first in the San Francisco Bay area. GGU will offer a master’s degree and a graduate certificate in digital security. Courses are offered in class, online through GGU’s […]May 7, 2003Faculty & StaffDeVry to Purchase Caribbean Medical SchoolDeVry to Purchase Caribbean Medical School By Ronald Roach OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.Business and technology education provider DeVry Inc. has announced that it will buy Ross University for $310 million in cash, in a bid to enter the medicine and health sciences education market. Ross, based in Dominica and St. Kitts-Nevis in the Caribbean, has more […]May 7, 2003HomeKent State Opens High-Tech Trading Exchange LaboratoryKent State Opens High-Tech Trading Exchange Laboratory By Ronald Roach KENT, Ohio Last month, Kent State University opened a Financial Engineering Trading Floor designed to give business students hands-on experience in risk management and derivatives trading by replicating trading floor conditions. The facility, housed within the university’s College of Business Administration, has 25 Hewlett-Packard workstations […]May 7, 2003Faculty & StaffTeaming Up for SuccessTeaming Up for SuccessPartnerships, collaborations help Tennessee State meet the challenges of securing research fundingBy Phaedra Brotherton For researchers, getting a single grant or award of at least $1 million takes skill and dedication, not to mention commitment to the university, students and to scholarship, says JoVita Wells, associate director of the Office of Sponsored […]May 7, 2003Faculty & StaffHistory’s BurdenHistory’s BurdenAfter decades of neglect, an academic research agenda is being built around health disparitiesBy Ronald Roach R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges by Geographic Division R&D Expenditures at Doctoral-Granting InstitutionsandTop Patenting U.S. Universities Special Report Research Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the above listed chart(s). If you do not have Acrobat Reader […]May 7, 2003StudentsFrom the Ivory Tower to the BoardroomFrom the Ivory Tower to the BoardroomMarketing executive used doctorate to unlock door to business worldBy Ben Hammer FAIRFAX, Va.Dr. Shahron Williams van Rooij, a marketing executive for technology firm Datatel, recently traveled to Nassau, Bahamas, to scuba dive and take slide photography of the colorful underwater marine life — one of her favorite hobbies. […]May 7, 2003Leadership & PolicyFaculty Senates Sue Districts Over Hiring RulesFaculty Senates Sue Districts Over Hiring Rules MISSION VIEJO, Calif.In an unprecedented move, the academic senates of Saddleback and Irvine Valley colleges have voted to sue their district chancellor and trustees over a new districtwide hiring policy that gives more power to administrators at the expense of faculty. Faculty within the South Orange County Community […]May 7, 2003HomeYale Researchers Find More Genes in Human GenomeYale Researchers Find More Genes in Human Genome NEW HAVEN, Conn.A study by Yale University researchers provides preliminary evidence that there may be more than twice as many genes in the human genome than previously predicted. Using an advanced genomic technique, researchers looked for all the genes on human chromosome 22. This is the next […]May 7, 2003HomeUniversity Settles Suit With Congressman’s WifeUniversity Settles Suit With Congressman’s Wife NEW ORLEANSThe Southern University System has settled a lawsuit filed by the wife of a Louisiana congressman that will give her a settlement plus a new job. Dr. Andrea Green Jefferson, the wife of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., filed suit more than a year ago after she was […]May 7, 2003Leadership & PolicyLawmaker’s Wife, Nev. Colleges Settle Discrimination SuitLawmaker’s Wife, Nev. Colleges Settle Discrimination Suit LAS VEGASThe Nevada state university system has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by the wife of Assemblyman Wendell Williams. Zelda Williams will receive $49,900 from the University and Community College System of Nevada after a community college employee used a racial slur about her in 2001, her lawyer […]May 7, 2003Previous PagePage 152 of 431Next Page
