Tag: Deans & Directors: Page 38

Sports

New Maryland Athletic Director Anderson Sets High Goals for Terps

During an introduction as Maryland’s new athletic director, Kevin Anderson thanked his predecessor for putting the school in the upper echelon of the nation’s sports programs.

September 7, 2010

Sports

First African-American Hired as University of Maryland Athletic Director

The University of Maryland named Kevin Anderson as its new athletic director Saturday. Anderson previously held the same job for 5 1/2 years at Army.

September 6, 2010

African-American

Florida A&M University Marching 100 Founder William P. Foster Dies at 91

Dr. William P. Foster, credited with innovating a much-imitated high-stepping style as founder and longtime director of the Florida A&M Marching 100 band, died Saturday. He was 91.

August 29, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Accelerated Community College Program Puts Achievement in Reach for Disadvantaged Students

Ivy Tech Community College’s one-year associate degree program places low-income and first-generation college students on a faster route to higher education attainment.

August 12, 2010

Native Americans

Tribal Officials: Indian Education Needs Money

American Indian students could achieve more academically if their crumbling schools are fixed, more money is provided for teachers and supplies and tribes gain more control of what happens in classrooms, tribal officials said Friday at a congressional hearing.

August 8, 2010

Community Colleges

Mississippi University for Women Bets on Online Education

The dean of the School of Professional Studies at the Mississippi University for Women (MUW) and director of its new e-college, says plans are in motion to make MUW a major player in the burgeoning online education movement.

June 22, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Veteran Educator To Lead National Community College Association

Dr. Walter Bumphus will take the helm of the American Association of Community Colleges in 2011 amid unprecedented growth and economic challenges for the nation’s more than 1,200 two-year colleges.

June 21, 2010

African-American

Thurgood Marshall’s Legacy Takes Center Stage in Washington

Drawing upon an extraordinary legal career and an affiliation with Howard University, the one-man play “Thurgood”, starring actor Laurence Fishburne, has opened in the nation’s capital where much of the heroic life of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall unfolded.

June 8, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Kagan Known for Openness, Assertiveness at Harvard

Elena Kagan, President Barack Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court, gets high marks as a peacemaker for the fractious faculty of Harvard Law School while she was dean. But even her supporters here say she also has a temper.

May 20, 2010

Home

Supreme Court Nominee’s Rapid Ascent Tied Largely to Career in Academe

Elena Kagan’s reputation for bringing together liberals and conservatives on Harvard’s notoriously fractious law school faculty appears to hold the key to her rapid rise. She could one day play a similar role on an ideologically divided Supreme Court.

May 10, 2010

Latinx

Opinion: The Proposed NSF Broadening Participation Budget—A Lingering Odor

In congressional testimony, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Arden Bement voiced support for the Obama administration’s 8-percent increase in the NSF FY 2011 budget to $7.42 billion. The words were earnest, but, for communities supported by the Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate, the increase smells of a skunk.

March 17, 2010

Home

Minority-Serving Schools Report Working Harder To Connect Students With Jobs

College placement offices are adapting to better prepare students and alumni for the increasingly tough employment market.

March 16, 2010