Black IssuesFaculty & StaffBack in theTrenchesBack in theTrenchesDr. Nannerl Overholser Keohane became Duke University’s eighth president when she arrived on campus in July 1993. She also became the university’s first female president. And after 11 years of leading the 12,000-student campus in Durham, N.C., Keohane is stepping down this month to return to teaching and research. Keohane has been called […]June 30, 2004LatinxService is in Her BloodService is in Her BloodThe daughter of noted blood bank pioneer Dr. Charles Drew, Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis is no stranger to the spotlight. Yet, it is from her own political and educational pursuits that she has become a well-known figure in the Washington, D.C., area. After working as a research scientist at the National […]June 30, 2004HomeSurgeon Joins Newest Class of NASA Astronaut CandidatesSurgeon Joins Newest Class of NASA Astronaut CandidatesCHICAGONASA announced last month that Dr. Robert L. Satcher, an orthopaedic surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and researcher at Northwestern University, is part of the next generation of space explorers as he joins the newest class of astronaut candidates. Satcher, who is African American, was an undergraduate at […]June 30, 2004HBCUsKaplan, EDU Inc. Team Up to Increase Educational Opportunities at HBCUsKaplan, EDU Inc. Team Up to Increase Educational Opportunities at HBCUsNEW YORKWorldwide educational services leader Kaplan Inc. announced it has become the exclusive K-12 partner for EDU Inc., a unique service for historically Black colleges and universities that enables students to apply to 29 member institutions through a single common application. Under the terms of […]June 30, 2004HomeCreighton University Honors Columbia Astronaut With Statue UnveilingCreighton University Honors Columbia Astronaut With Statue UnveilingOMAHA, Neb. Creighton University honored the memory and life of Creighton alumnus and space shuttle Columbia astronaut Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson with the unveiling of a bronze bust of him during a dedication ceremony last month.The plaza in front of Creighton’s new Hixson-Lied Science Building was named […]June 30, 2004African-AmericanStudy Indicates Aggressive Treatment Helps African Americans With Diabetes, High Blood PressureStudy Indicates Aggressive Treatment Helps African Americans With Diabetes, High Blood PressureDETROIT Data presented at ISHIB 2004, the annual congress of the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, indicate that African American patients with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure benefit from aggressive use of combination high blood pressure therapy. The study, “Lotrel and Enalpril […]June 30, 2004Community CollegesMichigan Officials Discuss Plan to Encourage Students to Study Science, EngineeringMichigan Officials Discuss Plan to Encourage Students to Study Science, EngineeringMACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. State officials are refining a plan to offer interest-free loans to students who pursue degrees in science and engineering, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said recently. State treasurer Jay Rising is working on details of the initiative, which will include a requirement that […]June 30, 2004StudentsCalifornia Tribe Presents $30,000 in Scholarships To American Indian StudentsCalifornia Tribe Presents $30,000 in Scholarships To American Indian StudentsMORONGO INDIAN RESERVATION, Banning, Calif.Creating a new program designed to provide financial support for California American Indian students statewide, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians launched a scholarship program unique to the state. Three American Indian students were the first recipients of this innovative effort when […]June 30, 2004Faculty & StaffTeach for America Teachers Outperform Colleagues, Study RevealsTeach for America Teachers Outperform Colleagues, Study RevealsPRINCETON, N.J. Students of Teach for America (TFA) teachers outscored their schoolmates on math achievement tests and matched their average performance in reading, according to a national study of the program recently released by Mathematica Policy Research Inc.The study compared the performance of corps members from Teach for […]June 30, 2004HomeNew Center at Texas A&M to Focus on Latino PopulationNew Center at Texas A&M to Focus on Latino PopulationCOLLEGE STATION, texasA new center for Mexican American and U.S. Latino research will be housed at Texas A&M University. Established in May by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the Mexican American and U.S. Latino Research Center (MALRC), a unit of the College of […]June 30, 2004Previous PagePage 66 of 431Next Page
