Black Issues in Higher Education articles from August 2002

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from August 2002

Recapturing the good things. (Editor's Note).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
August 1, 2002... This is not the first time Black Issues has taken a close look at the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) over the years. But it has been our first close look since Dr. Frederick Humphries, former president of...

Republican Congressman's retirement a blow to HBCUs: Rep. J.C. Watts helped give Black colleges greater visibility, education leaders say. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The retirement of Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okla., from Congress may have serious implications for historically Black colleges, according to education leaders. "Any time you have an African American retiring from Congress, it's a loss," says Dr....

NAACP gives Congress failing grades. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... More than half of the U.S. Congress earned failing grades in a new NAACP ranking of lawmakers for their work on civil rights issues. "In this day and age when we are consistently being asked to come together for our country and stand as...

Former WNBA star to chair Title IX review panel. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Bush administration has named a former African American basketball star and coach to head an ambitious review of issues affecting college athletics, including fairness and opportunity. Former WNBA basketball star Cynthia Cooper will...

Bush names 14 to Tribal College Board. (Noteworthy News).(President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... WASHINGTON President Bush last month appointed 14 individuals to serve on the President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities. Authorized under an executive order, the board is charged with ensuring that tribal...

NAACP opposes California initiative to bar racial classifying. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... HOUSTON The NAACP voted last month to oppose a ballot initiative that would bar the state of California from classifying residents by race. The resolution to oppose University of California regent Ward Connerly's "Racial Privacy...

Penn study links church attendance, marriage odds. (Noteworthy News).(University of Pennsylvania )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... PHILADELPHIA A University of Pennsylvania study shows that frequent church attendance substantially increases the odds of marriage for urban women. Penn's Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society, CRRUCS, released the...

Harvard announces participation in `Scholars at Risk Network'. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers announced recently that Harvard University is participating in the "Scholars at Risk Network" and has selected its first two visiting fellows, Dr. Mehrangiz Kar and Dr....

Morgan State to offer English doctorate. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BALTIMORE Morgan State University will soon join Howard University as the only two historically Black colleges and universities to offer students a doctorate in English. The Maryland Higher Education Commission approved the...

NASA selects Hampton mission for satellite flight. (noteworthy news).(Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesophere )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... HAMPTON, VA. Hampton University's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesophere (AIM) Mission has been selected for satellite flight in NASA's Small Explorer (SMEX) program, NASA announced last month. Hampton's research project was one of two...

A renewed spirit: as NAFEO's new president, Dr. Frederick Humphries vows to make the organization the `lead voice' for all historically Black colleges and universities. (Cover Story).(National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education)(Interview)
August 1, 2002... SILVER SPRING, MD. So far, the outward signs of change at the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) are modest: a newly redesigned Web site, increased attendance at the annual conference and an increased...

Black college baseball's uncertain future: facing a dearth of African American talent and a lack of institutional support, HBCU programs seek alternative strategies to field competitive teams.(historically black colleges and universities)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Black college baseball is not what it used to be. And there's little chance that it will ever be the same again. The glory years, many say, are gone for good. From the late '60s through the late '80s, historically Black colleges produced a...

Telemedicine tested by Alcorn State University: computer-monitoring device to assist in access to medical care. (Tech Talk).(rural health care)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NATCHEZ, MISS. A collaboration between two Southern universities may advance the use of telemedicine in rural areas where medical care is least accessible. A portable computer-monitoring device is being tested by historically Black...

Digital workforce study released. (Tech Talk).(National Policy Association's Digital Economic Opportunity Committee report)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... WASHINGTON The National Policy Association's Digital Economic Opportunity Committee (DEOC) released its final report, "Building a Digital Workforce--Confronting the Crisis" recently at a Washington news briefing. The report says that...

Report touts federal role in solving digital divide. (tech briefs).(Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund and the Benton Foundation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... WASHINGTON The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund and the Benton Foundation last month issued a report concluding that federal leadership is essential to getting Americans online due to the technology gaps remaining along...

Researchers collecting data on dot-com boom, bust. (tech briefs).(University of Maryland's Smith School of Business and Webmergers.com)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... COLLEGE PARK, MD. The University of Maryland's Smith School of Business has partnered with Webmergers.com, a San Francisco-based business research firm, to document the stories of the Interact bubble. The researchers expect to document...

