Recently added articles from Diverse Issues in Higher Education:
From despair to discovery.(spectrum)(Raul Cuero)
Oct 01, 2009; Plummer, Janelle ... Dr. Raul Cuero was one of 10 children born in abject poverty in Buenaventura, Colombia, to parents who could not read and write. Lacking books, he indulged his curiosity, by investigating the creatures around him. "I played with roaches, lizards and plants," recalls Cuero, a ...
On your mark, set ... recycle.(spectrum)
Oct 01, 2009; ... RecycleMania is an 8-year-old competition for college and university recycling programs to promote waste-reduction activities in their campus communities. Over a 10-week period each spring, the 510 participating schools report recycling and trash data for weekly rankings. The rankings are ...
Walking the green mile.(On DiverseEducation.com)
Oct 01, 2009; ... They carpool, use email for mass communication (never passing out fliers) and police the office thermostat vigilantly. "Green officers" on campus, as the de facto role models for environmental responsibility, are ever mindful to lead by example. ...
Diverse digits.(spectrum)(green jobs)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... States with the highest percentage of green Jobs: 1.02% Oregon 0.85% Maine 0.71% California ...
An 'ally and partner': White House Hispanic education leader seeks to build links to educators, improve visibility of HSIs with federal agencies.(washington update)(Hispanic Serving Institutions)
Oct 01, 2009; Dervarics, Charles ... Whether working to improve nonprofit organizations or directing the Obama campaign in Texas, Juan Sepulveda has learned the importance of what he calls "crowdsourcing," or encouraging widespread input from diverse participants to develop better public policy. "The more people ...
Stimulus money slow to reach colleges: an avalanche of funding is expected after slow start to stimulus spending for campus-preservation projects.(noteworthy news)
Oct 01, 2009; Galuszka, Peter ... President Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus spending package was, supposed to move shovel-ready construction projects, including campus facilities, toward completion. However, stimulus spending so far has been focused on financial aid and tax credits, less so on speeding up ...
Converging interests: environmental and sustainability issues have permeated every level of academia, from art instruction to business courses.(Essay)
Oct 01, 2009; Nance, Molly ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, millions of Americans--many of whom were college and university students--participated in an effort that sought to improve the quality of the environment and conserve natural resources. Since then, ...
Harvesting green-collar' jobs: scholars and academic institutions help local communities grow new employment sector.
Oct 01, 2009; Roach, Ronald ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Emerging in recent years from the need for increased energy efficiency and conservation, greater reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and stepped-up action to clean the environment, green jobs have arisen as a distinct employment sector within the U.S ....
Committed to conservation: despite budget constraints and a backlog of maintenance projects, HBCUs strive to implement green principles on their campuses.
Oct 01, 2009; Boulard, Garry ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Contending with reduced state support during a time of significant enrollment growth, Bowie State University in Maryland has again seen its deferred maintenance budget take a considerable hit--which includes money for many energy-efficiency projects. ...
California State University, Bakersfield has received a $78,775 grant from the National Institutes of Health.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD has received a $78,775 grant from the ...
Clark College (Wash.) has been awarded a $20,000 grant from The New York-based International Longevity Center, with support from the MetLife Foundation, under the 2009 Community College Caregiver Training Initiative.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... CLARK COLLEGE (Wash.) has been awarded a $20,000 grant from The New York-based International Longevity Center, with support from the MetLife ...
The Community College of Baltimore COUNTY has been awarded more than $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY has been awarded more than $50,000 from the U.S. Department of ...
Prince George's Community College (MD.) has received a $1 million award to increase enrollment, retention and faculty and establish a transition option.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MD.) has received a $1 MILLION award to increase enrollment, retention ...
Rice University (Texas) has received an $11 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... RICE UNIVERSITY (TEXAS) has received an $11 MILLION grant from the U.S. Commerce Department's ...
Santa Fe Community College (N.M.) has been awarded a $100,000 gift from Los Alamos National Security.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (N.M.) has been awarded a $100,000 gift from Los ...
Tennessee Tech University has received a $265,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY has received a $265,000 grant from the U.S ....
The University of Maryland, College Park's Robert H. Smith School of Business has received a $250,000 gift from Ernst & Young.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK'S Robert H. Smith School of Business has received a $250,000 ...
The University of Miami has received $15 million from the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI has received $15 MILLION from the U.S. Commerce Department's National ...
Western Governors University has received a $1.2 million gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY has received a $1.2 MILLION gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to explore how ...
Fayetteville State University.(on the move)(Arthur Affleck as vice chancellor)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARTHUR AFFLECK has been named vice chancellor for development and university relations at Fayetteville State University (N.C.) He previously served as senior vice president of ...
