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Grants & Gifts

California State University-Northridge has received a $2 million contribution from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to support the university’s Performing Arts Center. The 1,700-seat center is expected to begin construction this year and should be completed by 2009. Chestnut Hill College (Pa.) has received a four-year, $799,600 grant from the U.S. Department of […]

July 25, 2007

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University takes over management of historic St. Augustine sites

ST. AUGUSTINE Fla. The gray masonry Government House in a plaza here survived as the home and headquarters for Spanish and British rule for more than 200 years. It was reconstructed from ruins several times during the colonial era, once after being burnt and reduced to rubble by the British.

July 22, 2007

Health

Regent says Pomerantz out of line in calling for dean’s ouster

IOWA CITY Iowa A member of the Iowa Board of Regents accused Des Moines businessman Marvin Pomerantz of trying to bully incoming University of Iowa President Sally Mason.

July 22, 2007

Latinx

Just the Stats: How to Increase Minority Presence in STEM Fields at Your Institution

A few weeks ago, I started to look at the programs that work to boost minority participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, specifically Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. The Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) is another successful program that focuses on helping STEM students by providing long-term institutional funding to Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, and tribal colleges and universities. The National Science Foundation provides funding for both programs.

July 18, 2007

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Mississippi College Board Approves Pay Increase for University Heads

JACKSON Miss. Salary increases of 5 percent have been approved by the state College Board for the heads of Mississippi’s public universities.

July 18, 2007

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BI What’s New

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education — an independent, foundation-supported organization — has been formed to promote constructive state and federal policy leading to increased opportunities for those seeking education and training beyond high school.

July 14, 2007

Students

Grants & Awards

Columbia University has been awarded $75,000 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for the Kellogg Jobs and Education Empowerment Program which will help more than 400 residents of upper Manhattan receive job training, education and employment through a student-based social service program at Columbia.

July 14, 2007

Students

Bi News Briefs

At Central State: Prosecutors Resume Investigation; Fund-Raising Drive Benefits Needy Students

July 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

BIG Black Issues Quiz

The Black Issues Quiz offers you an opportunity to test your knowledge on the people, places, issues, and history surrounding the struggle for academic equity. Each question is based on information published in the current or previous editions of Black Issues In Higher Education and is worth 10 points.

July 14, 2007

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Planning for Technology

New guide offers a model for information technology planning that is tailored to the needs of HBCUs

July 14, 2007

Students

Kirwan’s Way

Ohio State University’s new president has taken a strong stand on diversity. Some say his is an example of the type of commitment White male senior executives need to make if higher education’s dreams of diversity are to be realized.

July 14, 2007

HBCUs

Grants & Awards

Clark Atlanta University has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation to support the establishment of a Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Institute.

July 14, 2007