Black Issues in Higher Education articles from December 2000

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from December 2000

To the Academy With Love, From a Hip-Hop Fan.(social inclusion in education)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
December 7, 2000... While putting together the cover story for this edition, a source asked me if I thought it was the academy's responsibility to get to know and understand hip-hop -- the music and its accompanying culture. Pausing first, I replied: It may...

Hipping and Hopping Our Opportunities Away.(impact of hip hop on young black males)(Brief Article)(Column)
December 7, 2000... "If music be the food of love, let it play on." --William Shakespeare In spite of the temptation to let today's hip-hop music environment "play on," might I suggest that we pause and ask ourselves a few critical questions about its...

Election Delays Throw Budget Talks into Chaos.(finance decisions delayed)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... The presidency is not the only uncertainty in government today. The federal education budget for 2001 is still unresolved, and all signs point to a stalemate that will last into December. Republican congressional leaders in October backed...

Lawmakers, Colleges Make Some Funding Gains.(recent budget signings)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... While still working on the federal education budget, Congress is making headway on a few budget bills of importance to educators and minority-serving colleges specifically. President Clinton signed a U.S. Department of Agriculture budget...

ACE Study Examines Gender Enrollment, Achievement Gap.(American Council on Education report)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 7, 2000... While male students of color lag behind their female peers in educational attainment, the widely publicized "crisis" in male college enrollment is really no crisis, according to a report recently released by the American Council on Education....

University of Tennessee Administrators Address Minority Students' Concerns.(Knoxville campus mishap)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... KNOXVILLE, TENN. What started as a sophomore-level student art project meant to depict the strangulation of the environment -- nine nooses hanging from a tree -- has many Black students at the University of Tennessee seeing the incident as...

Students Come to Aid of Popular African American Law Professor.(Darlene Goring denied tenure)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY Students and alumni at the University of Kentucky's College of Law are throwing their support behind a popular African American law professor who was denied tenure. Darlene Goring, one of three Black faculty members...

Shalala Named President of University of Miami.(Donna E. Shalala)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... CORAL GABLES, FLA. Dr. Donna E. Shalala, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Clinton administration, will become the fifth president of the University of Miami next June, it was announced late last month....

Jacqueline Woods to Join AAUW as Executive Director.(American Association of University Women)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... WASHINGTON Jacqueline Woods, community college liaison for the U.S. Department of Education, has been named executive director of the American Association of University Women, a national organization with approximately 150,000 members,...

Florida Board of Regents Selects Orlando for New FAMU Law School Site.(Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. The Florida Board of Regents selected Orlando as the site for Florida A&M University's new College of Law last month, endorsing the recommendation of FAMU president, Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, and chancellor, Dr. Adam...

Freedom Forum, Vanderbilt University to Construct New Journalism Diversity Institute.(training facility for minority journalists)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... NASHVILLE, TENN. The Freedom Forum last month announced plans for construction of The Freedom Forum Institute for Newsroom Diversity at Vanderbilt University. The new $6 million facility will house the innovative training center for...

NCAA Study Shows Graduation Rates Increasing for Black Student-Athletes.(National Collegiate Athletic Association statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 7, 2000... INDIANAPOLIS The National Collegiate Athletic Association in its annual graduation rate survey released last month, reported that overall graduation rates for Division I student-athletes who entered college in 1993 remained steady,...

University of Georgia to Name Building in Honor of Pioneering Black Enrollees Hunter and Holmes.(Charlayne Hunter, Hamilton Holmes)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... ATHENS, GA. The University of Georgia plans to name the 95-year-old Academic Building on North Campus in honor of Charlayne Hunter and the late Dr. Hamilton Holmes, who registered for classes in the building when they became the first...

Purdue President Challenges Universities to Increase Fellowships for Minority Graduate Students.(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Dr. Martin C. Jischke, president of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., last month challenged America's universities to establish fellowships to increase the numbers of minority graduate students preparing to be...

