Spectrum Getting to Know Reulan Levin Dr. Reulan Levin remembers growing up on the South Side of Chicago where many of the students her age were falling to the perils of the streets. Apr 17, 2008, 14:55
Spectrum Revving Up an HBCU Motorsports Program NASCAR driver Ryan Robertson and his team recently unveiled two new racecars, which feature Winston-Salem State University Motorsport Management sponsorships, during a ceremony with students, faculty and staff on WSSU’s North Carolina campus. Apr 17, 2008, 13:52
Spectrum UCLA Scholars Receive Research Award for Study of Asian Students The authors of the largest compilation and analysis of data on Asian American college students recently received the 2008 Asian Pacific American Network Outstanding Contribution to APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans) Research Award from the American College Personnel Association-College Student Educators International. Apr 17, 2008, 13:45
Spectrum Getting to Know Debbie Reese Although Debbie Reese’s popular American Indians in Children’s Literature blog may not further her academic publishing needs, it feeds her first loves as a parent, teacher and librarian. Apr 3, 2008, 13:21
Spectrum Getting to Know Dr. Purnima Mankekar Ask Dr. Purnima Mankekar about family meals during her childhood in India, and she immediately recalls table conversation always revolving around feminist politics and social justice issues. Mar 20, 2008, 19:36
Spectrum First-ever University Olive Oil Research Center in North America With the hope of making California olives and olive oil as famous as California grapes and wine, the University of California, Davis, this year established the first university-based olive research and education center in North America. Mar 20, 2008, 19:34
Spectrum Miami Dade President Honored With ACE Award Last month, the American Council on Education presented Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, president of Miami Dade College (Fla.), with the 2008 Reginald A. Wilson Diversity Leadership Award for his contributions to higher education. Mar 20, 2008, 19:32
Spectrum Backing Black Engineers At HBCUs Asurvey conducted by U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine highlighted the companies and government agencies that best support engineering programs at historically Black colleges and universities. Mar 20, 2008, 19:28
Spectrum Getting to Know John Rice When John Rice founded Management Leadership for Tomorrow in 1994,he succeeded in developing a much-needed nonprofit mentoring program aimed at providing minority business students with guidance and advice. Mar 5, 2008, 14:30
Spectrum The Untold Stories of Black Athletes To Air on ESPN A film about the injustices that defined the civil rights movement told through the eyes of basketball players and coaches from primarily historically Black colleges and universities will air on ESPN on March 16 and 17. Mar 5, 2008, 14:26
Spectrum Course Watch: GMU Offers Class on Wedding Planning George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., has started offering the first course in the country on wedding planning, now a $160 billion industry in the United States, according to a report by ABC. Mar 5, 2008, 14:22
Spectrum Spectrum’s Own ‘Emergency Teacher’ Devoted Diverse readers may recall that former senior editorChristina Asquith spearheaded thecreation of the Spectrum section in the magazine in 2006. Feb 21, 2008, 10:07
