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Students

GRANTS & GIFTS

The American Council on Education has given ALBRIGHT COLLEGE $200,000 for winning one of its 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Faculty Career Flexibility. The award will allow Albright to expand and enhance flexible career paths for faculty. The AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND received $40,000 from the Kalliopeia Foundation for scholarships. The award will provide […]

January 6, 2010

Students

MATH : Life In Absolute Values

As a high school student in East Los Angeles, Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho didn’t know what ganas looked like. She aspired to only one thing: becoming a store cashier.

January 6, 2010

Students

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES : The Internationalist

Count Dr. Michael K. Dorsey as a scholar whose experience as an advocate on behalf of poor and marginalized peoples is as formidable as the expertise he demonstrates while teaching and conducting research in his capacity as an assistant professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College.

January 6, 2010

Students

EDUCATION: Representative Research

Dr. Luis Urrieta Jr. Draws distinct lines to separate his professional life from his personal life, but his work is, in fact, personal to him.

January 6, 2010

LGBTQ+

AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES & EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: Untangling The Web

You may face rejection and naysayers, but that voice that says “no” should not be inside of you.

January 6, 2010

Students

SUPPLYING THE DEMAND

With the economy still reeling, Hampton University didn’t get its usual contingent of 100 employers at its fall 2009 career fair for students and alumni. But one sector was there in force — federal government agencies look

December 23, 2009

Students

Minority Hires a Priority On Capitol Hill

Government agencies and MSI advocates seek new ways to boost minority participation in federal jobs.

December 22, 2009

MSIs

Obama’s Higher Education Agenda May Lead to Expanded Federal Role

Scholars, academic administrators and higher education policy officials have interpreted the administration’s pronouncements and initiatives as markers of a significant shift in federal higher education policy.

December 20, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Quid Pro Quo Deal Allows Lincoln to Renovate Its Image

Lincoln University gave up ‘control’ of a prized art collection, gaining a chance to remake its campus.

December 16, 2009

HBCUs

ON THE MOVE

LISA BARONIO has been named vice president for advancement at the University of North Texas and director of development of the UNT Foundation. She previously served as vice president for development for the University of Connecticut Foundation. Baronio holds bachelor’s degrees from the University of Iowa and a master’s from the University of Nebraska at […]

December 9, 2009

Leadership & Policy

THE TRADE-OFF: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY GAVE UP ‘CONTROL’ OF A PRIZED ART COLLECTION GAINING A CHANCE TO REMAKE THE CAMPUS.

When Lincoln University opened its state-of-the art $23 million International Cultural Center in November, the small liberal arts college reached another milestone in its sweeping modernization program.

December 9, 2009

Students

Despite Struggles, Pioneering Black Studies Department Presses Forward

A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple University’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade.

December 9, 2009