Supercomputer switched on in South Africa. (tech briefs).(University of the Western Cape's Cray SV1)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BELLVILLE, SOUTH AFRICA The first supercomputer in Africa devoted exclusively to research was switched on at the University of the Western Cape last month. The computer, the Cray SV1, will be used for various tasks, including the search...

Getting the word out on the Internet. (Personal Computing).(presenting information online)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Interact is different. Sure, as an information-delivery medium, the Internet in many ways is similar to other media, and you can use magazines and newspapers as examples when researching, writing and presenting information online. But the...

School vouchers and the vexing nature of democracy. (Reporter's Notebook).(Zelman v. Ohio)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Democracy can be vexing. Especially when it takes society in directions you aren't sure will benefit all of the people. Sitting in the U.S. Supreme Court gallery earlier this year, during the hearing phase of the school vouchers case, Zelman v....

Intersectionality--big word for small lives. (Speaking Of Education).(race, age, ethnicity and class)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Intersectionality is a big word to talk about the small ways in which we live, and the limited tools of analysis we use to describe the details that define our living. In other words, we are used to using one or two things to explain our...

Virginia Union University. (On The Move).(Prince H. Brown named vice president)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... PRINCE H. BROWN has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Virginia Union University. Previously, he was interim vice president for institutional advancement at Albany State University. Brown earned a bachelor's in speech...

Miami-Dade Community College. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DR. IAN COBHAM, associate professor of mathematics, has been awarded the Pan American Flight Academy Endowed Teaching Chair at Miami-Dade Community College. Cobham earned bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics and a doctorate in...

Palm Beach Community College. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... KEN RAY has been named dean of student services at Palm Beach Community College's Boca Raton campus. Previously, he was dean of educational services at the Belle Glade campus. Ray earned a bachelor's in psychology from the University of...

Washington University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DR. WILLIAM F. TATE IV has been named professor and chair of the department of education at Washington University in St. Louis. Tate earned a bachelor's in economics from Northern Illinois University, a master's in mathematical sciences from...

University of Maryland Eastern Shore. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DR. THELMA B. THOMPSON has been named the 13th president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She is a former vice president for academic affairs at Norfolk State University in Virginia. Thompson earned a bachelor's in English, a...

San Diego State University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Dr. Lori S. White is the new associate vice president and dean of students at San Diego State University. Most recently, White served as assistant vice provost for undergraduate education at Stanford University. White earned a bachelor's in...

Grants & awards.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... California State University-Dominguez Hills' School of Education has received a $1.1 million grant from the California Post-Secondary Education Commission through the federal Dwight D. Eisenhower State Grant Program. The grant will provide...

Events.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... SEPTEMBER Sept. 17-22 National Black MBA Association Inc. 24th Annual Conference and Exposition "Bridging the Gap to the Untapped Frontier" Gaylord Opryland Resort Nashville, Tenn. Contact: National Black MBA Association...

Blacks are in a state of emergency. (Last Word).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... It is becoming ever more unpopular for me to assert that I am an African American. It appears that I would have more fans if I would just accept myself as a "diversity." But, I am not a "diversity," I am not a "multiculturalism," and I am not...

Just call them courageous. (Editor's Note).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... Six young men from the "Call Me Mister" program stopped by the offices of Black Issues late last month, and you can call us "impressed." For those of you not familiar with "Call Me Mister," the project's mission is to recruit and train Black...

Black, Hispanic leaders stress need for more financial aid; many high-achieving students still unable to afford a college education. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... Low-income, high-achieving students face tremendous barriers to success in college, largely due to limited financial aid funds, representatives of Black and Hispanic colleges told Congress last month. "Let me be very clear--adequate student...

Senate spending bill calls for $100 Pell increase. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... The maximum Pell Grant for needy students would increase by $100 next year under a new Senate proposal that is drawing both praise and criticism among advocates. If enacted into law, the bill would fund a Pell Grant of $4,100 next year,...

`FED UP' bill grounded by partisan politics. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... A flare-up of partisan tempers may derail a bill to simplify some federal financial aid rules. The "FED UP" bill designed to clarify financial aid rules was expected to sail through the House of Representatives in July. But Democrats...

Leadership institute challenges students to think globally. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... NEW YORK For Charles Reynolds, attending the Goldman Sachs Global Leadership Institute last month was a humbling experience, one that opened his eyes to a more culturally diverse world. "There are many interesting people around the...

