Tag: Faculty Research: Page 17

Faculty & Staff

Lincoln University to Investigate Colon Cancer in the Black Community

Lincoln, a historically Black university in Pennsylvania, is collaborating with several medical institutions to investigate the prevalence of colorectal cancer among residents in northeastern Pennsylvania. The study is part of Lincoln’s long-term goal to identify specific risk factors that make Blacks across the country more prone to the disease.

August 1, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Some university leaders not waiting for next Missouri president

COLUMBIA Mo. As the search for a new University of Missouri president forges ahead, some high-ranking academic leaders aren’t waiting around to meet the new boss.

July 28, 2007

Faculty & Staff

University of Colorado fires professor after remarks likening Sept. 11 victims to Nazi

BOULDER Colorado The University of Colorado’s governing board fired a professor whose essay likening some Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack victims to a Nazi leader provoked national outrage and led to an investigation of research misconduct.

July 26, 2007

Students

High-Tech Cheating

With dozens of online term paper mills appearing on the Internet, professors and institutions are imposing new strategies to deter students from using them

July 15, 2007

Faculty & Staff

BIG Black Issues Quiz

The Black Issues Quiz offers you an opportunity to test your knowledge on the people, places, issues, and history surrounding the struggle for academic equity. Each question is based on information published in the current or previous editions of Black Issues In Higher Education and is worth 10 points.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

BI What’s New: Programs, Accreditations, & Initiatives

Southeast Missouri State University has a new bachelor of science degree program in environmental science. The program was approved by the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education and was established in response to the growing demand for environmental science professionals.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Career Consultants

The usual requirements of a tenured faculty are essential, that is: scholarship and research, service, and teaching. Beyond the scholarly expectations, you must begin to acquire administrative experience in higher education as a way of demonstrating organizational leadership. The leadership position will provide opportunities for others beyond your department to see and appreciate your abilities. I would suggest that you also take some courses in higher education administration to provide a historical context, a theoretical framework, and an overview of the role of dean.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Growing from the center

Research centers abound on the nation’s campuses, offering dynamic career opportunities for scholars at every level

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Black Faculty Congress Advances Research Agenda

WASHINGTON The National Congress of Black Faculty met here last month for their twelfth annual conference to discuss a host of topics that ranged from affirmative action’s impact on Black access to higher education, to the role of Black scholars in shaping public policy, to the importance of computer literacy.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Faculty focus on technology

If you’re looking for new and exciting ways to adapt information technology to the classroom or to your research, an upcoming annual symposium hosted by the HBCU Faculty Development Network may have the answers you seek.

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

The long, winding, and neglected road – Black students do not reality education parity in Southern state college and universities

SEF report reveals that after thirty years of Black progress along the path to higher education parity, there are still `Miles To Go’

July 14, 2007

Students

The networking imperative – investment in high-technology information infrastructure – includes related article

The high cost of building and maintaining the infrastructure necessary to support information is nowhere near the price schools will play if they do not develop this strategic asset.

July 13, 2007