Black Issues in Higher Education articles from January 2004

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from January 2004

The Business of academia.(Editor's Note)
January 1, 2004... Happy New Year! We are starting off2004 with an edition about shared governance in academia. Are administration and faculty on the same page when it comes to shared governance and trust? What about historically Black colleges and universities...

Education funding up in the air: bipartisan efforts still under way to increase spending package.(Washington Update)
January 1, 2004... Republicans have pushed a tardy $373 billion spending package through the U.S. House of Representatives that would increase overall funding for the U.S. Department of Education by $2.9 billion, despite conservative objections that the measure...

Survey: high-school graduation rates are highest in West, Midwest.(Washington Update)
January 1, 2004... Mostly rural states in the West and Midwest have the highest percentage of residents with high-school diplomas, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released in December. Wyoming leads the nation with 90.2 percent of residents 25 and...

House approves legislation for vouchers in nation's capital: senate to act on the measure in late January.(Washington Update)
January 1, 2004... The U.S. House of Representatives last month gave final approval to legislation for taxpayer-funded vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. The legislation, backed by President Bush, will allow students to attend private and...

Five postsecondary institutions added to distance education program.(Washington update)
January 1, 2004... Five additional postsecondary education institutions have been selected to participate in the Distance Education Demonstration program, bringing the total number of institutions, systems and consortia of institutions admitted to the program to...

Education Department takes steps to curb identity theft among students.(Washington update)
January 1, 2004... U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige urged college students to be aware of the growing problem of identity theft, and announced recently several action steps the Department of Education is taking to help combat this problem. Paige made...

Illinois congressman calls on president to convene commission on Black males.(Washington update)
January 1, 2004... As a result of the State of the African American Male initiative, national leaders are calling on President George W. Bush to convene a Presidential Commission to seek solutions regarding the dismal quality of life for millions of African...

Texas A&M to leave race out of admissions decisions: university says it will step up minority recruiting, offer scholarships.(Noteworthy News)
January 1, 2004... While many colleges nationwide are scrambling to use affirmative action in admissions, Texas A&M University has announced it won't give race any special consideration. Instead, A&M officials are confident that efforts such as stepped-up...

Admissions controversy embroils Berkeley again: regents chairman questions low-scoring SAT admits, leaks report to newspaper.(Noteworthy News)
January 1, 2004... BERKELEY, CALIF. Just when it seemed that the University of California was finally moving beyond divisions over race in admissions, a new controversy has erupted at the Berkeley campus, garnering an onslaught of headlines around the state...

Grambling wins back accreditation: university also launches national search for permanent president.(Noteworthy News)
January 1, 2004... BATON ROUGE, LA. Grambling State University overcame financial problems to win back its accreditation at the December meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. "The cloud has finally been lifted," Grambling State's...

NAACP to proceed with challenge to One Florida initiative.(Noteworthy News)
January 1, 2004... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. The NAACP will proceed with its challenge of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush controversial One Florida higher education initiative, as a result of a recent state Supreme Court ruling. The decision gives the civil rights...

UC-Berkeley taps Harvard professor as law school dean.(Noteworthy News)
January 1, 2004... BERKELEY, CALIF. Harvard University law professor Christopher Edley Jr. has been tapped to become dean of Boalt Hall School of Law at University of California, Berkeley. Edley, who has taught at Harvard since 1981, will assume the post...

Northeastern University hosts race relations conference.(Noteworthy News)
January 1, 2004... BOSTON Affirmative action and life alter the University of Michigan cases dominated discussions last month at a two-day conference at Northeastern University in Boston. The conference, "Race Relations on College Campuses: New...

University of South Carolina appoints first Black law school dean.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... COLUMBIA, S.C. The first Black dean has been appointed at the University of South Carolina's School of Law. Burnele Venable Powell was introduced to the law school faculty, students and staff last month by university President Andrew...

MIT president to step down after 13 years.(Noteworthy News)(Charles M. Vest)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Dr. Charles M. Vest, the 15th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced plans to step down from his post last month at a quarterly meeting of MIT's board of trustees. Vest, 62, who has led one...

Emory, Mellon Foundation team up for fellowship program.(noteworthy news)
January 1, 2004... ATLANTA Emory University has received a $247,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to partner in a new fellowship program that will place some of the university's top graduate students in the classrooms of six colleges and...

