Black Issues in Higher Education articles from January 2001

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from January 2001

Counting Our Global Blessings.(African Americans)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... A recent trip abroad helped put American higher education -- and where people of color fit into it -- in perspective for me. We have many, many things to celebrate, the most recent of which are affirmative action victories in Washington and...

Pell Grant Increase Is Major Victory for College Lobbyists.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... With the presidential race now settled, congressional Republicans and President Clinton reached agreement on a federal education budget for fiscal 2001 that includes more money for Pell Grants and many other education programs. But...

High Court Action Possible in Affirmative Action Case.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... Already facing criticism for its role in the Florida presidential recount, the U.S. Supreme Court soon may venture into another hot-button issue: affirmative action in college admissions. An appeal to the high court is the possible next...

Former Congressional Black Caucus Chief Rep. Julian Dixon Dies.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 4, 2001... The Congressional Black Caucus lost one of its most ardent advocates for civil rights and education issues with the death of Rep. Julian Dixon, D-Calif., last month. The 66-year-old Dixon was a former chairman of the CBC and also a senior...

HBCUs Gain Funding in Grant Program.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... Eight historically Black colleges and universities are planning major new initiatives to train future workers thanks to U.S. Labor Department grants. Awards announced this fall will help colleges work with businesses to close skill gaps...

University of Georgia Marks 40th Anniversary Of Desegregation.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... ATHENS, GA. `Two-four-six-eight! We don't want to integrate!" were the chants from the crowd that greeted Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes -- the first two African American students to integrate the University of Georgia 40 years ago...

Judge Denies FAMU Restitution After Bombing.(Florida A&M University)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... TALLAHASSEE, FLA, A federal judge has denied Florida A&M University's request for $973,000 in restitution from a man convicted of two racially motivated bombings on the historically Black campus last year. In a ruling last month, U.S....

Historic Alliance to Increase College Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youth.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... WASHINGTON A group of national education reform leaders, joined by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and National Economics Advisor Gene Sperling, announced last month the launch of the new Pathways to College Network, a...

MIT, Caltech Join Forces to Develop Reliable, Uniform U.S. Voting Machine.(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)(California Institute of Technology)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... CAMBRIDGE, MASS. The presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology recently announced a collaborative project to develop an easy-to-use, reliable, affordable and secure United States...

FAMU President to Receive National Award For His Achievements.(Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. Florida A&M University president, Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, will be the first college president honored during the Turner Broadcasting System's Trumpet Awards ceremony this month in Atlanta. The Trumpet Awards,...

UW Regent Says Admission Policy Should Be Colorblind.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... MADISON, WIS. University of Wisconsin Regent Fred Mohs has begun a campaign to remove race as a consideration for admission into the university system, although many of his colleagues say they are opposed to the suggestion. State...

Texas Lawmakers Seek Explanation of Average Higher Education Rankings.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2001... AUSTIN, TEXAS The state must better prepare more students for college if it wants to solve problems highlighted in a national higher education report card, a group of Texas lawmakers were told last month. The House Appropriations...

Fraternity Accused of Taping Swastika on Black Student's Car.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A University of New Mexico fraternity accused of duct-taping a swastika on a Black student's car has been placed on emergency suspension. University administrators say they placed the Sigma Chi chapter on suspension...

Six Universities Selected for National High School Journalism Project.(American Society of Newspaper Editors chooses the University of Maryland, the University of Texas, the University of South Florida, Hampton University, Kent State University, and Ball State University)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... COLLEGE PARK, MD. Six journalism schools have been selected to create and host an intensive two-week high school program designed to increase diversity within the nation's newsrooms. Diversifying the nation's newsrooms has been a long-time...

Joint Center Releases 1999 National Count Of Black Elected Officials.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2001... WASHINGTON The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies last month released its 1999 count of Black elected officials, showing a net increase of 68 for a total of 8,936 between January 1998 and January 1999. With this increase, the...

Women's Basketball Coach Fired, Accused Of Discriminating Against Black Players.(University of South Florida's Jerry Ann Winters)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... TAMPA, FLA. University of South Florida's women's basketball coach Jerry Ann Winters was fired last month. Winters was accused of mistreating and segregating Black players. The university upheld a finding there was "reasonable cause to...

Moynihan Takes Job At Syracuse University.(Daniel Patrick Moynihan)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... SYRACUSE, N.Y. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the former Democratic senator from New York, has accepted a faculty position with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. The 73-year-old will continue...

