Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyA Voice for Access and EquityA Voice for Access and EquityAfter serving on the Georgia board of regents for 30 years, Elridge McMillan is honored with lifetime achievement awardBy Tracie PowellATLANTAWhen Elridge McMillan became the second Black trustee to serve on the University of Georgia System Board of Regents in 1975, his Afro and past advocacy made colleagues think he […]February 23, 2005Faculty & StaffReport Finds Faculty Pay Up — BarelyReport Finds Faculty Pay Up — BarelyBy Garry BoulardDespite record state budget deficits resulting from the recession of 2001 and 2002, faculty members at the nation’s two- and four-year public colleges and universities enjoyed a marginal 2.5 percent increase in their salaries in 2003, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Education’s National […]February 23, 2005LatinxBush Education Budget Includes Cuts to College Access ProgramsBush Education Budget IncludesCuts to College Access ProgramsGEAR UP, Upward Bound among programs slated for eliminationBy Charles DervaricsPresident Bush wants to terminate a variety of politically popular college access initiatives as part of an austere 2006 education budget plan with increases for a few high priorities but cuts or level funding for dozens of other […]February 23, 2005HomeThe Education vs. Incarceration DebateThe Education vs. Incarceration Debate The letter shown on the cover of the magazine is authentic. It was written by a female inmate pleading for an education. Educating the incarcerated is one of those issues about which the battle lines are drawn. Prison-education advocates say that some form of education reduces the likelihood of the […]February 23, 2005HomeAchieving Diversity: Moving From Rhetoric to ActionAchieving Diversity: Moving From Rhetoric to ActionBy Dr. Wanda S. MitchellThe term “diversity” is sometimes perceived as a controversial, uncomfortable and troublesome kind of word. After all, interactions with the unfamiliar force people to question long-held beliefs and the way they normally do business. In the academy, we are accustomed to doing things the “traditional […]February 23, 2005African-AmericanNarratives of FreedomNarratives of FreedomBefore His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America’s First Civil Rights MartyrBy Ben GreenUniversity Press of Florida, 2005320 pp., $19.95 paperback ISBN: 081302837X Before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached from his pulpit in Montgomery, before Rosa Parks’ famous bus ride, a man named Harry T. Moore toiled in Jim […]February 9, 2005HomeProfessional Appointments© Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comFebruary 9, 2005HomeEventsFEBRUARYFeb. 24-25The 8th Annual Equity and Diversity Pre-Conference and Conference“Developing Others to Expand the Journey”University of North TexasDenton, TexasWeb: www.unt.edu/edo/diversity_conference/2005.htmlFeb. 24-27Association for Gerontology in Higher Education 31st Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference “Careers in Aging”Renaissance Oklahoma CityOklahoma CityPhone: (202) 289-9806Fax: (202) 289-9824 Web: www.altrue.he.net/~aghe/site/ aghewebsite/MARCHMarch 17-20American Association for Higher Education2005 National Conference“Courage, Imagination, Action: […]February 9, 2005HomeGrants & AwardsBronx Community College (N.Y.) received a $399,828 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled “Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Engineering Technology Scholarship Program.” The grant will provide scholarships for eligible, full-time students enrolled in computer science, engineering and engineering technology or mathematics degree programs.City College of San Francisco, California Pacific Medical Center […]February 9, 2005HomeGet Your Site Noticed Without SpammingGet Your Site Noticed Without SpammingBy Reid GoldsboroughIf you have a Web site, you want people to find it. If it’s a business site, used to promote or sell products or services, the life of your business may depend on whether your site shows up in the first screen or two when people conduct Web […]February 9, 2005Previous PagePage 12 of 431Next Page