Diverse Issues in Higher Education
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Articles in Nov 3, 2005, issue of Diverse Issues in Higher Education
- American University trustees oust President Amid spending scandal
- Dimensions of diversity
by Malveaux Julianne - North Carolina Central University
- Moraine Valley Community College received two state-funded grants totaling $123,000 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Illinois Department of Labor
- From the eye of the storm to the eyes of the nation: Katrina victims' health disparities take center stage
by Rubens Pamies - D i poll
- Federal student aid program funding in limbo
by Charles Pekow - Ford, Boeing and Northwestern University to form nanotechnology alliance
by Ronald Roach - Dr. Maria D. Suarez has been appointed director of the Douglass Project for Women in Math, Science and Engineering and assistant dean at Douglass College, Rutgers University
- New York City College of Technology received a one-year $197,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to expand the college's involvement with Brooklyn, New York's at-risk youth population
- New relief bill waives "50 percent" rule
by Charles Pekow - Public enemy's Chuck D urges students to be decisive
- Two-year colleges enrolled more than 4 million in 2004
by Charles Pekow - Emotional IQ contributes to computing coursework success, Virginia tech researchers say
- Winston-Salem State University
- Norfolk State University has received a five-year $3.6 million grant from the National institutes of Health Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions program
- University of Kentucky president meets with lawmakers over drop in diversity
- South Carolina State University
- In memoriam: August Wilson: 1945-2005
by Haki R. Madhubuti - Public, private degree rates vary widely
by Charles Pekow - Civil rights groups focus attention on Katrina victims
- A question of academic integrity: one scholar challenges the scholarship of Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
by Paul R. Griffin - Boston College
- North Carolina Central University received a $100,000 gift from alumnus attorney Willie E. Gary
- California State University
- Undocumented college students worry about job opportunities
- HBCU alums on 2005 NFL rosters
by Frank J. Matthews - Albright College received a $10,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to purchase safety and security equipment for the campus
- New York City College of Technology/CUNY
- Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf received a $100,000 grant from The Max Factor Family Foundation
- Events
- How they beat the odds: Chicana scientists share stories of overcoming obstacles to achieve professional success
by Dina M. Horwedel - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Texas College received a $79,233 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the Southern Education Foundation to assist student evacuees from Hurricane Katrina
- Virginia tech researchers identify influences in IT career choices for women
- Daemen College has been awarded a $155,984 grant for the Teacher/Leader Quality Partnership through the New York State Education Department
- North Carolina Central University to establish Institute for Homeland Security
- Microsoft founder calls on more minority students to consider computer science
by Cassie Chew - Alabama A&M University
- Delaware State University's Applied Optics Center received a $630,000 grant from the U.S. Defense Department to establish a multi-disciplinary research collaboration project with cancer researchers from Philadelphia's Fox Chase Cancer Center
- The University of Hawaii Pacific Business Center Program received $250,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs
- Class matters: Skidmore College professor urges an examination of whether the academy ignores class in the push for diversity
by Patricia Valdata - Vivian Malone Jones, first Black to graduate from University of Alabama, dies at 63
- Millions more movement
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Duke University received a $75 million gift from the Duke Endowment of Charlotte for student financial aid
- The Yale University School of Law received a gift of more than $30 million from the estate of Oscar M. Ruebhausen, a 1937 graduate of the Yale Law School
- Reluctant discussions
by Hilary Hurd Anyaso - rankings and degrees
by Diane Reay - Civil rights activist C. DeLores Tucker dies at 78: waged campaign against violent, misogynistic rap lyrics
- Gordon Parks gives collection of photos to hometown community college
- Two-year college students defaulting less
by Charles Pekow - Palm Beach Community College
- Huston-Tillotson University received $100,000 from Johnson Controls Inc. to support an environmental research center that will facilitate the establishment of a consortium
- The Sallie Mae Fund launches $1 million Florida campaign to increase financial aid awareness among minorities
- Contemplating Katrina's Chaos: focused on evacuees, scholars urge multifaceted response to their plight
by Ronald Roach - Xavier, Dillard to hold classes at Tulane and Loyola
- University of Kansas
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $30,000 grant from the BellSouth Foundation