The Black Collegian articles from April 2006

The Black Collegian archives from April 2006

Commencement all over again.(PUBLISHER'S MESSAGE)
April 1, 2006... When I started writing this, I had a number of thoughts I wanted to share with you, information I hoped might be valuable. Foremost on my mind were four points: our company, our 35th anniversary, Katrina, and graduation. And thinking it over, I...

Do you know what it means to lose New Orleans?(black history)
April 1, 2006... La Jolla, Calif. What do people really know about New Orleans? Do they take away with them an awareness that it has always been not only a great white metropolis but also a great black city, a city where African-Americans have come...

The Black Collegian[R]: a retrospective; A sampling of the people and topics from these pages over the past 35 years.
April 1, 2006... TBC IN THE 1970s THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine was born in 1970 in the very humblest of circumstances. Cobbled together in a run-down New Orleans "shotgun" shack, the slim, 40-page Issue 1 Vol. 1 was produced by a tiny band of Black...

Being a confident and independent thinker: meet Jeffery Perry of Ernst & Young.
April 1, 2006... Jeffery Perry leads a growing business sector at Ernst & Young, demonstrates civic leadership in several organizations that positively impact young people, and is a devoted husband and father of three children. "Throughout my life, I've...

Tip: "making your own success"; Craig Hill, vice president, Mechanical and Value Engineering, BNSF Railway.(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.)
April 1, 2006... Background with BNSF Craig joined BNSF in April 1999 at the corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, TX. He left a leadership role at General Motors to lead the Engineering and Mechanical Department of BNSF Railway. The success of railroad...

The African-American student as a consumer.
April 1, 2006... African-American college students demonstrate high levels of media consumption, enthusiastically embrace technology and are active consumers, the latest Student Monitor national survey of college undergraduates reveals. [ILLUSTRATION...

Today's black collegians.(African-American college students)
April 1, 2006... Today's African-American college students want job security and a decent standard of living, but many report also having a pressing need to make a difference as tomorrow's leaders. They have their work cut out for them: Growing disparities...

The Black Collegian Magazine's 35th anniversary super heroes.
April 1, 2006... 35 great African Americans who succeeded against the odds 35 great African Americans who motivate us to achieve our goals 35 great African Americans to inspire us, throughout our lives, to always keep our eyes on the prize MARIAN...