Black Issues in Higher Education articles from June 1999

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from June 1999

WASHINGTON UPDATE.(affirmative action defended by Department of Education Secretary Richard Riley)
June 10, 1999... Riley Pledges Support for Affirmative Action U. S. Education Secretary Richard Riley offered a strong defense of affirmative action, but also called it a "partial remedy" for increasing the numbers of students of color in higher education....

Texas Being Sued for Discrimination Against HBCUs.(historically black colleges and universities)
June 10, 1999... AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Southern University (TSU) law professors are suing the state, saying it discriminates against historically Black colleges and universities. One suit protests the nearly $1 billion set aside for medical schools under...

Letters to the Editor.
June 10, 1999... A Fine Example I have had the opportunity to read Black Issues as a result of my service on the City Colleges of Chicago Board of Trustees. As a former member, I have continued to subscribe. I am delighted to congratulate you and your...

Reports Show High-Level Instruction Improves Performance of Low-Income Students.
June 10, 1999... WASHINGTON -- The achievement gap between low-income and other students can be closed if low-income students receive high-level instruction, two new studies by The Education Trust say. The first study includes a new analysis of 1998 student...

Fewer Students than Expected Apply for Maryland HOPE Scholarships.
June 10, 1999... ANNAPOLIS, Md.-- State officials had expected about 2,000 Maryland high school seniors would qualify for a new scholarship program for science and technology majors, but the actual number is now projected to be about 700. The result is...

Trial Date Set for Black Students Accused of Posting Racist Fliers.
June 10, 1999... OXFORD, Ohio -- Two Black former Miami University students accused of posting racist fliers in a campus center for Black cultural study will stand trial beginning Aug. 23, a judge ruled last month. Nathaniel Snow, 22, of Cincinnati, and...

University Suspends Program After Learning Some White Churches Denied Blacks Access.(Samford University of Birmingham, Alabama)
June 10, 1999... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Baptist-affiliated Samford University suspended a 50-year-old program after White churches barred three African students from preaching because of their race, a dean said late last month. While a handful of White...

Century-Old Alcorn Diploma on Display at Grocer's.
June 10, 1999... LORMAN, Miss. -- After being buried in a box for years, a century-old diploma is now on display at a Lorman grocery store, offering viewers a look at Alcorn State University history. Enclosed in a wooden frame, the diploma bears the name of...

What's New.
June 10, 1999... Programs, Accreditations, & Initiatives Boston College is establishing a new center to study the relationship between religion and public policy. Social scientist and author Alan Wolfe has been chosen to head the new Center for Religion...

Rice Reports Gains for Stanford's Female Faculty, but Some Disagree.(Stanford Provost Condoleezza Rice)
June 10, 1999... STANFORD, Calif.--Female professors at Stanford University say subtle discrimination hurts their chances for advancement despite a report that shows the university has made gains in hiring and promoting women. "There are departments at...

`Sexual Orientation' Clause Added, But Benefits Denied.(Southern Methodist University)
June 10, 1999... DALLAS--The Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees has given homosexuals at the school a split victory, announcing that it will add "sexual orientation" to the university's nondiscrimination policy but not extend employee benefits to...

University System Honors NAACP's Mfume.(Kweisi Mfume, president of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
June 10, 1999... COLLEGE PARK, Md.--The University System of Maryland's Board of Regents presented its Fourth Annual Frederick Douglass Award to NAACP President Kweisi Mfume at the University of Maryland-Baltimore earlier this month. Mfume was selected to...

Accredited Teaching Colleges Passing the Test.
June 10, 1999... Study shows that programs at HBCUs are improving standards and earning accreditation at higher rates WASHINGTON--Students who train to be teachers at colleges accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education...

EXAM NEGATION.(new law prevents reliance on discriminatory standardized tests)
June 10, 1999... Proposed federal rules would make excessive reliance on standardized test scores illegal WASHINGTON -- College and testing officials were scrambling to craft responses to the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) policy...