Iowa State University Plan Would Spend $5.8 Million to Diversify Faculty.(support for minority faculty recruitment)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... AMES, IOWA Iowa State University administrators want to spend $5.8 million over five years on a program to improve diversity among the faculty. The money would go toward minority faculty recruitment and finding jobs for employee...

Cleveland State President to Head Up ACE's Office of Women in Higher Education.(Dr. Claire Van Ummersen selected by American Council on Education)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... WASHINGTON The American Council on Education has appointed Dr. Claire Van Ummersen as vice president and director of the Office of Women in Higher Education. Van Ummersen, president of Cleveland State University since 1993, has been...

Smith College, Wesleyan University to Launch Scholarly Journal Devoted to Women of Color.(Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... NORTHAMPTON, MASS. Smith College of Northampton and Wesleyan University of Middletown, Conn., have joined forces to launch the first peer-reviewed, scholarly journal devoted entirely to issues affecting the lives of women of color. ...

Minority Students May Be Star Witnesses in U-Michigan Affirmative Action Lawsuit.
December 7, 2000... Landmark case could turn on their campus experiences DETROIT The 17 Black and Hispanic students who last year won the right to intervene in an affirmative action lawsuit against the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor soon could be...

FAMU Students Protest Election Day Mishaps in Florida.(some Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University students prevented from voting)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. Florida A&M University students who marched and staged a sit-in at the state Capitol have initiated an e-mail campaign to the secretary of state to express their continued concern about the election process. Student...

The Miseducation of Hip-Hop.(discrimination in education)
December 7, 2000... Are Today's Faculty and Administrators Simply Out of Touch? Or Has Today's Popular Music Truly Corrupted the Minds of a Whole Generation? NEWARK, DEL. When Jason Hinmon transferred to the University of Delaware two years ago from...

ACADEMY'S `HIP' NEW OFFERINGS.(colleges offer courses on hip-hop culture)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... How good is your hip-hop knowledge? Is Calvin Broadus -- [] Ice-T [] Ed Lover [] Dr. Dre [] Snoop Doggy Dogg? The first Queen of Rap was -- [] MC Lyte [] Jazzy Joyce [] Roxanne Shante [] Gall "Sky" King Sean...

BY THE BOOK.(academic discussions of hip-hop)(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
December 7, 2000... A Sampling of Scholarly Writings on Hip-Hop * Anthology. Punany: The Hip Hop Psalms. Jessica Holter/GGB Literary Entertainment, 2000. * Chuck D. and Yusef Jah. Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality. Delta, 1998. * Ehrlich,...

Bridging the Digital Divide From the Sky.(Advanced Internet Satellite Extension Project connects disadvantaged communities)
December 7, 2000... LINCOLN, NEB. The conventional approach by non-profit groups and corporations to digital divide initiatives is to provide computers, Internet access and technology training to people in disadvantaged communities. For academic...

UNCF Gets $1 Million From Lockheed Martin for Tech Campaign.(United Negro College Fund)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... WASHINGTON The Lockheed Martin Corporation donated $1 million to the United Negro College Fund/UNCF last month in support of UNCF's $80 million Technology Enhancement Capital Campaign. Vance D. Coffman, chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin,...

Washington TV Station Unveils Web Site at Howard University.(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... WASHINGTON WRC-TV, the NBC affiliate television station in Washington, D.C., last month unveiled its new community-oriented Web site at Howard University to highlight an academic partnership it's starting with the Washington, D.C.-based...

Cisco Systems Opens Academy at Norfolk State.(network education)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... NORFOLK, VA. Cisco Systems, Inc., one of the world's leading makers of computer networking equipment, has established a Cisco Networking Academy at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va. Since 1997, Cisco has established networking...

Getting Productive With Software Utilities.(Brief Article)(Directory)
December 7, 2000... Every time Microsoft releases a new operating system, the question arises anew: What utilities do I need for my computer? Computer utilities are small programs that help you work better with your hardware or existing software. Unlike...

