Black Issues in Higher Education articles from July 2000

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from July 2000

Letters to the Editor.(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
July 6, 2000... African American Studies Programs Bear Scrutiny Dear Editor, It was good to see the examination of African American Studies programs in Black Issues in Higher Education's May 25th edition. However, one issue that is seldom...

UNLIKELY ALLIANCES: HBCU Officials Meet with GOP Leaders.(historically Black colleges and universities and Republican Party meet)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... WASHINGTON -- To most outsiders, they seemed like strange bedfellows. Nonetheless, leaders from the GOP and historically Black colleges met here last month to hash out legislative funding and other concerns. The brainchild of Rep. J.C....

Washington briefs ...(minority education issues; student loans)
July 6, 2000... Pell Grant Debate Sours House Budget Talks WASHINGTON -- Debate on a fiscal 2001 education funding bill has taken an increasingly bitter turn as House leaders recently rejected Democratic attempts to add more money for Pell grants, among...

BI NEW BRIEFS.(issue affecting Black education)
July 6, 2000... Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Signs Law School Bill TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gov. Jeb Bush signed a bill last month creating new law schools at Florida A&M University and Florida International University in a bid to open up the legal profession to...

Six Minorities Among MacArthur `Geniuses'.(John D. Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellowships given to six minority scholars)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... CHICAGO -- Officials at the John D. Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have announced their 2000 Fellowships - also known as the "genius" awards. The fellowship is a five-year grant to individuals of all ages and from all fields and offers...

What's New: Programs, Accreditations, & Initiatives.(higher education programs offered for minority students)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... This fall, adding to its reputation as a leader in the sciences, Xavier University of Louisiana will become the nation's first historically Black college or university to independently offer a degree in the field of computer engineering. ...

Un-`Favor'-able Times At Grambling.(Grambling State University's accreditation plans endangered by negative legislative audit)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... School's sixth president tries to convince the board he can reverse calamitous financial problems BATON ROUGE, La. -- Dr. Steve A. Favors, the president of historically Black Grambling State University, is in the hot seat here over a...

State Auditor Kyle Doesn't Enjoy Playing the Bad Guy.(Louisiana Legislative Auditor Dan Kyle interviewed)
July 6, 2000... BARTON ROUGE, La. -- The motto hanging in Louisiana Legislative Auditor Dan Kyle's office sums up his no-nonsense attitude: "In God We Trust -- All Others, We Audit." Auditing state agencies for nearly 1 2 years in a state known for...

The Need for Closure.(Judge Neal Biggers Jr. rules that 65% of endowment money provided by Mississippi Legislature go to White students)
July 6, 2000... Mississippi HBCUs look for light at end of tunnel despite judge's call for more other-race scholarships JACKSON, Miss. -- Officials at Mississippi's historically Black universities are not overly concerned about a federal judge's order to...

A Mandate for More Students: HBCUs shore up their images in effort to boost enrollments.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.--Pressured by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to boost enrollments, the state's five public historically Black universities are revising their images and crafting aggressive sales pitches to attract more...

Court Rules for Md. College in Race Discrimination Suit.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... ARNOLD, Md. -- A former vice president of Anne Arundel Community College has lost another round in her race discrimination suit against the school's board of trustees and president. The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va.,...

Public Health Imperative: PRESCRIPTION FOR CHANGE.(Jackson State University and)(Morgan State University launch graduate programs in public health)
July 6, 2000... New public-health schools at Black colleges offer chance to graduate more Black students JACKSON, Miss. -- Growing up ill the Mississippi Delta. Rodrick Jordan saw firsthand how poverty and inadequate health care debilitated and diminished...

Body & Brains: UC-Davis Neurosurgeon Tests NEW TECHNOLOGY To Heal Both.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... DAVIS, Calif. -- James Boggan, M.D., is one of the most highly regarded neurosurgeons in the nation. In the operating room -- sometimes participating in surgeries that last up to 30 hours -- he has helped hundreds overcome devastating brain...

STUDIED INDIFFERENCE.(African American graduates in education are lured from research into higher paying jobs)
July 6, 2000... While education remains the most popular field for African American doctorate recipients, some analysts worry that jobs with better pay and less stress are luring these grads away from education research. CHICAGO -- Dr. Eboni Zamini is a...

MORE DOCTORATES IN THE HOUSE.(more African American students are receiving doctorates)
July 6, 2000... Experts explain what's working in postgraduate programs at HBCUs and TWIs WASHINGTON -- The upward trend for African American postgraduate degree attainment remains constant. From 1992-93 through 1997-98, African American master's degree...

The Top 100: Interpreting the Data.(list of universities and colleges that grant post-secondary degrees to African American students)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2000... For the ninth consecutive year, we present to you one of the simplest and most compelling rankings of higher education data: listings of the institutions that confer the most postsecondary degrees to students of color. As with any ranking...

