News Wire ReportHomeBlack Journalists Group Issues Relief Checks to Members Affected by Hurricane KatrinaThe National Association of Black Journalists has begun issuing financial grants to NABJ members directly…December 28, 2005HomeErroll B. Davis Jr. Named Chancellor-DesignateErroll B. Davis Jr., chairman of Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy Corp., has been named chancellor-designate…December 28, 2005HealthRacial Minority Participation in Clinical TrialsRacial minorities participate in health research studies at the same rate as Whites when they meet the study…December 28, 2005Leadership & PolicyWilliam C. Powers Jr. Named PresidentWilliam C. Powers Jr., dean of the University of Texas at Austin’s law school…December 28, 2005HomeEfforts Underway to RestoreDr. Charles Cook can remember the first time he laid eyes on the stone remains of St. Agnes Hospital…December 28, 2005HomeUniversity of Tennessee to OfferThe University of Tennessee is working on an agreement to allow members of the Eastern Band of…December 28, 2005SportsMinority Golf and Higher Education: A Few Historical LinksMinority Golf and Higher Education: A Few Historical Links -The golf tee was invented by an African-American, Dr. George Grant, and patented in 1899. Grant graduated second in his class from Harvard’s Dental school in 1870.* -John Matthew Shippen was the first Black golfer to play in the U.S. Open in 1896 in Shinnecock Hills, […]December 28, 2005Faculty & StaffGrants & AwardsBowie State University (Md.) has been awarded a $65,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. The grant will be administered by the university’s Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Prevention Center to fund “Spread the Word Not the Virus,” an HIV/AIDS awareness program. BSU hopes to reach 1,000 […]December 28, 2005Faculty & StaffSalaries of Scientists and Engineers Outpace Inflation, Says ReportStarting salary offers to new baccalaureate college graduates showed healthy increases in 2005…December 21, 2005Recruitment & RetentionNew Manual Addresses Diversity Issues Surrounding Recruitment, Outreach and Retention in Higher EducationIn an effort to help higher education officials evaluate their race- and ethnicity-conscious recruitment…December 18, 2005Previous PagePage 12 of 24Next Page
