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Diverse City
Diverse CityCommunity colleges are the most diverse institutions in academia, and getting more so by the dayBy Garry BoulardOf all the many numbers that illustrate community colleges’ rich diversity, the most telling are these: In 2000, the latest year for which comparable U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Census statistics are available, 12 percent of […]
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Wilberforce Faculty Endure Pay Cut, Increased Course Load
Wilberforce Faculty Endure Pay Cut, Increased Course Load WILBERFORCE, OhioFaculty members at Wilberforce University have agreed to work longer hours for less pay to keep the private, historically Black university afloat. The concessions will allow Wilberforce to avoid eliminating majors and laying off employees, the university’s president, the Rev. Floyd Flake, said last month.“Every part […]
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Morris Brown Reopens $1 Million Richer, But Without Accreditation
Morris Brown Reopens $1 Million Richer, But Without AccreditationBy Tracie Powell ATLANTAAtlanta’s Morris Brown College reopened its doors late last month to fewer than 150 students, without a marching band, football team or accreditation. They are, however, $1 million richer. The million-dollar donation from the Tom Joyner Foundation, headed by the syndicated radio personality the […]
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Expanding Roles for Minorities And Professionals in Higher Education
Expanding Roles for Minorities And Professionals in Higher Education
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From Opening Doors to Opening Minds
From Opening Doors to Opening MindsBy Dr. George L. Daniels It was 40 years ago this past June that the late Alabama Gov. George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door of the University of Alabama’s Foster Auditorium trying to prevent the enrollment of Vivian Malone and James Hood. His defiant stance against integration won him […]
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A Rich, Disappearing Legacy Remembering Black boarding schools: A tradition obscured by desegregation’s impact.
A Rich, Disappearing Legacy Remembering Black boarding schools: A tradition obscured by desegregation’s impact. By Ronald Roach There’s no doubt that the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board school desegregation case next year will generate much-needed discussion about the ongoing struggle over providing quality education for American children, especially for […]
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Survey Reinforces Value of Faculty Diversity in the Classroom
Survey Reinforces Value of Faculty Diversity in the ClassroomMONTVALE, N.J. A survey of undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. colleges and universities reveals that diversity in the front of the classroom enhances the educational experience for all. The survey disclosed that minority professors have significant influence on the education of both minority and non-minority students. When […]
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Aiming for the Top
Aiming for the TopFoundation backing puts school’s journalism and communications program on new footingBy Ronald RoachHAMPTON, Va. When Erin Hill read a magazine article her senior year in high school about Hampton University’s plans for a new journalism and communications building, she saw the project validating her desire to attend the historically Black school in […]
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Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business Commitment to faculty, students and fund raising brings Florida State dean early legacy of successBy Pearl Stewart Tallahassee, Fla. One morning about three years ago, Dr. Melvin Stith brushed past a student who seemed to need assistance in his outer office. When the dean of the Florida State University College of […]
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On the Job Market
On the Job MarketNewly minted Ph.D. shares her experiences, advice on finding that coveted first academic job. By Keonya BookerIn these lean economic times, everyone is feeling the pressure to obtain full-time employment and the world of academia is no different. For a new Ph.D., securing a position in academia is becoming increasingly complicated. As […]
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Getting Smart About Higher Education Involves Doing Your Homework
Getting Smart About Higher Education Involves Doing Your HomeworkSo you’ve gotten the good news: “Overproduction” of Ph.D.s is, by and large, a myth. Many fields are experiencing painful shortages of Ph.D.s. Bioinformatics is one, notes Peter Syverson, vice president of research for the Council of Graduate Schools. “We’re not producing any Ph.D.s in bioinformatics because, […]
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Report Lists Top Threats to Campus Freedom
Report Lists Top Threats to Campus Freedom NORMAL, Ill. As colleges finish the academic year, a report on academic freedom in America identifies the leading dangers to intellectual freedom on college campuses, with “Patriotic Correctness” leading the list of violations of academic freedom. The “2002-2003 Report on Academic Freedom” details hundreds of incidents at colleges […]
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