Premiere Issue: Diversity Employers (Incorporating THE BLACK COLLEGIAN)

IMDiversity Inc. announces the release of the new Diversity Employers Magazine, incorporating and expanding the scope of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN), starting with its Winter 2011 Issue:

The Jobs and Top 100 Employers Issue

Career Planning and Job Search Issue, featuring The Top 100 Employers for the Class of 2011, "The Way Forward: The Road to Job Growth and a Stronger Economy" by President Obama, "Needed: Bilingual Health Care Providers," and more

BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine to Cease Publication in Print

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine to cease publication in paper form after 40 years. The magazine will be succeeded by, and incorporated into, Diversity Employers Magazine, and wider online jobs and content network.

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN will continue to exist as an online entity, with an active website at www.blackcollegian.com and a Facebook group, and a dynamic jobs database featuring employment opportunities for entry-level job seekers and recent college graduates, at http://jobsearch.blackcollegian.com.

Diversity Registry: Look up Employer Diversity Initiatives

We're pleased to unveil the new Diversity Registry -- A reference to look up employers' diversity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace, supplier contracting, markets and other areas.

THE DIVERSITY REGISTRY is your online resource to research and compare information from employers with active diversity programs according to a wide range of indicators. Its mission is to showcase the diversity initiatives of major employers, and to help job seekers, researchers and others to determine the extent to which employers promote diversity within and outside of their organizations. It is accessible at THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online (http://www.blackcollegian.com/registry) with additional features posted at the new partner site, DiversityRegistry.com [beta].

Easily look up employers by name, or skip ahead to one of the Diversity Registry Lookup categories, including:

• Diversity & Inclusion - General
• CEO Statement/Quote on Diversity
• Employee Affinity Groups and Diversity Networks
• Supplier Diversity & Contracting Programs
• Diversity Awards and Recognitions
• Entry-Level/College Diversity Initiatives
• Workplace Diversity, Employees and Culture
• Minority Community Involvement and Outreach
• Global Diversity / Multicultural Markets

Updates: 2010 Virtual Diversity / MBA Career Fair

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN is pleased to introduce the latest featured employers to join the 2010 Virtual Diversity Career Fair, co-presented this year by THE BLACK COLLEGIAN, the IMDiversity.com Career Center & Multicultural Villages Network, and the Howard University MBA Program.

Cintas Employer Profile
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Employer Profile
Federal Reserve Information Technology Employer Profile
Illinois State Police Academy Employer Profile
National Fuel Employer Profile
National Trust for Historic Preservation Employer Profile
RJ Reynolds Employer Profile
RSM McGladrey Employer Profile
Thomas & Herbert Consulting Employer Profile

The seasonal Virtual Diversity Career Fair features detailed profiles, recruiter statements, diversity information, and job or internship opportunities by diversity-committed employers who are still actively recruiting in the second semester.

Additional features include career advice content from recruiters and career center directors, Fair update email alerts, resume drive with private job tools for quick posting of your employer-searchable resume during and after the Fair, and expanded custom job search tools for searching tens of thousands of additional job listings across the world.

Visit http://blackcollegian.com/careerfair for more information.

Website for students, interns coming to South Africa

The editors received a message announcing the launch of a fairly comprehensive online resource that will be of interest to any student interested in traveling to South Africa, whether for a study exchange or internship. Among the helpful sections are a listing of internship opportunities, travel and accommodation planning for foreign students, and more.

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Cape Intern is a free 'online information portal for foreign students' coming to South Africa. Cape Intern is all about giving students free access to information and opportunities in the Internship & Volunteer markets.

South Africa is a growing destination for overseas students looking to do Internships and volunteer programs. Information for these students is limited at the best of times or fees are involved. We at Cape Intern would like to support and encourage these students with our knowledge and research, which we post on our website www.capeintern.com. We believe South Africa has a lot to offer students from all over the world.

Cape Intern offers the following information:
Provide Internship Database
Provide Volunteer Database
Contact details for the main Universities
Medical internship programs and opportunities
Language schools and Volunteer work opportunities
Safety guidelines
Accommodation
How to get around Cape Town
Activities in Cape Town
Map of important locations

Information and opportunities for Internships and Volunteer programs in South Africa are available in three languages:

http://www.capeintern.com ( English )
http://de.capeintern.com ( German )
http://nl.capeintern.com ( Dutch )

African-American History 101 Contest

It's back!

Take our African-American History 101 Pop Quiz, and you could win $50.00 cash, and be named THE BLACK COLLEGIAN's African-American History Scholar on your campus. Your photo will be posted on THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online at www.blackcollegian.com!

View the current magazine edition for more details.

Upcoming Scholarship Deadline: Minority Chemistry Students

African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian students who are high school seniors, or college freshmen, sophomores or juniors are among those who can now apply for a scholarship from the American Chemical Society Scholars Program. Applications will be accepted through March 1, 2010, for the 2010-2011 school year.

