National: Spelman Has a Thing For Science; General Motors Names its First Black Design Director

November 18th, 2008

Spelman has a thing for science. Atlanta’s Spelman College produces the most African-American graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees in science and engineering, according to the latest college stats. The small private liberal arts college for women with a student body of about 2,200, sent 150 Black students on to Ph.D. degrees in those traditionally male disciplines from 1997 to 2006, according to a survey by the National Science Foundation. That’s more than any other undergraduate program in the country except the much larger, coed Howard University, with 224. Howard, another historically Black institution, has about 7,000 undergraduates. As for the other Georgia institutions, Morehouse ranked fifth in the country with 99; Georgia Tech came in 48th with 32; and Emory didn’t make the top 50. “Spelman really shatters many of our ideas about women in science and math, and Black women in science and math in particular,” said Lily McNair, Spelman’s associate provost of research.

Crystal Windham

General Motors names its first Black design director. Just as the struggling auto industry seeks new capital to save its life, one of the big three picks a Black woman to head up its North American design division. Read more here.

  • SEND TO A FRIEND
  • Digg It
  • Delicious


Comments

LYNN Said on

WILL THERE EVER BE A CURE FOR ..’HATE”..”MURDER”..”RAPE”…”NO CHILD GOING WITH OUT FOOD”..”ALL OF THE PAIN OF LIVING’??. WILL WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTILL WE DIE ?? THIS IS AN OPEN END QUESTION!! SOMEONE PLEASE SHARE THEIR VIEWS.



LaShawna Said on

Lynn, what does that have to do with the issue at hand?

However, to answer your question, the Bible says that the devil has come to kill, steal, and destroy. So, if you are not on your praying game the devil will come like a flood.



LYNN Said on

I THINK THAT IT IS WONDERFULL !!.THAT MORE..” AFRICAN AMERICANS”..ARE TAKING AN INTEREST IN SCIENCE!! .AND..” THE UNIVERSITY OF SPELMAN”.. IS LEADING THE WAY FOR THEM!!.THIS COLLEGE SHOULD BE A SHOW CASE FOR ALL OF THE MAGAZINES OF COLOR….AND MABE ..”LATINOS”.WILL SEND THEIR KIDS THEIR ALSO.



DaddyRich Said on

GM is about to go belly up and now they decide to put this sister in this prominent position??



gina Said on

DaddyRich,

you know that they only want us when they have phucked up so bad even they can’t figure it out. or they have no more to squeeze out of it.. that’s why we have a black president now. do you really think McCain and Palin are the best they had to offer? NO they phucked the job up so much nobody else wanted it.



cecilenoe Said on

CONGRADULATION .PUT MORE SHOULD BE DESIGNNER. YES MORE SHOULD BE DESIGNNER ,AND MORE. IF THEY PEOPLE WASN’T AGAINST BLACK ……….WE TIED ANYBODY Y REPORT A RACISM GOING ONE FIND THE PERS .JUST KILL THEM…..NEVER STOP UNTIL THEY STOP…….BECAUSE .IS NOT OVER BE PREPARE………….UNTIL ON THE LAST DAY…………



XYFloyd Said on

This site is unreal I can’t believe its completely free, it is so easy to do you won’t believe you are getting paid to do it!! I made 20 bucks in my first half hour of work! They will also pay you daily they are the only site that pays out daily. Check em out ..
http://classofcashpabflgg.blogspot.com



Dan Said on

My friends recommended a very interesting luxury dating site
http://KissMillionaireS.com where millionaires and admirers hook up hot love and romance



Arenko Said on

Please let me know your positive

lady gaga poker face



Prednisone Said on

zithromax – zithromax order xenical – xenical levitra online – levitra ultram – ultram fioricet online – fioricet buy acomplia – acomplia order prozac – prozac buy ativan – ativan



Ambien Said on

ambien – ambien order diazepam – diazepam wellbutrin online – wellbutrin buy alprazolam – alprazolam prozac – prozac tamiflu – tamiflu lorazepam online – lorazepam buy nexium – nexium zoloft online – zoloft buy klonopin online – klonopin