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Black Students Lag Far Behind Whites in Their Level of Readiness for College-Level Curriculum According to the latest data collected by the American College Testing Program, only 4 percent of all African-American high school seniors in 2010 who took the ACT college entrance examination met benchmarks for readiness for college-level work in English, mathematics, science, and reading. Thirty percent of white students who took the test were ready for college-level work in all four subjects. (click to read more) Professor's Study Suggests Victim's Race May Be a Factor in Death Penalty Sentences A new study by Michael L. Radelet, a professor of sociology at the University of Colorado, finds a strong correlation between death penalty sentences and the race of the victim. (click to read more) Black Colleges and Universities Rank High on a List of Schools That Require Students to Take a Well-Rounded Core Curriculum The American Council of Trustees and Alumni believes that U.S. colleges and universities should teach a basic core curriculum and move away from politically correct studies and a liberal outlook on educational issues. Each year they rate more than 700 colleges and universities on their commitment to require students to take courses that will produce a well-rounded education in core subjects. (click to read more) Three Black Scholars Named Fletcher Fellows In 2004 Alphonse Fletcher Jr., CEO of the Wall Street firm Fletcher Asset Management, established a $50 million endowment that funds the research of scholars, writers, and artists whose work contributes to improving race relations in the United States. This year three academics were chosen from 80 applicants to receive Fletcher Fellowships. (click to read more) Ranking Colleges and Universities by the Extent of Racial Interaction on Campus The Princeton Review recently published its annual 373 Best Colleges guide. Each year the Princeton Review surveys students at the colleges it features and ranks the colleges in a host of categories including best and worst dorms, food, campuses, etc. One of the survey questions ranks the schools on whether there is a lot of interaction between students of different races on campus. The school with the most interaction between the races this year is the University of Miami. (click to read more) Appointments, Promotions, and Resignations Charlie G. Spell • Pamela Carter • Debbie G. Thomas • Greg Marrow • Kevin James • Martha Bulluck • A. Ramona Brown • Karl S. Wright • William H. Robinson (click to read more)	We Want to Hear Your Views JBHE now features an interactive poll at JBHE.com. Please visit the site and take part in our weekly poll on an important issue of concern to African Americans in higher education. (click to cast your vote) Howard University Students Are Participating in an Archaeological Dig at a Plantation Site That Housed 90 Slaves Students from Howard University are participating in an archaeological dig at the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. Using surface-penetrating radar the National Park Service has located foundations of several buildings that were part of the L'Hermitage Plantation. In 1800 the plantation was home to about 90 slaves, one of the largest groups of enslaved blacks in Maryland at that time. (click to read more) Two Physicians With Academic Ties Chosen to Lead the National Medical Association The National Medical Association was founded in 1895 to represent the interests of African-American physicians. At its recent annual convention in Orlando, Florida, Leonard Weather Jr. was installed as the association's 111th president. (click to read more) Dean at Alabama State University Pads Her Acting Resume Tommie "Tonea" Stewart, professor and dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Alabama State University in Montgomery, has added a new role to her impressive acting resume. She recently appeared in an episode of the TNT crime series Memphis Beat. (click to read more) HBCU on the Cutting Edge of Nanotechnology The new Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering has opened with its first 18 students in Greensboro, North Carolina. The new school is a cooperative effort between the University of North Carolina Greensboro and historically black North Carolina A&T State University. (click to read more) In Memoriam • Thomas S. Gunnings, professor emeritus in the department of psychology at Michigan State University, has died at the age of 75. • William P. Foster, the founder of the Marching 100 band at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, has died at the age of 91. (click to read more) Honors and Awards Condoleezza Rice • Muriel A. Howard • Robert E. Efimba (click to read more) Grants and Gifts Alcorn State University • University of New Orleans • Tennessee State University • National Endowment for the Humanities (click to read more)	Place your advertisement in the JBHE Weekly Bulletin or online at JBHE.com at very reasonable rates. We offer discounts for taking advantage of both options or for multiple listings. For more information, contact us via email at Ads@JBHE.com or by phone at (212) 399-1084. The JBHE Employment Zone offers a wide array of academic, administrative, faculty, and professional opportunities. Click here to view the available positions.
		EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACE Fellows Program 2011-12 ACE Fellows Program Click here for more on this position. National Association of African American Studies 19th Annual NAAAS & Affiliates National Conference Click here for more on this position. Northeastern University Master of Science in College Student Development and Counseling Click here for more on this position.
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