Survey: many college students fuzzy on first amendment rights.(noteworthy news)
January 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA One out of four college students in a nationwide survey was unable to name any of the freedoms protected by the First Amendment, according to a free-speech watchdog group. "These survey results are disheartening, but they...

Graduation rates of America's top-ranked college football teams.(noteworthy news)
January 1, 2004... Graduation Rates of America's Top-Ranked College Football Teams The college bowl games begin in December and wrap up in early January. Following are the graduation rates for the Associated Press top 25 college football teams, Division...

Gregory Hines to receive posthumous honorary degree.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. The late tap-dancing actor Gregory Hines wile be awarded an honorary degree by Rutgers University in May. Hines, considered the greatest tap dancer of his generation, died of cancer in August at age 57. He had...

Florida A&M University's finances under investigation.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. The board that oversees the state's higher education will investigate the finances of Florida A&M University, whose books are off by $1.8 million, the St. Petersburg Times reported recently. The school has been...

Colleges receive joint grant to battle obesity in minorities.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson University and Voorhees College have received a $5.26 million grant to develop a joint program to battle obesity among rural South Carolina minorities. The program will train future health care educators and...

Of shared governance & trust: survey reveals differences in institutional values between HBCUS, TWIS but not all scholars agree.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2004... A new survey appears to reveal sharply different perceptions of shared governance between historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and traditionally White institutions (TWIs). The study's author, Dr. James T. Minor, a research...

Surviving tough times: from administrative reorganizations to finding new streams of revenue, some historically Black colleges and universities are determined to stay afloat.
January 1, 2004... Overall, historically Black colleges and universities' compassionate and noble mission of educating and nurturing young African American minds has not changed over the years, but leaders at Black campuses are now increasingly having to temper...

Wireless movement dominating campus IT change.(Tech Talk)
January 1, 2004... A steady growth in the use of wireless networks on American college campuses represents one of the most significant trends in the higher education information technology (IT) landscape, according to the academy's most widely recognized...

Institutes provide program for IT faculty development.(tech briefs)
January 1, 2004... WASHINGTON McGraw-Hill Technology Education is sponsoring the 2004 Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institutes. The 10 institutes were co-founded by the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET), the American...

Hampton ranked no. 6 on 'Most Connected Campuses' list.(tech briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... NEW YORK According to the Princeton Review, Hampton University is among the top tier of schools in the 2003 "Most Connected Campuses" survey. As the only historically Black school listed in the top 25, Hampton tied for sixth place with...

Finalists named in DVD production competition.(tech briefs)
January 1, 2004... LONG BEACH, CALIF. Student teams from three higher education institutions have been named finalists in Project Pioneer 2880, an extreme DVD production competition that challenges participants to go from script to final DVD in 48 hours or...

Boosting the power of your word processor.(Personal Computing)
January 1, 2004... In the competitive world of personal computers, software companies act like little empires, conquering related programs and gobbling up the territory they once held. Programs continually add features, causing other software that once consisted...

Fresno Pacific University.(Zenebe Abebe new dean of student life)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... DR. ZENEBE ABEBE is the new dean of the student life division at Fresno Pacific University (Calif.). Previously, he was the vice president for multicultural education and an associate professor of psychology at Goshen College in Indiana. Abebe...

Spelman College.(Arlene Cash named vice president for enrollment management)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... ARLENE CASH has been named vice president for enrollment management at Spelman College in Atlanta. Most recently, she served as associate vice chancellor of enrollment management at the University of Arkansas. Cash earned bachelor's degrees in...

Eastern Connecticut State University.(Tuesday L. Cooper appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... DR. TUESDAY L. COOPER has been named associate dean of the school of education/professional studies and graduate division at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Conn. She earned a bachelor's from Rutgers University, a law...

California State University-Northridge.(Jo Ann R. Fielder appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... JO ANN R. FIELDER has been appointed director of equity and diversity at California State University-Northridge. Fielder is a retired U.S. Army officer with 13 years of experience as a community college administrator. She earned a bachelor's...

University of Nebraska Central Administration.(Denise B. Maybank appointed associate to the president)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... DR. DENISE B. MAYBANK has been appointed associate to the president at the University of Nebraska Central Administration. Previously, she was director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Maybank earned a bachelor's...

University of Massachusetts-Boston.(J. Keith Motley appointed vice chancellor for student affairs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... DR. J. KEITH MOTLEY has been appointed vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. Previously, he spent more than two decades as an administrator at Northeastern University in Boston. Motley earned bachelor's...

