Tag: Mentorship: Page 42

Students

In a League of Her Own

It seems paradoxical, but by being the ultimate team player, DeCarol Davis, a junior at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, is leading the way in academics, basketball, student government — and even in transforming the Academy itself.

April 11, 2007

Students

Shattering Stereotypes

Track and field standout Isaac Matthews says he has worked hard to overcome the myth that he can’t both be a dominant athlete and at the top of his class.

April 4, 2007

Recruitment & Retention

Focusing on the Flight, Not the Plight Of Black Men

The retention of Black men at the collegiate level, within the general context of the “plight” of Black males…

March 21, 2007

Latinx

Study Finds Rising Narcissism, Self-centeredness Among College Students

Today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.

February 28, 2007

Home

Minority Rules: Turn Your Ethnicity into a Competitive Edge

Can being a minority help you in the work place? Yes, says Ken Roldan, co-author of…

February 21, 2007

African-American

Book of Note: A History of Black Women in the Ivory Tower

In 1850, Lucy Stanton graduated from Oberlin College and made history as the first Black woman to earn a college degree…

February 7, 2007

Students

Project Town Gown

The neighborhood surrounding Rhodes College suffers from high infant mortality rates, among other ills; but the college refuses to stand by and watch its community deteriorate.

January 24, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Returning to Her Ancestral Roots

Dr. Elizabeth Archuleta (Yaqui/Chicana) never got used to Pennsylvania during her graduate years at Penn State…

January 10, 2007

Students

Clarifying the Shifting Sands of International Law

Jenny Martinez is proof of the power of role modeling and mentoring. As an undergraduate at Yale University…

January 10, 2007

MSIs

Minority-Serving Institutions Impacted By Moratorium on Earmarks

A proposed crackdown on congressional earmarks may leave some minority-serving institutions, as well as traditionally White colleges, with less money this year.

January 9, 2007

Home

Building a Community of Mathematicians

Dr. William A. Massey, an applied mathematician at Princeton University, considers numbers at a conceptual…

December 13, 2006

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Getting to the Truth

In recent years, corporate executives and local bar association officials have increasingly questioned why so few…

November 29, 2006