Diverse StaffFaculty & StaffCatching Up With the Class of 2002The first group of “Emerging Scholars” gives us an update on life since their magazine debut in January 2002 in what was then Black Issues In Higher Education.January 9, 2008HomeMinority Ph.D. StatisticsMinority Ph.D. Statistics © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comJanuary 9, 2008Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsJohn Payton has been appointed director-counsel and president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Most recently, he was a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr. Payton earned a bachelor’s from Pomona College and a law degree from Harvard Law School. Dr. Tracey D. Ford has been named director […]January 9, 2008HBCUsGrants and GiftsClark College’s Corporate Education (Wash.) unit has been awarded a $31,000 Job Skills Program (JSP) grant to provide training for Southwest Washington Medical Center. The grant will provide training for 25 SWMC directors, managers and supervisors on the topics of lean health care, training the trainer and leading change. The Kentucky Adult Learner Initiative has […]January 9, 2008Community CollegesLaw Aimed at Undocumented Students Possibly Snares 4,000Nearly 4,000 Arizona college students, nearly half of them community college students, have been unable to prove legal residency status and are being charged out-of-state rates as a result of a voter-approved referendum that prevents undocumented students from receiving in-state tuition and state-funded financial aid, according to The Arizona Republic.January 8, 2008HomeFall Commencement 2007Diverse congratulates recent college graduates.January 1, 2008African-AmericanLettersA ‘New Breed’ I think Christie is a wonderful example of the “new breed” of Indian law practitioners (see “Broadening the Legal Landscape,” Nov. 29). I congratulate her and the University of Tulsa for being legally farsighted and truly responsive to the Native community’s needs. I do take issue with Christie when she used the […]December 26, 2007HomeSpectrum© Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comDecember 26, 2007HomeWhat Works!How the University of Texas Medical Branch Responded To Changing DemographicsDecember 26, 2007StudentsGrants and GiftsCalifornia State Polytechnic University has received a two-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to aid the university in producing more graduates specializing in cyber security. Educators will be able to enhance their curricula with this grant and encourage students to get into the new field. California State University, Northridge has received a $23,500 […]December 26, 2007Previous PagePage 93 of 115Next Page
