Black IssuesStudentsGrants & AwardsAt Tuskegee University’s “Investment for the Future” conference (from left), University President Dr. Benjamin Payton; Dr. Woodrow Myers, director of Ford Motor Company’s Healthcare Management; Edsel B. Ford II; and Erroll Jackson, Ford liaison to Tuskegee.Tuskegee University has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Ford Motor Company. The grant which will be awarded […]May 26, 1999HomeEventsMayMay 23-28, 1999National Association of Foreign Students Affairs: Association of International Educators51st Annual ConferenceThe Colorado Convention CenterDenver, Colo.Cathy MayTel: (202) 462-4811Fax: (202) 667-3419E-mail: inbox@nafsa.orgWeb: www.nasfa.org JuneJune 3-5, 1999National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)Benchmarking for Student AffairsManhattan Beach MarriottLos Angeles, Calif.Carol HolladayTel: (202) 265-7500Fax: (202) 797-1157E-mail: cholladay@naspa.orgJune 3-5, 1999The Zora Neale Hurston Society15th Anniversary Conference of […]May 26, 1999Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsPrice Takes Helm, Makes History at Marygrove CollegeDr. Glenda D. Price has become the seventh president and the first African American female to head Marygrove College in Detroit. Before coming to Marygrove, she served as provost of Spelman College. Her experience in higher education also includes serving as dean of the College of Allied Health […]May 26, 1999Faculty & StaffDear BI Career Consultants:Dear BI Career Consultants:What kinds of initiatives do higher education institutions need to create supportive environments that facilitate minority faculty retention?Dr. Caroline S. Turnerassociate professor of educational policy and administration,University of MinnesotaThe recruitment and retention of faculty of color remains one of the most difficult challenges facing American higher education. Research findings — whether qualitative […]May 26, 1999StudentsUniversity Clears Administrator Accused of HazingUniversity Clears Administrator Accused of Hazing OXFORD, Pa. — A Lincoln University official accused by students of watching fraternity members haze pledges and doing nothing to stop it has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a university commission. Interim university President James Donaldson said earlier this month that the commission told him there was “insufficient […]May 26, 1999Faculty & StaffExodus of Women Leave FSU Law School; Some Cite Racial TensionExodus of Women Leave FSU Law School; Some Cite Racial Tension TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Five female professors, including one of only three Black faculty members at the law school, resigned earlier this month from the Florida State University — four of them saying they had been harassed almost daily by fellow faculty members. All the […]May 26, 1999StudentsMIT Names its First Black Academic DeanMIT Names its First Black Academic DeanCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Dr. Isaac M. “Ike” Colbert has been named Dean for Graduate Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and will be a member of the Academic Council effective July 1. Colbert will be the first Black academic dean in the history of the institution.Colbert has served […]May 26, 1999HomeMississippi Valley Launches $25 Million CampaignMississippi Valley Launches $25 Million CampaignITTA BENA, Miss. — Mississippi Valley State University is undertaking the largest private campaign in its history, a five-year $25 million fund drive to enhance scholarships, attract top faculty, and upgrade academic programs. “We’re asking people to dig a little deeper,” Mississippi Valley’s president, Dr. Lester C. Newman, told hundreds […]May 12, 1999StudentsUniversity Honors First Black StudentUniversity Honors First Black StudentLEXINGTON, Ky. — Within sight of a lawn where a cross was burned to protest the integration of the University of Kentucky, the son of the school’s first Black student helped unveil a historical marker in his father’s honor. Lyman M. Johnson, a 53-year-old chemist from Philadelphia, joined UK officials last […]May 12, 1999Native AmericansNotre Dame Gets First Black MascotNotre Dame Gets First Black MascotSOUTH BEND, Ind. — It’s hard to miss the vivid color of Michael Brown’s uniform as the leprechaun mascot for the University of Notre Dame. But these days it is the color of Brown’s skin that has captured the attention of many longtime Fighting Irish fans. The sophomore business major […]May 12, 1999Previous PagePage 429 of 431Next Page
