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African-American

The Assassination of the Black Male Image. – book reviews

The Assassination of the Black Male Image, authored by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, a media critic and political analyst, offers a thoughtful perspective on the racial and sexual stereotyping of Black males.

July 11, 2007

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

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

Faculty & Staff

A scant presence – Black and Latino faculty at research institutions – includes related article

For many faculty, particularly those who favor research over teaching, securing a faculty position at a major research institution is a dream come true. These universities, of which there are 120 nationwide, offer some of the most ideal conditions available for the pursuit of scholarly and scientific research.

July 11, 2007

HBCUs, HSIs at odds over Title III criteria – aid in doubt at Hispanic and Black-serving educational institutions

The Clinton adminstration is touting a new Hispanic Initiative that targets both students and colleges, and may leave some tough decisions for congressional leaders and educators of color.

July 11, 2007

Academic turf war at East Los Angeles: move to include course on Central Americans in Chicano Studies Department meets resistance – East Lost Angeles College

Monterey Park, Calif. East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is the site of a controversy that many people have seen coming for a long time. It revolves around what appears to be an academic battle over turf.

July 11, 2007

1998 Ad

Congress returns to work this month facing a litany of major education issues affecting African Americans and other students of color.

July 11, 2007

African-American

Auctioning off yesterday – protest against the sale of African American historical artifacts and documents

For Many Black Museums, It’s “Buy-Buy History”

July 11, 2007

Yo’ Mama’s Disfunktional! – book reviews

I’m warning you, once you open this compact collection of six razor-sharp essays, you’re going to have to stand back! Black, White, Yellow, Brown, Red, male, female, straight, gay, college-educated, streetwise, conservative, liberal, whatever – it doesn’t matter. From the initial essay detailing Robin D. G. Kelley’s take on how traditional social scientists construct the ghetto, “Looking for the ‘Real’ Nigga,” to the final take, “Looking B[l]ackward: 2097-1997,” readers of Yo’ Mama’s Disfunktional! are literally compelled by the strength of Kelley’s arguments to identify and/or re-think their positions in the contemporary “culture wars” fray.

July 11, 2007

African-American

A prescription for participation: diabetes study helping African Americans overcome fears of ethnic medical research

They don’t want to take pills. They’re unwilling to participate in randomized trials. They are reluctant to take a chance,” says Robert Ratner, M.D., head of the Medlantic Clinical Research Center in Washington, D.C., discussing why some people don’t want to participate in medical research. “There remains reluctance to participate in any medical study. Some of it is, `I want someone else to do it so I “know it’s safe, then I’ll do it’ — the guinea-pig phenomenon.”

July 11, 2007

March planned to support affirmative action: Latino law students and professors confront threat of limited access

Albequerque, N.M. A gathering here last month of organizations representing Latino law students agreed to form a national organization to support a pro-affirmative action march, scheduled for January in San Francisco, being organized by legal educators.

July 11, 2007

Historically Black Bluefield State’s ironic situation: desperately seeking Black students and faculty – Bluefield State College, West Virginia

Bluefield, W. Va. When a historically Black university fails to sustain, say, a ten percent African American student population, People are bound to start talking. Well, they have.

July 11, 2007

Higher education expresses concerns with multiple-choice census

Now that the debate is over about whether the U.S. Census should add a multiracial category to its data collecting and the decision has been made to allow respondents to choose as many racial and ethnic classifications as they feel apply to them, the time has come to figure out how this new and confusing information will be tabulated.

July 11, 2007

Senate clears student aid, HBCU funding bill – historically Black colleges and universities

Six weeks into fiscal year 1998, Congress has finally completed action on legislation that will boost funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), TRIO, and many student-aid programs through next year.

July 11, 2007

Native Americans

Learning to live a warrior’s life: institute seeks to improve Native American education – National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Native American students often struggle academically at colleges and universities nationwide because the institutions are virtually foreign environments. As a result, says Pam Agoyo, director of the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education, half of the first-year Native American students who start college leave by the end of their first year.

July 11, 2007

Can a rift be avoided? Historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions are all vying for the same federal funds – includes related article on the US Dept. of Education’s proposed changes in the Title III – Cover Story

Historically Blak and Hispanic-Serving Institutions Are All Vying for the Same Federal Funds.

July 11, 2007

African-American

Restoring Hope: Conversation on the Future of Black America. – The Rejuvinating Qualities of Hope – book reviews

Several years ago I reviewed Breaking Bread by bell hooks and Dr. Cornel West for National Public Radio. I stated in my commentary that the conversation or dialogue between the two public intellectuals was filled with nourishment and inspiration. I felt their views provided us with a reason for hope, in a constantly changing world. Now a few years later, the popular West – with the help of Kelvin Sealey – has given us a series of exchanges with nine interesting individuals.

July 11, 2007

African-American

Black Men Speaking. – book reviews

Reading Black Men Speaking is not unlike the dichotomous soul-troubling and spirit-affirming experience of attending all-day Sunday or Wednesday night church services. The book is a gripping litany of sermon, scripture reading and spirituality. It is strident and unembarrassed by its message, urgent in its delivery, somewhat daunting in the tenets it proposes, and clear in its mission.

July 11, 2007