Gates Talks Tech with Supportive Black Caucus.(Bill Gates assures Congressional Black Congress of continued philanthropic support for minority education)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... WASHINGTON -- The day before a U.S. federal judge ordered software giant Microsoft split into two companies as penalty for antitrust violations, company founder and chairman Bill Gates dined privately here with Congressional Black Caucus...

TECH briefs.(online education; computer crime)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... Portland State Offers American Indians Online Classes PORTLAND, Ore.--The state has linked three American Indian tribes to Portland State University by a high-speed computer network that allows students in a master's degree program to take...

On-Ramps to the INFORMATION HIGHWAY.(Web sites that teach Internet use are evaluated)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... We live in the Age of Information, with information access exploding exponentially. You need information to gain knowledge, and knowledge to gain wisdom. In practical terms, as the noted economist Peter F. Drucker has written, knowledge more...

The Academic Achievement of Minority Students: Perspectives, Practices, and Prescriptions.(Review)
July 6, 2000... Edited by Sheila T. Gregory University Press of America, 2000. 519 pages $44.50 paperback `All that glitters is not gold," is a favorite adage of seasoned prospectors. "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions," is another. The...

We Must Keep Youth Thirsting For Education.(African Americans pursue higher education)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... Rosa M. Jones, the 72-year-old mother of five children, received a Bachelor of Science degree in interdisciplinary studies from Norfolk State University in December 1999. Her accomplishment would have been notable at any age, under any...

BIQ Black Issues Quiz.
July 6, 2000... The Black Issues Quiz offers you an opportunity to test your knowledge on the people, places, issues, and history surrounding the struggle for academic equity. Each question is based on information published in the current or previous editions...

GRANTS & AWARDS.(universities)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... * Chicago State University has received a $10 million grant from the Illinois General Assembly for thc, construction of a new convocation center. * The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University have received a five-year, $10...

Professional APPOINTMENTS.(universities)
July 6, 2000... ACADEMIC DR. MICHAEL BLACKWELL is the new dean of the college of veterinary medicine at the University of Tennessee effective August 1. Blackwell is chief of staff of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General. He has previously served as...

Give Your Resume the Electronic Edge.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2000... You've invested years of effort, time and money in earning your degree. Here's a tip to help give your career a head start. Even if you are not looking for employment in a technical field, there's a good chance you'll need an electronic version...

Black Buildings, Black Lives: Appreciating Both.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... Since our last edition, several occurrences have unfolded that beg some very fundamental questions of Americans in general and African Americans in particular. Much attention is being given to the rampant AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and...

Congress Takes on Hate Crimes.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... WASHINGTON -- With hate crimes increasingly in the news at colleges and universities, Congressional Black Caucus members are stepping up their efforts to gain congressional approval of legislation with tougher penalties in hate crime incidents....

House OKs Record HBCU Spending Bill.(record spending for historically Black colleges and universities)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... WASHINGTON -- Despite partisan bickering on other issues, the House of Representatives mustered enough support for a fiscal 2001 education budget bill with record spending for historically Black colleges and universities. The 217 to 214...

D.C. Students' Tuition Break Expanded.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... WASHINGTON -- All public colleges and universities -- not just those in Maryland and Virginia -- soon will gain the flexibility to participate in a tuition discount program for aspiring college students from the District of Columbia. The...

Group Rallies for More Education Funding.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... WASHINGTON -- College students, administrators and higher education association officials assembled here late last month to rally Congress for an additional $5.5 billion in federal appropriations over this year's education spending. "[We]...

Fla. County Official Defends Bar Exam Remark.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... TAMPA, Fla. -- A Hillsborough County commissioner offended Florida A&M University alumni when she told them the historically Black university's new law school won't boost the number of minority lawyers because "we can't get them to... pass the...

Tuskegee, Michigan State Collaborate on Human Genome Implications.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... DETROIT -- The University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Tuskegee University are collaborating on a Communities of Color and Genetics Policy project to educate minorities about genetic research and gather opinions on guidelines so...

Race Relations Center Prompts Location Debate.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A proposed university race relations center designed to promote understanding and equality has prompted debate over whether a University of North Carolina system campus should house such a program. Legislators last year...

Ga. Minority Scholarship Dropped Because of Lawsuits.(Holmes-Hunter Scholarship dropped until reverse discrimination lawsuits at the University of Georgia are settled)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... ATHENS, Ga. -- The University of Georgia has stopped awarding a prominent minority scholarship because of lawsuits targeting the school's use of race in admissions policy. University officials say the Holmes-Hunter Scholarship, which gives...