ON THE MOVE.(appointments)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2000... Dr. Leon Wright Bey has been promoted to dean of the school of liberal arts and education at Virginia State University in Petersburg. Bey has been an employee of Virginia State for 22 years, serving most recently as chair of the health,...

What's Happening to Our "Talented Tenth?".(top Black students shunning campus life)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
December 7, 2000... As the father of two boys who have grown into young men, I have become a keen observer of the behavior of African American males, particularly those who attend predominantly White institutions. Black men at selective public and private campuses...

Triumphs and Challenges in Y2K.(highlights in Black education)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
December 21, 2000... It is hard to believe how panicked some of us were around this time last year. As Y2K neared, people expressed emotions of indifference, cautious anxiety and even fears of Armageddon. Fortunately, to the discredit of the doomsayers, the 21st...

LETTERS.(Letter to the Editor)
December 21, 2000... Nominations, Please. Dear Editor: As a member of the Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences, and chairman of the Academy's Committee of Toxicology since 1988, I thoroughly agree that more must be done to increase the...

Students, CBC Map Strategy to Combat Racial Profiling.(Congressional Black Congress)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... College students are joining an effort by the Congressional Black Caucus to combat racial profiling. The United States Student Association is putting its support behind legislation from Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., that would promote police...

Lack of Action on Federal Education Budget Draws Concern.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... Concern is mounting in Washington about the continued lack of action on a federal 2001 education budget for student aid and other programs. Pell Grants, college work/study and aid to Black colleges all have temporary funding that was to...

Education Department Offers New Funds to HSIs, Tribal Colleges.(Hispanic and Native American serving institutions and)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... The U.S. Dept. of Education is offering new grants to support improvements at Hispanic-serving colleges and universities and tribal institutions. The Education Department made applications available Nov. 30 for new grants under the Title V...

Officials Defend Mississippi Desegregation Suit Settlement Offer.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... JACKSON, MISS. Higher education officials and the Mississippi attorney general defended the state's counteroffer to a desegregation suit settlement posed by advocates for Black universities. The state College Board offered plaintiffs...

Lawyer Files New Brief on UGA Admissions Policy.(University of Georgia's use of race in admissions)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... ATHENS, GA. Lawyers who oppose the University of Georgia's use of race in its admissions process filed another brief late last month at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Attorney Lee Parks accused the university of...

Wisconsin Regents Want More Minority Recruitment After Photo Embarrassment.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... MADISON, WIS. Two University of Wisconsin System regents say the Madison campus needs to step up minority recruitment after an embarrassing photo gaffe drew unwanted national attention. University officials admitted they digitally...

Iowa Wesleyan Uses Personal Touch to Attract Minority Students.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA Iowa Wesleyan College, a private institution in the southeastern part of the state, has attracted a record number of minority students. Despite the college's location in a small, predominantly White community, nearly...

Transfer Rankings Embarrass Two-Year Colleges On California List.(junior colleges failed to transfer students to university)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... LOS ANGELES California's community college system targeted 14 of 107 two-year colleges for having the worst record for transferring students to state universities. More than half of them are in the Los Angeles area. The California...

NEH Awards Grants Totaling Nearly $1 Million to Minority Colleges.(National Endowment of the Humanities)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... WASHINGTON The National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) earlier this month unveiled the Extending the Reach Institutional Grants program by announcing grants totaling $977,000 to 39 historically Black, Hispanic-serving and tribal...

Pennsylvania State Colleges Drop Automatic Admissions Proposal.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... HARRISBURG, PA. State-owned universities have dropped a proposal to offer automatic admissions to top Pennsylvania students following federal opposition to similar plans in other states. The State System of Higher Education has been...

Bok and Bowen Receive Education Award for The Shape of the River.(Derek Bok and Dr. William G. Bowen to receive 2001 Grawemeyer Award in Education)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... LOUISVILLE, KY. Educators Derek Bok and Dr. William G. Bowen will receive the 2001 Grawemeyer Award in Education for their book on race-sensitive admissions policies, the University of Louisville announced last month. In The Shape of...