Hampton University Reaches Goal Of $200 Million Three Years Early.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... HAMPTON, VA. Hampton University has met and exceeded its unprecedented $200 million "Dreaming No Small Dreams" capital campaign and has increased its fund-raising goal to $250 million, the university's Board of Trustees announced last...

White House Names Humanities Honorees.(National Endowment for the Humanities awards)
January 4, 2001... WASHINGTON President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the 2000 National Humanities Medalists, an award administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities. An award ceremony was held last month in Washington...

UC System Has No Leeway to Consider Race in Admissions, Despite Recent Court Ruling.(University of California outreach programs targeted)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... SAN FRANCISCO Even though two federal courts have cleared the way for admissions offices in other states to consider racial diversity, a recent decision by California's Supreme Court suggests that the nation's first university to...

Federal Court Upholds U-Michigan's Use of Race in Admissions.(University of Michigan)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... DETROIT Supporters of affirmative action across the nation are feeling upbeat after a judge's ruling in federal court here upheld the University of Michigan's use of race in admissions last month. The decision -- which came just one...

Law School a Learning Experience for Louisiana Governor.(Governor Mike Foster attends Southern University Law Center)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... BATON ROUGE, LA. Officials at Southern University Law Center bent the rules to admit Louisiana Governor Mike Foster in August. But now that the 70-year-old Foster is enrolled as the school's first part-time student, he's treated the...

THE FABRIC OF A BLACK WOMAN PRESIDENT.(interview with Fashion Institute of Technology Dr. Joyce F. Brown)(Interview)
January 4, 2001... Here at the Fashion Institute of Technology, officials would like people to understand one thing: FIT is not just about fashion. With course offerings in museum studies, graphic design and even toy manufacturing, officials at the school feel...

Embracing `BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL'.(African American involvement in fashion industry, and consumer spending on apparel and beauty care products)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2001... African Americans have long had a seriously vexed relationship with the very notion of beauty. "We were stripped of everything -- all our tools, our rituals, our practices from the moment of our arrival on this continent," says Mikki Taylor,...

FLORIDA'S BLACK JUDGES.(Justices Leander J. Shaw Jr., Peggy A. Quince, Nikki Ann Clark)
January 4, 2001... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. Three African American judges in Florida played a key role in determining the outcome of the prolonged and historic presidential election between Vice President Al Gore and President-elect George W. Bush. With both...

Community Colleges to Get. "Edu" Extensions Under New Domain Administration in 2001.(if U.S. Commerce Department awards contract to Educause, community colleges may be able to add .edu extension to their internet domain names)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... The federal agency that oversees the administration of Internet domain names says it expects to hand over control of the ".edu" domain extension to a new subcontractor as early as spring 2001. The change of subcontractors would make it possible...

Sprint Donation To Help Prairie View with Broadband Technology.(Sprint Corp. makes donation to Prairie View A&M University)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 4, 2001... PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS The Sprint Corporation has donated $600,000 to Prairie View A&M University to build a broadband data laboratory and to support curriculum changes at the school. The laboratory will focus on high-speed telecommunications...

Howard University Housing Project Launches With Urban Computer Network.(Verizon Washington announces launch of Web site)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... WASHINGTON Howard University and Verizon Washington, a major telephone company in the District of Columbia, announced the launch of a community Web site , a resource for neighborhood residents providing them with information on local...

Weaving Usable Web Sites.(Jakob Nielsen on Web site design)(Brief Article)(Interview)
January 4, 2001... Your Web site needs work. In all likelihood, that's true, says Dr. Jakob Nielsen, the world's most renowned expert on Web usability and co-founder of the Nielsen Norman Group, a consultancy in Fremont, Calif., that helps organizations design...

CAREER CONSULTANTS.(getting recognized as a faculty member of color)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... Dear BI Career Consultants: As a faculty member of color, how do I get my research recognized and appreciated? PDR. DONNA M. TALBOT, Associate Professor Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, Coordinator, Student Affairs in Higher...

ON THE MOVE.(University faculty changes)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... THERESE BADON, Dillard University's alumni program manager, is one of three staff members to be named Kresge Fellows. The program aims to enhance the skills of African American advancement professionals and provide support and mentoring. Badon...

