Paul RuffinsStudentsThe persistent madness of Greek hazing: psychologists provide insight on why hazing persists among Black Greeks – fraternities; includes related articles – Cover StoryMary Polk of Maryland didn’t learn that her son Marcus had been hospitalized until he called his brother when he came out of the operating room on April 8.July 12, 2007Leadership & PolicyPath to the presidency – American Council on Education grants to develop academic management skillsLet’s say you want to be a college president some day. You’ve already survived the trials associated with earning a doctorate and winning tenure. You’ve even risen to a middle-management position on campus. Now what?July 12, 2007Faculty & StaffThe shelter of tenure is eroding and for faculty of color gaining membership may be tougher than ever – African American teachers – includes related articles on several cases regarding tenureHazing is the dark side of campus life. Desperate to be accepted into an exclusive club, bright young people will tolerate long periods of psychological abuse, often being forced to perform onerous tasks which established members consider below their dignity.July 11, 2007StudentsFrat-ricide: are African American fraternities beating themselves to death? – includes related articles on the National Pan-Hellenic Council, its statement on hazing and its membership development efforts – Cover Story“They took him into a room and five members of the fraternity attacked him. They punched and kicked him. I asked if he ever got the urge to swing back and he said, `We can’t.’ He said he had been kicked in the head.”July 10, 2007African-AmericanPatterson Research Institute reports on educational profile of African AmericansLate last month, as part of a highly ambitious research effort on African American education, the first volume in a series of reports on the state of education in Black America was released.July 4, 2007StudentsBlack economists: an ‘elite clan of warrior intellectuals.’“Once upon a time there was a little girl who wanted to know why some people had jobs and others didn’t, so she took a course in economics. The textbook said that if you went to school and did the right things, you’d get a job. But she said, `that can’t be right. I have four cousins in Chicago who finished school, who finished training programs, and who still don’t have jobs.’ So she studied some more.”June 23, 2007African-AmericanTen myths, half-truths and misunderstandings about Black historyBlack history may have seemed “lost, stolen or strayed” at one time, but since then much of the African American past has been rediscovered and reanalyzed.June 15, 2007HomeRecovering yesterday – collection and preservation of African American historyToday, celebrations of “Black History Month” stretch from Kwanzaa, through Martin Luther King’s birthday, through February, and sometimes through Malcolm X’s birthday in March. It is easy to forget that just thirty years ago some people wondered if there was enough Black history to even fill up a week. In 1968 a CBS television special, Black History Lost, Missing or Stolen?, captured the then-current feeling that no one knew, or had preserved, the true story of African American contributions to this society.June 15, 2007DisabiltiesA Real Fear“Math anxiety is my worst enemy,” says Dr. Louise Raphael. “I feel that I am teaching the most important mathematics class on the Howard University campus…March 7, 2007African-AmericanCarter G. Woodson’s Black History Month Organization Is On The ReboundAs the Association for the Study of African American Life and History headed into Black History Month, its senior management told Diverse that the most important factor in the association’s ability to teach history was its ability to learn basic economics. The association that Carter G. Woodson founded in 1915 was on the edge of bankruptcy in the 1990s, but is now on the rebound.February 19, 2007Previous PagePage 4 of 5Next Page