Black IssuesStudentsBlack Male Achievement And the Community CollegeBlack Male Achievement And the Community CollegeBy Dr. Edward C. Bush and Dr. Lawson Bush The two-year college often represents Black men’s first experience with postsecondary education, and for many, their last opportunity for obtaining a degree beyond a high-school diploma. Yet a review of student performance data provided by the California chancellor’s office for […]February 23, 2005HomeProfessional Appointments© Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comFebruary 23, 2005SportsEventsAPRILApril 2-5Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU)2005 Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher EducationMadison HotelWashingtonWeb: www.hacu.net April 2-6American College Personnel Association2005 Annual ConventionGaylord Opryland Resort & Convention CenterNashville, Tenn.Web: www.myacpa.orgApril 6-9Family and Community Violence Prevention ProgramSixth National Conference on Family and Community Violence Prevention“Navigating Pathways to Violence Prevention: Exploring the Links Between Families and Communities”Sheraton […]February 23, 2005HomeGrants & AwardsBoston Medical Center received more than $870,000 from the National Institutes of Health to study and develop treatments for patients with co-occurring substance abuse disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder in the primary care setting. California State University, Northridge has received a $144,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to assist CSUN biology labs’ continued […]February 23, 2005HomeIn Search of AnswersIn Search of AnswersBy Reid GoldsboroughSince the advent of the computer, more than a half-century ago, the Holy Grail has been an intelligent machine that provides just the answers you’re looking for. This quest was dramatized with HAL, the soft-spoken fictional computer in the film “2001: A Space Odyssey.”The latest effort in this direction is […]February 23, 2005HomeNYU Establishes Online Bachelor’s Degree for Adult StudentsNYU Establishes Online Bachelor’s Degree for Adult StudentsRonald RoachNEW YORKNew York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU SCPS) is launching the university’s first fully online undergraduate degree program for adult students. The new program will begin accepting applications this spring with classes starting in September. Students will be permitted to enroll in one […]February 23, 2005HomeMinority, Rural Radio Stations Receive Grants to Enhance Internet PresenceMinority, Rural Radio Stations Receive Grants to Enhance Internet PresenceRonald RoachWASHINGTONThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is awarding Internet Service Acquisition Grants to help 131 rural and minority public radio stations enhance their listener and community service through the Web, the organization announced last month. “Providing news, updates regarding community events, program information and other […]February 23, 2005HomeReport: U.S. Economic Leadership Vulnerable Due To Poor Performance in Math, ScienceReport: U.S. Economic Leadership Vulnerable Due To Poor Performance in Math, Science By Ronald RoachWASHINGTONArmed with one of the most comprehensive and current reviews of data available, top corporate and higher education leaders last month said that the United States’ lackluster performance in science and math has placed the nation in serious danger of losing […]February 23, 2005HomeNoting ProgressNoting ProgressModern Blackness: Nationalism, Globalization, and the Politics of Culture in JamaicaBy Deborah A. Thomas Duke University Press, 2004/2005376 pp., $84.95 Cloth ISBN: 0-8223-3408-9; $23.95; paperback ISBN 0-8223-3419-4 Modern Blackness is a rich ethnographic exploration of Jamaican identity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Analyzing nationalism, popular culture and political economy in relation […]February 23, 2005Faculty & StaffAptitude or Acculturation?Aptitude or Acculturation?By Julianne MalveauxWhat was Larry Summers thinking? The Harvard president, as well known for his brilliance as for his tactlessness, must enjoy the taste of shoe leather, given the frequency he puts his foot in his mouth. Some “off the record” remarks he made at a research meeting of the National Bureau of […]February 23, 2005Previous PagePage 6 of 431Next Page