GRANTS & awards.(African American universities and colleges)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... Bowie State University in Bowie, Md., has received $220,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior for the preservation and restoration of the Goodloe House, the original homestead of the first president of Bowie State University. ...

A Leadership Credo for The New Millennium.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2001... There are inexhaustible uncertainties and prospects for change with the advent of the new millennium. Cogently, it is important to indicate that effective leadership requires a functional working credo that is more appropriate for the years...

President-elect Bush's Great Opportunity.(George W. Bush)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... President-elect Bush has a marvelous opportunity to confound his critics and truly unify the nation -- in a way precisely opposite to the actions of Rutherford B. Hayes, who gained the presidency in the disputed election of 1876. Consider...

ON THE MOVE.
January 18, 2001... JIMMY ARRINGTON has been appointed assistant vice president of enrollment management at Delaware State University. Previously Arrington was director of admissions at Kentucky State University. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science...

GRANT & awards.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... Clark Atlanta University received $1 million from The Goizueta Foundation to establish and endow The Goizueta Foundation Scholars Fund for Teacher Preparation. Grambling University in Louisiana received $40,000 from Dr. Lucy McIntosh,...

Balancing Two Worlds: Issues Facing Black Faculty in Higher Education.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... Growing up in the projects of East Orange, N.J., during the late 60s and early 70s, my mother used to dress me for Sunday morning worship in a cream and burgundy plaid two-piece suit with matching fedora. As a newly single parent, struggling...

Will Education Be Bushwhacked?(George W. Bush)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... What will the George W. Bush presidency mean for educational issues? Whatever he does, we know the voucher issue is high on his agenda. Conservatives aren't the only ones to embrace vouchers. A Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies...

No Syllabus Needed for Election 2000.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... Prepared lectures were cast aside. Textbooks became irrelevant. During the final weeks of the fall semester, Election 2000 presented an unusual challenge for academe. For faculty around the country, the education emanating from C-Span, CNN...

Congressional Commission Endorses Classroom Internet Use.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... WASHINGTON A bipartisan commission established by Congress last month endorsed the growing use of the Internet in the nation's K-12 and post-secondary classrooms. The commission also called on the federal government to promote online...

Building A Better Mouse.(computer pointing devices)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... Before pointing and clicking became as routine as dialing and talking, if you saw a mouse you screamed and jumped up on a table, at least according to the cliche. Today some experts think you should avoid computer mice with the same...

THE SAGE IN HIS OWN WORDS.(John Hope Franklin)(Interview)
January 18, 2001... Dr. John Hope Franklin is without question a giant among historians. His outstanding record of research and scholarship has won the admiration of U.S. presidents, fellow educators and scholars from around the globe. This gentleman/scholar is...

The Army Marches Into Online Learning.(contract with Pricewaterhouse Coopers)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... Initiative seeks participation of minority-serving institutions WASHINGTON The forces steering higher education's shift towards online and distance learning have mostly favored the wealthiest and most prestigious institutions over the...

Grambling President Resigns Under Fire.(irregular accounting practices)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... BATON ROUGE, LA. Continuing problems with record keeping has claimed another president at historically Black Grambling State University. Dr. Steve Favors, who had served as president of Grambling since May 1998, resigned under fire...

CREATING A FITTING TRIBUTE.(John Hope Franklin Centre created)
January 18, 2001... Duke University honors historian John Hope Franklin The idea of creating a tribute to world-renowned historian Dr. John Hope Franklin at Duke University was easy for administrators and faculty w support. Deciding what the tribute should be...

Battle Lines Drawn Over Clinton's Appointment of Black Judge to 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... WASHINGTON President Clinton late last month appointed Virginia lawyer Roger Gregory to the all-White 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. And it didn't take long for conservative members of the U.S. Senate to undertake the...

Michigan Law School Prepares for Historic Affirmative Action Trial.(University of Michigan)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... When an affirmative action lawsuit against the University of Michigan's law school goes to trial here this month, it will be thick with historical significance. Lawyers for a group of intervening minority students in the case will present...

NAACP Files Brief Against "One Florida" Plan.(plan cancels affirmative action)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... TALLAHASSE, FLA. The Election 2000 fiasco had barely simmered down when Floridians were reminded of another battle being fought in the state's courts -- Gov. Jeb Bush's "One Florida" plan. In late December, the Florida NAACP filed a...

