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Faculty & Staff

Faculty Science Positions Continue to Elude Women of Color

Faculty Science Positions Continue to Elude Women of ColorOklahoma professor’s study finds hiring, tenure remain stumbling blocksWomen and underrepresented minorities are receiving the doctorate in record numbers these days. For example, women got 45 percent and minorities 19 percent of the 39,955 doctoral degrees awarded in 2000, and both figures were all-time highs.So it comes […]

March 24, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Brown University Committee Examines Historical Ties to Slavery

Brown University Committee Examines Historical Ties to SlaveryPROVIDENCE, R.I.Brown University President Ruth Simmons has established a committee to examine the Ivy League school’s historical ties to slavery and debate whether the university should make amends. An article in Brown’s alumni magazine last summer reported that Simmons created the presidential committee last spring. She appointed about […]

March 24, 2004

Leadership & Policy

NAFEO Honors Tennessee State President With Leadership Award

NAFEO Honors Tennessee State President With Leadership AwardNASHVILLE, Tenn.Tennessee State University president Dr. James A. Hefner has been selected to receive the Presidential Leadership Award from the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), the Silver Spring, Md.-based organization announced last month. The Presidential Leadership Award is the highest-ranking award presented by the […]

March 10, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Ramapo College President to Step Down

Ramapo College President to Step DownMAWAH, N.J. Dr. Rodney D. Smith recently announced that he will step down as president of Ramapo College of New Jersey, effective June 30, for personal and professional reasons. He went on to say he will focus on completing the semester and working closely with the new provost and senior […]

March 10, 2004

Leadership & Policy

No Child Left Behind Has Potential For Teacher Improvement

No Child Left Behind Has Potential For Teacher ImprovementWHITEWATER, Wis. No Child Left Behind, the federal education reform act implemented two years ago, warrants broader support among universities for its push to strengthen teacher quality, according to a position paper by The Renaissance Group. The Renaissance Group (TRG), located at Emporia State University in Kansas, […]

March 10, 2004

Leadership & Policy

New Guide Aims to Help Colleges Keep Diversity Efforts Within the Law

New Guide Aims to Help Colleges Keep Diversity Efforts Within the LawWASHINGTONThe College Board recently released an important new resource to help colleges and universities who are grappling with the issues of recruiting and admitting a diverse student body in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the University of Michigan cases. Specifically, […]

February 25, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Dillard President Michael Lomax to Head UNCF

Dillard President Michael Lomax to Head UNCFWASHINGTONThe United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has announced that Dr. Michael L. Lomax will succeed William H. Gray III as president and CEO of the organization. Lomax, who currently serves as president of Dillard University in New Orleans, will officially join UNCF on June 1, 2004.“Dr. Lomax brings a […]

February 25, 2004

Leadership & Policy

State Department, Howard University Launch Program to Produce Diplomats

State Department, Howard University Launch Program to Produce DiplomatsWASHINGTONUnder a unique agreement between Howard University and the Department of State, members of underrepresented groups and students with financial needs selected as Charles B. Rangel Fellows will qualify for the U.S. diplomatic service upon completion of a master’s degree in international relations or related fields. Candidates […]

February 25, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Hispanic Leaders, Maricopa Board Continue to Clash

Hispanic Leaders, Maricopa Board Continue to ClashLatino community looks to legislators to rein in community-college board membersBy Pamela Burdman PHOENIXA board member’s habit of maintaining an office on campus has gone from an arcane governance question to political controversy here, where Hispanic leaders are fed up with what they see as a pattern of micromanagement […]

February 25, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Community Colleges Seek Homeland Security Education

Community Colleges Seek Homeland Security EducationWASHINGTONThe American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has announced the appointment of a 21-member task force to craft a long-range strategy for developing homeland security education and training programs for the nation’s 1,173 two-year colleges. The AACC Ad Hoc Task Force on Homeland Security is comprised of 18 community-college presidents […]

February 11, 2004

Students

University President Confident of Meeting Bill Cosby Challenge

University President Confident of Meeting Bill Cosby ChallengeWILBERFORCE, OhioCentral State University officials are confident they will meet a challenge from comedian Bill Cosby to raise $750,000 for scholarships in exchange for a benefit performance. Cosby challenged officials at the historically Black university during a campus visit in September. He asked Central State President John Garland […]

February 11, 2004

Leadership & Policy

University of South Carolina Appoints

University of South Carolina Appoints First Black Law School DeanCOLUMBIA, S.C.The first Black dean has been appointed at the University of South Carolina’s School of Law. Burnele Venable Powell was introduced to the law school faculty, students and staff last month by university President Andrew Sorensen.“Burnele Powell has the right combination of administrative, teaching and […]

December 31, 2003