Black Issues in Higher Education articles from July 2001

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from July 2001

It's All About the Benjamins.(fund raising)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
July 5, 2001... Colleges and universities, to their credit, are raising more money than ever. I must receive a few press releases a week from schools announcing either their record-breaking fund-raising results or that they are about to launch a capital...

Amendment Seeks `Comparable' Education for Rich, Poor Students.(Sen. Christopher Dodd)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... Connecticut senator's plan focuses on education funding inequities For many civil rights advocates,,debate on the Bush education reform plan has boiled down to one central issue -- whether all children, rich and poor, within a state can...

QUOTE of NOTE.(Rep. Chaka Fattah)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... "If poor kids do not have certified teachers, if they don't have updated textbooks, if their class sizes are twice as large and their school districts are underfunded, then why ask for test results that are clearly skewed? If students do not...

Academic Rigor Is Key to Academic Success, Says Education Department Study.(The Condition of Education, 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 5, 2001... When it comes to success in college, an academically rigorous high school curriculum may make all the difference, the U.S. Education Department says. In its new report, The Condition of Education, 2001, the department finds encouraging...

Tax-Cut Bill May Make College More Affordable.(George W. Bush introduces tuition tax deduction)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... College may become more affordable, at least for middle-income families, under the massive tax-cut bill President Bush has signed into law. Under the plan, families could receive a tuition tax deduction, even if they earn too much to...

Legislation Would Flatten Barriers for Undocumented Students.(proposed law change for illegal immigrants' tuition fees)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... WASHINGTON Under bills recently introduced by state and federal lawmakers, it would be significantly easier for some illegal immigrants to afford a college education -- and for the colleges to afford the students. Two bills, one passed...

Conferences Aim to Outline Battle Plan for Educating, Preparing Black Students.(United States' education reform bill)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... WASHINGTON As lawmakers on Capitol Hill debated the final particulars of Bush's education reform bill, just minutes away at the historically Black Howard University and .just outside the Beltway in Reston, Va., education advocates and...

Salary Gap Widens Between Tenured, Non-Tenured Faculty, NEA Report Says.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... WASHINGTON The two-tiered employment system for higher education continues to erode salaries among non-tenured faculty, according to recent data collected from the National Study of Post Secondary Faculty that was analyzed and published in...

University of Kansas to Expand Minority Retention Program.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 5, 2001... LAWRENCE, KAN. Boasting an 85 percent retention rate, the University of Kansas is expanding its School of Business minority retention program across the entire university. The Multicultural Business Scholars program was created to...

Fewer California Students Get College Aid, Despite Available Funds.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 5, 2001... SAN FRANCISCO Although California education officials have expanded the state's $500 million college scholarship program, fewer students are expected to receive grants next fiscal year -- in part because many applicants didn't fill out the...

University of Pittsburgh's New Dean Studies Black Dating Game.(Larry Davis)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... PITTSBURGH One of the nation's leading experts on the Black dating scene is now the University of Pittsburgh's newest academic dean. Dr. Larry Davis, a professor and researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, will head Pitt's...

South Carolina College Students Get Free Ride With Lottery's Scholarship Money.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... COLUMBIA, S.C. The state's biggest college .scholarship program just got a lot sweeter. About 21,000 students going to the state's four-year colleges won't have to pay for tuition under the lottery bill that Gov. Jim Hodges signed into law...

Ole Miss, MSU Could Help Jackson State in Fund-Raising Efforts.(University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University to aid black colleges)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... JACKSON, MISS. A Jackson State University fund drive that the school hopes will be the largest ever may be receiving help from two of Mississippi's majority White universities. Next year, Jackson State plans to announce what would be...

Anti-Affirmative Action Group Says Medical College Discriminates Against Whites.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... OKLAHOMA CITY A study released recently by an anti-affirmative action group says the University of Oklahoma discriminates against Whites in medical college admissions, but an OU official denies it. The study by the Center for Equal...

