Diverse StaffLatinxJargon May Pose Danger to Hispanic Construction WorkersHispanic workers and others new to construction sites might be at risk of injury because of unfamiliarity with the jargon they hear in safety training and on the job, according to pilot studies conducted at Purdue University.October 28, 2008LatinxAn Obama Win Could Shift Balance in Cuba, Scholar SaysElecting Barack Obama president could significantly change the balance of power in Cuba and among Latinos in the United States because Cuba would be forced to deal with the first American administration in decades that is poised to strengthen ties with the country’s military government, a University at Buffalo scholar predicts.October 28, 2008StudentsEmerging ScholarsDiverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine is accepting nominations for its annual Emerging Scholars issue, which will be published in January and will feature 10 of the nation’s top minority talents in academia.October 23, 2008LatinxHearing on UT Border-Wall Issue Being Webcast TodayThe University of Texas Working Group on Human Rights and the Border Wall has been granted a general hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, that will be held today (Wednesday, Oct 22). from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the commission’s Washington, D.C., headquarters and webcast to a global audience, UT announced.October 21, 2008LatinxGW Wins $10 Million Contract for Language ClearinghouseA $10 million, five-year contract has been awarded to George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition, GW has announced.October 21, 2008HomeRecognition OverdueBaba El-Senzengakulu Zulu, formerly Lester McKinnie, salutes the crowd at Tennessee State University after receiving an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the university last month.October 15, 2008African-AmericanIn Honor of an Unfettered SlaveAsculpture was dedicated late last month to a Lafayette College (Pa.) graduate, David McDonogh, who is believed to be one of the first slaves — if not the first — to earn a college degree. One of the nation’s foremost contemporary sculptors, Mel Edwards, was commissioned for the 16-foot tall project titled “Transcendence,” which was made from five tons of stainless steel.October 15, 2008Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsDR. ALLEN SESSOMS is president of the University of the District of Columbia. Formerly, he served as president of Delaware State University. He earned a bachelor’s from Union College, a master’s from the University of Washington and a doctorate from Yale University. JACQUES FUQUA JR. is director of the International Affairs Center at Indiana State […]October 15, 2008HealthGrants & GiftsALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY has received a $700,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help develop local communities. The CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK has received a three-year, $459,108 grant from the National Science Foundation for the New York City College of Technology. State-ofthe- art satellite and ground-based remote sensing research will […]October 15, 2008InternationalDiverse CalendarOct. 23-25 HBCU Faculty Development Network 15th National Symposium “Closing the Loop: Research, Assessment & Curriculum Design” Gallaudet University Washington, D.C.October 15, 2008Previous PagePage 70 of 115Next Page