Black IssuesHBCUsThe ‘Sisters and the Bro’The ‘Sisters and the Bro’ President Johnnetta Cole assembles new Bennett College team By Allison ForemanGREENSBORO, N.C.Dr. Tatia Granger remembers the moment like it was yesterday. It was June 6, 2002. The special assistant to the vice president for financial services was sitting at her desk at Duke University when the phone rang. “When I […]November 20, 2002Faculty & StaffStepping Outside the Ivy WallsStepping Outside the Ivy WallsPost-Academe brings New Opportunities, New Benefits By Phaedra Brotherton FAIRFAX, Va.Drs. Johnnie and Leroy Miles have a special partnership. Married for 35 years, they have supported each other in their educational pursuits and even taught at the same university for 22 years. And when Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia […]November 20, 2002SportsOnce-in-a-lifetime Career OpportunitiesOnce-in-a-lifetime Career OpportunitiesEven as women move up the university’s ladder to accept senior-level positions, the question remains — Can women in the academy have it all?By Kendra HamiltonWhen Dr. Lucy J. Reuben rises each morning to prepare for her dream job as provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs at North Carolina Central University, it’s […]November 20, 2002Leadership & PolicyThe Dilemma of the ‘Double Day’The Dilemma of the ‘Double Day’ Although men are doing more, many women in higher education still find they have two domains – the university and the homeIt’s a new twist on an old theme. Men have done it for years — left their families temporarily so that they could pursue better opportunities. And now […]November 20, 2002HomeDecline in Medical School Applicants Continues, But 2003 Projections Indicate TurnaroundDecline in Medical School Applicants Continues, But 2003 Projections Indicate Turnaround WASHINGTONWhile almost 34,000 people applied to U.S. medical schools in 2002 — continuing a six-year decline — preliminary data for 2003 released last month by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) indicate that this decline may be coming to an end. Based on […]November 20, 2002Faculty & StaffFaculty Survey Finds Growing Gap in Political LiberalismFaculty Survey Finds Growing Gap in Political Liberalism LOS ANGELESThere is increasing polarization in the political identification of college and university faculty, a new UCLA study shows. Today, only 34 percent of college and university faculty identify as “middle-of-the road” politically (down from 40 percent in 1989). Although the percentage of faculty identifying as “conservative” […]November 20, 2002HealthN.C., Maryland Schools to Create Health Disparities Research CentersN.C., Maryland Schools to Create Health Disparities Research Centers CHAPEL HILL, N.C.Researchers from three North Carolina universities have received grants totaling $1.5 million from the National Institute of Nursing Research to create a Center for Innovation in Health Disparities Research. The National Institutes of Health agency funded three related grants to support the new center, […]November 20, 2002HomeNew Report Reveals Deficiencies in Mathematics EducationNew Report Reveals Deficiencies in Mathematics Education WASHINGTONA report released last month by the Education Trust marshals findings from several large-scale studies of mathematics achievement — both national and international — to argue that improving mathematics achievement in the United States will require a coordinated K-16 approach involving both K-12 and higher education. The report […]November 20, 2002African-AmericanEmory Receives Major Gift to African American Studies ArchiveEmory Receives Major Gift to African American Studies Archive ATLANTAEmory University has received a gift to its library collections that greatly increases teaching and research opportunities in 20th-century African American studies. A portion of the Hatch/Billops Collection in New York — an extraordinary collection assembled during the past 35 years — has been given to […]November 20, 2002Faculty & StaffFemale Professors Earn Less At University of North CarolinaFemale Professors Earn Less At University of North Carolina CHAPEL HILL, N.C.Female professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earn less than male professors, with wide disparities in the medical school, according to a detailed analysis of salary equity. Women earn an average of $1,332 less than White men on the campus. […]November 20, 2002Previous PagePage 188 of 431Next Page
