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Winning to lose – academy losses of Black faculty to industry
When thirty-year-old Dr. Damian Rouson completed his Ph.D. last April, the Stanford University graduate took a job at Failure Analysis Associates, a prestigious Silicon Valley engineering firm.
July 12, 2007
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Making mentorship count: surviving Ph.D. programs requires someone who is willing to show the way
By his own admission, Dr. Damian Rouson’s initial adjustment from Howard University to the graduate engineering program at Stanford University was difficult.
July 12, 2007
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Gems of wisdom: avoiding derailment on the doctorate track
Dr. Howard Adams has been engaged in the struggle to attract more African American students into graduate education in science and engineering for more than twenty years. In that time, he has witnessed measurable improvement in the academic caliber, motivation, and preparedness of African American undergraduates.
July 12, 2007
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Motivating faculty gets results – recruitment for minority graduate students
When Dr. Ted Greenwood talks about boosting the number of it under-rep presented minority doctoral holders in the sciences, there is a no-nonsense resolute quality to his voice.
July 12, 2007
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Dorm Keeps Name Despite Protest Over Klan Connection
BLACKSBURG, Va. A Virginia Tech dorm named for a now-deceased professor who might have had Ku Klux Klan ties won’t be renamed, Tech President Paul Torgersen said.
July 12, 2007
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The Book for Math Empowerment: Rethinking the Subject of Mathematics. – Review – book reviews
The Book for Math Empowerment: Rethinking the Subject of Mathematics
July 12, 2007
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Leading from Behind
Two historically Black colleges aspire to become more than just feeder schools
July 12, 2007
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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.
July 12, 2007
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Trouble Along The Science Pipeline
Perhaps the most commonly cited barrier to African American students being chosen by the most competitive colleges and universities for admission into science and engineering programs is their performance on standardized college entrance exams, namely the SAT and ACT.
July 12, 2007
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California Students Propose Initiative to `Provide Equal Opportunity’
BERKELEY, Calif. In response the anti-affirmative action referendums and policy statements which have become the law of the land in the state of California, students here have crafted the Equal Educational Opportunity. Initiative (EEOI) in hopes of getting it on the ballot in November.
July 12, 2007
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Washington UPDATE
ED Backs Continued Default-Rate Exemption for HBCUs
July 12, 2007
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ACE lauded at conference for stand on diversity – American Council on Education – includes related article on Dr. Reginald Wilson
San Francisco Both Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala praised the American Council on Education (ACE) for its recent statement on the need for diversity in higher education.
July 11, 2007
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No melody, but the memory lingers on – Orangeburg Massacre, South Carolina
When National Guard troops fired on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Ohio in 1970, newspapers decried the lethal use of force the left four students dead. Television stations replayed the scene over and over again, and songs were sung to the memory of the fallen students on radio airwaves across the country.
July 11, 2007
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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.
July 11, 2007
Students
The ill-prepared and the ill-informed – remedial education feud in New York
NEW YORK City Council members presented three community college students here with a special proclamation this month, congratulating them on winning a national chess championship.
July 11, 2007
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The numbers may look good, but… – University of New Mexico, decrease in Hispanic faculty
Data collected by the federal government on the diversity and distribution of the nation’s academic labor force show that the University of New Mexico (UNM) ranks near the top at recruiting and retaining Latino/Hispanic faculty. In fact, when only tenured and tenure-track faculty are considered (see table on page 31). UNM ranks number one among Research I and II institutions (the ranking omits all University of california schools, as well as four other institutions for whom data were not available).
July 11, 2007
Students
Freshman-year experience – preparing freshmen for college and universities
Dr. John N. Gardner remembers a time when colleges and universities paid little attention to the plight of freshmen adjusting to the rigors of college life. At the University of South Carolina (USC) in 1970, the neglect of students — especially that of freshmen — coupled with brewing anti-Vietnam War sentiment led to a student riot on the normally placid southern campus, he recalls.
July 11, 2007
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Transfer and dropout statistics don’t tell the whole story
Anyone who looks at transfer rates from community colleges would be well advised to be prepared for dismal reading.
July 11, 2007
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