Women's Colleges Receive High Marks for Learning Effectiveness.
January 18, 2001... But recruiting minority students still a challenge AMHERST, VA. Good news for women's colleges: A recent national survey of 276 colleges and universities has found that students attending women's colleges give their schools high marks...

Three Alumnae Create $30,000 Engineering Endowment.(National Society of Black Engineers/Clarkson University)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... POTSDAM, N.Y. Only eight years after their graduation, three members of the Clarkson University Class of 1992 have created a $30,000 endowment for the University's chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). The...

UC Revives Discussion of Dropping SAT.(University of California/ Scholastic Achievement Test)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... BERKLEY, CALIF. University of California officials played down a report that they have developed preliminary proposals for major changes in admissions, including eliminating the SAT requirement. A story published recently in The San...

Report Shows More Americans with High School, College Diplomas.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 18, 2001... WASHINGTON American adults are better educated, according to new Census Bureau estimates. Of Americans age 25 and older this year, a record-high 84.1 percent had at least a high school degree, up from 83.4 percent in 1999 and 24.5 percent...

Maryland Awards First Math Doctorates to Black Women.(University of Maryland)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... COLLEGE PARK, MD. For the first time, the University of Maryland awarded doctorate degrees in mathematics to three Black women at its December commencement ceremonies. Tasha Inniss received a degree in applied mathematics, Sherry Scott was...

White Supremacist Fliers Surface at CU After Student Council Rejects Proposal to Fight Affirmative Action.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... BOULDER, COLO. Fliers with racially charged statements appeared at the University of Colorado shortly after the student council rejected a proposal to fight affirmative action. Faculty and staff members reported recently that up to 50...

Kentucky State President Sues Newspaper.(Frank Reid sues The State Journal for defamation)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... FRANKFORT, KY Kentucky State university president, Dr. Frank Reid, filed a lawsuit recently against a Frankfort daily newspaper The State Journal, claiming he has been defamed by the newspaper's reporting of charges he faked some of his...

Law School Admission Council Creates $10 Million Diversity Initiative.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... NEWTON, PA. The Law School Admission Council has created a $10 million, 5-year effort to encourage law schools to rethink their admission policies and adopt strategies that will achieve greater diversity in the legal profession. ...

Southern U. Agriculture Program Could Get Millions in Settlement Dollars.(Southern University and Louisiana State University)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... BATON ROUGE, LA. Southern University would get millions of dollars in extra state funding for agriculture over the next five years as part of a proposed desegregation settlement with Louisiana State University. The proposed pact...

Tulsa's University Center Wants Clarification of Race Riot Bill.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... TULSA, OKLA. A provision of the Tulsa Race Riot bill that calls for a parcel of city land to be deeded for a proposed memorial has been questioned by the University Center at Tulsa Authority. A provision of House Bill 2468 calls for...

Alcorn State University plans new campus in Vicksburg.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... VICKSBURG, MISS. Officials at Alcorn State University are planning a Vicksburg campus, the school's president says. Alcorn President Clinton Bristow Jr. announced the expansion plans last month during a talk to the Vicksburg Rotary Club....

Morehouse College Aims to Provide Global Experience for Students.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... ATLANTA A Push toward globalism is bringing students from all over the world to Morehouse College. The school has stepped up recruitment of international students and is providing more opportunities for students at the Atlanta campus...

Looking Like America.(ethnic diversity in George W. Bush's Cabinet selections)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... As we usher in the "real" new millennium and with the presidential inauguration just around the corner, many eyes have been on President-elect George W. Bush's Cabinet picks. Many wondered whether he would choose a bi-partisan Cabinet to...

Federal Funding for Minority-Serving Colleges Increases Under Final Budget Agreement.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... Federal funding for minority-serving colleges, including historically Black colleges and universities, will increase significantly under the final 2001 budget agreement between the White House and Congress. Nearly three months into the new...

Politicians Hail Increases in Education Budget.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... Needy students of color will have a chance to obtain larger Pell Grants for college under new legislation President Clinton signed in December. The top federal Pell Grant will increase to $3,750 next year, up $450 from current funding as a...

Educators Praise Paige's Record on Behalf of Urban Schools.(Brief Article)
January 18, 2001... WASHINGTON President-elect George W. Bush nominated earlier this month Houston School Superintendent Roderick R. Paige to be education secretary. The choice of Paige, 67, who will be the first African American education secretary if...