Capital Campaigns.
July 5, 2001... As competition grows for philanthropic dollars, and federal and state funding decreases, colleges and universities are launching record-breaking capital campaigns. But do HBCUs face different fundraising challenges than their White...

Dear BI Career Consultants.(encouraging alumni to give)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... What types of programs can be implemented to educate and motivate Black alumni to increase giving at their HBCU alma mater and HBCUs in general? Trisa Long Paschal Vice President for Institutional Advancement Spelman College...

`Metacourse' Explores New Opportunities For U.S.-African Collaboration.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... Since the mid-1970s, Dr. Pearl T. Robinson has been investigating and teaching the politics of African nations. Now, as 21st century African universities begin using the Internet to strengthen their academic programs, it comes as little...

More Minority Households Gain Internet Access.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... HOUSTON A recent survey on Internet usage reveals that minority households and senior citizens are making big strides when it comes to getting access to the Internet. The report, compiled from data captured in the syndicated Media Audit...

Nonprofit Groups Collaborate to Locate Free Internet Access for Students.(ConnectNet database)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... WASHINGTON Motivated by the onset of summer vacation, a coalition of nonprofit groups are collaborating to get young people connected to the Internet by producing and distributing a directory in both English and Spanish -- of more than...

U.S. Government to Give Scholarships for Cyber-Security Corps.(National Science Foundation recruits future government computer-security workers)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... WASHINGTON The National Science Foundation has selected six universities to participate in a program to create a "cyber corps" of 200 computer-security students who would agree to join the government ranks upon graduation. The incentive is...

Making a Power Play With Your PC.(protecting computers from power surges and outages)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... Electricity is your computer's gasoline, the fuel that moves the moving parts. It can be equally explosive. Most people don't think twice about the electric current flowing into a PC until something disturbs that flow. In the event that...

Bring Back the Pell Grant for Inmate Higher Education.(financing community colleges)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 5, 2001... Community colleges have a tremendous opportunity to serve thousands of new students. A tragic mistake of the early 1990s ended hundreds of excellent associate's degree programs for incarcerated students throughout the United States. Now is the...

Morris Brown College.(Carol Moseley brown joins faculty)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN will join the Morris Brown College faculty as a visiting distinguished professor and scholar in residence. She recently served as ambassador to New Zealand and as a Democratic U.S. senator from Illinois from 1992-1998. She...

Anne Arundel Community College.(appointment of Terry M. Clay)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... TERRY M. CLAY has been named assistant dean of student development and success at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. Most recently, Clay was senior director for academic advising and retention at Anne Arundel. Clay earned a bachelor's...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln.(appointment of Dr Keith D. Parker)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... DR. KEITH D. PARKER has been named associate dean of graduate studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Most recently, he was assistant dean of graduate studies. Parker earned a bachelor's in psychology and sociology from Delta State...

Columbia University.(appointment of Janice S. Robinson)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... JANICE S. ROBINSON has been named assistant and special counsel to the President of Teachers College at Columbia University. Robinson earned a bachelor's from the University of Bridgeport, two master's degrees from Teachers College at Columbia...

Folsom Lake College.(appointment of Dr Thelma Scott-Skillman)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... DR. THELMA SCOTT-SKILLMAN is the new president of Folsom Lake College in California. Scott-Skillman has-served in four colleges and the California Community College System office. Scott-Skillman earned a bachelor's in psychology and a master's...

Blue River Community College.(appointment of Malcolm Wilson)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... MALCOLM WILSON has been appointed president of Blue River Community College in Kansas City, Mo. Wilson previously was the school's interim president. Wilson earned a bachelor's from Kentucky State University, a master's from Murray State...

SUNY College at Brockport.(Vira Hladun-Goldmann funds scholarship)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... SUNY College at Brockport alumna Vira Hladun-Goldmann has funded a $7,500 scholarship in her name, targeted to underrepresented minority students. One scholarship will be available for the fall 2001 semester and may grow to a total of four...

Florida A&M University's School of Graduate Studies and Research.(Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. School of Graduate Studies and Research awarded Department of Education grant)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... Florida A&M University's School of Graduate Studies and Research was awarded a $692,568 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program.

