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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

Faculty & Staff

Schools of cool: jazz performance education providing a different kind of gig – Cover Story

Janelle Gill is confident that she has a future in jazz. The eighteen-year-old freshman pianist began jazz performance studies last semester at Howard University. Since then, she has played in the school’s big band and the small-group jazz ensembles.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Seeing no evil – Dr Shelby Steele’s speech on race-conscious affirmative action policies at the National Assn of Scholars conference in New Orleans – Cover Story

NEW ORLEANS Although academics who criticize multiculturalism often gripe about research or activism they contend represents nothing more than ideology masquerading as serious scholarly activity, a group of conservative scholars found several things to cheer about when the National Association of Scholars (NAS) honored the authors of California’s Proposition 209 and heard Dr. Shelby Steele deliver a withering critique of affirmative action.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Virginia Tech spearheads HBCU computer consortium – Virginia Polytechnic Institute; historically black colleges and universities

Dr. Joyce Williams-Green knows from direct experience that using computers in the classroom can be daunting for both students and faculty.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Florida A&M advances with Internet2 – Florida A&M University

When the word went out last year that a consortium of major universities was forming to create the next generation of Internet technology and applications, Florida A&M University did not hesitate to join the initiative. Researchers at the nationally acclaimed school engaged in molecular database development, atmospheric physics calculations and other computing intensive research recognized that an advanced Internet could smooth the way for their collaboration with other researchers around the nation.

July 11, 2007

Students

The virtual classroom – new technology for teaching African American literature – includes related article on Western Governor’s University – Cover Story

Bryan Carter is devoted to teaching African American literature from the Harlem Renaissance era, a period considered one of the most creative in American history.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Post-tenure review – college teachers

ATLANTA The rules have changed and if you don’t like it, you can go home.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Tenure at HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities

Tenure is as valued at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as it is at traditionally White institutions (TWIs). Given the current political and economic climate, however, faculty at HBCUs may ultimately be in greater danger of losing their tenure privileges than scholars at other institutions.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

The shelter of tenure is eroding and for faculty of color gaining membership may be tougher than ever – African American teachers – includes related articles on several cases regarding tenure

Hazing is the dark side of campus life. Desperate to be accepted into an exclusive club, bright young people will tolerate long periods of psychological abuse, often being forced to perform onerous tasks which established members consider below their dignity.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Shattering the Silences: The Case for Minority Faculty. – movie reviews

I am associated with [the] Chicano Studies [department], where many people on this campus assume that we do second-rate scholarship and third-rate research, and that most of us are-fourth-rate teachers…. It is a continuous process of having to prove myself, including to students.” – Dr. Alex M. Saragoza, University of California Berkeley.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Grants & Gifts

The American Dental Education Association has received a $672,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to expand an interactive Web site for students considering health careers. Explorehealthcareers.org offers information about various health professions. Bronx Community College (N.Y.) has received a $175,000 grant from the Bronx Gateway Fasttrack Unit Associates for PROJECT H.I.R.E., a pre-apprenticeship […]

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Technology: a considerable investment expected to pay big dividends – use of the World Wide Web as an educational resource

Like most American institutions of higher learning, Voorhees College is boldly embracing the future. The small liberal arts, historically Black institution in Denmark, S.C., has adopted information technology to overcome the isolation that its rural, out-of-the-way location has imposed on the Episcopal Church-affiliated school.

July 10, 2007