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   EDITORIAL
   I-ABPsi
   By Halford H. Fairchild, 3

   PRESIDENT RAWLINGS’ ADDRESS
   Sankofa, The Healers’ Journey
   By His Excellency President J.J. Rawlings, 4

Gandhi’s Ahimsa:  Was Akhenaton’s Theme Echoed by Malcolm and Martin?
   By Niyana K.B. Rasayon, 8

ANNOUNCEMENTS, 12
   2000 Convention Videotapes, 11
   Student Circle Contact Information, 12
   Grant Writers Wanted!  12
   New Books, 12
   Funding!, 13
   $100,000 Prizes, 13
   E-Mail Directory, 13
   Notice to Contributors, 14

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING, 15

   Job Opportunities and Internships, 15
   Products and Services, 21

Membership Application, 22

    Life Members
    Board of Directors
    Credits

 After the fabulously successful Annual Convention of The ABPsi in Ghana, West Africa, it is now time for The Association of Black Psychologists to consider changing its name to the International Association of Black Psychologists (I-ABPsi).
 Although founded in the U.S. in 1968 with a primarily U.S. agenda, The ABPsi has grown philosophically and internationally.  We now have members in nearly a dozen countries, including places as far away as The Netherlands.  The ABPsi Library was inaugurated this month at the University of Ghana in Legon (as was The ABPsi Computer Laboratory at the University’s Department of Psychology).

 A highly successful panel, convened by President-Elect Mary Hargrow, featured speakers from Cameroon, Ghana, the U.S. and South Africa.

 If we are to achieve our mission—the illumination and liberation of the African mind, body and spirit—then we must recognize that our mission applies globally.  The time for the I-ABPsi is now.

 Thinking through the ramifications of a truly international body of scholars and practitioners should begin immediately.  Our President becomes an International President.  We may have ministers or Chairmen in France, England, Ghana, Canada, and other countries where we have a significant membership.

 Redefining ourselves as an international association also provides an impetus for scholars and practitioners in other countries to become actively involved in helping us achieve our mutual objectives.  Indeed, our mission cannot be meaningfully accomplished in the absence of a global perspective and presence.  Let us give serious consideration to this proposal of changing our name to reflect who and what we really are and who and what we ought to be.

Halford H. Fairchild is a Professor of Psychology and Black Studies at Pitzer College and serves as Editor of Psych Discourse.  He may be reached at PsychDiscourse@AOL.COM.

Mr. Chairman,
Hon. Members of the Council of State,
Hon. Ministers of State,
Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Ms. President and Members of The Association of Black Psychologists,
Mr. Vice-Chancellor and Members of the University of Ghana,
Distinguished Invited Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen:

It is a pleasure for me to address the Convention of Black Psychologists.  I thank the organizers for the honor of choosing Ghana as the first African country to host this annual Convention, which has been ongoing for more than 30 years.

On behalf of the Government and people of Ghana and on my own behalf, I welcome our African-American brothers and sisters to our country.  To those of you who are visiting our country for the first time, I hope that you will take off from the heavy schedule of the Convention to savior the scenery, warmth and hospitality that our country and its people can offer.  You are all most welcome.

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
This 32nd Convention of the Association of Black Psychologists and the theme of its organization is very significant to the increasing interaction between the peoples of Africa and their kinfolk in the Diaspora.

In the first place, the Convention is taking place at a time when Ghana is hosting two other important events in the historical struggles of the Black race to be free, namely Emancipation Day and the Centenary of Nana Yaa Asantewaa’s heroic stand against British colonial oppression.  It is my fervent hope that the coincidence of the three events will not only reinforce the efforts and resources invested in them but also integrate their individual objectives towards a sustained movement of total liberation of our people, from the structured inequalities of the global political economy.

Secondly, the Convention and its theme signify the seriousness and intensity that our African-American brothers and sisters attach to the process of relinking with the ancestral lands.  Whilst this process has historical antecedents that date back to the visions of Marcus Garvey and the Pan-Africanists, its contemporary phases has registered an important progressive landmark in Ghana.

A little over a year ago Ghana was privileged to host the African-American Summit at which serious discussions took place on the major issue of creation and maintenance of trade and investment relations between African countries and African-American business enterprises.  The dynamic leadership that the Rev. Dr. Leon Sullivan exhibited during the talks was most appreciated and I would like to take this opportunity to thank him once again for his support.  Following upon the heels of the African-American Summit, in February this year, came the economic delegation of the Rainbow/Push Coalition led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.  Such levels and direction of interaction between African-Americans and us in the homelands must certainly accelerate the process of the African Renaissance of the 21st Century.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
The third and perhaps most important significance of your Convention, especially as guided by the theme:  “Sankofa, the Healers Journey,” is found in the popular refrain by which we all acknowledge the need for the Black man’s emancipation – the refrain of “freeing our mind” as found in the songs of the legendary Bob Marley.

“SANKOFA,” in the language of the Akan people of our country, literary means “go back for it.”  But in the practical usage of the word, its meaning transcends the linguistic notion of retrieval of something lost or left behind.  Indeed, the meaning encompasses the cultural, political and economic aspects of our current nation-building efforts.  For us in Ghana, Sankofa means to go back for the positive aspects of your traditional life that can facilitate your efforts at modernization.  It was in this context that Ghana’s illustrious First President, Osagyfo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, urged us to “Cultivate the African Personality,” as an imperative psychological requirement of the process of political unification of African countries and the ultimate liberation of African economies from Western neo-colonialism.

Nkrumah’s “Cultivation of the African Personality” was not merely a psychological exhortation.  He ensured that the concept found practical expression in the establishment of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon, obviously for the purpose of encouraging academic research and leadership of our post-independence nation building, through the mobilization of indigenous resources and initiatives.

Mr. Chairman,
Sankofa, therefore, is not a nostalgia directing a return to a way of life left behind. And in the light of its developmental or nation building implications, I hope that the journey that our Black Psychologists have embarked upon is not one of a cultural odyssey in which anthropological curiosity or romanticism is the factor directing the re-linkage with the ancestral lands.

Many have been the African-Americans who have come to Ghana and other African countries in search of a cultural background, either for the sole purpose of recharging their energies so that they can cope better with the occupational and materialistic rat race they live with it in the USA or for the purpose of establishing a unique Black culture in a society dominated by White values.  Whilst these objectives are laudable, they do not fulfill the aspirations that we, Africans and our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora, have invested in the “African Renaissance.”

