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Articles in Nov 16, 2006 issue of Diverse Issues in Higher Education

• Handling 'helicopter parents': the days of parents dropping off their student on campus and waving good-bye are gone. Enter the world of the parent coordinator
  by Lydia Lum
• Prop. 209 puts UC at competitive disadvantage, say officials: California educators looking for creative ways to improve diversity
  by Edwin Okong'o
• Lonely at the top. Being president is arguably the toughest job on campus. But do women leaders have to overcome unique challenges?
  by Patricia Valdata
• 'The Albany Movement': Georgia HBCU to produce documentary on town's role in the civil rights movement
  by Natalie Y. Moore
• Leadership 101: veteran higher ed administrator weighs in on diversity, technology and college affordability
  by Patricia M. O'Brien
• The California Institute of Technology has received a $250,000 grant from the California State Treasury Department to support a free tutoring program for Pasadena County high-schoolers
• Signs of discontent: Gallaudet University's former president-designate, Dr. Jane Fernandes, speaks out about the need for the university to be more inclusive
  by Patricia Valdata
• MacArthur Foundation to commit $50 million in digital media learning and research
  by Ronald Roach
• Grantham University
• The true meaning of mentorship: one professor recounts how women scholars helped her navigate the academy
  by Kandace G. Hinton
• Still dealing at Duke
• A tale of two teaching experiences: is Teach for America a brilliant way to bring Ivy League talent into some of the nation's neediest classrooms? Or is it just letting them pad their resumes at the expense of inner city students?
  by Kerri Allen
• South Carolina State University
• Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary has received a grant of nearly $5 million from the Lilly Foundation to help fund the Louisville Institute through 2009
• Politically conscious globetrotting
  by Christina Asquith
• College grads earn more, but racial disparities persist
  by Toni Coleman
• Climbing the Career Ladder
  by Hilary Hurd Anyaso
• Maryland faces university desegregation fight
  by Dianne Hayes
• NorthWest Arkansas Community College
• Columbia University has received a total of $29.2 million in bequests from a brother and sister
• Diverse poll
• Hot job markets
• Exit interview: stepping down as president of Prince George's Community College, Dr. Ronald Williams talks about his future plans and the state of community colleges
  by David Pluviose
• St. Francis College
• Kent State University has received a $150,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• Crime creeping higher on campuses: hate crimes are down, but federal reports may not be the best indicator
  by Charles Dervarics
• Rice University tapped to develop initiatives for women in science and engineering
  by Ronald Roach
• College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida
• Diverse calendar
• Alumni fight Grambling admissions standards: student retention rates could improve under new standards, Louisiana officials say
  by Scott Dyer
• ACE report cites enrollment gains, retention problems: American Indians make most significant gains at master's degree level
  by Dianne Hayes
• Brown University applauded for examination of its ties to slavery
  by Shilpa Banerji
• Colorado State University-Pueblo
• Colorado State University campuses in Pueblo and Fort Collins will split a $595,700 grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund the Bridges to the Doctorate program
• Diverse digits
• Writing couple: goes back to go forward
  by Roberto Rodriguez
• University of Alabama-Birmingham's Center for Labor Education and Research
• The University of Virginia has received a $1 MILLION gift from twin brothers and National Football League stars Ronde and Tiki Barber
• Changes to upward bound—out of bounds
  by Alan H. Lee
• AAUP: women professors lag in tenure, salary
  by Shilpa Banerji
• Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education Office
• The HIV Medicine Association has received a $200,000 grant from GlaxoSmithKline to support the association's Minority Clinical Fellowship Program
• Scholars: slavery's legacy present in current policies, social customs
  by Kenneth J. Cooper
• Poor judgment defense for UT law students doesn't fly
  by Kenneth Whitehurst
• Operation stem: Hispanic organizations are on a mission to get more students to pursue the sciences
  by Dina Horwedel
• Berklee City Music Boston
• Huston-Tillotson University has received a $65,882 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Minority Science Improvement Program
• Nurturing Ph.D.s: to boost the number of minority professors, start by seeing doctoral candidates through their journey
  by Blair S. Walker