Students must plan to major in or already be majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering or a chemically-related science, and they must plan to pursue a career in the chemical sciences. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $5,000, depending on college level and economic need.

For more details, see The American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholars Program accepting applications for minority students studying chemistry.

Pre-Registration for 2010 Virtual Diversity Career Fair

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN is pleased to announce that pre-registration has opened for the 2010 Virtual Diversity Career Fair, co-presented this year by THE BLACK COLLEGIAN, the IMDiversity.com Career Center & Multicultural Villages Network, and the Howard University MBA Program!

Diverse college students, soon-to-be college graduates, and entry-level jobseekers from all backgrounds, areas of study and educational institutions are invited to attend the annual, pre-graduation careers event, hosted on THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online at http://www.blackcollegian.com/careerfair.

The seasonal Virtual Diversity Career Fair features detailed profiles, recruiter statements, diversity information, and job or internship opportunities by diversity-committed employers who are still actively recruiting in the second semester.

Additional features include career advice content from recruiters and career center directors, Fair update email alerts, resume drive with private job tools for quick posting of your employer-searchable resume during and after the Fair, prize drawings and private content for registrants, and expanded custom job search tools for searching tens of thousands of additional job listings across the world.

The Fair will coincide with both the circulation of the new First Semester Super Issue (Top 100 Employers/African American History Edition) of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine on college campuses nationwide, and the springtime MBA Diversity Forums careers event on the campus of the Howard University Graduate School of Business (details to come).

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Second Semester Issue Shipped

The editors are pleased to announce the release of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine Second Semester Super Issue, now being distributed on college campuses nationwide, and released in an extended online edition at THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online.

This edition includes The Top 100 Employers for the Class of 2010, Profiles of African-American Chief Executives, History of Employment Discrimination in America, a profile of businesswoman and super model, Tyra Banks, who launched her career in THE BLACK COLLEGIAN, the annual African-American History 101 Contest, and much more.

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN now on Facebook

We're pleased to announce the launch of the new THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine on Facebook Page. The page intends to focus on jobs and careers information, feature article information, fan feedback, and other information-sharing with fans of our magazine.

While many of the postings will be specifically focused on the interests of our college student, recent graduate, and active entry-level jobseekers, anyone on Facebook, of any background, who has an interest in keeping up with our magazine, website and online career tools is welcomed to become a fan.

The Great Job Hunt Contest @ BCO

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN is pleased to introduce the 2009 GREAT JOB HUNT Contest.

We know the jobs climate may appear gloomy now, so we want to help motivate and invigorate your search for entry-level and internship opportunities. As our Mother Lode of Career Opportunities shows, there are good entry-level jobs out there for those determined to pursue them. The GREAT JOB HUNT "sweetens the pot" by offering cash and prizes just for exploring available job opportunities and career information on the Mother Lode of Career Opportunities.

We'll be adding new questions throughout the semester. The first person to submit the correct answer to each question will receive a prize of $50 + The Job Hunter's Survival Guide; the second person to submit the correct answer will receive a prize of $25; both winners will be featured with their photo on THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online.

Try your hand at The Great Job Hunt Contest today.

New Issue of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN

We're pleased to announce our First Semester 2009 Super Issue, the Career Planning and Job Search Issue, featuring:

• The Mother Lode of Career Opportunities for the Class of 2009
• Gentlemen of Quality
• Where are the Jobs in Government?
• Opportunities in the Green Economy
• The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide

...and more

New articles from the magazine will be added to our website on a rolling basis throughout the semester, along with some special online-only features.

Fellowship Program for PhD in Political Science

The American Political Science Association is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 APSA Minority Fellowship Program.

Deadline: postmarked by October 2, 2009.

Eligibility

• The APSA Minority Fellows program is designed primarily for minority students applying to enter a doctoral program in POLITICAL SCIENCE for the FIRST TIME.
  Additional eligibility criteria include:
• Applicants must be members of one of the following racial/ethnic minority groups: African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Latinos/as, and Native Americans (federal and state recognized tribes)
• Applicants must demonstrate an interest in teaching and potential for research in political science
• Applicant must be a United States citizen at time of award
• Applicants must demonstrate financial need
  

To apply, and review eligibility requirements and application materials, please visit: http://www.apsanet.org/content_3284.cfm

The APSA Minority Fellowship Program is in its 40th year. Please forward this announcement to interested students/individuals.

New Job Tools and Expanded Jobs Network for Students

We're pleased to announce we've completed the migration to our new Job Tools format and jobs database, offering improved resume posting and Saved Search Job Alert agent tools, as well as the ability to search a vastly expanded selection of job opportunities through our new Job Sites Network.

Student and entry-level job seekers are welcomed to create an account on our new system using our Job Tools Quickstart wizard.