Bethune-Cookman College (Fla.) will receive $497,040 from the federal government to enable an expansion of its community outreach service programs.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Bethune-Cookman College (Fla.) will receive $497,040 from the federal government to enable an expansion of its community outreach service programs. The funds will go toward the college's efforts to develop a Community Services Center and a new...

Hampton University School of Pharmacy's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Va.) has been awarded a $716,557 equipment supplement grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.(Grants & awards)
January 1, 2004... Hampton University School of Pharmacy's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Va.) has been awarded a $716,557 equipment supplement grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The funds will be used to establish a Biomedical...

The University of Houston's College of Education received a grant of $2.6 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Education 2003 Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program in response to the No Child Left Behind Act.(Grants & awards)
January 1, 2004... The University of Houston's College of Education received a grant of $2.6 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Education 2003 Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program in response to the No Child Left Behind Act. The grant...

The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore was recently awarded a total of $193,036 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.(Grants & awards)
January 1, 2004... The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore was recently awarded a total of $193,036 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the implementation of an undergraduate research program in human services.

The University of Pittsburgh and the University of Texas at Austin received $735,000 in grants for Ayn Rand Studies from the Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Scholarship.(Grants & awards)
January 1, 2004... The University of Pittsburgh and the University of Texas at Austin received $735,000 in grants for Ayn Rand Studies from the Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Scholarship. The grants will be used to sup port studies of Rand's philosophy of...

Winston-Salem State University Center for Community Safety (N.C.) has received a three-year $400,000.(Grants & awards)
January 1, 2004... Winston-Salem State University Center for Community Safety (N.C.) has received a three-year $400,000 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Outreach Partnership Center program grant to address health care, crime prevention...

Events.(Calendar)
January 1, 2004... JANUARY Jan. 21-Feb. 1 The 11th Annual Southeastern African American Student Leadership Conference (SEAASLC) "Creating Leaders Today to Conquer Tomorrow" Meredith College Raleigh, N.C. E-mail: seaaslc@meredith.edu ...

A rationale for increasing funding for HBCUs.(Last Word)
January 1, 2004... Last year, President Bush proposed a 9 percent increase in funding for minority-serving institutions including historically Black colleges and universities. While such a proposed funding increase is overdue, HBCUs have not been funded at a...

Profiles of inspiration.(Editors Note)(Editorial)
January 15, 2004... Scholars of Note. Emerging Scholars. Rising Stars. However we refer to what has become an annual edition, indeed a January tradition, it is one of the most anticipated issues for both Black Issues readers and staff. It gives us an...

SEVIS fee-collection system flawed, higher education groups say.(Washington Update)(Student Exchange and Visitor Information System)
January 15, 2004... The way the U.S. government wants to collect fees from international students for a foreign-student tracking system is flawed and could hinder foreign-student enrollment at American colleges and universities, according to a coalition of higher...

College Board launches course in Chinese language, culture.(Washington Update)
January 15, 2004... Representatives of the People's Republic of China and College Board President Gaston Caperton last month announced the creation of an advanced placement program course and examination in Chinese language and culture, citing China's growing...

Urban test scores below national average, study shows.(Washington Update)
January 15, 2004... Students in some of the nation's largest urban school districts score below the national average on federal math and reading tests, scores released last month show. But in these urban centers, where large numbers of disadvantaged kids...

Study: voucher students perform same as public school peers.(Washington Update)
January 15, 2004... CLEVELAND Students in the Cleveland voucher program performed on the same level as their public school peers, according to the final part of a five-year Indiana University study. After tracking the test scores of 6,000 students from...

Morehouse student among 2004 Rhodes Scholars.(Noteworthy News)(Oluwbusayo Folarin)
January 15, 2004... ATLANTA Late last month Oluwbusayo Folarin had only one more final at Morehouse College to take before going home to Grand Prairie, Texas, where he could begin to relish being named a Rhodes Scholar. "I have not had a chance to really...

Report: race, income key factors in women's health, insurance.(noteworthy news)
January 15, 2004... LOS ANGELES Race and income levels are key factors in determining whether women are healthy and whether they have health insurance, according to a public health report released last month. The University of California, Los Angeles,...

University of Georgia names new athletic director.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... ATHENS, GA. The University of Georgia hired Damon Evans as its athletic director last month, the first Black person to hold that job in the Southeastern Conference. Evans, 34, will take the position of his mentor, Vince Dooley, who is...

