Kenneth J. CooperStudentsAuthor Cultivates Young Writers With CamaraderieAs a teacher in the University of Iowa’s storied Writers’ Workshop, James Alan McPherson develops bonds with his students that extend beyond the classroom.April 8, 2010African-AmericanU.S. Racial History Less Understood Among Post-Racial Generation, Scholars SayAfter the election of President Barack Obama, some college students consider prejudice and racism as relics of American societal behavior.January 31, 2010African-AmericanScholar Leads African Language Learning Project to Recover Lost KnowledgeDr. Fallou Ngom of Boston University oversees training of young scholars in Ajami, a modified Arabic script, so unread ancient African language texts can be translated into modern languages.October 14, 2009HomeSHIPPING INFor a second consecutive year, the Naval Academy has admitted its most diverse class, and its work isn’t done.September 2, 2009HomeNaval Academy Continues its Diversity TrendFor a second consecutive year, the Naval Academy has admitted its most diverse class, and its work isn’t done.September 2, 2009Faculty & StaffAcademic Hiring Trends Toward Part-time FacultyInstitutions have grown increasingly dependent on adjunct faculty over the last few decades, and scholars of color are ever present among this group.June 10, 2009StudentsIT: Intellectually Taxing?At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.March 19, 2009StudentsIs the Internet Stupefying Students?At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.March 18, 2009Leadership & PolicyThe Presidential Search ‘Plateau’Once a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.February 18, 2009Leadership & PolicyMinorities in Massachusetts find path to university presidential ranks difficult to treadOnce a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.February 16, 2009Previous PagePage 7 of 9Next Page