Other additions of interest include a new series of QuickTips offering advice on how to optimize your job search on our site network, and the ability to subscribe for Jobs and Careers Updates mailings to receive notices about additional features such as our virtual career fairs, Top 100 Employers specials, graduate study opportunities, unpublished job opportunities and more.

To view the new tools and try the extended job search, visit www.blackcollegian.com and click "Job Tools".

Recently Added Features: Video, Nonprofit Careers, Male Students

This week, we are featuring in our Xtra Video and Media section an inspiring video, "Lift Every Voice and Sing". The video produced by Ascender Communications features the 'Negro National Anthem' originally screened at the historic African-American Church Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC on January 18th, 2009. Also added recently is a feature profile of Willie Iles, Jr., National Director for Government & Community Relations for the Boy Scouts of America. Mr Iles discusses the challenges and rewards of working in the nonprofit sector, and in the BSA, which is embarking on its 100th Anniversary in 2010. We are also glad to welcome back past contributor Ian Evans, with his feature Gentleman of Quality, an exploration of "Young Black Men who are upholding the tradition of achievement, striving for excellence, and battling society's negative stereotypes."

BLACK COLLEGIAN Moving to New Online Job Board Format

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online will be moving this month to a new jobs database format with expanded network jobs, instant Saved Search job alert emails, and streamlined searchable resume posting. We invite you to preview the beta model of our new job bank and its extended network of jobs.

For jobseekers with existing accounts on our old system, your account tools, resume, applications history, jobs in-box and search agent will still be accessible on our current system at http://blackcollegian.searchease.com until July 15, 2009. If you have any outstanding applications you would like to make to jobs saved in your in-box, we encourage you to do so or to make a copy of the posting before then.

If you have not visited our site recently, we hope you will explore our new job bank, now with simple new methods to search a vastly expanded network of postings, filter relevant jobs and schedule automated searches. Although the new system does not require it to search for and apply to jobs, creating a new account takes only a moment, and lets you also access the new versions of our easy-to-use searchable resume posting and manage multiple Saved Search Job Alert Email Agents.

For more, please see http://www.blackcollegian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=580&Itemid=289

New feature spotlights "Gentlemen of Quality" on HBCU campuses

We're glad to announce the return to THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online of contributor Ian Evans ("The Dress Code" First Semester Super Issues 2008) with a new feature, "Gentlemen of Quality," and examination of "Young Black Men who are upholding the tradition of achievement".

The far-ranging article features young men from across America's HBCUs, who in photographs and quotes tackle the challenges of being young, Black and male in a society where "positive images of quality, educated, enlightened young black men are few, while the image of uneducated drug dealers, pimps and thugs are widely known and celebrated."

The piece gives a compelling look at what men from Morehouse, Dillard, Howard, FAMU, Tuskegee and Fisk feel about the opportunities and hopes, and the continuing challenges and stigmas that lay ahead for Black men in Obama-era America.

Deadline: HBS Summer Venture in Management Program 2009

Release from Harvard Business School:

The Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP) is a week of Harvard Business School instruction that exposes high-potential college students in the summer between their junior and senior year to the HBS MBA experience and the variety of opportunities a degree in management can afford. Participants from diverse backgrounds spend the week on campus living the MBA student experience - attending classes, analyzing case studies, and debating management issues with peers and faculty.

This unique educational experience, in combination with a summer internship at a sponsoring company or organization, gives participants a broader understanding of the challenges business leaders face, the innumerable opportunities that exist in management, and the impact they can have on their community and the world through leadership.

In order to attend, a completed application is due by May 11, 2009. Click here for particulars on the application process.

For more information about this program, please visit the SVMP Website.

Best regards,
MBA Admissions
Harvard Business School

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellowships

With a new generation of social advocates and policy makers changing the landscape on Capitol Hill, it is important to provide them with the tools necessary to conduct positive change. For more than two decades, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) has groomed motivated young adults into tomorrow's talented thought leaders. It is also one of the nation's largest provider of internships, scholarships, and fellowships to African Americans and persons of color.

A New Generation of Promise, by Sean Nixon, a 2009 CBCF Communications Intern, describes the program and the experiences of current Fellows, as the April 16 deadline approaches for next year's round of applications.

Study: Black Student-Athletes More Likely to Finish School

Interesting findings from by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, as reported on Miller-McCune.com:

A study released Monday on the occasion of National Student-Athlete Day (or, as is more widely celebrated, the last day of the men's March Madness tournament), turns on its head a long-standing stereotype about black college athletes and the schools that recruit them.

Since the integration of major college athletic programs two generations ago, universities have been accused of using black athletes to win titles and build lucrative brands — with nary a degree exchanged in the process.

But today, it turns out, athletic departments are doing a better job of graduating black students than universities are as a whole. Put another way: black student-athletes are more likely to finish school than black students who aren't athletes.

Read the rest of the report, Grad Rates Higher For Black Athletes Than Black Students