Diverse StaffHBCUsGrants & GiftsCALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, POMONA, has received a $4.1 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help the university address the national shortage of professionals ready to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The funding is intended to help Hispanic and low-income students enter the STEM fields. MONTGOMERY COLLEGE […]November 26, 2008African-AmericanDiverse CalendarDec. 27-30 Modern Language Association 124th Annual Convention Hilton San Francisco San Francisco Marriott Fairmont San Francisco San Francisco Web: www.mla.org Jan. 4-7 International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement 22nd Annual World Congress Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina Vancouver, BC, Canada Web: www.icsei2009.org Jan. 4-7 National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship 6th Annual Conference […]November 26, 2008LatinxFemale Immigrants Mistreated in Detention, Research SuggestsSome female immigrants in detention awaiting decisions on deportation have been mistreated or neglected, according to University of Arizona researchers.November 25, 2008LatinxDenver Police Bring In UCLA Expert on RacismThe Denver Police Department is relying on a social psychologist associated with theories on “racism without racists” for advice on whether it is doing everything possible to rid itself of racial and gender bias.November 25, 2008HomeWho Is Melody Barnes?Who exactly is this woman that baked cupcakes to help raise money for George McGovern’s failed presidential campaign, but has also been recognized as a fashionista by Washingtonian Magazine?November 25, 2008HomeChange of Heart?The news comes a day after Gannet News Service reported that President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reached an agreement that will make way for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration legislation.November 24, 2008SportsToo Hot To Handle Web sites Baffle College OfficialsOne ill-fated lapse in cyber-judgment by a college athlete has cost him his position on one of the top football teams in the country.November 19, 2008Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsDR. PETER GITAU is associate vice chancellor and dean of students at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Gitau formerly served as dean of student life at the University of Dubuque. He holds a bachelor’s from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, a master’s from Eastern Illinois University and a doctorate from the University of Kansas. JUDY HINRICHS has […]November 12, 2008HealthGrants & GiftsBENEDICT COLLEGE (S.C.) has been awarded a $937,480 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish and strengthen financial management, academic resources and endowment-building capacities as well as improve the school’s physical plants. EXCELENCIA IN EDUCATION, an education think tank in Washington, D.C., has received a $1.49 MILLION grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation for […]November 12, 2008HomeDiverse CalendarDec. 2-3 NJ Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages/NJ Bilingual Educators 2008 Fall Institute Woodbridge Hilton Iselin, N.J. Phone: (732) 968-2224 Web: www.nabe.org Dec. 3-6 Council of Graduate Schools 48th Annual Meeting J.W. Marriott Washington, D.C. Web: www.cgsnet.org Dec. 3-7 Kaleidoscope Leadership Institute Coastline Community College Costa Mesa, Calif. E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://coastline.edu […]November 12, 2008Previous PagePage 68 of 115Next Page
