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Faculty & Staff

It’s not rocket science – finding African American undergraduates for graduate study in science – includes related articles

Earlier in his career, Dr. Luther S. Williams spent nearly ten years as the only faculty member of color out of seventy in his department at Purdue University. The African American microbiologist is now assistant director of education and human resources at the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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College Deciding Discipline For Hanging Black Mannequin

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio Antioch College officials are trying to decide whether to discipline four students who tied a noose around the neck of a Black mannequin and hung it from a tree.

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Howard Weighs In on Affirmative Action Debate

WASHINGTON By organizing a high-powered symposium that includes William Gray of The College Fund, Christopher Edley Jr. of the Harvard School of Law, and Luther Williams of the National Science Foundation, Howard University has begun an examination of whether African Americans and other under-represented groups will continue to have access to graduate education.

Hurdle #1: Getting in the Door

Research institutions are the primary producers of the nation’s scientific brain trust. Yet, the record of these institutions for producing African Americans in these disciplines is spotty. In this feature, Black Issues examines the experiences of three of the leading science and engineering institutions, citing examples of strategies that are yielding favorable results and those that leave senior scholars scratching their heads over why they’re not working.

Faculty & Staff

Charting a Black research agenda – interview with H. Patrick Swygert, president of Howard University – Cover Story – Interview

President H. Patrick Swygert, 54, assumed the helm of the nation’s only historically Black Research I institution in 1995. Since his arrival at Howard University, he has been crafting a strategy to carry the institution into the twenty-first century on a more stable financial footing, from which it will be poised to lead the nation in shaping and implementing the academic and research agenda for African Americans in the next millennium.

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The Assassination of the Black Male Image. – book reviews

The Assassination of the Black Male Image, authored by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, a media critic and political analyst, offers a thoughtful perspective on the racial and sexual stereotyping of Black males.

Retaining master jugglers – junior faculty must learn to prioritize their schedules

Last week I got an e-mail from a young sister who is in her first year of university teaching. Curiously, the e-mail was time-stamped 2 a.m. Poignantly, it was a shout for help and advice.

Faculty & Staff

A scant presence – Black and Latino faculty at research institutions – includes related article

For many faculty, particularly those who favor research over teaching, securing a faculty position at a major research institution is a dream come true. These universities, of which there are 120 nationwide, offer some of the most ideal conditions available for the pursuit of scholarly and scientific research.

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Auctioning off yesterday – protest against the sale of African American historical artifacts and documents

For Many Black Museums, It’s “Buy-Buy History”

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A prescription for participation: diabetes study helping African Americans overcome fears of ethnic medical research

They don’t want to take pills. They’re unwilling to participate in randomized trials. They are reluctant to take a chance,” says Robert Ratner, M.D., head of the Medlantic Clinical Research Center in Washington, D.C., discussing why some people don’t want to participate in medical research. “There remains reluctance to participate in any medical study. Some of it is, `I want someone else to do it so I “know it’s safe, then I’ll do it’ — the guinea-pig phenomenon.”

Historically Black Bluefield State’s ironic situation: desperately seeking Black students and faculty – Bluefield State College, West Virginia

Bluefield, W. Va. When a historically Black university fails to sustain, say, a ten percent African American student population, People are bound to start talking. Well, they have.

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Restoring Hope: Conversation on the Future of Black America. – The Rejuvinating Qualities of Hope – book reviews

Several years ago I reviewed Breaking Bread by bell hooks and Dr. Cornel West for National Public Radio. I stated in my commentary that the conversation or dialogue between the two public intellectuals was filled with nourishment and inspiration. I felt their views provided us with a reason for hope, in a constantly changing world. Now a few years later, the popular West – with the help of Kelvin Sealey – has given us a series of exchanges with nine interesting individuals.

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