Xavier University of Louisiana.(AT and T Foundation grant)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... Xavier University of Louisiana was awarded a $250,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation. The grant will support three programs -- the SOAR 3 summer program for students, the computer engineering curriculum and the development of a distributed,...

Saint Augustine's College of North Carolina.(National Science Foundation grant)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... The National Science Foundation will award $2,573,421 to Saint Augustine's College of North Carolina over the next five years. The money will be used to support the activities of the college's Living and Learning Science Retention Program.

The University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry.(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... The University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry has received a $1.19 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will be used to expand the school's successful outreach programs and to...

Colorado State University.(financial gift from Ed Warner)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2001... Colorado State University's earth resources program has received a $4.3 million gift from Ed Warner, a renowned geologist, philanthropist and alumnus. The gift will be used to create two endowed chairs and provide funding for graduate teaching...

Bringing Northwestern to the People: Recruiting in Our Own Back Yard.(recruiting African American students)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 5, 2001... The history of African American students enrolling at Northwestern has fluctuated for the past 20 years, but no one anticipated the record low of only 82 students enrolling in the fall 1996. What happened? A task force of diverse...

Heading Straight to the Pros.(NBA selection of high school students)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
July 19, 2001... I recently watched the NBA draft, and I couldn't help it, but as an editor of a higher education magazine, it bothered me that four players just out of high school were chosen in the first 10 picks at levels higher than the players who had...

LETTERS.(Letter to the Editor)
July 19, 2001... DEAR EDITOR: Surely, Black Anthony Johnson's dubious distinction of being the first person, Black or White, to own a slave outright in Virginia, merits a place in the (slavery) timeline (see Black Issues, May 24). Johnson, the first...

Nominee for Education Department's Office of Civil Rights May Face Opposition from Affirmative Action Advocates.(Gerald Reynolds)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... President Bush's new choice to head the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is an African American who has conservatives' support but who may face opposition from groups that favor affirmative action. Bush in late June...

Legislation Proposed by Congressional Black Caucus Members Targets High School Reform.(General Equivalency Diploma Reform and Improvement Act )(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... Two Congressional Black Caucus members want to bring more young adults back to high school while strengthening alternate routes to a high-school diploma. Reps. Eva Clayton, D-N.C., and Julia Carson, D-Ind., have proposed the General...

Senate Committee Approves Anti-Gambling Bill.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... A U.S. Senate committee has approved legislation to halt all legal betting on college sports. The bill from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., primarily targets legalized gambling on college sports in Nevada. However, McCain says such action also will...

Louisiana Scholarship Isn't TOPS with Two-Year Students.(Tuition Opportunity Program for Students)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... BATON ROUGE, LA. For the most part, Louisiana's community and technical college students have missed the state scholarship boat. Virtually all of the 36,000 students who cashed in this year on the state-funded Tuition Opportunity Program...

Casino Mogul Delivers $1 Million to Southern University.(Jack Binion )(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... BATON ROUGE, LA. Historically Black Southern University hit the jackpot on June 28 when casino mogul Jack Binion delivered the largest gift in the school's history -- a cool $1 million. The soft-spoken Binion, who owns Binion's...

High Court Refuses to Hear Affirmative Action Case.(United States Supreme Court, University of Texas)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... UT president says university will continue to search for ways to serve all of the state's population AUSTIN, TEXAS University of Texas officials say they are disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear their challenge to...

Accrediting Agency Acts Against Grambling State University.(Southern Association of Colleges and Schools )(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... GRAMBLING, LA. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has taken punitive action against Grambling State University. At its summer meeting late last month in Portsmouth, Va., the SACS denied its reaffirmation of Grambling...

Commission Proposes Limits on College Sports.(Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... WASHINGTON Colleges with low graduation rates among athletes should be banned from postseason play, a commission said last month in chiding universities for putting too much emphasis on winning. Under the plan proposed by the Knight...