Arkansas Administrator Keeping Title, Salary.(University of Arkansas administrator Lonnie Williams)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 20, 2000... FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A University of Arkansas administrator will retain his title and salary as he takes on new duties, though controversy about the job change has not died down. When the university moved toward making Assistant Vice...

Grambling Gets OK to Hire VP of Finance.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... BATON ROUGE, La. -- The top state education board last month gave Grambling State University the go-ahead to hire a vice president of finance -- a move that university President Dr. Steve Favors says is significant in improving the school. ...

BI What's New Programs, Accreditations, & Initiatives.(new scholarship program; new bioinformatics masters degree)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 20, 2000... The College Fund/UNCF and Coca-Cola Enterprises recently announced the establishment of the UNCF/CCE Corporate Scholars Program, a three-year, $1.2 million project that will provide scholarships and internships to African American and Hispanic...

ACLU Sues Michigan Over Merit Scholarships.(American Civil Liberties Union )(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... DETROIT -- Calling the Michigan Merit Award system an "unconscionable use of public funds," the American Civil Liberties Union here filed a lawsuit last month asking that the state be ordered to stop using a standardized test as the sole...

Raising a Phoenix from the Mud.(Princeville, North Carolina gets rebuilt after flood)
July 20, 2000... North Carolina's HBCUs help rebuild first town founded by Blacks PRINCEVILLE, N.C. -- "Is this what it was like when God sent the flood? Marshall Harvey, the director of community relations and community development at Saint Augustine's...

West Virginia State Reels Over Community College Compliance.
July 20, 2000... INSTITUTE, W.Va.--When lawmakers considered granting independence to West Virginia State College's community and technical college this spring in the name of higher education reform, Dr. Hazo Carter Jr., the school's president, lobbied fiercely...

FIGHTING TO PRESERVE Black History.(Black universities and colleges need money to renovate historic buildings)
July 20, 2000... Years after congressional appropriations were made and public awareness has faded, Black college officials still are struggling to restore historic properties TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Ask Talladega College President Dr. Marguerite Archie-Hudson...

PUTTING DAVIS HOUSE IN ORDER.(historic dwelling at Black university in need of renovation)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The two-story Queen Anne-style dwelling, once the home of the first Black professor at Johnson C. Smith University here, was the most impressive house on the block in its day. But 105 years of wear has stolen the grandeur...

GROWTH by BEAUTIFICATION.(Cheyney University campus undergoes renovations)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... Campus preservation is at the forefront of Cheyney University's new rebuilding efforts CHEYNEY, Pa. --When he peers out the window of his conference room, Cheyney University President Dr. W. Clinton Pettus sees a few things he doesn't...

Xavier Sets the Pace in the Information Age -- To a Degree.(computer engineering degree to be offered by Xavier University)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... NEW ORLEANS -- Adding to its reputation as a leader in the sciences, Xavier University this fall will become the nation's first historically Black college or university to independently offer a degree in the red-hot field of computer...

Alabama A&M to Get Intranet Portal.(university hires Mascot Network, Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... NORMAL, Ala. -- Officials at Alabama A&M University here have signed an agreement with intranet service developer Mascot Network, Inc. for the development of a campus intranet portal. Mascot Network, based in Cambridge, Mass., is a leading...

Database Will List Campus Crime Figures.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... BOSTON -- High-schoolers weighing their college options soon will be able to see college crime statistics nationwide by tapping into a new online database being compiled by the U.S. Department of Education. The databank will include numbers...

N.C. State a Partner In E-Commerce Venture.(twelve companies donate money for study of e-commerce at North Carolina State University)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... RALEIGH, N.C. -- Twelve companies have formed a partnership with North Carolina State University that will invest more than $500,000 annually in e-commerce education and research projects at the university, the partners announced last month....

Words Worth More on Web Sites.(advice on constructing a successful web site and the web sites that can help you along the way)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... On the Web, content is king. This notion was recently reinforced by a study from the Poynter Institute and Stanford University showing that, unlike with newspapers and magazines, people who read Web sites typically focus on the text first,...

Professional APPOINTMENTS.(at African American colleges)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... ACADEMIC DR. REGINALD S. AVERY has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Alma College in Michigan. Previously Avery was vice president for academic affairs at Kentucky State University and before that the founding...

Unionization, Bureaucratization, and the AAUP: A Professional Professoriate.(Review)
July 20, 2000... Unionization, Bureaucratization, and the AAUP: A Professional Professoriate By Philo A. Hutcheson Vanderbilt University Press, 2000 Nashville, Tenn. 298 pages Hardcover: $48 An Imperfect Defender of Academic Freedom The high...

African? American? Or Both?(Brief Article)
July 20, 2000... When traveling around the world, few countries can provide the sense of belonging that African Americans may encounter during a trip to the Motherland. My journey to Pram Pram, Ghana, was arranged through Global Volunteers, an...