Sankofa, in the African Renaissance, should not be just a quest for the pomp and pageantry of a culture left behind or devalued under the erosive impact of alien influence.  It should imply or engage our psychic energies towards the rediscovery and use of traditional values and practices that once provided the social anchors for national unity and individual and collective welfare.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
As students of the dynamics of the human mind and concomitant behavioral predisposition’s, I must assume that you are best situated to understand the psychological agonies that have attended the failures of successive models of nation building in Africa.  In the White man’s psychological theories, the failures have been presented as “lack of achievement motivation” on the part of the African or Black man.  Yet, in your interaction with Africans studying or working in the USA and other industrial countries, you should have noticed their high level of ambition and industriousness.

Africans do not have a low level of achievement motivation.  What we do have are structural conditions that frustrate our development efforts by reinforcing divisive tendencies in our social and political relations with negative consequences for our economic growth and development.

I am not passing the buck when I say that the forces that have frustrated and stunted our economic development plans and projects have been more formidable than the natural and human resources we can mobilize for the tasks.  We have had to build our new nation-states upon traditional ethnic divisions and artificial geographic boundaries that served the interests of our former colonial masters, without the necessary “sense of nationalism” to unite our tribally heterogeneous people.  No one can deny the instrumental value of nationalism in nation building, for it was the foundation upon which the Europeans, Americans and Japanese achieved their social and economic progress.

Of course, our critics do say that after more than 40 years or post-independence nation building; we should have overcome the obstacles of the colonial legacy.  To the critics, therefore, our inability to do so is a function of our economic mismanagement, corruption, administrative incompetence, etc.  In order words, Africa’s economic underdevelopment and sociopolitical instability are deemed by the critics to be explicable in terms of “the patient’s inability to undertake prescribed medication.”  And such reasoning absolutely rejects the plausible situation that “there has been a wrong diagnoses and wrong prescription of remedies for the patient’s ailment.”

Ladies and Gentlemen:
We, in Africa, are not denying or playing down the factors of corruption, mismanagement, etc., in our developmental problems.  But these factors are symptoms of deep-seated structural forces of underdevelopment rather than causes of our predicament.  Our critics conveniently forget the structural relations of global capitalism in which competitive exploitation of weaker economies is the very foundation of survival and progress of the rich, industrially developed countries.  Thus, we are currently compelled by our need for donor’s developmental assistance to liberalize our domestic political economies to facilitate the easy access of the rich countries to our markets and natural resources.  But the rich countries have, for the past 30 or more years, refused our simple demand for reform of the world economy to give us the competitive trade and investment relations that the principle of “free trade” directs.

Our critics also forget the destructive impact that we experience from the rivalry that exists between our former colonial masters.  In our initiation of several projects for economic integration, at continental or sub-regional levels, we have had to deal with the attempts of foreign powers to sabotage our efforts.  Either the foreigners encourage the establishment of parallel organizations in their satellite countries or they discourage the leadership of the satellite countries from giving the necessary cooperation to the collective effort.  The historical rivalry between France and England has always translated into conflict between Francophone and Anglophone countries, within the former colonial regions.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
Perhaps the most intractable impediment to Africa’s progressive nation building, which we must admit justifies the criticism that we bear complicity in our failures, is the behavioral orientation of our people that has been nurtured by colonialism to reject everything that is indigenous in favor of that which is foreign.

We consume not only foreign products but also foreign ideas and life styles.  The stock of our knowledge, in both the academic world and in our commercial and industrial enterprises, has remained imitative knowledge for far too long.  Our Economists and Political Scientists still profess theories of development that are predicated upon the 18th and 19th Centuries’ experiences of Europeans and Americans.  The erroneous and, from the perspective of our prospects for development, destructive assumption is that models which have worked successfully elsewhere can also work anywhere without the replication of the empirical conditions within which those models worked.

In Ghana, for instance, it is very unfortunate that we have a University of Science and Technology and science faculties in all our universities but the curricula and research scholarship do not appear to see the need to bring the academics and industrialists together through the innovation of appropriate industrial technology.  In this regard, the central government is unfairly blamed for not giving the universities adequate financial resources for research.  Yet, we all know that in the industrially developed countries, only 5-10% of academic research activities are financed by the State.  Private enterprise or corporate-funded research is what prevails in the USA, U.K., Japan, France, Germany and other places.

What I am saying here, Ladies and Gentlemen, is that in the quest for solutions to our problems of nation building, there is an imperative need to move from idealism into realism, form theory to practical application of what is contained in the textbooks.  This should be a realism and practicality that take analytic account of our objective conditions for a more constructive behavioral re-orientation of our people.

As psychologists, you can appreciate the tendency for our common people who have limited education to reject the indigenous with the slow pace of his society’s development, create a state of cognitive dissonance in which former positive elements must be changed into negative ones, for psychological comfort.  It is not unusual, therefore, to find in the consumption patterns of our common people the high level of affection with foreign products and the celebration of foreign ways of life, to the detriment of traditional values that once held intact our social unity and sense of dignity.

But the excuses we can make for the ordinary African’s fascination with what is foreign cannot extend to the educated African.  He or she has been trained for the scientific identification of the qualitative historical and environmental differences that affect the development efforts of different nations at different times.  His or her responsibility is to highlight these differences; to assist the ordinary person’s understanding of the realities so that the national development effort can have the active participation of all citizens.  But as it turns out, it is rather the African intellectual who hides the reality in idealism and projects the negative dimensions of the African situation in verbose treatises aimed at academic exhibitionism, without any regard for the international destruction of Africa’s image that results from their publications.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
You surf the websites on the internet and what you will read are the scandalous stories the hurt Africa rather than the success stories that encourage foreign investment and trade.  You find destructive stories filed by political opponents and the journalists under their control, simply because they are in power.  In this scenario, it is very naïve on our part to expect the foreign media practitioner (whose national corporations benefit from the continuous underdevelopment of Africa) to project a positive image of the continent when the African politician, academic and journalist are doing the very opposite.

