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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine Profiles 10 Rising Stars in the Academy
Jan 12, 2006

Media Contact: Maya M. Minter (703) 385-2981, ext. 3024
E-mail: maya@cmapublishing.com

FAIRFAX, VA., January 12, 2006 - Diverse Issues is kicking off the new year recognizing young scholars from around the nation who are making their mark in the academy. In the January 12, 2006, edition, Diverse Issues profiles 10 scholars in disciplines from neurobiology to anthropology who are changing the face of the academy and serve as an inspiration to both students and colleagues.

Diverse is recognizing each scholar for doing innovative research in their chosen field of study, teaching and for reaching out to shape the next generation of scholars. In what has become one of our most popular editions of the year, the editors of the magazine select from a number of candidates who are recommended by other scholars in the field, department chairs, university public information officers and others.

The 2006 awardees are as follows:
  • Dr. Erich Jarvis, Duke University Medical Center, Neurobiology
  • Dr. Lynn Loo, University of Texas at Austin, Chemical Engineering
  • Dr. Shona Morgan, North Carolina A & T State University, Business
  • Dr. Dylan E. Rodriguez, University of California Riverside, Ethnic Studies
  • Dr. Miguel F. Morales, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Astrophysics
  • Dr. Mitchell J. Chang, University of California, Los Angeles, Higher Education
  • Spencer S. Overton, George Washington University, Law
  • Dr. Rheeda Walker, University of South Carolina, Psychology
  • Dr. Erich Fox Tree, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Anthropology
  • Dr. Lucia M. Suarez, University of Michigan, Romance Languages & Literature
For more information on how to make this edition available to those on your campus that would enjoy and benefit from reading about these scholars, use the contact information above.

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is America’s preeminent newsmagazine that covers news and information about the ever-changing world of higher education. Published twice-monthly, Diverse is the most widely read magazine in the nation on issues about and affecting underrepresented groups in higher education. Savvy individuals who appreciate the critical role that higher education plays in the lives of students, professionals, their families, and their communities, make Diverse essential reading. Visit us online at www.diverseeducation.com.


Published since 1984, Black Issues In Higher Education is the nation's only news magazine dedicated exclusively to minority issues in higher education.

© Copyright 2006 by DiverseEducation.com

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