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HBCUs
The World Wide Web of Ed.D.s
The flexibility and convenience of online degree programs have attracted minorities in droves, especially Black K-12 educators.
October 15, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Making a Positive Impact in Students’ Lives
Along with implementing deliberate retention policies, hiring the right people to encourage students to persist in college is essential.
October 15, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
Professional Appointments
DR. ALLEN SESSOMS is president of the University of the District of Columbia. Formerly, he served as president of Delaware State University. He earned a bachelor’s from Union College, a master’s from the University of Washington and a doctorate from Yale University. JACQUES FUQUA JR. is director of the International Affairs Center at Indiana State […]
October 15, 2008
Health
Grants & Gifts
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY has received a $700,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help develop local communities. The CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK has received a three-year, $459,108 grant from the National Science Foundation for the New York City College of Technology. State-ofthe- art satellite and ground-based remote sensing research will […]
October 15, 2008
International
Diverse Calendar
Oct. 23-25 HBCU Faculty Development Network 15th National Symposium “Closing the Loop: Research, Assessment & Curriculum Design” Gallaudet University Washington, D.C.
October 15, 2008
Students
Using Social Networking Sites as Student Engagement Tools
Facebook and other sites may serve as a better communication channel between students and professors, but there are drawbacks to consider.
October 15, 2008
Students
UCLA Study Reveals Growing Gender Gap Among Hispanic College Students
UCLA Study Reveals Growing Gender Gap Among Hispanic College Students.
October 15, 2008
STEM
NACME Symposium Report Calls for Greater Action
The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) is challenging educators, business leaders and government officials to do more advocacy to increase the number of minority engineers.
October 15, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Approaching Diversity From the Top Down
Three university presidents talk about recruiting and retaining diverse populations as well as the diversity challenges that remain at their respective institutions.
October 15, 2008
Students
Students Engaged in Extracurricular Programs Perform Better Academically, LEAP Study Reports
College students increase their likelihood to excel by participating in certain programs at their schools, according to a new report from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).
October 15, 2008
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Students
Structured For Success
The Multicultural Affairs Office weaves tools for empowering minority students into the fabric of the Wake Forest University community.
October 15, 2008
Latinx
Program Sells Mothers and Daughters on College Goals
The Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program at Arizona State University, which has helped thousands of young women finish high school and attend college, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, ASU announced.
October 14, 2008
Latinx
SFSU Creates Dean of Social Justice Post
San Francisco State University has named Jacob Perea to the newly created post of university dean for social justice initiatives.
October 14, 2008
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Latinx
Notre Dame Among Hosts for 2010 Hispanic MBA Expo
The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business will be the lead academic sponsor for the National Society of Hispanic MBAs’ (NSHMBA) National Conference and Career Expo in Chicago on Oct. 21-23, 2010.
October 14, 2008
Latinx
Grant Will Help Prepare Special-Education Experts
Vivian Correa, a Clemson University education professor, received an $800,000 grant to prepare future leaders in the field of special education.
October 14, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Oliver is board’s choice for MVSU president
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state College Board has named Donna Oliver as its choice to lead Mississippi Valley State University, a historically black college in Itta Bena. Oliver is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida. Mississippi Valley State has been without a permanent leader since […]
October 14, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Librarian shot and killed on San Antonio campus
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A librarian at Northeast Lakeview College was shot and killed Monday by a fellow employee, college president Eric Reno said. Reno identified the man who was killed in the library as Devin Zimmerman, 37. He said the gunman, a 62-year-old adjunct librarian, sat down after the shooting and waited to be […]
October 14, 2008
Students
Colleges to fight concealed gun bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The heads of Oklahoma’s state colleges and universities are vowing to oppose any legislative efforts to allow concealed weapons on campus. Legislation that would have allowed concealed weapons on college campuses was defeated earlier this year after college presidents and law enforcement officers said it would create chaos and even more […]
October 14, 2008
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