In the business to retain: national conference offers strategies on keeping students in college and on track. (Noteworthy News).(National Conference on Student Retention )(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... WASHINGTON Although colleges and universities have adopted a number of successful strategies and techniques to recruit students to their campuses, retaining those students often proves to be quite difficult. But for those attending the...

Study reveals 23 football players died during 2001 season. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Eight young U.S. football players, including seven in high school and one playing in a Pop Warner league, died last year as a direct result of injuries suffered on the field, according to a new study published by the...

Former Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun to teach at DePaul. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... CHICAGO Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun will teach business law at DePaul University's College of Commerce beginning in September. The 53-year-old former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, Samoa, Antarctica and the Cook Islands,...

SECME selects teams to help develop early college high schools. (Noteworthy News).(Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... WASHINGTON SECME, a strategic alliance of school systems and engineering universities in 17 states, has identified local teams to help plan and establish eight new "Early College High Schools" across the Southeastern United States. ...

North Carolina leaders report progress on decreasing achievement gap. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 15, 2002... DURHAM, N.C. A consortium of university leaders and education advocates gathered at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) last month to discuss progress made in decreasing the achievement gap in the state. The group, the...

GED exam surpasses 1 million adult test takers in 2001. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 15, 2002... WASHINGTON More than 1 million adults worldwide took one or more of the five GED Tests in 2001, a first in the program's 60-year history, the General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service announced in a report released last month....

SAT, ACT to stop flagging disabled students' test scores. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... NEW YORK SAT and ACT officials announced last month that they will no longer mark the scores of disabled students who are given extra time to take the college entrance exams. The New York-based College Board was the first to make the...

More seek graduate school to wait out job market. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... PHILADELPHIA Brett Tishler still has his senior year at Temple University ahead of him, but he's fairly sure what his future holds--more school. "With the way the economy is... there's really nothing I can do right now except go to...

University of Michigan to offer scholarships to children of alums killed in attacks. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... DETROIT The University of Michigan will offer scholarships to children of 18 alumni killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Interim President B. Joseph White announced the program last month at a board of regents meeting. "We hope...

University of Nebraska, State Patrol team up to study racial profiling. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... LINCOLN, NEB. The Nebraska State Patrol II will partner with the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) to study racial profiling in traffic stops. The partnership was announced late last month, just before the patrol released...

Legislating the technical mind: Texas congresswoman works to equip young Americans with the skills to meet the nation's technological and scientific needs.(Eddie Bernice Johnson)(Interview)
August 15, 2002... U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, is no stranger to being a trailblazer. The first woman to represent Dallas in the Texas state legislature and the U.S. Congress, Johnson has championed health, science and education causes during her...

Cultural immersion: Black Issues associate editor experiences first-hand the benefits of studying abroad during a weeklong trip to Strasbourg, France.
August 15, 2002... Knowing what I know now, there is no way I would have finished my undergraduate degree without studying abroad for some period of time during those four years--a semester, a year, even two weeks during the summer. Now, a decade or so later, I...

A passion for Cuba: University of Connecticut music professor explores African roots in the island nation. (Faculty Club).
August 15, 2002... Dr. Robert Stephens, professor of music at the University of Connecticut-Storrs and interim director of the school's Institute for African American Studies, says he has always had a passion for Cuba. That passion--indulged to the fullest in his...

Carnegie Mellon collaborates with minority-serving institutions on Internet security. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... A collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and minority-serving institutions may prove instrumental in preparing a generation of Black and Latino computer professionals who are highly skilled in Internet security. This summer, the...

CD-ROM research guide on South Africa produced at Howard University. (tech briefs).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... WASHINGTON The South African Research and Archival Project (SARAP) at Howard University has produced a research guide on a CD-ROM designed to identify, locate, access, process and disseminate archival information on the South...

Microsoft expands support of UNCF. (tech briefs).(United Negro College Fund)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... NEW ORLEANS Microsoft Corp., chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates has announced that his company is expanding its support of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Inc., with a $25 million software, grant. Gates made the...

Stanford focuses on IT product development. (tech briefs).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... PALO ALTO, CALIF. This summer, Stanford graduate students have been collaborating with industry executives to create innovative products for people with disabilities. The 10-week program called the Archimedes Access Project has been unique...

