Black IssuesHomeProfessional Appointments© Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comNovember 17, 2004HomeEventsDECEMBERDec. 27-30Modern Language Association (MLA)120th Annual ConventionPhiladelphiaPhone: (646) 576-5000Fax: (646) 458-0030Web: www.mla.org/JANUARYJan. 14-15African American Student Leadership 11th Annual Conference“A Call to Action! Bridging the Gap: Keeping the Civil Rights Legacy Alive”Rust CollegeHolly Springs, Miss.Phone: (662) 252-8000, ext. 4311Web: www.naaslc.orgJan. 24-28Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)2005 Annual ConferencePhoenixPhone: (202) 955-6126E-mail: chea@chea.orgWeb: www.chea.orgJan. 26-2990th Annual Meeting of […]November 17, 2004HomeGrants & AwardsBennett College (N.C.) has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for supporting the college’s teacher education program and enhancing skills of in-service teachers through the creation of a curriculum instructional material center and implementation of professional development opportunities.California State University-Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. […]November 17, 2004HomeSan Francisco Mayor Announces Wireless Internet Access GoalSan Francisco Mayor Announces Wireless Internet Access GoalSAN FRANCISCOIn what is the latest in a national trend of citywide WiFi access projects, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to cover the city’s entire 46.7 square miles with wireless Internet access. Newsom, in his first State of the City address last month, set a […]November 17, 2004HomeReport Shows Some Digital Divide Patterns With Technology OwnershipReport Shows Some Digital Divide Patterns With Technology OwnershipMENLO PARK, Calif.A new report from Knowledge Networks/SRI finds that households with higher incomes or children are much more likely to own a range of media technologies, from PCs to high-speed Internet access to DVD players. By comparison, the “digital divide” between different ethnic and age groups […]November 17, 2004HomeIncoming Duke Freshmen Receive Apple iPodsIncoming Duke Freshmen Receive Apple iPods DURHAM, N.C.Duke University has distributed Apple iPods to its incoming freshmen in an effort to encourage innovative uses of technology in education and campus life, according to school officials. The pocket-sized digital devices, which can download and make use of both audio and text material, was preloaded with Duke-related […]November 17, 2004HomeGoing Online to Save Data SafelyGoing Online to Save Data SafelyI’m a compulsive saver. I save backup copies of all important computer documents I’m working on, and backups of my backups.As I’m working, I frequently hit the Ctrl-S keys to save my current document to the hard disk. Somewhat less frequently, I periodically save a backup copy to a floppy […]November 17, 2004HomeA Black and White CaseA Black and White Case: How Affirmative Action Survived Its Greatest Legal ChallengeBy Greg StohrBloomberg Press, 2004352 pp., $26.95 hardcoverISBN 1-57660-170-6In the late 1990s, two lawsuits by White applicants who had been rejected by the University of Michigan began working their way through the federal court system, aimed at the abolition of racial preferences in […]November 17, 2004StudentsA Pathway to the PresidencyA Pathway to the PresidencyStudent affairs professionals are increasingly moving into the top job on college campuses By Kendra HamiltonIf you took a random sampling of student affairs professionals, they’d all agree: without the work they do with students, campus functions would simply grind to a halt. “Student affairs professionals spend 80 percent of their time […]November 17, 2004StudentsRecent Scholarship on RaceInstitutional Racism in Higher EducationEds. Dr. Ian Law, Dr. Deborah Phillips and Dr. Laura TurneyTrentham Books, 2004166 pp., $35.00 paperback ISBN 1858563135This book reports on cutting-edge research on racism in higher education — a matter that has received far less attention than racism in primary and secondary schools. The result of a project funded by the Higher […]November 17, 2004Previous PagePage 32 of 431Next Page
