StaffHomeGrants & AwardsCalifornia State University-Northridge’s National Center on Deafness has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve the academic achievement of deaf and hard of hearing high school and college students. The program, PEPNet-West, provides services to almost 860 schools in 16 states. The university has also received a $340,764 […]December 27, 2006HomeWord of the WeekDr. Carrie Yang Costello, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee…December 13, 2006HomeSpellings Gets Left BehindU.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings was trounced on the Celebrity Jeopardy edition…December 13, 2006Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsElizabeth Chen has become the sixth president of the New England College of Optometry. She is the founding CEO of Marathon Biopharmaceuticals and the head of Circe Biomedical. Chen earned a bachelor’s from Yale University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Booker T. Anthony has been named president […]December 13, 2006StudentsIn His Own Words – Dr. Edward BrentDr. Edward Brent, a professor of sociology at the University of Missouri-Columbia…November 29, 2006HomeSaving the Earth While They SleepThumbs up to Atlanta’s Spelman College for leading the way among Black colleges in building…November 29, 2006HomeSpicy PoetryCheck out the spicy stew of verses from Diverse’s own contributing editor…November 29, 2006Faculty & StaffCSUN Documentary Directed by Students, Starring ProfessorsFaculty are known for doling out challenging and interesting assignments to students…November 29, 2006Native AmericansPhoto Essay: African-Americans and American Indians, A Shared HistoryOn April 13, 1878, an unprecedented event in American Indian education began in Virginia at the Hampton InstituteNovember 29, 2006HBCUsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Stanley F. Battle has been appointed chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University. He was most recently president of Coppin State University. Battle earned a bachelor’s from Springfield College, a master’s from the University of Connecticut and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bonne August has been named provost […]November 29, 2006Previous PagePage 5 of 46Next Page