Tips on how to best use computer tips. (Personal Computing).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... Some people love to tinker, to take what they have and try to improve it. Others regard tinkering as the equivalent of sticking a screwdriver inside an electrical outlet. A personal computer and the software that runs on it, being as...

Testing for cohesion, not competition. (BI Forum).(College Board)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... Let us change roles for a moment, and see if the College Board can solve a few questions: What do high incomes and the SAT I produce? a) SAT preparation centers b) tutors c) scoring differentials due to financial capabilities ...

Baton Rouge Community College. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... DR. MYRTLE E. DORSEY has been named the new chancellor for Baton Rouge Community College in Louisiana. Previously, Dorsey was the executive vice president of administration at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Dorsey earned both...

Cheyney Univesity of Pennsylvania. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... DR. CATHINE GARNER-GILCHRIST has been named dean of education at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Most recently, she was the associate dean of the School of Professional Programs at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C. She earned a bachelor's...

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... DR. BERTHA HAMILTON-CLAY has been appointed director of student development services at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Va. Hamilton-Clay earned a bachelor's from Hampton University, a master's from Howard University and a...

Albany State University. (On The Move).(National Conferences on Undergraduate Research)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... DR. JAMES L. HILL, assistant vice president for academic affairs at Albany State University in Georgia, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Governors for the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research. Hill earned a...

Macalester College. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... JOI D. LEWIS has been named dean of multicultural life at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. Most recently, Lewis was the college's associate dean of students. Lewis earned a bachelor's from Southern Illinois University, a master's from...

Augusta State University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... DR. SAMUEL SULLIVAN is the new vice president for academic affairs at Augusta State University in Georgia. Sullivan is a former physics professor and academic officer at the University of the District of Columbia. He earned a bachelor's in...

Grants & awards.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 15, 2002... Delaware State University has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the DuPont Center for Collaborate Research and Education. The grant will go to the Delaware State University teacher education initiative. Dillard University (La.) received a...

Events.
August 15, 2002... SEPTEMBER Sept. 17-22 National Black MBA Association Inc. 24th Annual Conference and Exposition "Bridging the Gap to the Untapped Frontier" Gaylord Opryland Resort Nashville, Tenn. Contact: National Black MBA Association...

Are we there yet? Retaining faculty of color. (Last Word).(Brief Article)
August 15, 2002... The retention of faculty of color at predominantly White institutions continues to be a significant issue in higher education. By sharing personal insights, however, those in higher education might be able to identify common perspectives held...

Wait until this year. (Editor's Note).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... The enduring quality of higher education is that each year about this time, as we kick off the academic season, we all get a chance to start over again. Whether it be the freshman who got into college by the skin of his or her teeth, the...

Senate proposes increases for HBCUs, HSIs; Black colleges get 3 percent more; Hispanic colleges get nearly 6 percent hike. (Washington Update).(Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving colleges)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... Funding for Black colleges and other minority-serving institutions would increase slightly under a 2003 funding bill proposed in the Democrat-controlled Senate. HBCUs would receive more than $213 million next year, an increase of $7.4...

Education funding may swing voters in midterm elections, poll says. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... WASHINGTON Federal funding for education will be a key issue in Congressional elections this fall, according to results of a poll released last month. The poll, released in a briefing on Capitol Hill, showed that an overwhelming majority...

K-12 plan draws concern on race data. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... President Bush's new K-12 education reform law places more attention than ever before on differences between racial and ethnic groups, an education and affirmative action expert says. Yet the Education Department's first steps toward...

Early success, encouragement add up to math Ph.D.s; Howard University female math doctorates achieve personal, university milestone. (Noteworthy News).
August 29, 2002... WASHINGTON Mathematics has traditionally been a field of study reserved "for men only," but two Washington-area schools are shattering the gender stereotypes that have kept the field a male preserve for so many years. In 2000, three...

University of Georgia continues to retool admissions policy; but still no consideration of race. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... ATHENS, GA. The University of Georgia's fall 2003 admissions policy will emphasize applicants' academic achievement, with some modifications from the fall 2002 process, according to UGA officials. But the new policy still will not consider...

