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Re-Calculating Math Instruction

Re-Calculating Math InstructionProfessors in the ethnomathematics movement are bringing diversity, culture and a more accurate history to math instructionBy Pamela R. WeigerOrange Coast, Calif.ichael Jordan, according to some math professors, is a mathematician. He estimates wrist angles, calculates the relationship between distance and speed and analyzes circumference. Interpreting the work of people like Jordan in […]

Events

EVENTSJULYJuly 22-25National Association of College and University Business Officers2000 Annual Meeting“Shaping the New Millennium”ChicagoContact: Maureen McCarthyPhone: (202) 861-2523Fax: (202) 296-1592E-mail: mmcarthy@nacubo.orgWeb: www.nacubo.orgJuly 24-28National Research Center for the Freshman Year Experience and Students in Transition13th Annual International ConferenceRedding, EnglandContact: Nina GlissonPhone: (803) 777-6029Fax: (803) 777-4699E-mail: fyecons@ss1.csd.sc.eduJuly 25-28National Conference of La Raza21st Annual ConferenceHoustonContact: Lizette RosalesPhone: (202) […]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Of Teacher Preparation

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Of Teacher PreparationWe all know the role that educators play, that students learn from teachers. But who teaches the teachers? How do educators determine the best ways to lay the groundwork for those who will replace them in the hallowed halls of academia? Preparing a Nation’s Teachers offers […]

Due Process: Florida A&M, Florida International Finally Get Law Schools

Due Process: Florida A&M, Florida International Finally Get Law SchoolsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two months ago, more than 11,000 angry protesters marched here on Florida’s Capitol to protest Gov. Jeb Bush’s plan to end affirmative action in university admissions and state contracting.Now the Florida governor is poised to sign legislation that would create two new law […]

Faculty & Staff

Rafting Towards New Major’s

Rafting Towards New Major’s“Mom, I’ve decided to major in adventure sports.” Not words every mother wants to hear. We’re talking mountain biking. Scuba diving. Spelunking. It’s news to test a parent’s open-mindedness. Exotic or highly specialized majors carry the baggage of the unfamiliar — negative assumptions come easy. But parents who fret about a child’s […]

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The ‘Other’ Asians

The ‘Other’ AsiansWith their numbers on the rise, Indian, Pakistani and other South Asian scholars are gradually emerging from academe’s shadows.When Dr. Madhulika Khandelwal did a computer search for literature about Indian immigrants in 1986, she got back thousands of hits.“I thought, ‘Wow! I thought there was nothing.’ But there were thousands of titles,” says Khandelwal, […]

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Creating a Competitive Edge

Creating a Competitive EdgeThe “competitive edge” is more than imperative in today’s recruitment climate for full-time, part-time, internship, and co-op positions. Specifically, students of color have to understand that a 3.0 GPA and above, academic honors, and letters of recommendation are not what create the total “competitive edge” when the competition is NOT other people […]

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Professional Appointments

PresidentsRoman Picked as Interim Head at CCNYDr. Stanford A. Roman Jr. has been named interim president of the City University of New York’s City College. Since 1990, he had served as dean of the CUNY Medical School and Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at CCNY, a post he will continue to hold. Roman earned […]

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Professional Appointments

AcademicFrancene Gilmer has been appointed director of the Vanderbilt University Career Center. Before the appointment, she was associate director of the center. Gilmer earned a bachelor’s degree in community health education from Western Kentucky University; and a master’s degree in education from Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Mynora J. Bryant has been named coordinator of counseling […]

Grants & Awards

Colorado State University has received a $1.8 million federal grant to assist public schools across the West with desegregation efforts and to promote equity in education for all students. The funds will go to a new Equity Assistance Center designed to serve public school districts and tribal education agencies across a six-state region that includes […]

Professional Apointments

AcademicDr. Tony Atwater has been appointed dean of the college of professional studies at Northern Kentucky University. Previously, he was associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Toledo. Atwater earned a bachelor’s degree in mass media arts from Hampton University; and a doctorate in mass media research at Michigan State University. He […]

Gateway 21 Opens Access to Knowledge

Gateway 21 Opens Access to Knowledge Dr. Morris Simon is accustomed to using obscure and hard-to-find academic journals in his research as an anthropologist and international studies professor at Stillman College. Recently, articles in the Mississippi Valley Historical Review dating back to the 1930s have helped him to identify primary sources for research on Red Shoe, […]

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