Hampton's acting president accepts task force recommendations.(noteworthy news)
January 15, 2004... HAMPTON, VA. Praising a faculty/student task force for "effectively and efficiently carrying out (its) charge," the acting president of Hampton University, Dr. JoAnn Haysbert, has accepted a series of recommendations regarding the roles of...

Wisconsin science training programs recognized for diversity efforts.(noteworthy news)
January 15, 2004... MADISON, WIS. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, recently highlighted three University of Wisconsin-Madison training programs among the top in the country when it comes to...

Merit scholarship programs have potential flaws, researchers say.(noteworthy news)
January 15, 2004... UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. Broad-based merit scholarship programs designed to create incentives for underperforming high-school students have two potential flaws, according to Penn State researchers. "Our studies indicate that in the first...

Benchmarks & barriers: for people of color in higher education.
January 15, 2004... JUNE 17-19, 2004 Marriott Crystal Gateway Arlington, Virginia (Washington, D.C. metropolitan area) A special conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of Black Issues In Higher Education 2004 A YEAR OF REMEMBRANCE AND...

Scholar of note: young educators bring their passion and excitement for teaching, research and training to the forefront of the academy.(A BIHE special focus: Emerging Academics 2004)(Cover Story)
January 15, 2004... The road toward academic success is more often than not a rugged one, particularly for people of color, and the size of certain obstacles may sometimes seem insurmountable. But as the cadre of young scholars featured here from a wide variety of...

Shape of the academy: Black Issues takes a look at various statistical indicators that help to define the landscape of doctoral education in the United States.(2004 Emerging Academics)
January 15, 2004... The Top 10 Doctorate-granting institutions having the largest number of U.S. Black doctoral recipients, 1998- 2002 Institution Number Nova Southeastern University 374...

New Black museum: kudos and caution.(Speaking Of Education)
January 15, 2004... As 2003 wound to a close, African Americans had a rare victory to celebrate. President George W. Bush signed the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act. For Congressman John Lewis, D-Ga., this is the culmination of a...

Emerging Academics in print.(Book Review)
January 15, 2004... SOUL ON SOUL: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF MANY LOU WILLIAMS By Dr. Tammy Kernodle Northeastern University Press, April 2004, 348 pp., $30 cloth, ISBN 1-55553-606-9 Pianist, composer and arranger, Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981), was one of the...

African American online guide book released.(tech briefs)(Book Review)
January 15, 2004... TOLEDO, OHIO For those researching African American history and culture on the Internet, a recently published book may provide guidance as to how to get started. Dr. Abdul Alkalimat, a sociology and Africana studies professor at the...

AT&T, university consortium to advance grid networking.(tech briefs)
January 15, 2004... WASHINGTON AT&T and the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) have collaborated to allow the nation s research and education community to use AT&T's newest national network infrastructure for experimental work on the next...

National Bar official to run online law school.(tech briefs)(Barry Currier)(Concord Law School)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... NEW YORK Kaplan Higher Education officials have announced that Barry Currier, a senior official with the American Bar Association (ABA), has been named dean of the Concord Law School, the nation's only online law school. The appointment is...

How we use information technology.(Personal Computing)
January 15, 2004... Surveys can be tedious affirmations of what we already know. Sometimes survey authors extrapolate conclusions from raw data that you wouldn't necessarily agree with. Yet at their best, surveys can reveal new or only partly recognized...

Xavier University of Louisiana.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... WARREN A. BEU. JR. has been named associate vice president for university and media relations at Xavier University of Louisiana. Prior to his appointment at Xavier, he operated a consulting firm specializing in media relations and media...

University of Maryland Eastern Shore.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... DR. RONALD H. BROWN has been appointed vice president of student affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from North Carolina Central University, a master's degree in education and...

Delaware State University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... RUSSELL M. FRAZIER has been appointed director of residence life at Delaware State University. Most recently, he served as the director of residence life at Kentucky State University. Frazier earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a...

Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... DR. SHAFIQ A. KHAN is the new director of the Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development at Clark Atlanta University. Khan earned bachelor's degrees from Gordon College in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, master's degrees from Quaid-i-Azam...

North Carolina A&T State University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... DR. N. RADHAKRISHNAN has been named vice chancellor for research and economic development at North Carolina A&T State University. He earned a bachelor's in engineering from Madras University in India, a master's in technology from the Indian...

