Black Issues in Higher Education articles from January 2003

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from January 2003

Professors: higher education's change agents. .(Editorial)
January 2, 2003... All of us can remember a professor that made a difference when we were in college. We remember both those professors we absolutely adored as well as those we loathed. Ironically, we learned important lifelong lessons from both. From the ones...

Birthplace of Benjamin E. Mays is saved. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
January 2, 2003... In February 2002, Black Issues In Higher Education featured an article about my effort to save the birthplace of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays (former president of Morehouse College). I was selected by the governor of South Carolina to do an ornament...

Civil Rights Commission finds fault with percentage plans; panel says plan is no substitute for actively recruiting students of color. (Washington Update).
January 2, 2003... So-called "percentage plans" that guarantee college admission to students who finish near the top of their high school graduating classes do not promote diversity or successfully reach underrepresented groups, according to the U.S. Commission...

Tribal colleges receive Department of Defense funds. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... Thirteen tribal colleges will gain new funds from the Pentagon under a program designed for Black colleges and other minority-serving institutions. The 13 colleges will receive $3.3 million under the Department of Defense's Historically...

Robbing Perkins to pay for Pell? (Washington Update).(Carl Perkins Act, Pell Grant program)
January 2, 2003... Education advocates are expressing growing concern about reports that the Bush administration may dismantle a popular vocational/technical education program to shore up the fiscally ailing Pell Grant program. While administration officials...

Congressional Black Caucus selects new leaders. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., will head the Congressional Black Caucus in 2003 after winning a December election among caucus members. Cummings, who is entering his fourth term, is a Baltimore attorney and former state legislator who has a...

Grambling welcomes extended `probation' status; others face harsh reality. (Noteworthy News).(Grambling State University)
January 2, 2003... BATON ROUGE, LA. Troubled Grambling State University has shown enough progress in cleaning up its finances that the regional accrediting agency decided last month to extend its probation for another year. At the Southern Association of...

ACE names new senior vice president. (Noteworthy News).(American Council on Education)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... WASHINGTON The American Council on Education (ACE) has appointed Dr. Benjamin F. Quillian Jr. to the new position of senior vice president, business and operations, effective Feb. 1. Quillian joins ACE from California State University,...

Howard celebrates another Rhodes Scholar. (Noteworthy News).(Howard University)(Marianna Ofo)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... WASHINGTON Classics major and political science minor Marianna Ofosu has given Howard University the distinction of producing two Rhodes Scholars in just four years. Carla Joy Peterman received the award in 1999. That same year, Ofosu...

Black students accused in racist graffiti incident. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... OXFORD, MISS. Three Black students at the University of Mississippi could face expulsion for scribbling racist and obscene graffiti on dormitory doors of other Black students, officials say. A fourth Black student also is being...

Report details college choice process for Black students. (noteworthy news).
January 2, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, VA. A new report highlights the unique information needs of Black students applying to college and offers suggestions on how schools and school districts can meet those needs. Released by the National Association for...

More Hispanic immigrants earn degrees, but education gap persists. (noteworthy news).
January 2, 2003... WASHINGTON Many more Hispanic immigrants are completing high school and earning college degrees, but the education gap with native-born Americans remains wide, a Latino research group reported last month. Education levels also vary by...

Georgia offers guarantee on teachers trained at its public universities. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... ATLANTA Georgia is offering a guarantee on the teachers coming out of its public universities: If a school district doesn't think its new teachers have been trained properly, it can send them back to college. It appears to be the...

Decision to stay at Harvard is `final,' Gates says. (noteworthy news).(Henry Louis Gates)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... BOSTON Dr. Henry Louis Gates put an end to a widely watched academic tug of war last month, officially announcing he would remain as head of Harvard University's Afro-American studies department rather than follow two prominent colleagues...

First Black fraternity chartered at University of Wyoming. (noteworthy news).(Phi Beta Sigma)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... LARAMIE, WYO. The first historically Black fraternity at the University of Wyoming has received its charter after originally organizing on campus five years ago. Phi Beta Sigma now has seven active undergraduate members and four...

More women, minorities head colleges, but rate of increase slows. (noteworthy news).
January 2, 2003... WASHINGTON The rate of increase in the number of women and minorities serving as college presidents slowed during the past three years according to The American College President: 2002 Edition, the results of a new survey of college...

S.C. State overhauls troubled nursing program. (noteworthy news).(South Carolina State University)
January 2, 2003... ORANGEBURG, S.C. South Carolina State University has teamed up with two health schools to overhaul its troubled nursing program, which saw half of its graduates fail the state nursing exam last spring. The state Board of Nursing...

