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Articles in May 17, 2007 issue of Diverse Issues in Higher Education

• Racism's hidden threat
• Cheyney University has received a $350,000 donation from Ephren W. Taylor II, the youngest Black CEO of a publicly traded U.S. company
• New Mexico State University
• A prescription for success: the Medical University of South Carolina says mentoring program is key to retaining minority medical students
  by Herb Frazier
• Iowa State University has received a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue a study into the effect exercise has on influenza resistance in the elderly
• Dillard University
• A mandate for native history: the Montana Indian Education for All Act may be setting a national precedent for America's schools, but colleges and universities are not yet on board
  by Mary Annette Pember
• Old problem, new approach
• Ball State University has received $200,000 from the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation to create the Telecommunications Merit Endowment Scholarship
• New York Institute of Technology-Manhattan
• In fairness: tribal college leaders criticize proposal to fund nontribal institutions with 10 percent American Indian student enrollment
  by Charles Dervarics
• Columbia University has received a $400 million gift from John W. Kluge, one of the largest gifts ever from an individual to a university
• California Student Opportunity and Access Program
• Study: HBCU graduates earn less than Black graduates of traditionally White institutions
  by Marlon A. Walker
• The Department of Special Education at North Carolina Central University has received a four-year, $798,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education
• University of Georgia
• A tenure not soon forgotten: after 34 years on the Wellesley College faculty, Dr. Tony Martin's teachings have at times been controversial, but his mentoring of Black women is what his students will remember most
  by Kenneth J. Cooper
• Diverse digits
• Following in the footsteps of legends: stepping down after 12 years at the helm of Morehouse College, Dr. Walter Massey has carved out his own legacy at an institution known for producing Black leaders
  by Add Seymour, Jr.
• Northern Essex Community College-Lawrence
• Black women navigate ladder to the top
• The Illinois Board of Higher Education has provided a $318,000 grant to a cooperative group led by Columbia College Chicago's educational studies department
• Bristol Community College
• Rewarded for resiliency: recipients of the East Bay College Fund scholarships receive much more than money
  by Emily Wilson
• Johnson C. Smith University has received a $50,000 donation from Food Lion LLC to establish a retail scholars program
• Cleveland State University
• Corrections
• Diverse poll
• Replicating success: recent college grads help low-income students navigate the path to college through innovative program
  by Blair S. Walker
• The University of Virginia has received a $100 million donation from alum Frank Batten Sr., the retired chairman and CEO of Landmark Communications Inc
• Diverse calendar
• Jumping into the science of sports
  by Lydia Lum
• Learning, diversity and the road ahead
  by Mark David Milliron
• Law School Admission Council
• HBCUs have a responsibility to LGBT students: campus silence is read as lack of support
  by Eric Pritchard