Engineering, Computer Science Graduates See Salary Increase.(report by the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... WASHINGTON Despite talk of an economic slowdown, 2000-2001 bachelor's graduates in engineering, computer science and many other fields continue to receive higher starting salary offers compared to last year's graduates, according to a...

Carter G. Woodson Home Chosen as Endangered Site.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... WASHINGTON The Washington home of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, acclaimed scholar, educator and founder of the Black history movement, has been chosen by the National Historic Preservation as one of America's 11 most endangered historic places....

N.C. A&T Enters Partnership to Establish Civil Rights Museum.(International Civil Rights Center and Museum)(North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Sit-In Movement Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... GREENSBORO, N.C. History was made at the Woolworth's Five & Dime Store building at 132 South Elm Street in Greensboro, N.C., in 1960 when four North Carolina A&T State University students sat down against segregation. A new chapter in...

International Education Congress to Focus on Plans for Bilingual University.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... MIAMI Educators and others from throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean are being invited to attend the International Education Congress 2002, which will focus on plans for the creation of Florida's first fully...

South Carolina Colleges' Tuition Increase Complicates Lottery Scholarships.(Clemson University)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... COLUMBIA, S.C. College tuition increases caused by a budget crunch could make it more difficult to decide how to spend lottery profits. With tuition at Clemson University scheduled to go up 42 percent, a broad disparity will be created...

UT-Dallas to Establish Sickle Cell Research Center.(University of Texas at Dallas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... DALLAS A new research center at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) will focus on finding a cure and better treatments for sickle cell disease, a genetic disorder affecting mostly Blacks. Dr. Steven Goodman, a nationally recognized...

Why Xavier Remains No. 1.(Xavier University)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... Louisiana's Xavier University maintains an enviable track record for sending more African American students to medical school than any other institution. How do they do it? NEW ORLEANS During his first year at Harvard Medical School,...

Breathing New Life into Meharry.(Meharry Medical College)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... The 125-year-old historically Black medical school was on the brink of closing down, but through new leadership and partnerships, the school is financially healthy, and its students' board scores are the highest in the school's history. ...

Doctoral Dilemma.(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... As more African Americans earn their doctorates, a look behind the numbers reveals key areas of concern. Doctoral graduation rates among African Americans have risen for the sixth consecutive year. And that's excellent news, say analysts...

Mellon Makes its Mark.(Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship)
July 19, 2001... Over the past 13 years, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has invested $50 million in doctoral programs. Their investment is now paying off as the program becomes one of the premier pipelines for producing minority doctorates. DURHAM, N.C....

Success to the Third Degree.(math doctorates for African American women)
July 19, 2001... History-making math doctorates talk about the challenges they faced with being both African American and female in a nontraditional field Id. Those in attendance at last December's graduation ceremony at the University of Maryland-College...

Graduate Degrees Continue Upward Trend.(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... The number of master's degrees received marks the largest growth area for African Americans. Overall, 1999-2000 was a banner year for graduate education for minorities. The total graduate degrees awarded to minorities in all disciplines...

The Top 100: Interpreting the Data.(university ratings)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... Recent findings from the U.S. Census Bureau show a dramatic link between attaining graduate level degrees and earnings potential. The median income for people 25 to 64 years old increases from just over $21,000 for high school grads with no...

Big-Time Computing for Minority-Serving Institutions.(Education Outreach and Training Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... While many colleges and universities, including minority-serving institutions, have worked diligently to avoid being permanently designated as "have nots" in the digital divide, the pace of information technology innovation continues to keep...

Reports Show Broadband Internet Access Increasing.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... NEW YORK Recent surveys on broadband Internet access show patterns of robust use and high demand by American consumers. Arbitron Inc. and the Coleman organization conducted a study that shows nearly one-third, or 31 percent, of Americans...

Internet Usage Reflects Gender Breakdown.(Nielsen/NetRatings study)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 19, 2001... MILPITAS, CALIF. The ratio of women to men online reflects the gender statistics of the current American population, according to the Nielsen/NetRatings study. In May, an estimated 53.33 million women actively used the Internet compared to...

