Diverse StaffFaculty & StaffEmerging ScholarsThis year’s group of “emerging scholars” is a force to be reckoned with. The audacity of their excellence inspires everyone around them, and we at Diverse cannot help but marvel at this extraordinary ensemble of academicians. This diverse group of young (under-40) crusaders is pushing the boundaries of research, technology and public policy in ways never imagined and reaching new heights of accomplishments.January 7, 2009African-AmericanThe Evolution of Barack ObamaWith President-elect Barack Obama set to take the oath of office, it’s worth noting how Black Issues in Higher Education, the predecessor to Diverse, has covered him over the years.January 7, 2009StudentsProfessional AppointmentsDR. MARILYN SANDERS MOBLEY has been named the first Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). Previously, she was the provost at Bennett College for Women. Mobley earned a bachelor’s from Barnard College, a master’s from New York University and a doctorate from Case Western Reserve. DR. MIRON […]January 7, 2009HomeDiverse CalendarFeb. 1-4 National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities2009 Annual Meeting|Hyatt Capitol HillWashington, D.C.Web: www.naicu.edu Feb. 5-7 Research Association of Minority Professors28th Annual Conference“Education & Healthcare: Approaches To Bridge The Gap In Disparities For Minority Populations”Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & SpaMontgomery, Ala.Contact: Dr. Rondell E. BaileyPhone: (713) 873-2917E-mail: [email protected]: www.researchprofessors.org Feb. 7-10 American Council on Education91st […]January 7, 2009LatinxFordham Sets Goal for STEM DiversityFordham University wants to become a national leader in producing minority students who pursue graduate programs in STEM fields by breaking into the national rankings compiled by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).January 6, 2009Leadership & PolicyIN MEMORIAMWhat an exciting and traumatic year 2008 has been. A historic presidential campaign that ended with the election of an African-American to the U.S. presidency. An economic meltdown not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.December 29, 2008HomeA Year In ReviewYes He Did Oh-BamaObama Seizes Historic Win President Obama Obama Reaches the Mountaintop These were some of the headlines emblazoned across the front pages of daily newspapers around the country and world the day after America elected its first Black president. Barack Obama’s monumental presidential campaign took the nation by storm, a history-making and […]December 28, 2008HomeReview 08 – A year inYes He Did Oh-BamaObama Seizes Historic Win President Obama Obama Reaches the Mountaintop These were some of the headlines emblazoned across the front pages of daily newspapers around the country and world the day after America elected its first Black president. Barack Obama’s monumental presidential campaign took the nation by storm, a history-making and future-defining […]December 24, 2008Leadership & PolicyIN MEMORIAMJohnnie Carr: Carr joined childhood friend Rosa Parks in the historic Montgomery bus boycott and succeeded the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association in 1967. It was the newly formed association that led the boycott of city buses in the Alabama capital. She was 97. Dr. Michael DeBakey: DeBakey […]December 24, 2008StudentsGrants & GiftsALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $50,000 in scholarship grants from the Coca-Cola Foundation for first-generation college students. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS has received $50,000 from the Verizon Foundation to support first-generation college students. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has received a $10,000 gift from Citi for its Bookstein Institute for Higher Education In Taxation. The […]December 24, 2008Previous PagePage 65 of 115Next Page