Alabama State University's accreditation status in jeopardy; school officials say citation is unfair. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... MONTGOMERY, ALA. Already in trouble with a sanctioning organization because of its financial reporting, Alabama State University could lose accreditation unless it adopts new accounting practices. The Southern Association of Colleges...

Supreme Court asked to hear University of Michigan case.(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... ANN ARBOR, MICH. A group that sued to overturn minority preferences in University of Michigan law school admissions has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled 5-4 on May...

Survey examines careers of Black Harvard Law grads. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... CAMBRIDGE, MASS. A new survey demonstrates that Black Harvard Law alumni have achieved impressive professional success despite the fact that discrimination based both on race and gender remains an obstacle in today's workplace. The...

Education Trust report documents huge gap in school funding. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... WASHINGTON Deep inequities in school funding continue to plague most states, according to a new report released this month by the Education Trust. The report, "The Funding Gap: Low-Income and Minority Students Receive Fewer Dollars,"...

National survey seeks to improve retention, graduation rates. (noteworthy news).(Documenting Effective Educational Practices)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... BLOOMINGTON, IND. Too many college students leave college before finishing; only about half earn a baccalaureate degree within six years; and many of those who stay in school don't learn as much as they should. But a new project, based at...

When the campus becomes a battleground: shared governance can seem a distant dream when needs for faculty freedoms, speedy decisions clash. (Special report: Academic Kickoff 2002).
August 29, 2002... Item. A physics professor at Prairie View A&M University has his $670,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy--rare among historically Black campuses--blocked by the university president, apparently in retaliation over the...

Secrets of the presidential turn-around artist: vision, leadership and old-fashioned hard work help troubled schools rebound. (Special report: Academic Kickoff 2002).(Cover Story)(Statistical Data Included)
August 29, 2002... In today's competitive higher education market, where institutions are struggling to balance the demands of tightening budgets, expanding technology needs, burgeoning enrollments and salary crunches, presidents who have a knack for turning...

Leading by example: new ACCT chairwoman Brenda Knight points to her own story as evidence of the importance of community colleges.(Association of Community College Trustees)
August 29, 2002... OAKLAND, CALIF. The year was 1994, and Kaiser Permanente was negotiating to build a new hospital on the Laney College football field Oakland. Brenda Knight had nothing to do with Laney College or with Kaiser Permanente, the large...

Johnson C. Smith included among Yahoo!'s top wired schools. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. Officials at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., recently announced its inclusion in Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine's Most Wired Small Colleges List. Last October, historically Black Tennessee State University...

Poll finds college students shunning dot-com jobs. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... NEW YORK Internet-related business rio longer is the most preferred industry for a job after college. The entertainment/media business is the most popular job sector, according to the latest Universum Undergraduate Survey of more than...

Congressman launches education resource center on the Web. (tech briefs).(Chaka Fattah)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., has introduced a Web-based education resource center to help students, constituents and interested individuals from all over the country learn more about education, issues in Congress and available...

Microsoft showcases higher education initiatives. (tech briefs).(Microsoft Research Faculty Summit)
August 29, 2002... REDMOND, WAS,. At the third annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, company Chairman Bill Gates announced the formation of the Trustworthy Computing Academic Advisory Board. Speaking to 325 faculty researchers from institutions...

Texas plan takes engineering into high schools. (tech briefs).(Infinity Project)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... DALLAS The Infinity Project, a program co-sponsored by the Southern Methodist University School of Engineering and Texas Instruments, will introduce engineering studies into Texas public high schools. The project is currently accepting...

Tapping into your PC's potential. (Personal Computing).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... Are you making the most of your PC? Probably not, judging from my own observations and those of others. To get a better feel for this, I talked with a product manager at Hewlett Packard. HP recently merged with Compaq, making it the largest...

Dear BI career consultant: what funding strategies can development officers create to offset state mandated budget cuts to my university? (Career Consultant).(Brief Article)
August 29, 2002... It is common knowledge that the costs and funding of public sector higher education have escalated and become more complex. The findings from a recent national report "Losing Ground: A National Status Report on the Affordability of American...

Moral education in an immoral society. (Speaking Of Education).(The Good Life: Truths that Last In Times of Need )(Brief Article)(Review)
August 29, 2002... People are talking about ethics these days, as well they should be. Our nation's business pages bear a close resemblance to the police blotter, and investor confidence is at an all-time low. It seems partisan to say that Republicans have taken...