UVa to examine its segregated past. (noteworthy news).(University of Virginia)
January 2, 2003... CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. University of Virginia officials say it is time for incoming students to learn about their school's segregated past and how to be sensitive to classmates of all backgrounds. Administration officials say they became...

Standout scholars: young educators bring their passion and excitement for teaching, research and training to the forefront of the academy. (Special report: Emerging Academics 2003)(Cover Story).(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... Inspiring, impressive, determined, ambitious, fearless, innovative, inquisitive, pioneering and committed are just some of the words that describe this year's list of "Emerging Scholars"--a group that proves the intellectual capital in the...

Art reflecting life: Michael Ray Charles. (Fine Arts).(Biography)
January 2, 2003... Title: Associate Professor of Art, University of Texas at Austin Education: Masters of Fine Arts, University of Houston; B.A., Advertising Design, McNeese State University Age: 35 "Spike denies it," says Michael Ray Charles when...

A head for business: Shawnta Friday. (Business).(Biography)
January 2, 2003... Title: Associate Professor, Management, Florida A&M University, School of Business and Industry, Tallahassee, Fla. Education: Ph.D., Management, Florida International University; Master of Business Administration (MBA), Florida A&M...

The grooming of a public intellectual: Lawrence P. Jackson. (English/African American Studies).(Biography)
January 2, 2003... Title: Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies, Emory University, Atlanta Education: Ph.D., English and American literature, Stanford University; M.A., English, Ohio State University; B.A., English and American Studies,...

Keeping an eye on college access: Bridget Terry Long. (Education).
January 2, 2003... Title: Assistant Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Mass. Education: Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University; M.A., Economics, Harvard University; A.B, Economics, Certificate in Afro-American Studies,...

World class educator: Grant Richard Parker. (Classical Studies).
January 2, 2003... Title: Assistant Professor of Classical Studies, Duke University, Durham, N.C. Education: Ph.D., Classical Philology, Princeton University; M.A., Latin, University of Cape Town; B.A., Latin, University of Cape Town Age: 35 In the...

Big city scholar: Mary Pattillo. (Sociology/African American Studies).
January 2, 2003... Title: Associate Professor, Departments of Sociology and African American Studies, Northwestern University; Visiting Fellow, Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, University of Chicago Education: Ph.D., Sociology, University...

A scientific approach: Kenneth Roberts. (Engineering).
January 2, 2003... Title: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, N.C. Education: Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina; M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina; B.S.,...

The evolution of an expert: Paul Turner. (Biology).
January 2, 2003... Title: Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Education: Ph.D., Zoology, Michigan State University; B.A., Biological Sciences, University of Rochester Age: 36 It is expected that...

Psyched up about teaching: Nicole Y. Weekes. (Psychology).(Biography)
January 2, 2003... Title: Assistant Professor, Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, Calif. Education: Ph.D. and M.A., Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., Psychology, Boston University Age: 35 When Dr. Nicole Weekes was a new...

Shape of the academy. (Special Report: Emerging Academics 2003).
January 2, 2003... Topping the Top Number of doctoral recipients by state, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 2001 State Number California 4,824 New York 3,420 Texas 2,683 Pennsylvania...

What's at stake for UVa? University president weighs in on the campus's current racial climate and ongoing efforts to strengthen its multicultural milieu. (Faculty Club).(Interview)
January 2, 2003... The following Q&A session with the University of Virginia's president, Dr. John T. Casteen, follows news reports that the venerable state school, which appeared to have forged a bright multicultural future from its troubled racial past, has...

Internet forces schools to contend with copyright, speech issues. (Tech Talk).
January 2, 2003... CAMBRIDGE, MASS. AS universities' computer network capacities become deluged by file-sharing students, so too have school presidents' offices been hit by complaints from the entertainment industry. Citing an estimated 2.6 billion music and...

Internet2 deployed at Southern University. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... BATON ROUGE, LA. Officials at Southern University have announced the deployment of Internet2 connectivity and services at the historically Black institution in Baton Rouge, La. The deployment marks the newest and one of the few Internet2...

University, nonprofits to build children's library in cyberspace. (tech briefs).(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... COLLEGE PARK, MD. A partnership of government, nonprofit, industry and academic organizations last month announced a five-year, $3.3 million plan to build a digital library of 10,000 children's books drawn from 100 cultures as part of a...

