Diverse StaffNative AmericansTribal Summit Explores Suicide CrisisU.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) applauded the Rosebud Sioux Tribe for examining ways to prevent suicide during their Sacredness of Life Summit in Mission.July 9, 2008HomeA Good Time To Pursue MedicineFirst-year enrollment at U.S. medical schools is expected to increase by 21 percent, or 3,400, to 19,900 students by 2012, according to an annual survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges. More than 86 percent of existing medical schools have expanded the number of first-year students they take in, and nine new medical schools […]July 9, 2008Leadership & PolicyA New Generation of College LeadershipThis summer, Diverse reporters will crisscross the nation to chat with a dynamic group of college presidents.July 9, 2008Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsDr. Carolyn “Biddy” Martin has been appointed chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously, she served as provost at Cornell University. Martin earned a bachelor’s from the College of William & Mary, a master’s from Middlebury College and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. DR. GEORGE ACQUAAH has been named dean of Bowie State […]July 9, 2008HomeGrants & GiftsCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS’ OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE has received a $1 MILLION endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation. EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY has received a $5,000 gift from Xcel Energy, an electricity and natural gas company, for the university’s Alliance for Minority Participation program. The AMP program provides students of color with scholarships […]July 9, 2008LatinxDiverse CalendarJuly 27-Aug. 1 National Urban League Annual Conference Orlando World Center Marriott Orlando, Fla. Web: www.nul.org/2008conference/ July 29-Aug. 1 Improving University Teaching 33rd International Conference “Transforming Higher Education Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century” University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland Web: www.iutconference.org July 29-Aug. 2 Association of Black Sociologists ABS 38th Annual Conference “Challenging Hierarchies: […]July 9, 2008Native AmericansDonation Supports Haskell Indian Nations UniversityThe Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has announced a donation of $150,000 to support initiatives at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.July 8, 2008Native Americans$3.3 million in Federal Funds Will Expand Programs at UNDU.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced $3.3 million in federal funding for projects at the University of North Dakota that will help expand educational opportunities and boost the Red River Valley Research Corridor.July 8, 2008LatinxLeading Hispanic Educator Voted NEA Vice PresidentLily Eskelsen, an elementary school teacher from Utah, has been elected vice president of the National Education Association by the nearly 10,000 delegates at its 146th Annual Meeting here, the NEA announced.July 8, 2008Faculty & StaffASU Professor Will Pursue Studies on School ChoiceDavid Garcia, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, has been selected as a 2008-2009 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow to research the convergence of school choice and school accountability with the diversification of the Latino population in the United States.July 8, 2008Previous PagePage 82 of 115Next Page