Charity begins at home, and this is where your professional expertise and services are needed in the quest for all Black peoples of the world to build a more realistic and constructive Pan-Africanist movement.  It must be a movement that is not merely focused on cultural adventurism but inculcates the creation of strong, sustainable African scientific, industrial-technological.  commercial and communication bases by which, you in the Diaspora and us in ancestral lands can meaningfully participate in the modern globalized political economy.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
Your psychological theories may explain the general patterns of human behavior across cultural and geographical boundaries, to the extent that all environment factor are equal.  But we do know that the environmental factors are not equal everywhere.  You, therefore, have the need to collaborate with the Sociologists, the Political Scientists, Economists and Students of International Relations to identify what is peculiar to the African and how best Africans can overcome the peculiar.

The worst mistake you can make is to think that the African has a sick mind that needs psychological attention or psychiatric healing.  The African does not have sick mind; he has frustrations and anger resulting from the failure of his post-independence revolution of rising material expectations.  We must situate the true causes of this failure, not in abstract theories on human behavior or in idealistic models of development, but in a scientific, realistic analysis of the objective, structural conditions in which Africans have been struggling to build their new nations.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
You are coming from rich, highly industrialized societies in which professional competition for material welfare push individualism to the forefront of all behavioral orientations.  In your societies, industrial-technology has given governments the means of offering individuals the equality of opportunity for educational and occupational advancement.  In African societies there are vestiges of strong and destructive customary norms that compete with the principles of modernization to stunt development plans and projects.  Realize that Western individualism thrives with a nuclear family system that allows personal achievements on the basis of meritocracy.  In contrast, African individualism must accommodate an extended family system in which obligations towards one’s nephews, nieces, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc., overstretch the resources of a worker or professional person, to the extent that he or she must find other means, often-illegitimate ones, of coping with extended family expectations.  In this regard, much as African governments abhor corruption and do fight it, the battle must cope with such vestiges of traditionalism as nepotism and patronage that good governance alone cannot eradicate.

Another sociological factor that your analysis of Africa’s problems in nation building must recognize is that we have been compelled to liberalize our economies and politics with heavy luggage of more than 65% of our population illiterate, unskilled and dependent.  In other words, we face a situation in which the majority of our people do not have the means to link up with the competitive, individualistic and meritocratic principles of a modernizing, liberal political economy.  As psychologists, you can help us to identify the traditional social anchors with which we can cushion the impact of modernization on the vulnerable groups in African countries.  The task ahead is not one of turning the clock back to recapture the simple life of days gone by.  Rather, it is one of reintegrating instrumental traditionalism with modernism, to make the latter process less painful and frustrating for those less privileged to face the inevitable competition.  Thank you.

 The significance of Gandhi’s message for all healing scientists of color has a special meaning for The Association of Black Psychologists. Since September of 1968, ABPsi has pushed and pulled a special agenda of equity and access to nurture the minds, bodies and souls of the genetic hodgepodge of the most maligned people on this planet.  As people of color who have pledged to serve in that vanguard of human behavioral specialists, perhaps it is time for us to become our sisters and brother’s keeper.  As true sentinels, we have less time to intellectualize about a paradigm, of mental health and anachronistic skewed theories appropriateness to liberate melanin dominant people.  We must remain steadfast to realign our THINKING with natural order (MA’AT/TRUTH ) that we may rediscover the conveyance of knowledge in the spirit of GRIOTS, and pursue apprenticeships with those whom we view as wiser.

 Gandhi lived these same principles in Satyagraha which is essentially the same as MA’AT in application.  Specifically, we need to “flex-up” so we can feel and express the wishes of melanin heavy souls  -  above and beyond the jargon of our respective disciplines.  In the pre-European world, the Kushites and/or Dravidians developed a concept called Dharma (which represents the nature or essence of a person, group or thing).  And, for the purposes of this paper, this represents making choices or taking actions based upon the energy, ethos or the different qualities of its Ntu which identifies its sphere of activity. As melanin dominant beings, we do not think in dualities, rather, our thinking is diunital and spiral, hence it is spiritual.  Those among us who have actualized the principle of Sankofa are prone to move according to inspiration and intuition, for it is the head of the arrow which delivers the message of the archer.  When one can stay focused, the removal of the “veil of ignorance” facilitates communion with one’s ancestors.

 Conversely, our melanin recessive siblings of earth and those among us new to the path are more inclined to act according to intellectual, and  physical analysis.  Such an orientation and lifestyle are indicative of  epicurean goals which represent the signature of the collective body of Caucasians.    Accepting their dharma and socialization protocol as our own fosters acts and thinking  geared toward mundane and myopic pursuits - like crabs in a barrel.  Understandably, insidious acculturation fuels perpetual chaos among people of color, and varying degrees of overt and covert violence.  Thus, it is our charge to think outside of the box.

The name Mahatma Gandhi, literally means, Great Soul Grocer.  In India (Kush),  just as in Afrika, names always have a special meaning.  Apparently, Gandhi was destined to confront  apartheid and colonial rule, and feed the souls of his people. The brother was just another lawyer, yet he cultivated a profound knowledge of roaming sheep hypnotized with the fear of wolves.  He had an uncanny insight into the cyclic rhythm of nature and the characteristic dharma of people.  Therefore, he was not inclined to ask for another study or a “Think Tank” because he saw the truth of the matter.  After all, the core of his philosophy revolved around “steadfastness to the truth” (Satyagraha). The magnitude of exploitation and dehumanization his people suffered under British sanctioned  social terrorism required that he take action.  To Gandhi, it was clear that the nature of the colonizers, manifested through greed and exploitation, was due to their limited experiences with the earth’s ability to sustain them.  The dharma of their lineage to the Caucasus mountains, cold climates and isolation from the nurturing rays of the sun gave rise to social structures which were merely a hierarchy of predatory rituals: ad infinitum, cliché upon cliché, “survival of the fittest, self preservation, it’s a dog eat dog world,” and etc.  Therefore, he knew that they were incapable of ruling his people fairly.