University of Pittsburgh opens Digital Operating Room. (tech briefs).(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... PITTSBURGH Last month, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) opened a Digital Operating Room and learning center for orthopedic surgery. The 2,500-square foot surgical suite uses voice-activated and digital surgical equipment...

Survey shows college Web sites emphasize online admissions. (tech briefs).(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... IOWA CITY, IOWA While the majority of colleges and universities provide admissions applications along with detailed admission and cost information on their Web sites, far fewer provide online financial aid and scholarship forms, specific...

Minimizing the risks of PC buying. (Personal Computing).
January 2, 2003... Any time you buy a personal computer, whether it's your first or your fifth, whether for yourself, your children, or your company, you face uncertainty. Will the computer work, or will it be dead on arrival? Will it work initially but fail...

Carnegie Mellon University. (On The Move).(Dillon Carolyn)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... CAROLYN DILLON is the new coordinator of staff diversity at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Most recently, she was manager of human resources for the university's spin-off Carnegie Technology Education. Dillon earned a bachelor's from...

University of Texas. (On The Move).(Gregg Arthur L.)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... ARTHUR L. GREGG has been named director of the newly created multicultural center at the University of Texas at Dallas. Previously, Gregg was director of special services at the university. He earned a bachelor's from the University of Houston...

Williams College. (On The Move).(Dr. Mutongi Kenda)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... DR. KENDA MUTONGI has been promoted to associate professor of history with tenure at Williams College in Massachusetts. Mutongi has taught at Williams since 1996 and serves as chairwoman of the African and Middle Eastern Studies program. She...

Grants & awards.(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... The American Indian College Fund received $10,000 from Wal-Mart stores and SAM'S CLUB to support the organization's scholarship programs. Austin College (Texas) has received $8 million from the Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust to...

Mills College. (On The Move).(Dr. Okazawa-Rey Margo)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... DR. MARGO OKAZAWA-REY is the new director of the Women's Leadership Institute and visiting professor of Women's Studies at Mills College in Oakland, Calif. Previously, she was a professor of social work at California State University, San...

University of Louisville. (On The Move).(Palmer Larry)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... LARRY PALMER has been appointed to the faculty of the Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law in an endowed chair in urban health policy at the University of Louisville. Previously, Palmer was a professor at Cornell University Law...

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. (On The Move).(Lee Young)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... LEE YOUNG has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management and director of admissions at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Prior to this appointment, he served as associate vice president for...

Events.
January 2, 2003... JANUARY Jan. 17-18 Ninth National African American Student Leadership Conference "From Theory to Practice: Developing African-Centered Leaders to Meet Challenges in Education, Racism and Social Oppression" Rust College,...

Black studies and Black scholars: keeping the faith. (Last Word).
January 2, 2003... I want to take this occasion to give institutionally marginal programs and departments a much-deserved moment of recognition. I specifically want to do so for African American studies programs and departments. Though African American scholars...

Our raison d'etre. .(Editorial)
January 16, 2003... This particular edition hits on the complex and often painful issue of race. Dr. W.E.B. DuBois said almost 100 years ago upon the publication of The Souls of Black Folk, "for the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the...

Lott fallout has implications for higher education: affirmative action discussions may influence Supreme Court's review of Michigan case. (Washington Update).(Trent Lott)
January 16, 2003... The uproar over remarks by Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., and his ensuing resignation as Senate majority leader is beginning to affect another high-profile race issue--the Supreme Court's review of the University of Michigan affirmative action case....

Government seeks public input on Higher Education Act. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... The U.S. Department of Education is seeking public input on the Higher Education Act and beginning to share some of its ideas about how to improve the law. The department on Dec. 20 requested public comments on issues such as Pell Grants,...

New education department office to support innovation. (Washington Update).(Office of Innovation)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... The U.S. Department of Education is creating an Office of Innovation to become the "entrepreneurial" arm of the agency, promoting new ideas and strategies. Nina Rees, former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, will be deputy secretary in...

Morris Brown may seek accreditation with another agency: officials plan to cut jobs, start fund-raising campaign to save school. (Noteworthy News).(Morris Brown College)
January 16, 2003... ATLANTA Morris Brown College will seek accreditation from another agency if it loses an appeal of its loss of standing with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, says president Dr. Charles Taylor. Taylor said being...

Study: many bowl teams fail to make the grade. (Noteworthy News).(college football )
January 16, 2003... ORLANDO, FLA. College football teams playing in this season's bowl games may be high scorers on the field, but a new study reveals the opposite may be true off the field, particularly when it comes to graduation rates. The study,...