Seminole Community College (Fla.).(On The Move)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... DR. CHRISTINE ROBINSON is the new dean of business and information technology at Seminole Community College (Fla.). Robinson most recently served as associate dean of business and information systems at Waubonsee Community College. She earned a...

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation awarded a total of $25 million in grants to eight U.S. universities that pledged to make entrepreneurship education available across campus.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation awarded a total of $25 million in grants to eight U.S. universities that pledged to make entrepreneurship education available across campus. The selected universities receiving multi-million dollar grants...

Texas College, in partnership with The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler was recently awarded a $1.1 million grant from the NIH to establish the TC/UTHCT Project EXPORT Center.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... Texas College, in partnership with The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler was recently awarded a $1.1 million grant from the NIH to establish the TC/UTHCT Project EXPORT Center. EXPORT stands for Centers of Excellence in Partnerships...

The Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk received a $220,000 per year four-year Upward Bound grant to fund intensive academic support for a total of 50 students in the three area high schools.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... The Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk received a $220,000 per year four-year Upward Bound grant to fund intensive academic support for a total of 50 students in the three area high schools. The grant will support the establishment...

University of Maryland Eastern Shore received a grant of $25,000 from Winchester Homes.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... The University of Maryland Eastern Shore received a grant of $25,000 from Winchester Homes for the university's construction management technology program and to help create career opportunities for interns as well as new employees with a...

The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health received a $6 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.(Grants & awards)(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health received a $6 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The money will be used to establish the school as the coordinating center in...

Events.(Calendar)
January 15, 2004... JANUARY Jan. 25-27 Second National Conference on Best Prances in Black Student Achievement The Conference Center and Inn at Clemson University Clemson, S.C. Phone: (864) 656-2200 Web: www.clemson.edu/bestpractices2 FEBRUARY ...

'Imagining myself and others': a tribute to today's outstanding young scholars.(Last Word)
January 15, 2004... Editor's note: The following is excerpted from a speech delivered last spring to the Black Academic Surgeons Convention in Birmingham, Ala. Barreling toward the year 2004, no one can imagine me or you, very clearly. We are thought to...

Keeping score on the administration.(Editor's Note)(education policy)
January 29, 2004... Earlier this month President Bush went on the road to mark the second anniversary of his signing of the No Child Left Behind Act. Bush visited schools where the administration had deemed the law a success to congratulate students, staff and...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
January 29, 2004... A grant announcement in the Jan. 1., 2004, edition misstated the use of Hampton University School of Pharmacy's $716,557 equipment supplement grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The funds will be used to establish a...

Higher education digital opportunity bill faces uncertain future.(Washington Update)
January 29, 2004... Last summer, congressional legislation earmarking more than a billion dollars to minority-serving institutions to help them upgrade their computing and information infrastructures seemed to have sure prospects following its passage by the U.S....

Project surveys community based organizations high schools.
January 29, 2004... A new report aims to promote awareness at the state level of the importance of Community Based Organizations (CBO) high schools, highlighting the promising lessons these schools hold for improving the educational outcomes of youth at risk of...

Race, not income, produces segregation in Metro Boston.(Noteworthy News)
January 29, 2004... CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Metropolitan Boston's poor minority residents are over twice as likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than are poor Whites, and three times more likely to live in severely distressed neighborhoods,...

Language, literature jobs decline for third consecutive year.(Noteworthy News)
January 29, 2004... NEW YORK The decline in the hiring of tenure-track language and literature professors continues, according to the latest report by the Modern Language Association (MLA). Based on statistics compiled from the MLA's Job Information List...

Dallas barbers assist in efforts to curb hypertension rates.(Noteworthy News)
January 29, 2004... Dallas Dallas barbers are helping physicians cut high blood pressure among African American men, the group with the highest rate of uncontrolled hypertension in the United States. A program started at two Dallas barbershops by...

Procter & Gamble boosts annual UNCF contribution to $1.1 Million.(noteworthy news)
January 29, 2004... FAIRFAX, VA. In order to expand educational opportunities for the more than 65,000 students the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) currently supports, Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble has developed programs in an effort to increase its...

Texas A&M ends legacy program.
January 29, 2004... COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Texas A&M University's president said earlier this month that the school will no longer give preference to applicants whose parents or grandparents were graduates. A group of state lawmakers had criticized the...