StaffStudentsGrants & AwardsDavidson College (N.C.) received a $4 million commitment from The Duke Endowment to renovate the James B. Duke Residence Hall and establish it as the permanent home of the college’s Dean Rusk International Studies Program. Jackson State University (Miss.) received a five-year, $5 million grant from former Netscape Corp. president and CEO James Barksdale to […]September 21, 2005HBCUsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Victor Borden has been named associate vice president for university planning, institutional research and accountability at Indiana University. Borden earned a bachelor’s from the University of Rochester, and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Dr. Donna L. Parker has been appointed associate dean for student affairs at the University of Maryland […]September 21, 2005STEMLinking College Phone Systems Will Enable Free Calling Between SchoolsSeeking the free flow of information between academic institutions on a global basis, the Robertson Education Empowerment Foundation (REEF)September 21, 2005HealthRace and Sex Disparities in Heart Attack Care Not ImprovingDifferences based on race and sex in treatment patterns for hospitalized American heart attack patientsSeptember 21, 2005HBCUsHoward University Launches Relief Web SiteHoward University has launched a web site, www.hbcurelief.org, dedicated solely to the victims of Hurricane KatrinaSeptember 21, 2005HomeEarliest U.S. Black-Founded TownThe site of the first U.S. town founded by an African-American, New Philadelphia, Ill., has been added toSeptember 21, 2005StudentsFinancial Services Firm, Education Group OfferHSBC-North America and the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development (SFEPD) recentlySeptember 21, 2005Faculty & StaffPrinceton Changes Tenure Policy To Stem ‘Mommy Trap’Princeton University has adopted a new policy that automatically grants male and female faculty extra timeSeptember 21, 2005HomeMacArthur Fellows Announced by MacArthur FoundationOn Sept. 20, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named 25 new MacArthur Fellows for 2005…September 20, 2005HomeSix Foundations Announce $200 Million Commitment to Higher Education in AfricaCharacterizing African universities as necessary contributors to the continent’s future development, governance and peaceSeptember 18, 2005Previous PagePage 38 of 46Next Page
