Tag: Faculty Research: Page 21

Faculty & Staff

Retirement planning: the easy way

Retirement. A time to retreat from the troubles of the world to a life of rest and relaxation. Right? Well, not necessarily.

June 17, 2007

Faculty & Staff

The road taken, twice – Column

Signposts Detours and Exits of a Military Wife Who Happens to be a Tenured Professor.

June 16, 2007

Students

Women still face “chilly classroom climate.” – classroom environment in women’s education

To ensure that women are treated fairly in college classrooms it is not enough for colleges to end discriminatory behavior. They need to change a “chilly classroom climate,” says a new study by the National Association for Women in Education.

June 16, 2007

Students

2004: Maryland’s reform odyssey – educational reform – includes related article – Recruitment & retention

BALTIMORE, MD When states first began requiring students to meet minimum course requirements and pass competency tests before graduating high school, some educators worried that the new standards would cause students — especially minority and disadvantaged students — to fail at higher rates and drop out more often than was already the case.

June 15, 2007

Students

Students say Northeastern U Terminating Non-Ph.D. Faculty to Move Up In the Rankings

BOSTON Northeastern University is purging its communications and journalism program of instructors who lack doctorates in a move students say is motivated by the university’s quest to improve its U.S. News & World Report ranking.

May 30, 2007

Faculty & Staff

A One-Stop Shop

Funding and research opportunities are available for STEM faculty and students at minority-serving institutions, and one Web site provides access to this information.

April 18, 2007

Faculty & Staff

A One-Stop Shop

Funding and research opportunities are available for STEM faculty and students at minority-serving institutions, and one Web site provides access to this information.

April 18, 2007

Students

Indiana University Joins 9 Black Colleges For Science Initiative

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana University is joining with nine historically Black colleges and universities to boost the number of minorities seeking careers in science, starting with a summer program for promising students who will work at IU’s research laboratories.

March 31, 2007

Faculty & Staff

New Study Forewarns of Major Turnover in Black Studies Programs

The two regions with the smallest Black populations — the East and West — have the most Black studies degree-granting institutions, according to a new census that also forewarns of major turnover in Black studies departments.

March 25, 2007

Students

Demystifying the Process

Twenty-four faculty members representing more than 20 historically Black colleges and universities gathered recently…

March 7, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Digging Out of the Digital Divide

One of the most prominent engineers and entrepreneurs in the country, Dr. Randal D. Pinkett keeps a high profile on issues related to minorities…

March 7, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Turning the Tide of Juvenile Justice

In recent years, more juveniles — particularly Black males — have been entering the criminal justice system and being tried as adults…

February 21, 2007