Online National Science Digital Library to Open In 2002.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... WASHINGTON The National Science Digital Library, due to be launched in 2002 on the Internet, will allow users to browse resources in science, mathematics, engineering and technology education from libraries nationwide. The National Science...

Supercomputing for Everybody.(distributed computing)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... Wouldn't it be something if you could combine the power of your computer with those of hundreds, thousands, even millions of others? If you're connected to a local area network at work or the Internet at home or the office, you're already...

DR. JESS CARREON was recently selected as the next president of Portland Community College in Portland, Ore.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... DR. JESS CARREON was recently selected as the next president of Portland Community College in Portland, Ore. Previously, Carreon was the superintendent and president of the Rio Hondo Community College District in Whittier, Calif. Carreon earned...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology.(Phillip L. Clay new chancellor)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... DR. PHILLIP L. CLAY has been named chancellor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Clay has been a member of the MIT faculty since 1975 and served most recently as associate provost. Clay earned a bachelor's degree from the University...

DR. MILDRED GARCIA has been selected to lead Berkeley College's five campuses in New York and New Jersey.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... DR. MILDRED GARCIA has been selected to lead Berkeley College's five campuses in New York and New Jersey. Currently, Garcia is vice provost for academic personnel at Arizona State University. Garcia earned a bachelor's from Bernard M. Baruch...

DR. GRACE S. JONES has been named president of Three Rivers Community College, which consists of five campuses in Norwich, Conn.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... DR. GRACE S. JONES has been named president of Three Rivers Community College, which consists of five campuses in Norwich, Conn. Jones has been the president of the College of Eastern Utah in Price, Utah, since 1996. Jones earned a bachelor's...

DR. EVELYN C. WESLEY has been selected to become president of Merritt College in Oakland, Calif.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... DR. EVELYN C. WESLEY has been selected to become president of Merritt College in Oakland, Calif. Prior to this appointment, Wesley was interim president. Wesley earned an associate's degree from Merritt College, bachelor's and master's degrees...

DR. C.T. WRIGHT has been named president and CEO of the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help, a global organization providing support for education and humanitarian initiatives in Africa and around the world.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... DR. C.T. WRIGHT has been named president and CEO of the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help, a global organization providing support for education and humanitarian initiatives in Africa and around the world. Wright is a former...

Colorado State University.(Occupational Therapy program funded)
July 19, 2001... Colorado State University's Occupational Therapy program has been awarded $1.6 million over a five-year period by the Colorado General Assembly. The funding will allow the program to enhance its community-based services and extend its resources...

Morehouse College.(student chapter financing)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... Morehouse College in Atlanta has received $5,000 to begin the first student chapter of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS. The money was awarded to the school during the commission's two-day symposium titled "Meeting of the...

Southeast Missouri State University.(museum financing)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... Southeast Missouri State University has been awarded a $2.6 million federal grant to be used for architectural and consulting services in planning for the development of a Regional Museum at the River Campus.

Spelman College.(Donna R. Mitchell endowment fund)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... Spelman College in Atlanta has received $1 million from the estate of Mrs. Donna R. Mitchell. In recognition of the gift, the college has established the Donna R. Mitchell Endowment to support scholarships for high-achieving students and a...

University of Toledo College of Law.(Ohio State Bar Foundation grant)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... The University of Toledo College of Law Legal Clinic was awarded a $29,612 grant from the Ohio State Bar Foundation to continue its work assisting in the prosecution of domestic violence cases in Toledo Municipal Court.

Yale School of Medicine.(Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science receives Foresight Inc. research gift)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Yale School of Medicine has received a $1 million research gift from Foresight Inc., a Connecticut-based charitable foundation. The gift will be used to establish a center to study macular...

The Diversity Challenge: Recruiting Prospective Faculty of Color.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2001... The competitive nature of the academic job market, combined with individual perceptions about affirmative action policies in higher education, can place diverse job applicants in challenging situations. One such challenge is academic...