Diverse StaffCommunity CollegesProfessional AppointmentsDr. Ted Martínez Jr. has been named president and superintendent of Río Hondo Community College (Calif.). Previously, he served as president of Grossmont College. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s from Sul Ross State University and a doctorate from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Dr. Derrick Alridge has been appointed director of the Institute for African-American […]November 14, 2007HomeGrants and GiftsResearchers at the City College of New York have received a $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create elementary physical science curricula. Researchers will specifically explore how to provide children in low-income school districts better instruction in this subject area. Lincoln University (Pa.) has received a five-year $209,000 grant from the National […]November 14, 2007Native AmericansSpokane Tribal College Opens Second CampusSpokane Tribal College, an institution that specializes in providing a culturally appropriate higher education for Native American students in eastern Washington state, has expanded its facilities to accommodate a larger population of American Indians living in Spokane, Wash.November 7, 2007HomeAwarding Genius EndeavorsFour 2007 MacArthur fellows share their research pursuits.October 31, 2007Community CollegesCollege Students Will Be PrankstersWhether to relieve a little stress or to get the best of a classmate or anyone with decisionmaking power, college students never to seem to run out of practical jokes. Here are a few our readers sent to us.October 31, 2007Community CollegesColleges Courses: From Muppets to e-BayPerhaps one of the greatest things about going to college is the self-exploration that students experience. Students can break free from just taking required courses and take anything from the history of rock ‘n’ roll to studio art. But what you’ll see listed below —some past, some present —are not your “father’s courses.”October 31, 2007StudentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Reginald S. Avery has been appointed president of Coppin State University (Md.). Currently executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina Upstate, he will assume his new position in January. Avery earned a bachelor’s from North Carolina A&T State University, a master’s from the George Williams College of Aurora University […]October 31, 2007Faculty & StaffGrants and GiftsArmstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.) has been awarded $483,760 by the National Science Foundation for scholarships to support students in computer science, information technology, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics fields. The Association of American Indian Physicians and its partners in the Healthier Indian Country Initiative have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department […]October 31, 2007StudentsStudy: Student Loan Default Rates Highest Among MinoritiesA new analysis of National Center for Education Statistics data shows high student loan default rates for Black and Hispanic students, students who leave college with a heavy debt burden and college graduates who take low-paying jobs.October 23, 2007Community CollegesProfessional AppointmentsDr. Wilson G. Bradshaw has been appointed president of Florida Gulf Coast University. Previously, Bradshaw served as president of Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn., where he was also a professor of psychology and a member of the graduate faculty. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s from Florida Atlantic University and a doctorate from […]October 21, 2007Previous PagePage 96 of 115Next Page