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000).(African American poet eulogized)(Brief Article)(Obituary)(Poem)
December 21, 2000... An ocean closed in on us Sunday, December 3, 2000, at exactly 2:30 p.m. Chicago time. Gwendolyn Brooks who could not swim, but loved the water, made her transition holding the hands of her beloved daughter and loved ones in her home...

Officials Look to Boost Minority Graduations At N.J. Colleges.(New Jersey)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... HACKENSACK, N.J. The number of minority students enrolled at New Jersey colleges is on the rise, but their graduation rates still lag behind those of White students. While about 60 percent of White students in New Jersey graduate from...

NSF Gives Grant to Boost Minority Graduate Degree Production.(National Science Foundation grant to New Mexico Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A New Mexico alliance is getting a $2.5 million federal grant to increase the number of minority students pursuing advanced degrees in the next five years. The National Science Foundation grant went to the New Mexico...

Mass. Board of Education to Consider College Exit Exam.(Massachusetts' Board of Higher Education designing college exit test in rudimentary skills)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... BOSTON Massachusetts' Board of Higher Education is working to design an exit test that will assess students' writing, critical thinking and computer skills. The test -- or other type of assessment -- will be aimed at ensuring students...

State Policies Greatly Impact Minority Access To Higher Education.(National Center for Public Policy in Higher Education report on college admission policies)
December 21, 2000... WASHINGTON The state you live in can make an unexpectedly large difference in determining whether you'll be able to attend college -- especially if you're a minority student in a lower income bracket, according to the the National Center...

Michigan State University Takes Initiative In Addressing Racial Profiling On Campus.
December 21, 2000... EAST LANSING, MICH. Bruce Benson, chief of police at Michigan State University, had heard about it on CNN. He read about it in scholarly police journals. And while attending national police conferences he heard the issue constantly...

Explaining the Achievement Gap.(Dr. Claude Steele's theories on Black college student underachievement)
December 21, 2000... Researchers offer theories on Black underachievment -- especially Black males NEW YORK The warm reception accorded Dr. Claude Steele at a New York University School of Education policy breakfast earlier this month signaled the extent...

What Are THINK TANKS Thinking About?(evaluation of research institutes)(Statistical Data Included)
December 21, 2000... And are they thinking enough about minorities and higher education? "Colleges would be great places to work if there were no students," or so goes the age-old joke among college research professors. Long considered coveted respites as well...

THINK TANKS in the United States.(Brief Article)(Directory)
December 21, 2000... * American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI), Washington * American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC), Washington * Asia Pacific Policy Center(APPC), Washington * Asia/Pacific Research Center(A/PARC), Stanford,...

YEAR 2000: A Retrospective.
December 21, 2000... The year 2000 brought with it plenty of news and many "firsts," such as Dr. Ruth Simmons being named the first African American to lead Brown University, an Ivy League institution, and Dr. James Walker who became the first African American...

How Geographic Information Systems Can Help Maximize Minority Voter Influence.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... During the 1980s and early 1990s in jurisdictions across the South, Black voters successfully sued localities where voting districts were drawn to intentionally minimize the chances for electing an African American to political office. While...

Online Redistricting.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... While civil rights groups and concerned faculty members at colleges and universities prepare to assist minority community groups on political reapportionment issues next April, one organization has put together an innovative online...

Finding the Best, and Most Popular, Web Sites.(Brief Article)(Column)
December 21, 2000... In just a decade the World Wide Web has grown from a physicist's research project into a gargantuan marketplace contributing hundreds of billions of dollars and millions of jobs to the nation's economy. According to market research firm...

Strong Unity, Rich Diversity: The Human Genome.(Brief Article)
December 21, 2000... Without a doubt, this is the most important and most wondrous map ever produced by humankind." Thus did President Clinton describe the announcement, at a White House ceremony June 26, that scientists had completed the first draft of the human...