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STEM: Page 81

Push For Simpler Spelling Persists Despite Lack Of Public Interest

When “say,” “they” and “weigh” rhyme, but “bomb,” “comb” and “tomb” don’t, wuudn’t it maek mor sens to spel wurdz the wae thae sound? Those in favor of simplified spelling say children would learn faster and illiteracy rates would drop. Opponents say a new system would make spelling even more confusing.

Faculty & Staff

Doctoral Program Produces 300th Minority Graduate

A program created in 1993 to stem the shortage of minority faculty at university campuses, especially in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines, has recently produced its 300th Ph.D.

Increasing Student Loan Rates

For Carmen Berkley, an African-American student leader with five college loans and some knowledge of the financial aid system…

Study: California Admissions Process Unfair to Blacks

Black applicants are being systematically blocked from the University of California system partly because of a flawed admission scheme…

University of Wisconsin Race-conscious Admissions Under Fire

Facing a backlash from parents and lawmakers, University of Wisconsin system leaders are downplaying their plans to change admissions policies to give greater weight to nonacademic factors such as race and income.

African-American

Bite Size Briefs

Bar Association’s Affirmative Action policy; Arkansas Black Studies funding; Michigan diversity grading system; Federal panel to question law school affirmative action policy.

Study: Flawed Admissions Process Reason for Black Student Decline in California

Black applicants are being systematically blocked from the University of California system in part because of its flawed admission scheme, according to a new University of California, Los Angeles report released Tuesday.

Leadership & Policy

New Chancellor Seeks to Heal Tensions at Embattled Dallas College

When Dr. Jesus “Jess” Carreon, the first Hispanic to head the 84,000-student Dallas County Community College District, abruptly resigned last month, the board of trustees quickly turned to Dr. Wright Lassiter, who had been president of the district’s El Centro College since 1986. Wright, who became the district’s first Black chancellor, spoke with Diverse about the healing touch he plans to bring to the embattled community college system.

Community Colleges

From Combat to Classrooms: Are Professors Prepared to Teach War Veterans?

Apathy towards coursework. Declining grades. Angry outbursts in class. One in five veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan war suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. But as many return home and stream onto college campuses, they enter a system ill-prepared to deal with them.

Survey: CEOs Fear International

Chief executive officers of the country’s 100 fastest-growing science and technology companies fear international companies…

HBCU First In North Carolina System To Join iTunes U Program

Education majors at North Carolina Central University will be using Apple iPod technology and iTunes software to download classroom materials via the Internet as early as fall 2006.

United Kingdom Undergoes Largest University Admissions Reform in 50 Years

England’s education officials have recommended changes in the country’s college admissions system that are designed to boost the numbers of disadvantaged students at prestigious colleges.

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