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Hamilton, Kendra – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
This article discusses the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation's report, "Diversity and the Ph.D.," released in May, which documents in troubling detail the exact dimensions of what the foundation's president, Dr. Robert Weisbuch, is calling the national "expertise gap." Weisbuch states that the expertise gap extends beyond the…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, National Security, Foreign Nationals, Graduate Study
Colston, Ladd G. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
Natural and man-made disasters represent an ominous threat to the research, instructional and public service missions of colleges and universities. From the bombings in Oklahoma City to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 to last year's Hurricane Frances, the potential damage to campus buildings, human life and irreplaceable archival resources is a…
Descriptors: Workshops, School Safety, Terrorism, National Security
Hamilton, Kendra – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2003
Describes the stresses experienced by international student services personnel in dealing with the more stringent data requirements regarding the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) in the wake of September 11. (EV)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Foreign Student Advisers, Foreign Students
Chew, Cassie – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2003
Describes how the United Negro College Fund's Institute for International Public Policy is preparing to host a series of open-ended discussions with top government and business officials on the importance of a diverse work force as a national security imperative, as well as a competitive advantage in a global economy. (EV)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Diversity, Higher Education, Labor Force
Lum, Lydia – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
When Jackson State University officials and their collaborators assembled a proposal for a $12 million social and behavioral research center to combat terrorism, they hoped Federal officials would give a nod of approval to what they believed was a high-value concept. The proposal, Featuring the predominantly White Mississippi State University as…
Descriptors: State Officials, National Security, Black Colleges, Minority Groups