Diverse StaffStudentsEbony Publisher Pledges $2.5 Million to Create Journalism Center at USCThe publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, Johnson Publishing Co., has pledged $2.5 million to create a new program to support journalism and communication students in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.September 19, 2007HomeThird World Celebrates 40 YearsCelebrities such as film and theatre grand dame Ruby Dee and renowned author Walter Mosley were on hand as Third World Press, one of the nation’s oldest and most highly respected Black-owned publishing houses, celebrated its 40th year earlier this month.September 19, 2007Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsDr. Cedric Page has been named executive director of the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos. Most recently he served as dean of faculty at DigiPen Institute of Technology. Page holds a bachelor’s from Syracuse University and a master’s and doctorate from Rutgers University. Dr. Chellu S. Chetty has been named dean of graduate studies and […]September 19, 2007Community CollegesGrants and GiftsBaltimore County Community College received a $25,000 grant from Civic Ventures, with support from the MetLife Foundation, to develop its “Prime 50+ Transition Program.” The program, an executive outplacement model, is designed to help African-American women over the age of 50 develop individual plans to transition into encore careers in public school education, health care […]September 19, 2007StudentsHampton University hosts Jena 6 awareness rallyHampton, Va. – Several Hampton University student organizations will host a Jena 6 awareness event on Thursday, Sept. 20 at noon in front of the Hampton University Student Center. There will be a moment of silence for the Jena 6, poetry and monologue readings and a petition-singing booth.September 18, 2007LatinxAccessing African-American ArchivesThe Johns Hopkins University will collaborate with Baltimore’s Afro-American Newspapers to open the 115-year-old newspaper company’s historic archives thanks to a $476,000 grant. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the project will involve the university’s Center for Africana Studies and Center for Educational Resources at the Sheridan Libraries.September 5, 2007Leadership & PolicyRemembering Little RockTen years ago, Sharon M. Draper was honored as National Teacher of the Year.September 5, 2007HomeProfessional AppointmentsDr. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet has been appointed president of Antioch University Seattle. According to the university, she is the first American Indian woman to lead a non-tribal institution. She was previously president of Diné College. Manuelito-Kerkvliet holds a bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Wyoming and a doctorate from the University of Oregon. Dr. Angela Batista […]September 5, 2007African-AmericanGrants & GiftsBowling Green State University (Ohio) has received a three-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support the Civic Education Partnership Initiative in Lebanon and Morocco. BGSU’s International Democratic Education Institute will conduct the initiative, which will bring educators from both countries to BGSU for an intensive curriculum-development seminar, among other […]September 5, 2007StudentsLettersA Proud Graduate As an alumnus of the Community College of the Air Force, I am very proud of the great milestone of 300,000 graduates (see “Establishing a Real-World Credential, June 28). I have visited several education centers during my career and found the staff knowledgeable, caring and dedicated to the mission of educating others. […]August 22, 2007Previous PagePage 98 of 115Next Page
