Diverse StaffLatinxOnline Bookseller Targets Spanish-Only MarketIts new consumer web site, http://www.librerialectorum.com/ will be the largest U.S. online bookstore operating exclusively in Spanish, Lectorum Publications announced.November 11, 2008LatinxGettting to Know You: Diversity in Friendships Reduces Stress, UCB Study FindsMaking friends outside your own ethnic group or race in academic settings can reduce stress, researchers at University of California at Berkeley have found.November 4, 2008LatinxBrown U. Survey of Latinos Debunks MythsAn analysis of political attitudes and civic engagement of Latinos in Rhode Island released Oct. 30 by Brown University debunks 10 common myths about them.November 4, 2008LatinxConference Re-Examines Role of Chicano PioneersIn a year when the phrase community organizer has taken become a buzzword in the presidential campaign that just ended, activists and scholars will gather Nov. 16 to 18 to document and discuss one of the earliest, most significant community organizing efforts in California history.November 4, 2008HBCUsGoing PINKVictoria’s Secret PINK will expand its Collegiate Collection in December to include some historically Black colleges.October 29, 2008HomeNot Lost in TranslationLanguage is no longer a barrier to getting informed on the best colleges across the country.October 29, 2008HomeProfessional AppointmentsDR. LOUIS MENDOZA is associate vice provost for equity and diversity at the University of Minnesota. Formerly he served as an associate professor at the university. Mendoza earned a bachelor’s from the University of Houston and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. CIGDEM DELANO has been named chief information officer […]October 29, 2008StudentsGrants& GiftsALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $5 MILLION from the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee for its Department of Biological Sciences. The funds will help build ASU’s new life sciences building, which will house the university’s new doctoral program in microbiology. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS, has received a $750,000 grant from the […]October 29, 2008InternationalDiverse CalendarNov. 9-11 NASULGC A Public University Association 2008 Annual Meeting “Navigating in a Climate of Change” The Palmer House Hilton Chicago Web: https://www.nasulgc.org Nov. 12-15 Council on International Education Exchange Annual Conference “Setting the Stage: Managing Growth in Study Abroad” Renaissance Nashville Hotel Nashville, Tenn. Web: http://ciee.org Nov. 12-15 Council of Colleges of Arts & […]October 29, 2008Leadership & PolicyCosby: Black Colleges Should Demand More from AlumniNoted author and humorist Bill Cosby recently took historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to task for not making their alumni give back.October 28, 2008Previous PagePage 69 of 115Next Page