Emory may lose rare collection of lynching photos. (noteworthy news).(Emory University)
January 16, 2003... ATLANTA A rare exhibit of lynching photographs may be leaving Atlanta for good. Frustrated with its caretaker, Emory University, the collection's owner recently drove to the Emory library and loaded boxes of lynching photos and other...

Stetson law professor criticizes school's lack of diversity. (noteworthy news).(Mark Brown)
January 16, 2003... GULFPORT, FLA. A White professor at Stetson University's College of Law is attacking the school's record on recruiting minority students, and believes school officials are punishing him for his opinion. An article written by Mark...

Penn State joins efforts to research era of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. (noteworthy news).
January 16, 2003... UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade--the forced migration of approximately 12 million people, and the death of many more in war and captivity, over the course of 400 years--changed the face of the world, creating the...

Hampton president to take a year's sabbatical.(William R. Harvey)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... HAMPTON, VA. Hampton University President William R. Harvey is taking a sabbatical after 25 years in office to work on a book, school officials said. Harvey could begin his time off next July, said Provost JoAnn Haysbert, who will...

WSSU's new degree in Rehabilitation Studies is among the first in state. (noteworthy news).(Winston-Salem State University)
January 16, 2003... WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. When Winston-Salem State University began its new Bachelor of Science degree program in Rehabilitation Studies this month, it became one of the first of its kind in the state. WSSU undergraduate Rehabilitation...

New study to examine effects of alternative loans on financial aid policy. (noteworthy news).
January 16, 2003... WASHINTON The Institute for Higher Education Policy, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and The Education Resources Institute (TERI) announced the launch of a research project that will examine the...

Mississippi's crusading gadfly: while others maintain the fight is over, attorney Alvin Chambliss continues to breathe life into Mississippi's famed college desegregation case.(Ayers v. Fordice)(Cover Story)
January 16, 2003... Attorney Alvin O. Chambliss Jr. says that as long as the Ayers v. Fordice case is alive, there's hope for Mississippi's three historically Black universities and for the liberation of Black America. Chambliss should know. For more than a...

Race and its continuing significance on our campuses: an interview with Dr. Joe R. Feagin.(Interview)
January 16, 2003... In the fall of 2002, every college president who was a member of the American Council on Education received a copy of THE CONTINUING SIGNIFICANCE OF RACISM: U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. This was the first in a series of occasional papers...

English, foreign language job seekers face major decline in available positions. (Faculty Club).(faculty positions)
January 16, 2003... There were probably plenty of long faces the annual convention for professors English and foreign languages last month, as new data indicated the current crop of job seekers would face the toughest job market since the recession of the early...

NAFEO unveils technology division to assist HBCUs: former FAMU administrator leads association's IT efforts. (Tech Talk).(National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Sterlin Adams)
January 16, 2003... Since last August, Sterlin Adams has worked quietly behind the scenes to build an information technology program at the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO). A former administrator who has worked with NAFEO...

Study analyzes efforts to bring technology to distressed areas. (tech briefs).
January 16, 2003... STATE COLLEGE, PA. A Penn State researcher says the lack of community-based programs and resources to equip and sustain underserved populations with significant information technology skills can override the effect of basic efforts to...

Educause releases studies on enterprise systems, distance learning. (tech briefs).(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... DENVER The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) recently published two new comprehensive research studies on enterprise systems and distance learning in higher education. The study, "The Promise and Performance of Enterprise...

A little computer humor goes a long way. (Personal Computing).
January 16, 2003... We laugh, but there's always some troth lurking behind humor, insights that can be illuminating. That's why the best humor is self-deprecating. By poking fun at ourselves we reveal our humanity. Other jokes poke fun at those we collectively...

The many faces of bias. (Speaking Of Education).(discrimination )
January 16, 2003... If 2002 did nothing else, it provided those who teach African American studies with scores of "teachable moments" about race, class, gender, history and intersectionality. The year-end flap about Sen. Trent Lott's hankering back to the good old...

The key to the closet: making race and sexuality matter.(Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual African American Fiction)(Book Review)
January 16, 2003... Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual African American Fiction Edited by Devon W. Carbado, Dr. Dwight A. McBride, and Donald Weise Foreword by Evelyn C. White Cleis Press, 2002, 555 pp., $29.95, Trade paper, ISBN 1-57344-108-2...

College of Law at Florida International University. (On The Move).(Valencia Brooks appointed)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... VALENCIA BROOKS is the new director of development and community relations for the College of Law at Florida International University. Brooks comes to FIU from Orlando, where she owned her own marketing and consulting agency. Brooks earned a...

