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African-American

Obama Proposal Seeks to Consolidate Minority Undergraduate STEM Programs

Weighing a new approach for assisting minority college students in the sciences, the Obama administration has proposed the National Science Foundation consolidate major initiatives that target specific racial and ethnic groups for participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines into a single program.

March 10, 2010

African-American

Ohio Institutions Focus on Black Male Achievement

Ohio-based schools and organizations have developed education initiatives aimed at helping African-American male students succeed.

March 4, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Louisiana’s Historically Black University System Nearing Selection of New Leader

Aiming to choose a new leader by mid-April, the Southern University system presidential search committee co-chairmen said they plan to narrow a field of 13 candidates this week and begin interviews this month

March 1, 2010

Home

Majority of Administrators Receive No Pay Raises, Survey Says

For the first time in nearly three decades, there has been no increase in the overall median base salary for senior-level administrators in higher education. It’s also anticipated many institutions will have no money to offer raises, fill vacant positions or hire additional staff next year.

February 21, 2010

Home

Trial to Start on Demotion of UW-Whitewater Dean

A trial expected to begin Monday will recall an ugly chapter at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, when two Black administrators were each demoted within months for misusing university credit cards.

February 7, 2010

Students

On The Move

DR. KENNETH BOUTTE is program officer in the Division of Human Resource Development, Directorate for Education and Human Resources of the National Science Foundation. Boutte serves as a professor of biology and dean of freshman studies at Xavier University of Louisiana. Boutte holds a bachelor’s from Xavier University of Louisiana and a doctorate from […]

January 20, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Letters – January 21, 2010 Issue

Readers share opinions on recent Diverse stories.

January 20, 2010

Community Colleges

ON THE MOVE

DR. RITA HARTUNG CHENG has been named chancellor of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Cheng was provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She earned a bachelor’s from Bi

January 6, 2010

Faculty & Staff

LAW : Native American Law and Order

University of Idaho law professor Angelique EagleWoman first became interested in the law after her African-American uncle was assaulted by a group of deputies and subsequently awarded $75,000 in punitive damages.

January 6, 2010

Students

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES : The Internationalist

Count Dr. Michael K. Dorsey as a scholar whose experience as an advocate on behalf of poor and marginalized peoples is as formidable as the expertise he demonstrates while teaching and conducting research in his capacity as an assistant professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College.

January 6, 2010

Faculty & Staff

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

Politics as Usual for the Professoriate Career scholars are routinely tapped for high-level policymaking jobs in government. As a child, Harold Koh paid rapt attention to his father’s dual career as a diplomat and professor.

December 23, 2009

Disabilties

WASHINGTON UPDATE

Federal Official Pushes for More Diversity in Government In an exclusive interview with Diverse, hiring leader talks about federal government plans to boost diversity hiring, especially among disabled individuals.

December 23, 2009