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HBCUs

Boeing, Lockheed Martin Among Top Supporters of HBCU Engineering Schools

Boeing, Lockheed Martin Among Top Supporters of HBCU Engineering SchoolsBALTIMOREA recent survey conducted by Career Communications Group Inc. (CCG) has found that 42 companies and government agencies are considered most supportive of historically Black engineering schools. CCG asked the deans of the 10 ABET-accredited HBCU programs to list five corporate or government sponsors they feel […]

May 21, 2003

Sports

Professional Appointments

Professional Appointments Dr. Jacqueline Stewart Hodges is the new president for the downtown campus of the Wayne Community College District in Michigan. Previously, she was dean for enrollment management and student services. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, and a master’s and a doctorate both from Wayne State University.Dr. Gashaw W. […]

May 7, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Faculty Senates Sue Districts Over Hiring Rules

Faculty Senates Sue Districts Over Hiring Rules MISSION VIEJO, Calif.In an unprecedented move, the academic senates of Saddleback and Irvine Valley colleges have voted to sue their district chancellor and trustees over a new districtwide hiring policy that gives more power to administrators at the expense of faculty. Faculty within the South Orange County Community […]

May 7, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Clarence G. Newsome Named 13th President of Shaw University

Clarence G. Newsome Named 13th President of Shaw University RALEIGH, N.C.Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, longtime dean of Howard University’s School of Divinity, becomes Shaw University’s 13th president on April 1. Newsome’s appointment was officially announced in mid-February at a news conference for trustees, alumni, students as well as the media. Newsome, 52, says within 10 […]

March 12, 2003

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Professional Appointments

Professional Appointments Peter C. Alexander is the new dean of the school of law at Southern Illinois University. Previously, Alexander was a professor of law at Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law. He earned a bachelor’s in political science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law […]

February 26, 2003

Faculty & Staff

Venturing Into Computational Humanities

Venturing Into Computational HumanitiesNew field seeks to bring advanced computing to humanities, social science researchBy Ronald Roach It’s natural to expect that a significant degree of contemporary scientific discoveries stem from the application of high-performance computing and supercomputers to complex problems. Given that high-performance computing has exclusively been serving science for some time, a California-based […]

February 26, 2003

Students

A Month of Celebrations: A look at how colleges and universities are celebrating Black History Month.

Month of Celebrations: A look at how colleges and universities are celebrating Black History Month. Alabama A&M University, NormalBlack History Month Theme: “The Souls of Black Folk: Centennial Reflections”17th Annual “Celebrating Black History Thru Jazz” Reception featuring Pianist/Composer Randy Weston; Benjamin Banneker Banquet; Poetry: Poet Joye Pettis, author of African-American Poets: Lives, Works and Sources. […]

February 12, 2003

Sports

Professional Appointments

Professional Appointments Valecia Brooks is the new director of development and community relations for the College of Law at Florida International University. Brooks comes to FIU from Orlando, where she owned her own marketing and consulting agency. Brooks earned a bachelor’s from the University of Florida.Louis Brownlowe has been named dean of the division of […]

January 15, 2003

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Professional Appointments

Professional Appointments Carolyn Dillon is the new coordinator of staff diversity at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Most recently, she was manager of human resources for the university’s spin-off Carnegie Technology Education. Dillon earned a bachelor’s from Governors State University in Illinois and a master’s from the University of Pittsburgh.Arthur L. Gregg has been named […]

January 1, 2003

Students

What’s at Stake for UVa?

What’s at Stake for UVa?University president weighs in on the campus’s current racial climate and ongoing efforts to strengthen its multicultural milieu.By Kendra Hamilton The following Q&A session with the University of Virginia’s president, Dr. John T. Casteen, follows news reports that the venerable state school, which appeared to have forged a bright multicultural future […]

January 1, 2003

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Professional Appointments Ghangis D. Carter is the new director of recruitment and retention at Indiana University’s School of Education, Bloomington campus. Previously, he held the same directorship in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Carter earned a bachelor’s from San Diego State University and a master’s from Vanderbilt University.Dr. Pamela Christian […]

December 18, 2002

Sports

Firing of MSU Football Coach Raises Questions, Sparks Discussion

Firing of MSU Football Coach Raises Questions, Sparks DiscussionOnly three Black head coaches remain in Division IBy Erik Lords EAST LANSING, Mich.Then there were three. The surprising in-season firing of Michigan State University football coach Bobby Williams last month left many college sports observers across the nation asking several questions. Did race play a factor […]

December 4, 2002