 Perhaps these questions will elucidate the subject matter and expedite decisive action:  Who will disseminate your theories?  Who will offer you tenure?  Who will publish what you truly think about Eurocentric Psychology?  Who will sign off on the salary you deserve to GENUINELY help the genetically tanned members of the human family?  Who will address the health needs of a generation of youth who are losing their parents to the genocidal pandemic called AIDS?
 Without a doubt, we have begun to take charge of our destiny, yet, we must do more, and remain vigilant!  Sankofa requires dedication, and the ability to focus to rediscover your essence in order to translate your identity into decisive action.
  There is a pronounced need to develop projects which push the envelop.  Dr. Reginald L. Jones needs more than your narrative contributions. The elders require our strength, resolve and resilience to brave this storm beyond research and presentations.  Therefore, our actions must reflect daily unconditional compassion (Ahimsa), in particular for those who share our phenotypes.  Today, we are in the eye of  a hurricane far deadlier than the passage which raped the Motherland of her most precious cargo -- us!  Upon your visit home,  the spirit of poured  libations for all your ancestors and relatives, friends, and former friends whom you no longer feel connected to will embrace your heart as a conjoined twin.   Just remember to bring it back to the shores where your seed was transplanted!

 An objective of this commentary is to extract a key principle of Gandhi’s view of Ahimsa, a cornerstone of Hinduism, which embraces the joy of living based upon knowledge of the interdependence of ALL life.   For the record, this system of beliefs coexisted and/or can be traced back to ancient Kemet (Egypt), and the spiritual beliefs of Pharaoh Akhenaton.  In fact,  Akhenaton expressed the same principles of unconditional love for all life touched by the sun.  He adopted the symbol of Uraeus (symbolic of the pineal gland) on the face of the Sun which radiated symbolic beams in extended hands with some holding ankhs as the divine keys of life.

 Centuries before Gandhi came into this knowledge,  Akhenaton understood that TRUTH and LOVE transcended religious boundaries, hence, he chose the SUN over the entire pantheon of Neteru (Kemetian/Egyptian Gods).   In the eyes of the priests, this was a vile act equal to reducing Catholicism, Judaism and Islam to a game of chance found in today’s casinos.  As a result, the priesthood fostered a new title for him as the heretic King. He had fathered monotheism, and deified the Sun at the expense of the nullification of power of the priests. In time, the priests regained their status and undermined him for teaching the masses that they too could experience a direct link with the creative force of the universe (Aton). As a Pharaoh, he was advised to rebuild and relocate the Capital city, and surround himself with an elite military until his beliefs were more widely accepted.

 Through it all, Akhenaton’s lesson was simple:  Reflect on the unconditional attributes of the sun to give life and joy to ALL through deep meditation.  And, in so doing, the meaning of the word meditate would confer the realization that meditation is a state of being centered with all that is.  Regardless of the rituals held to demonstrate faith and beliefs, this Pharaoh taught his court that the creator was at home in all life, and if one could see the lack of bias in the rays of the sun -  one’s label, title and status became inconsequential.

 Since the days of its inception, ABPsi has taken the position that our TRUTH can only be told by us.  True knowledge resonates from those who have  knowledge of self, and the wisdom of how, when, and where to display it.  Malcolm, always advised -- take care of your people, and learn to love and do for yourself.  He never said, “hate the Whiteman,” rather he advocated dealing with him according to his nature (dharma).  Malcolm (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz) believed in speaking the Truth to the people -- about everything, and everybody.  For this, he accepted the ultimate expression of Ahimsa -- he allowed himself to be sacrificed in the presence of the people whom he loved and trusted. His path and fate, although different, were like Gandhi’s.

 When Reverend Dr. King was marching as a ”drum major for justice,” oppressed people didn’t have a cognitive clue about AHIMSA.  Not to mention, very few had heard the name Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi.   Hence, to take one dish from Gandhi’s gourmet meal for physical and spiritual salvation became an appetizer served to Blacks for later dissection by the limited understanding of the Western media. Gandhi was attempting to share his understanding of the power of LOVE which strongly advocated enjoying life by sharing one’s resources unconditionally to facilitate group consciousness.   And a critical criterion of expressing this was an in depth understanding of the power of thought, and knowledge of what to think.

 Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence was knowledge of this TRUTH and holding on to it  (Satyagraha ) which he espoused as the means to launch a form of active protest by disobeying rules which demanded compliance and submissiveness to violence and coercion.  This was an overt demand to express one’s spiritual freedom, even if it served as an invitation to death.   One could control one’s true liberation from illusions and ignorance by choosing the time and degree of their suffering and self sacrifice (Ahimsa).  History, when accurately interpreted resonates the same message as delivered by Malcolm and Martin.  Both of them allowed their persons to be used as expressions of unconditional LOVE and self sacrifice. As such, a  fundamental quality of practicing AHIMSA is self restraint which transcends a willingness to passively accept suffering and punishment.   Just as sister Rosa Parks, in December of 1955, allowed herself to be peacefully escorted to jail for not giving up her seat, she chose the time and degree of her suffering.  This generated a ripple which inevitably gave birth to a tidal wave which got the attention of the world to focus on the stagnated waters of American racism as captured by the lens and pens of international journalists.

  Years earlier, Gandhi had protested for being  taken or thrown from a train in South Afrika.  He displayed no anger or threats of litigation, although he had a ticket to ride in the first class coach.   Rather than display overt acts of defiance, he carefully studied and scrutinized the racist mentality of those resident “slum lords” who controlled millions of people with propaganda and terror.  Hence, he evoked principles taken from the doctrine of Satyagraha (truth and holding on to it).  He chose to protest with mathematics and “Reversed Brain Washing” (restoring truths of one’s heritage and cultural significance) by speaking TRUTH that addressed the racist pathology of Apartheid and the power of the media to control the beliefs, and values of oppressed and exploited people. Inevitably,  India was liberated from British rule.

 Gandhi had a thorough understanding of the pathology which plagued the minds of “White men” or Euro Afrikaans.  He fully understood that they were sick and arrogant enough to malign, flog or even kill him.   Hence, he applied one of the major tenants of Raja Yoga (royal bonding to the path of GOD) by holding on to the soul of truth (Satyagraha) which, according to his beliefs, represented the divinity of the SPIRIT.  He further incorporated and expressed another critical component of his beliefs—Swaraj—which demanded  a process of continued self cultivation, and the elimination of that which distributed resources and wealth to “Whites” to accommodate their wasteful greed.

