Diverse StaffLeadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsDR. JIM YONG KIM has been appointed president of Dartmouth College (N.H.). He previously served as a professor of medicine and social medicine at Harvard Medical School and as the François Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health. He holds a bachelor’s from Brown University, a medical […]April 1, 2009HomeAASCU Names First Black PresidentDr. Muriel A. Howard, president of Buffalo State College, State University of New York (SUNY), has been appointed president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the association announced Tuesday.March 31, 2009HomeBreaking News: Historian John Hope Franklin DiesNoted historian Dr. John Hope Franklin, whose scholarship increased the nation’s understanding and knowledge of African-Americans in its history, died of congestive heart failure this morning in Durham, N.C.March 24, 2009Faculty & StaffProfessional AppointmentsDR. CORDELIA CHÁVEZ CANDELARIA has been appointed dean of Dedman College and University Distinguished Professor at Southern Methodist University (Texas), effective July 1. She previously served as dean of the Office of Strategic Affairs and Regents Professor in the Department of English and Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Arizona State University. She […]March 19, 2009SportsRacial Graduation Gap Persists on Men¡¯s Basketball TeamsFourteen women¡¯s basketball teams in the NCAA tournament have perfect graduation rates, while a graduation gap persists between White and Black student-athletes on the men¡¯s teams.March 17, 2009StudentsObama Calls on Colleges To Curtail CostsPresident Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a multi-prong education strategy for America that includes providing all Americans with “a quality higher education — whether it’s college or technical training.”March 10, 2009Leadership & PolicyGirl, Let’s Talk … About the AcademyNavigating your way to the helm of higher education can be a labyrinthine endeavor because it’s not just about research and teaching; it’s about positioning yourself for the best opportunities and playing by a set of rules unique to academia.March 4, 2009HBCUsHBCUs Benefit From the BluesIn an effort to help the Thurgood Marshall College Fund raise funds, the department store Nordstrom is exclusively selling a CD compilation of legendary and contemporary Black female blues and jazz artists.March 4, 2009Faculty & StaffProfessional AppointmentsDR. MARK BREITENBERG is provost of the California College of the Arts. He previously served as dean of Humanities and Design Sciences at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. Breitenberg holds a bachelor’s from the College of William & Mary and a master’s and doctorate from the University of California, San Diego. WANDY […]March 4, 2009SportsScenes From CIAASights from the Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association (CIAA), courtesy of The Charlotte Observer. Photos by Yalonda M. James and T. Ortega Gaines.March 3, 2009Previous PagePage 61 of 115Next Page