Cleveland State University. (On The Move).(Louis Brownlowe appointed)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... LOUIS BROWNLOWE has been named dean of the division of university studies at Cleveland State University. Previously, he was interim dean. Brownlowe earned a bachelor's from Miles College and a master's from Cleveland State.

University of California at Los Angeles. (On The Move).(Karl Dorrell appointed)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... KARL DORRELL has been named head football coach at the University of California at Los Angeles. Dorrell comes to UCLA from the Denver Broncos, where he was in his third year as the coach of the wide receivers. He also previously played with the...

Berkeley College's Westchester. (On The Move).(Angelia Millender appointed)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... ANGELIA MILLENDER has been appointed campus operating officer and dean of campus development at Berkeley College's Westchester campus in New Jersey. Previously she served as vice president and dean of students at Robert Morris College in...

Gardner-Webb University. (On The Move).(Anthony Negbenebor appointed)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... DR. ANTHONY NEGBENEBOR is the new dean of the school of business at Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina. He is a professor of economics and international business at the university. Negbenebor earned bachelor's, master's and doctoral...

Kansas Board of Regents. (On The Move).(Reginald L. Robinson appointed)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... REGINALD L. ROBINSON has been named president and CEO for the Kansas Board of Regents. Robinson has been chief of staff for University of Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway since 1998. He earned a bachelor's from the University of Kansas and a...

Grants & awards.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... The California State University, Dominguez Hills' School of Education has been awarded a $799,970 federal grant to recruit and prepare teachers to work with students with mild to moderate disabilities. City College of San Francisco has...

Events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 16, 2003... JANUARY Jan. 22-25 Association of American Colleges and Universities 89th Annual Meeting "The Courage to Question: Liberal Education in the 21st Century" Seattle E-mail: meetings@aacu.org. Web: www.aacu.org Jan. 23-25,...

Developing faculty for academic leadership. (Last Word).
January 16, 2003... There are many challenges confronting higher education in the 21st century. These challenges range from cyclical state and federal support, legislative oversight and accountability to a changing student population and the need for more...

Making our voices heard. (Editor's Note).
January 30, 2003... When the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear the University of Michigan's affirmative action case and render what will undoubtedly be a landmark ruling on the issue, I honestly thought there would be more of an outcry from civil fights...

Minority groups turn up the heat on affirmative action opponents. (Washington Update).
January 30, 2003... Civil rights organizations and groups representing Hispanics and African Americans are turning up the heat on opponents of the University of Michigan affirmative action case even before the case gets before the U.S. Supreme Court. ...

Critics re-evaluate education reform act after one year.(No Child Left Behind Act)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2003... The one-year anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act brought its share of praise and criticism this month as organizations from the White House to grass-roots groups disagreed on the law's breadth and effectiveness. A major rewriting...

HBCUs, HSIs on house agenda.(historically Black colleges and universities)(Hispanic-serving institutions)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2003... House Republicans say increased support for minority-serving colleges and universities will be one of their 10 major education goals for the new Congress. Leaders of the House Education and the Workforce Committee listed aid to Black...

Schomburg Center to house Malcolm X archival material. (noteworthy News).(New York Public Library)(Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture)
January 30, 2003... NEW YORK A large collection of Malcolm X's diaries, photos, letters and other materials have been placed on long-term deposit at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, where they will be made...

Mamie Till Mobley, mother of Emmett Till, dies at 81. (noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
January 30, 2003... CHICAGO The mother of Emmett Till, whose 1955 race-motivated killing became a catalyst for the civil rights movement, died of heart failure earlier this month in Chicago. In an Associated Press article last month, Mamie Till Mobley,...

University of Nebraska increases women, minority hiring, but still falls short of goal. (noteworthy News).(faculty diversity)(museum reopening at Morgan State University)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2003... LINCOLN, NEB. The University of Nebraska is increasing its hiring of women and minority faculty members, but still fell short of its 2002 annual goals, a new report shows. The Legislature five years ago required the university to reach...

UNC professors seek memorial to honor late Sen. Wellstone. (noteworthy News).(University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)(Paul Wellstone)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2003... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. A professor and a dean at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are seeking a memorial on campus to the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, a two-time Carolina alumnus who died in a plane crash Oct. 25. Dr. Joel...

UGA fails to make recruiting minorities a priority, consultants say. (noteworthy News).(University of Georgia)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2003... ATHENS, GA. The University of Georgia is failing in its goal to make recruiting minority students a priority, according to consultants who visited the campus and talked with faculty, staff, administrators and students. "It is seen as...