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Recruiting Talent

Recruiting TalentIndiana University-Purdue University’s Minority Research Scholars Program produces first graduates  By ERIK LORDSWhen an Indiana program aimed at producing minority scientists and engineers graduated its first four students this month, Dr. Marchusa Huff’s mind overflowed with pleasant memories. Huff is the director of the Minority Research Scholars Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. And […]

June 6, 2001

Students

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars:Archie D. CRAFT

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars:Archie  D. CRAFTTurning Stature Into Success Langston quarterback doesn’t let size prevent him from making big stridesBy Robin V. SmilesLANGSTON, Okla. Langston University’s sports information director James Hilliard says the school’s starting quarterback and Student Government Association president is “not a big guy.” But, he says, Archie D. Craft II’s on-the-field leadership […]

April 25, 2001

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E-Mentoring Connects Students With Ball State Alumni

E-Mentoring Connects Students With Ball State AlumniMUNCIE, Ind.Ball State University’s College of Business is testing e-mentoring as a pilot program. The program uses e-mail to bring together about 20 juniors and seniors with alumni working in the business world.“We wanted to find out if students would better understand and learn by discussing various matters with […]

April 11, 2001

African-American

Asking The Right Questions

Asking The Right QuestionsPsychologist puts African Americans at the center of social science research. By Kendra Hamilton ANN ARBOR, Mich.“The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line.” They were immortal words, words that defined a crucial era of American race relations. But now, at the dawn of a new century, the globalization […]

April 11, 2001

Faculty & Staff

How to Recruit and Promote Minority Faculty: Start By Playing Fair

How to Recruit and Promote Minority Faculty: Start By Playing FairSometimes, you have to review the rules of the game to make sure that you are applying them fairly to everyone. Recent legal attacks on affirmative action have made colleges and universities nervous about their efforts to recruit faculty (as well as students) from underrepresented […]

November 22, 2000

Faculty & Staff

Black Writers Ready for the Millennium

Black Writers Ready for the MillenniumChicago State University played host to approximately 550 writers, students, scholars and educators who attended the 10th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writers’ Conference last month. The four-day conference, “Ready for the Millennium: Black Writers’ Approaches to the Diaspora,” opened with a children’s poetry reading and culminated with a presentation of literary […]

November 22, 2000

Students

Reversing the Plight of African American Male College Students

Reversing the Plight of African American Male College Students Scholars, both African American and Caucasian, have addressed the plight of the African American college student attending a predominantly White college or university. Of special concern is the African American male. Although African American men and women bear similar sociological and psychological scars of racism and […]

October 25, 2000

Faculty & Staff

Studied Indifference

Studied IndifferenceWhile education remains the most popular field for African American doctorate recipients, some analysts worry that jobs with better pay and less stress are luring these grads away from education research.Urbana-Champaign — Dr. Eboni Zamini is a newly minted Ph.D. in education. These days, the University of Illinois graduate’s mind is filled with thoughts […]

July 5, 2000

Students

Dear BI Career Consultants:

Dear BI Career  Consultants:What are some points that African American faculty and administrators should consider when mentoring students of color?Clayton CobbDirector of Multicultural AffairsCarleton CollegeNorthfield, Minn.The psychosocial factors inherent on college and university campuses tend to impede the ability of students of color to achieve their educational goals. The duration of their academic careers at […]

April 12, 2000

HBCUs

Replicating Ourselves

Replicating Ourselves In the 20th and 21st CenturiesWhat has 20th century meant for African American women in higher education? Over a steaming cup of tea, I smile as I fall into the trap of naming names and citing trends to answer this question. The names are hauntingly familiar. Dr. Sadie Tanner Moselle Alexander was one […]

December 22, 1999

Faculty & Staff

Reflections of Faculty Pipeline Program Progeny

Reflections of Faculty Pipeline Program Progeny Undergraduate Research Fellowships Often Are the Catalytic Event  That Excite Students About Careers in the ProfessoriateNEW YORK — Not until his undergraduate years at Carleton College did Dr. Matthew Clayton start getting a sense that life in the academy suited his sensibility and talents. Teaching fellow students at his college’s […]

October 27, 1999

Students

Grooming the 21st Century Professoriate

Grooming the 21st Century Professoriate Despite Challenges Posed by Anti-Affirmative Action Initiatives, the Ph.D. Pipeline Continues to Deliver a Diverse and Much Needed Group of Young ProfessorsCLAREMONT, Calif. — With just one Black professor, five Latino professors and five Asian American professors on its roster of 75 full-time faculty members, the Claremont Graduate University here recognized […]

October 27, 1999