Diverse StaffLatinxGeorgia Program Wins HonorThe Hispanic Outreach and Leadership Program (HOLA) at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) has been selected as a semifinalist for a national award from Excelencia in Education, the university announced.September 23, 2008LatinxHispanic MBAs Name Award WinnersFlorida International University and Loida Rosario of DePaul University were among recipients of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs’s 2008 Brillante Awards for Excellence announced on September 19.September 23, 2008HBCUsNCCU Degrees Granted Through Ga. Megachurch Deemed ValidThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS) has confirmed the validity of 25 North Carolina Central University degrees awarded to students who completed their academic coursework at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia.September 23, 2008Leadership & PolicyOn DiverseEducation.comA diverse group of professors are blogging on issues affecting people of color in the academy. Here are some excerpts; visit www.DiverseEducation.com to read more.September 17, 2008Community CollegesColleges Trading Up Cafeteria TraysStudents will have to find other ways to sled this winter as U.S. colleges retire cafeteria trays to conserve water and energy and cut down on wasted food and water-polluting detergents.September 17, 2008HomeSurf Your Way to a DiplomaNorth Island College in Vancouver Island, Canada, is now offering North America’s first surfing studies program, according to a report by Canwest News Service. In conjunction with an Australian University, the two-year program is designed to teach the business behind the sport.September 17, 2008Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsDr. Cecilia Y. M. Cervantes has been named president of Hennepin Technical College (Minn.). Previously, she served as president of the College of Alameda in California. Cervantes earned a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Texas at El Paso. DR. PATRICIA ALEXANDER has been named the new Jean Mullan Professor of Literacy at […]September 17, 2008StudentsGrants & GiftsARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (Ga.) has received a $360,000 grant from the University System of Georgia to participate in the USG’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Initiative (STEM). CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY has received a $100,000 Wal-Mart grant from the Council of Independent Colleges to help CLU recruit and retain more firstgeneration college students. CALIFORNIA STATE […]September 17, 2008LatinxDiverse CalendarOct. 1-4 National Academic Advising Association Annual Conference “Taking Advising to New Heights” Hyatt Regency Hotel Chicago Web: www.nacada.ksu.edu/ AnnualConf/2008 Oct. 1-5 Association for the Study of African American Life and History 93rd Annual ASALH Convention “Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism” Sheraton Birmingham Hotel Birmingham, Ala. Web: www.asalh.org/93rdconvention Oct. 9-11 National Society […]September 17, 2008Native AmericansAlaska and Washington Schools Win GrantsGrants to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks Interior Aleutian campus and the Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, Wash., have been announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.September 16, 2008Previous PagePage 73 of 115Next Page