 Gandhi’s beliefs were much broader in scope than the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s version of passive resistance.  Of course, the western media deliberately and grossly took out of context the true meaning of AHIMSA to undermine the TRUE objectives of human rights.  In Amerika, Ahimsa became a doctrine and a theme of patience and passivity in pursuit of CIVIL RIGHTS.   Although, the TRUTH is, Dr. King was far from passive as reflected in his speeches about the war at home, and the Viet Nam diversion to decimate people of color and uneducated misguided Caucasian males.   Western journalists in the electronic and print media systematically muted his message.  Descendants of the same colonizers and “slum lords” who placed our native relatives on reservations and squeezed our families into urban ghettoes elected to violently take him from this life.  And, as a result of their arrogance and ignorance, they catapulted him into an even more powerful realm of martyrdom.  In death,  he echoed a core principle of Gandhi’s philosophy of self sacrifice and unconditional love.

  Ahimsa grants opportunities to make choices which give rise to consequences which reflect the strength of your convictions to foster nurturing and healthy relationships with all.  Gandhi, Malcolm, and Martin epitomized the power of Truth and Ahimsa. One was Hindu, One was Muslim, and One was Christian, yet, the three of them had ONE single message — give the people the TRUTH.   They all shared this belief that when people learned the truth they could actively participate in their liberation by choosing the price of their salvation. And, for the three of them, their Dharma, their NTU, was ripped from their flesh with gunfire, and released to the universe to reinforce our incentive to live in truth rather than exist in denial and falsehood.

 For scientists and healers of color, now that you have a better cognitive understanding of Ahimsa, what does this mean?  It means that your resources to express AHIMSA are much more than a fast, holding hands in front of government buildings, petitioning Congress, marching in the streets, and looking back to Afrika on the AIDS pandemic with vicarious sadness.  It means that the first place you should look is not your vast library, rather it means silent meditative moments before you rise from bed.  It means, DEEP visual scans of your temple reflected in the mirror every morning from head to toe, before you greet the world. It means the tools of your discipline become your therapeutic intervention strategies.  It means the look in your eyes, the tone of your voice, and the quality of your touch, signal Ahimsa.  It means, your psychological reports, selected texts and content of your syllabi,  presentations and publications herald permanent extensions of your tongues, pens, and word processors.  It means you have penned your signatures as active participants in nonviolent protests.  These are the mechanisms and modalities where you (we) evoke thoughts indicative of our choices which demonstrate an understanding of Ahimsa, Sankofa, and MA’AT.

 With the aforementioned as a platform, I submit to you the importance of applying knowledge which points out the TRUTH of the cliché, “The handwriting is on the wall.”  So, what are we going to do about it?  In my follow up commentary this cliché will become as clear as a Black Pearl on a necklace of white ones.

Asante Sana, to the Association of Black Psychologists and the Council of Elders for making this forum available. And, a special thank you to my brother, Dr. Halford Fairchild  for the inspiration.  Om Tat Sat, Dr. Niyana Rasayon

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Niyana K. B. Rasayon, Ph.D. is a graduate of Fisk University and Howard University where he received a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, and a Doctoral Degree in Biological Psychology respectively. He can be reached at: Rasmelanin@aol.com or Tehutira@aol.com for links to his web page to receive more information.

Hilliard’s Keynote address, “2000 More Seasons?  Making Our People
Whole,” is a tour de force that uses historical perspectives to focus
on the ABPsi’s mission of illuminating and liberating the African spirit.

2000b.  Plenary Speech by Dr. Asare Opoku                                                         ___ $30. _____
The renown Dr. Opoku (Department of Religion, Lafayette College)
speaks on “The Relevance of Afrikan Culture to the Survival of
Afrikan people today.”  Akan concepts of the person—including concepts
of ethics, morality and community—are discussed with reflection on their
implications for mental health and well being of the person and community.
Discussant:  Marimba Ani, Ph.D.

2000c.  Think Tank on Surviving AIDS and Other Diseases (2 tapes)                  ___ $40. _____
The full title of this panel of psychologists and traditional healers is
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Asa Hilliard, Edward Fai Fominyen Ngu, Mercy Manci, and others.

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The current members of the Central Committee of the Student Circle are as follows:

Chairperson:  Deirdre Sermons, M.A. (deeisat1@aol.com)
Immediate-past Chairperson:  George Leary, M.A. (gel116@psu.edu)
Mid-West Regional Representative:  Athena Porter, Ph.D. (athnprtr@aol.com)
Southern Regional Representative:  Kevin Prince, M.A. (harambee@arches.uga.edu)
Undergraduate Representative:  Sandra Wilson (swilsoncannon@hotmail.com)

GRANT WRITERS!  THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGISTS is in need of Grant writers to write grants for the Association.  We invite you to commit to assist our Association in remaining fiscally stable.  You would work closely with the Grants Committee of the National Board of Directors.  Grants are available to organizations such as ours but we often receive notices with turn around times of only two months.  Grant money is available but must be applied for promptly.  ABPSi could benefit if we had a core of grant writers in place.   The Black community needs the research and services of Black psychologists.  We encourage you to help us move to our rightful place as leaders!  If you are interested in becoming more involved with the heart and soul of ABPsi, please let us know.  Please send letters of intent with a copy of your resume to: Dr. Moriba Kelsey, Treasurer and Chair of Grants Committee, National Office, The ABPsi, P.O. Box 55999, Washington, D.C., 20040-5999.

NEW BOOK BY NA'IM AKBAR:  Know Thy Self  is the newly released book by Na'im Akbar. It continues to build on the essential theme of many of Dr. Akbar's works that emphasize self-knowledge as the basic empowering tool for human beings. He draws from Dr. Carter G. Woodson's concept of "miseducation" and identifies what real education must be for African-American people. The book identifies the "self" as it is understood from an African perspective and then offers examples of how each component of the self must be educated. Consistent with Akbar's five other books, Know Thy Self is just under 100 pages and is clearly readable and understandable to most people who are interested in self-study. Though the issues discussed will inspire important discussions among educators and scholars, the book will have great meaning for everyone who reads it. Dr. Asa Hilliard does a brilliant Foreword for the new book and challenges the readers to study the thoughts carefully because "to follow these teachings is to guarantee our liberation and to guide us toward our divine destiny." (Price:  $12.00. Available from Mind Productions & Assoc., 1-800-662-6463; Email: mindpro@mindpro.com; Website: www.mindpro.com.)

The Ford Foundation has postdoctoral, predoctoral, and dissertation fellowships for "minorities."  For more information, contact:  Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC  20418.  Phone:  (202) 334-2872; Fax: (202) 334-3419; E-mail: infofell@nas.edu; Website:  http:// national-academies.org/osep/fo.  Applications may be downloaded from our Website or filled out on-line.
 

THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (CHLP) honors ten outstanding individuals each year for their work in creating or enhancing healthcare programs serving communities whose needs have been ignored and unmet.  Each leader receives $100,000 which includes a $5,000 personal stipend and $95,000 for program enhancement over a three-year period.  CHLP seeks out individuals who have the leadership skills to overcome complex obstacles and find creative ways to bring healthcare services to their communities.  All are largely unrecognized and in "mid-career," most often with no less than five and no more than fifteen years of community health work experience.  The nomination process is open and nominations can be made by consumers, community health leaders, health professionals and government officials who have been personally inspired by the nominees.  Interested nominators can write CHLP anytime for a brochure and a Letter of Intent form (LOI), due to the Program Office no later than Sept. 16th.  You can view our brochure on line at:  www.communityhealthleaders.org.  Early submissions are guaranteed a prompt response.  Contact:  CHLP, 30 Winter Street, Suite 920, Boston, MA  02108.  Phone:  617-426-9772.
 

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POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING IN RESEARCH ON FAMILY PROCESSES AND CHILD/ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN DIVERSE POPULATIONS.  Family Research Consortium III, a NIMH-sponsored program, announces the availability of six, three-year postdoctoral positions beginning June 1, 2001.  The program provides research training in theoretical, methodological, and substantive issues concerning family processes and child/adolescent mental health in ethnic/racial and socioeconomically diverse populations.  The training is multi-disciplinary in content, involves mentoring from a diverse faculty across the United States, and emphasizes multiple levels of investigation from the biological correlates of individual adjustment to the social context of family functioning.  Each trainee will have a primary appointment at one of twelve universities represented by family Research Consortium faculty.  In addition, trainees will work with at least two faculty members on a multisite, collaborative research project and may work with Consortium advisory board members and liaisons who collaborate with their faculty mentors.  Trainees also will be involved in summer workshops and research institutes, seminars, and course work consistent with their professional objectives.  Program faculty are:  Mark Appelbaum, U of California, San Diego; Linda Burton, Penn State; Ann Mari Cauce, U of Washington; Marion Forgatch, Oregon Social Learning Center; E. Michael Foster, Georgia State; Xiaojia Ge, U of California, Davis; Donald Hernandez, SUNY, Albany; Robin Jarrett, U of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign; Spero Manson, U of Colorado, Denver; Vonnie McLoyd, U of Michigan; David Takeuchi, U of Indiana, Bloomington; M. Belinda Tucker, U of California, Los Angeles.  Advisory board members include:  David Almeida, U of Arizona; Pauline Boss, U of Minnesota; Felton Earls, Harvard; Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, U of Chicago; Rand Conger, Iowa State; Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, U of North Carolina, Greensboro; Steve Suomi, NICHHD.  Liaisons are:  Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia; Jacqueline Eccles, U of Michigan; Martha Cox, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Stuart Hauser, Harvard; Howard Markman, U of Denver.  TO APPLY:  Applicants must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D., including the dissertation defense, by the time of appointment and must be US citizens or permanent residents.  For application forms and information write to:  Dee Frisque, Research Center Coordinator, Center for Human Development and Family Research in Diverse Contexts, 106 Henderson Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA  16802.  Call (814) 863-7106, Email: dmr10@psu.edu.  Applications close January 12, 2001.  An Affirmative Actoin/Equal Opportunity Employer.  Women and minorities encouraged to apply.  [1US]

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY: Full-time tenure-track position is available in the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary.  Position could begin as early as January 1, 2001.  The candidate’s area of specialization is open, but candidates with a background in psychotherapy research are encouraged to apply.  Strong teaching credentials are expected. The successful candidate will have responsibility for mentoring doctoral students, teaching graduate level clinical courses, pursuing his or her area of research, and working with a team to develop a research center focused on religion, ministry, and psychotherapy.  Rank and salary are negotiable.  Applications will be considered from September 1, 2000 until filled.  Send vita, statement of interest, and three letters of reference to: Alexis D. Abernethy, Ph.D., Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, 180 North Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA  91101.  Fuller Theological Seminary is an interdenominational Christian institution and an Equal Opportunity Employer.  [CA2]

SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY: invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions beginning August 2001.  We are seeking psychologists in the areas of (1) cognitive science and (2) social-organizational psychology.  Qualifications: Ph.D. in Psychology.  Candidates are preferred who have teaching and/or research experience with individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups.  Cognitive Science Description:  The position requires teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in cognitive science, statistics and/or experimental methods, and supervising student research.  Research specialization areas are open, but applicants' research programs should address questions central to the cognitive sciences.  Social-Organizational Description:  The position requires teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in social psychology, organizational psychology, and research methods, and supervising student research.  Research specialization areas are open, but applicants' research programs should relate to both social and organizational psychology.  Rank and Salary:  Assistant Professor.  Salary is commensurate with experience.  Application Deadline: All materials should be received by November 15, 2000.  Application Process:  Candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current curriculum vita, a sample of scholarly papers, and a description of teaching and research interests.  Candidates are asked to specify the position for which they are applying.  At least three letters of reference should be sent separately.  Mail all materials to:  Chair, HRT Committee; Department of Psychology; San Francisco State University; 1600 Holloway Avenue; San Francisco, CA 94132.  SFSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  Information on the Psychology Department can be accessed via:  http://www.sfsu.edu/~psych/  [CA3]

ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY/WOMEN’S STUDIES-- A joint position starting August 2001.  Rank is open but full and associate professor candidates are strongly preferred.  Candidates should have a demonstrated engagement in contemporary gender scholarship, with a particular commitment to feminist theory and issues of gender in society.  Scholarly reputation and promise are paramount area of expertise is open.  Teaching responsibilities will be divided equally between the Women’s Studies Program and the Sociology Department; tenure will reside in the Department.  Salary and benefits are competitive.  Review of applications will begin October 1 and continue until the position is filled.  Send curriculum vita, letter of application and the names of three references to Women’s Studies/Sociology Search Committee, University of Connecticut, Department of Sociology, 344 Mansfield Road, U-68, Storrs, CT 06269-2068.  We encourage applications from under-represented groups, including minorities, women and people with disabilities.  [CT1]

