Tag: African Americans/Black: Page 92

Sports

Coaches cornered: the 1997 racial report card; the future of African American football coaches may fall victim to the assault on affirmative action

The future of African American football coaches may fall victim to the assault on affirmative action

July 12, 2007

Sports

Black scholars on sports: controversial book brings Black intellectuals together to discuss whether African Americans are preoccupied with sports – John Hoberman, ‘Darwin’s Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race’

Controversial book brings Black intellectuals together to discuss whether African Americans are preoccupied with sports

July 12, 2007

African-American

In defense of diversity: videoconference examines the anti-affirmative action movement

I find it interesting that it wasn’t until the issue of race was introduced in the admission process that [preferences] became ax issue. It’s not until you talk about race that we’re seeing these kinds of legal challenges.”

July 12, 2007

African-American

Bad news in Berkeley: 800 Black, Latino students with 4.0 grades and 1200-plus SATs denied admissions

800 Black, Latino students with 4.0 grades and 1200-plus SATs denied admissions

July 12, 2007

Students

Making mentorship count: surviving Ph.D. programs requires someone who is willing to show the way

By his own admission, Dr. Damian Rouson’s initial adjustment from Howard University to the graduate engineering program at Stanford University was difficult.

July 12, 2007

Faculty & Staff

It’s not rocket science – finding African American undergraduates for graduate study in science – includes related articles

Earlier in his career, Dr. Luther S. Williams spent nearly ten years as the only faculty member of color out of seventy in his department at Purdue University. The African American microbiologist is now assistant director of education and human resources at the National Science Foundation (NSF).

July 12, 2007

African-American

Howard Weighs In on Affirmative Action Debate

WASHINGTON By organizing a high-powered symposium that includes William Gray of The College Fund, Christopher Edley Jr. of the Harvard School of Law, and Luther Williams of the National Science Foundation, Howard University has begun an examination of whether African Americans and other under-represented groups will continue to have access to graduate education.

July 12, 2007

Students

Hurdle #1: Getting in the Door

Research institutions are the primary producers of the nation’s scientific brain trust. Yet, the record of these institutions for producing African Americans in these disciplines is spotty. In this feature, Black Issues examines the experiences of three of the leading science and engineering institutions, citing examples of strategies that are yielding favorable results and those that leave senior scholars scratching their heads over why they’re not working.

July 12, 2007

Students

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

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

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

Students

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