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What’s Happening to the PUBLIC in Public Education?
What’s Happening to the PUBLIC in Public Education?Students feel the effects of tuition hikes as legislative tax-cutting sprees send the nation’s public colleges and universities jockeying for funding. By Page Boinest MeltonForget unemployment, income and housing starts as leading economic indicators. America’s public colleges and universities — among the first to feel the effects of […]
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VSU President Offers Olive Branch to Faculty
VSU President Offers Olive Branch to Faculty Gesture follows dissolution of faculty councilBy Kendra HamiltonPETERSBURG, Va. In his “State of the University” address, Eddie N. Moore Jr., president of Virginia State University, attempted to bridge the chasm that’s developed between the university’s administration and faculty since the university’s board of visitors voted in early August […]
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CU-Boulder Joins National Leadership Alliance
CU-Boulder Joins National Leadership AllianceBoulder, Colo.The University of Colorado at Boulder has become the 29th member of the Leadership Alliance, the premiere coalition of the nation’s top research and teaching institutions seeking to increase the numbers of traditionally underrepresented students in graduate study.“CU-Boulder has a long-term commitment to diversity,” says Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. “Throughout […]
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Go Abroad, and Save the Excuses
Go Abroad, and Save the ExcusesI  had no idea the day I left Los Angeles in 1979, to begin a six-month study abroad program in Bogota, Colombia, that the experience would be one of the most profound of my undergraduate career and subsequent life. Not only was it deeply rewarding on a personal level, but […]
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A World-Class Education
A World-Class EducationRewards abound for those who dare to teach or study abroad.By Robin V. SmilesWhen information about Brethren Colleges Abroad’s international seminars for faculty and administrators came across Dr. Amee Carmines’ desk, she glanced at it quickly and put it aside. Caught in the middle of a hectic semester advising senior English majors and […]
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Taking Your Education Global
Taking Your Education GlobalLooking back over my undergraduate education, my one big regret is that I did not study abroad my junior year. I was one of those people Cheryl D. Fields writes about in “BI Forum” (see page 28) who have all kinds of excuses about why they can’t go abroad — finances, lack […]
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The Diversity Challenge: Recruiting Prospective Faculty of Color
The Diversity Challenge: Recruiting Prospective Faculty of ColorThe competitive nature of the academic job market, combined with individual perceptions about affirmative action policies in higher education, can place diverse job applicants in challenging situations. One such challenge is academic institutions’ recruitment efforts to attract diverse candidates. For example, as colleges and universities post job advertisements […]
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Mellon Makes its Mark
Mellon Makes its MarkOver the past 13 years, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has invested $50 million in doctoral programs. Their investment is now paying off as the program becomes one of the premier pipelines for producing minority doctorates. By Ronald Roach DURHAM, N.C.Sheldon Lyke had long harbored ambivalence about getting a doctorate to become […]
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Breathing New Life into Meharry
Breathing New Life into MeharryThe 125-year-old historically Black medical school was on the brink of closing down, but through new leadership and partnerships, the school is financially healthy, and its students’ board scores are the highest in the school’s history. By David Hefner NASHVILLE, Tenn.On a late July afternoon in 1994, Dr. John E. Maupin […]
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Why Xavier Remains No.1
Why Xavier Remains No.1Louisiana’s Xavier University maintains an enviable track record for sending more African American students to medical school than any other institution. How do they do it?By Pearl StewartNEW ORLEANSDuring his first year at Harvard Medical School, Keith Amos was more than popular — he was needed. Amos quickly became the histology guru […]
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Engineering, Computer Science Graduates
Engineering, Computer Science Graduates See Salary IncreaseWASHINGTONDespite talk of an economic slowdown, 2000-2001 bachelor’s graduates in engineering, computer science and many other fields continue to receive higher starting salary offers compared to last year’s graduates, according to a recent report by the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology. Computer engineering graduates took top dollar, […]
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‘Metacourse’ Explores New Opportunities
‘Metacourse’ Explores New Opportunities For U.S.-African CollaborationSince the mid-1970s, Dr. Pearl T. Robinson has been investigating and teaching the politics of African nations. Now, as 21st century African universities begin using the Internet to strengthen their academic programs, it comes as little surprise that Robinson is pioneering an Internet-based teaching and learning model that partners […]
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