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY:  The Department of Psychology at Yale University expects to make two appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor in clinical Psychology effective July 1, 2001.  Applications representing any area of specialization are welcome.  Applications are expected to provide high-quality teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels and to have exhibited (or show very clear promise of) excellence in research.  Yale is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and applications from women and minority groups are especially welcome.  Please send a letter of application, a curriculum vita, papers or reprints, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to:  Chair, Clinical Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Yale University, 2 Hillhouse Avenue, P.O. Box 208205, New Haven, CT, 06520-8205.  The deadline for completed applications is October 15, 2000.  [CT2]

COGNITIVE SCIENCE.  THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY invites application for a tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor level beginning Fall, 2001.  Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. in psychology, a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate level, and potential for developing an active research program in their area of specialization.  The area of specialty within cognitive science is open, but candidates with an interest in cognitive neuroscience are especially encouraged to apply.  Applicants should be prepared to teach statistics, research methods and courses in their own area of specialization.  Fairfield University is an independent Catholic and Jesuit comprehensive university located in Fairfield, CT, a suburban community of 55,000, one hour from New York City and five minutes from Long Island Sound.  There are 3,100 undergraduates from 33 states and 34 countries with a student faculty ratio of 13 to 1.  The University offers a B.A. degree in psychology as well as a B.S. degree in both psychology and neuroscience.  The deadline for submitting applications is December 1, 2000.  The salary for the position is competitive.  Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of both teaching philosophy and research interests, representative reprints and scholarly work, 3 letters of reference and an official transcript.  These should be sent to John F. McCarthy, Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Psychology, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT 06430.  Members of under represented groups, including women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.  [CT3]

FACULTY POSITIONS ANNOUNCEMENT:  HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ANDPSYCHOEDUCATIONAL STUDIES - School Psychology Position: There are two tenured-track positions in Urban School Psychology available in the Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies beginning August 15, 2000. One position is at the Assistant/Associate rank, and one position at the Associate/Full Professor rank.  The candidates must have graduated from an APA accredited program, and possess a license to practice psychology. In addition, the candidate must have a strong research background with publications in refereed journals in school psychology and an interest in psychoeducational assessment and at least 3 years of teaching experience at the post-secondary level.  Salary and benefits are commensurate with qualifications and experiences. Please submit a letter of application, resume, three (3) letters of recommendation and evidence of psychology licensure to Dr. Aaron B. Stills, Chair, Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, School of Education, Howard University, 2441 Fourth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20059. Review of applications will begin immediately.  Applicants will be selected by August 1, 2000.  COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY POSITION:  There is one Assistant/Associate Professor rank position in Counseling Psychology in the Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, School of Education, Howard University, Washington, D.C.  The candidate must have graduated from an APA accredited program with an APA approved internship and possess a license to practice psychology. In addition, the candidate must have a strong research background with publications in refereed journals in psychology and at least 3 years of teaching experiences at the post-secondary level.  The areas of interest are in research skills and methodology along with a strong interest in assessment (psychodiagnostic, intellectual and career assessment) and multicultural issues.  Please submit a letter of application, resume, three (3) letters of recommendation and evidence of psychology licensure to: Dr. Aaron B. Stills, Chair, Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, School of Education, Howard University,2441 Fourth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20059.  Salary and benefits are commensurate with qualifications and experiences, Review of applications will begin immediately. Anticipated date of employment is August 15, 2000.  [DC1]
 

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY seeks up to 2 faculty for its Adult Psychology Division starting fall 2001.  One position requires completion of an APA-approved clinical Ph.D. program; the second requires a Ph.D., with a content focus that is consistent with the division's research mission of basic and clinical sciences.  Our first need is expertise in anxiety disorders.  We also seek experience in methodologies of cognitive science, and interests in affective science and personality/social psychology.  Information about our department, and a longer description of this program and its current members are at www.psy.miami.edu <http://www.psy.miami.edu> .  Applications will be reviewed starting November, 2000, and until the position is filled.  Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, reprints or preprints, a statement of current research and teaching interests, and four letters of reference to:  Adult Faculty Search Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248185, Coral Gables, FL 33124.  Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.  The University of Miami is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  [FL1]

PREDOCTORAL INTERNSHIP, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY: The Student Counseling Center invites applications for three full-time pre-doctoral internships starting August 13, 2001.  Students must be from an APA accredited program and participating in the APPIC Internship Match Program.  Stipend:  17,000 plus small professional travel allowance.  Deadline for completed applications is December 1, 2001.  Send vita, three letters of recommendation, AAPI, transcripts and letter of interest to: James Hennessey, Ph.D., Intern Training Coordinator, Student Counseling Center, Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-2141.  An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. [FL2]
 

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR A CORPORATE PSYCHOLOGIST.  Sperduto & Associates, Inc., an Atlanta-based corporate psychology consulting firm, has grown steadily and profitably since it was founded in 1982.  As a result of continued strong growth, we are aggressively searching for high quality candidates to immediately fill a current opening.  We are seeking individuals who possess the desire and ability to make a long-term career commitment so we can maintain our record of excellent service and very low turnover.  We work with established long-term clients and a steadily growing list of new clients.  We serve a diverse clientele nationwide and provide many services tailored to the needs of top management.  These services include individual psychological assessment, executive coaching, attitude and 360o surveys team building, training, culture change, organizational development, and acquisition/merger work.  We provide a supportive but fast-paced learning environment.  We offer a competitive salary with exceptional bonus opportunities, profit-sharing, and long-term earning potential based on performance.  Qualified candidates possess a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational, Clinical, or Counseling Psychology and are licensable in Georgia.  We are looking for candidates who possess strong interpersonal skills, well-developed problem solving skills and judgment, conscientiousness, insight into self and others, an understanding of individual personalities and behavior, the ability to work both as an individual performer and a team member, and the desire to learn and grow.  This full-time position includes moderate travel of no more than two nights away from home per week.  We encourage you to learn more about us at www.sperduto.com.  Please send a resume and letter of interest to:  Dean Stamoulis, Ph.D.; Attn:  Recruiting Representative; SPERDUTO & ASSOCIATES, INC.; 235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 300; Atlanta, GA  30303.  [GA1]

