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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Eliminating the ‘Chalk and Talk’ Approach to Teaching
Eliminating the ‘Chalk and Talk’ Approach to TeachingNASA program exposes pre-service teachers to innovative teaching methods, aims to demystify science, mathBy Hilary Hurd Alexandria, Va.“I’m math illiterate,” along with “I’m science phobic” are familiar statements to NASA’s Dr. Sandra Proctor — in fact, they are among the statements she hears most often from students. Proctor, […]
March 13, 2002
Faculty & Staff
Letter1
Dear Editor:Julianne Malveaux’s attack on the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (“The New McCarthyism,” Dec. 20, 2001) is little short of libelous. She characterizes our report, “Defending Civilization,” as advocating censorship and opposing free speech. In fact, the report says exactly the opposite. It says that academic freedom should be “passionately defended.”Professors, like the […]
March 13, 2002
Students
Dear BI Career Consultants:
Dear BI Career Consultants:What are some strategies for overcoming the gender gap in information technology?If we are to close the gender gap in information technology we must begin to address two critical questions: Are information technologies “gendered by design?” And can the same approach to preparing students for information technology careers work for both girls […]
February 27, 2002
Faculty & Staff
Tested Practices Buoy University of Phoenix Online
Tested Practices Buoy University of Phoenix Online Black Issues presents in Techtalk the first of occasional question-and-answer sessions with prominent information technology leaders in higher education. In this issue, Brian Mueller, vice president and chief operating officer of the profitable University of Phoenix Online, discusses the for-profit higher education company’s track record at running one […]
February 27, 2002
Faculty & Staff
The American University: Private Benefit or Public Good?
The American University: Private Benefit or Public Good?Phoenix Harvard University’s Dr. Cornel West, the scheduled keynoter, wasn’t able to make it, but the nearly 1,000 faculty and administrators who gathered for the American Association of Higher Education’s 10th annual Forum on Faculty Roles and Rewards received a rousing call to arms nonetheless.These are perilous times […]
February 27, 2002
Students
A Calculating Program
A Calculating ProgramHampton University professor’s grade calculator keeps students, faculty on top of academic performance. Quo Vadis. The phrase literally means “where are you going?” It’s also the name of Hampton University professor Dr. George Burbanck’s innovative grade calculation program, which is saving academic careers at Hampton and winning converts at schools as far away […]
February 27, 2002
Faculty & Staff
Ohio State English Professor Welcomes Prestigious Award
Ohio State English Professor Welcomes Prestigious AwardAward-winning book traces literacy, social activism in the lives of 19th century Black womenDr. Jacqueline Jones Royster of Ohio State University has won the Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize from the Modern Languages Association, given annually for an outstanding work of research on the teaching of English.Royster’s award-winning book, Traces […]
February 13, 2002
Faculty & Staff
Black Cultural Centers: Standing On Shaky Ground?
Black Cultural Centers: Standing On Shaky Ground?As college campuses become more diverse, many find the future of Black cultural centers in question.By David HefnerAsk most anyone on a college campus about the value of cultural centers, and most will quickly tout a number of virtues. They help retain students of color, many through graduation, help […]
February 13, 2002
Faculty & Staff
LeMoyne-Owen, S.C. State Presidents to Step Down
LeMoyne-Owen, S.C. State Presidents to Step DownMEMPHIS, Tenn.LeMoyne-Owen College president Dr. George R. Johnson Jr. says, “it’s time to do something else,” and plans to step down this summer. Johnson, who didn’t elaborate on what he’ll do, has been at the helm of the private, historically Black college for six years. Lucille V. Smith, chairwoman […]
February 13, 2002
Faculty & Staff
Appiah Accepts Princeton Appointment
Appiah Accepts Princeton AppointmentPRINCETON, N.J.Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, who has been a noted member of the Harvard University Afro-American studies department, will join the Princeton University faculty as a full professor effective Sept. 1, according to Princeton University officials. He submitted a resignation letter to Harvard officials in late January. Appiah has been the Charles […]
February 13, 2002
Faculty & Staff
The Great ‘Misunderstanding’ at Harvard
The Great ‘Misunderstanding’ at HarvardPresident’s criticism of Cornel West has left supporters of Afro-American studies unsettled.By Ronald RoachFor those who believed the long struggle to put Afro-American studies at Harvard University on solid footing had ceased years ago, the recent controversy over Harvard president Dr. Lawrence H. Summers’ private rebuke of Afro-American studies professor Dr. […]
February 13, 2002
Faculty & Staff
Unraveling The Science Of Success
Unraveling The Science Of SuccessDr. Cynthia Winston’s earliest memories of Howard University harken back to when she, as a young girl, spent time with her father, Dr. Michael Winston, at his office in the school’s history department. “When I was at Howard with my father, I knew then, as a very young child, that something […]
January 2, 2002
Students
A Calculating Career
A Calculating CareerGrowing up as the child of two university professors, Dr. Jonathan Farley never thought of doing anything other than teaching. However, he is finding that the biggest challenge as a young scholar is balancing both professional and social responsibilities. “One year I noted I was on seven different committees — the Martin Luther […]
January 2, 2002
Faculty & Staff
Low Number of Black Faculty, Students Draws Concern
Low Number of Black Faculty, Students Draws Concern KNOXVILLE, Tenn.A climate of racial hostility and discrimination at the University of Tennessee has led to a disproportionately low number of minority faculty and students, claims a campus group. Members of the recently rekindled Black Faculty and Staff Association say the situation is worsening. “I have watched […]
January 2, 2002
Faculty & Staff
Taking the Road Less Traveled
Taking the Road Less TraveledHappy New Year, and I hope you had a safe and happy holiday season. As many of us set goals and resolutions for the new year, our first edition in 2002 should prove inspirational to anyone in the academy. Our cover article, “The Academy’s New Cast,” profiles 10 rising stars in […]
January 2, 2002
Students
Dear BI Career Consultants:
Dear BI Career Consultants:I have heard of programs to increase the number of minority faculty by allowing them to teach if they are in the final stages of their doctorate. Can you tell me if there are any programs like thisfor prospective college administrators?Programs to increase the number of minority college administrators — analogous to […]
December 19, 2001
Students
Howard Symposium Highlights
Howard Symposium Highlights Scholarship of Teaching, LearningWASHINGTONA lecture by Dr. Lee S. Shulman on the scholarship of teaching and learning attracted an enthusiastic audience of more than 150 Howard University faculty members and graduate students to a half-day symposium on improving doctoral education. With as many faculty members as graduate students in attendance, Shulman, president […]
December 19, 2001
Faculty & Staff
North Carolina Central Employees Give University Early Christmas Present
North Carolina Central Employees Give University Early Christmas PresentSixty-six professors and administrators from North Carolina Central University in Durham have given their institution an early Christmas present: They gave back their salary increases in November to help the school deal with a reversion crisis that threatens to swamp all North Carolina campuses.The amount of the […]
December 19, 2001
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