Northern Illinois University - Counseling and Student Development Center, DeKalb, Illinois:  Social Worker/Psychologist - to coordinate and provide leadership for services for students of color and other programming and outreach efforts. Specific position responsibilities include: coordinate Dialogue on Race, a weekend retreat designed to increase interracial understanding; initiate programs that encourage knowledge of and involvement in issues that affect students of color; serve as a role model for students of color; serve as a consultant and trainer on cross-cultural issues both within CSDC and with other departments on campus; teach a 3 hour course in mentor peer counseling; provide assessment, individual and group counseling, and crisis services; and provide supervision and training for predoctoral interns and graduate students. Position requirements are a completed doctorate in psychology; demonstrated knowledge of and experience with cross-cultural issues, including program development; demonstrated counseling skills with individuals and groups; demonstrated skills in programming, outreach, and consultation.  Preference will be given to candidates licensed as psychologists. Send:  Cover letter explicating their experiences related to the position, vita, and the names, phone #’s & addresses of 3 current references to:  Chris Peddle, Counseling and Student Development Center, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL  60115.  Deadline: applications will be accepted until position is filled. Northern Illinois University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Institution.  [IL1]

THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY seeks applications for an academic year tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor effective August 16, 2001.  We seek a scientist with interests in cognitive development, social development, or developmental psychobiology to complement our strengths in cognitive science, social-personality psychology, or behavioral neuroscience.  We are interested in candidates in one of these areas who have demonstrated the potential to be  productive researchers and effective teachers at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Investigators with postdoctoral research experience are especially encouraged to apply, as are women and members of minority groups. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2000 and continue until the position is filled.  Applicants should send a vitae, representative reprints/preprints, and three letters of recommendation to Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Chair, Developmental Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1117.  MSU is an AA/EO Institution.  [MI1a]

THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY seeks applicants for a tenure system position effective 8/16/2001 at the rank of Assistant Professor.  Applicants with specialization within any area of social or personality psychology are encouraged to apply. Although general potential for quality research and teaching will be the primary evaluative criterion, applicants with certain substantive interests are particularly welcome. The latter include interpersonal relations, the self, personality, small group behavior, social cognition, and attitudes. Minority and women applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Fullest consideration will be given to applicants whose file is complete by October 16, 2000. Send vita, three letters of recommendation, and pre/reprints to Professor Lawrence Messe, Chair, Social Psychology Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1117.  MSU is an AA/EO employer.  [MI1b]

PSYCHOLOGY AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY is seeking a clinical psychologist for a tenure system appointment at the rank of assistant professor effective August 16, 2001. We seek a clinical psychologist with a specialization in one or more of the following areas: cross-cultural psychology; minority mental health issues; children, couples, and/or families; treatment outcome research; or neuropsychological, cognitive, and/or cognitive-neuroscience research. The successful candidate should have the potential to be a highly productive scholar and effective teacher and mentor for our undergraduate and graduate programs. Send vitae, statement of research interests, copies of representative publications, and three letters of recommendation to: Professor Anne Bogat, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2000 and continue until a suitable candidate is identified. Minority and women candidates are especially encouraged to apply. MSU is an EO\AA Institution.  [MI1c]

PSYCHOLINGUISTICS—The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Departments of Psychology and Linguistics invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in the area of psycholinguistics beginning September 1, 2001.  We seek candidates with excellent research and teaching credentials in the empirical investigation of psychological processes underlying language representation and use.  We urge specialists in any aspects of psycholinguistics to apply.  The successful candidate will hold 50% appointments in each department, with teaching responsibilities in both units.  He or she will also have a research program of interest to students and colleagues in both units.  Please send curriculum vitae, 3-5 letters of reference, copies of reprints and preprints, and statements of research and teaching interests no later than October 15 to: Chair, Psychology/Linguistics Search Committee, Department of Psychology, 525 East University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109.  The University of Michigan is a Non-Discriminatory, Affirmative Action Employer.[MI2]

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, INDUSTRIAL/ ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.  The Psychology Department of Shippensburg University is seeking applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level beginning in August 2001.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. in I/O Psychology and be actively involved in research in some area of I/O Psychology.  ABD will be considered on a contingent contract basis.  Preference may be given to individuals whose primary areas are in an applied area such as training and development, group and team processes, conflict resolution and leadership, but all candidates will be considered.  Responsibilities include teaching courses in Industrial Organizational Psychology, a graduate level course in applied Group Dynamics, Social Psychology, and General Psychology.  The successful candidate will involve students in scholarly activity outside the classroom and have the opportunity to participate in the new Academy of Leadership and Change which will provide training and leadership experiences for state university system personnel and the surrounding regional communities.  A demonstration of teaching effectiveness will be required as part of the interview.  Shippensburg University is within commuting distance from the Pennsylvania state capitol complex in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas.  Our 16 member department takes pride in its excellent teaching reputation and currently serves 240 undergraduate and 50 graduate majors.  We have our own micro-computer lab, chemical senses research laboratory, animal research facilities, and video-taping observation room areas.  Salary/benefits competitive.  Applications should be received by October 16, 2000 for initial screening, but will be accepted until the position is filled.  Please send a letter of application, a current vita, three (3) letters of recommendation, and an official graduate transcript to:  I/O Search Committee, Psychology Department, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257.  Shippensburg University is committed to equal employment opportunity.  Women, persons of color, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.  [PA1]

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR—THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSTIY OF PENNSYLVANIA hopes to hire a tenure track Assistant Professor in the area of animal behavior.  We are particularly interested in individuals addressing fundamental issues in the evolution of social behavior, behavioral ecology, cognition, or communication in natural populations of animals.  The successful applicant must show evidence of a vigorous research program, promise of leadership in his or her field, and a commitment to both undergraduate and graduate education.  Teaching will include contributions to Penn’s undergraduate programs in Psychology and the Biological Basis of Behavior.  Please provide a CV including a statement of research interests, a description of teaching interests and experience, up to three recent publications, and three letters of reference to Animal Behavior Search, Department of Psychology, 3815 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA  19104.  Applications will begin to be reviewed on October 1.  The University of Pennsylvania is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Acton employer. [PA2]
 

STUDENT RESOURCE MANUAL.  A Resource Manual for African-American Psychology Students is now in its 5th Edition!  The new updated edition has information on summer research programs, opportunities to present at student and professional conferences, thriving in graduate school, attending the National Convention of The ABPsi, and much, much more!  Send $5.00 plus $.75 postage to:  New York Assn. of Black Psychologists, Inc., P.O. Box 1764, NY, NY  10027.  Or call (718) 445-9425.

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