Color Bind at Clemson.(Black professor claims discrimination)
June 10, 1999... Lawsuit by Black professor unveils prickly issues of race and promotion criteria CLEMSON, S.C. -- Dr. Romando James wants to join a short list--that of Black, full professors at Clemson University. Now an associate professor at the South...

Free At Last.
June 10, 1999... After nearly three years of state investigations, Central State University is exonerated of allegations of fiscal malfeasance Wilberforce, Ohio -- Nearly three years of investigations by four state agencies into the actions of former...

MARYLAND'S COMPENSATION CONFRONTATION.
June 10, 1999... Politicians object to Black president's $160,000 compensation package, but surveys prove salary, housing allowance, and other perks unexceptional. Largo, Md.--Local elected officials here threatened to slash Prince George s Community...

BLACK COLLEGE ENTERPRI$E.
June 10, 1999... UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT DAVID H. SWINTON, BENEDICT COLLEGE IS TAKING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK--LITERALLY Dr. David H. Swinton, president of Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., has a keen...

Banking on SWINTON.(David H. Swinton)
June 10, 1999... Just a few months after Benedict College's president, Dr. David H. Swinton, pulled off the impressive feat of becoming chairman of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Harvard-trained economist went one better. Word that Victory...

Technology Group Examines Progress.
June 10, 1999... Daytona beach, Fla. -- Will historically Black colleges and universities band together to form purchasing groups to save money on computer equipment and other information technology needs? Could Black schools benefit from a remote information...

Clinton's Grambling Address Expands Family Leave for Federal Employees.
June 10, 1999... GRAMBLING, La. -- President Bill Clinton, for the second time in his presidency, gave the commencement address at a public, historically Black university (HBCU). And he used the speech here at Grambling State University to announce his latest...

Blacks Sue Hotel Over Treatment During Black College Reunion.
June 10, 1999... WASHINGTON -- Five African Americans who attended the "Black College Reunion" weekend, April 9-11, filed a discrimination suit last month against the hotel where they stayed in Daytona Beach, Fla. According to the complaint, the Adam's Mark...

Oprah to Teach Business Course at Northwestern.
June 10, 1999... CHICAGO -- Daytime talk show host Oprah Winfrey has agreed to teach a business course at Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Winfrey will team up with longtime beau Stedman Graham this fall to teach "The...

Universities Team Up to Best Local Economy.
June 10, 1999... GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Chancellors of North Carolina A&T State University (A&T) and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro (UNCG) signed an agreement last month that calls for the two schools to cooperate on research projects in an...

Too Many Chiefs; Not Enough Leaders.(action needed more than planning)
June 10, 1999... In mid-July, I will step down as president of one of our nation's oldest African American women's organizations, then National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Incorporated. Our membership includes 5,000 women in...

WALKING ON WATER: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century.(Review)
June 10, 1999... WALKING ON WATER: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century By Randall Kenan Alfred A. Knopf, 1999 New York 672 pages Hardback: $30.00 Randall Kenan's new book, Walking on Water, is written in the tradition of classical...

BIQ Black Issues Quiz.
June 10, 1999... 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...

Professional APPOINTMENTS.
June 10, 1999... ACADEMIC Karl B. Brockenbrough has been appointed vice president for finance and administration at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. He previously held the position in an interim capacity and before that, was the university controller....

WASHINGTON UPDATE.
June 24, 1999... Legislators Told Health Budget Should Target People of Color Republicans in Congress are talking about a multibillion dollar increase to double funding on health research next year. A Howard University professor is trying to ensure that...

CORRECTION.
June 24, 1999... In the April 15, 1999 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar edition of Black Issues In Higher Education, we mistakenly listed men's track awardee Chadwick Shade, from the University of Missouri, under women's track and field. We apologize for the error.

Badillo Appointed to Chair CUNY's Board.(Herman Badillo, City University of New York)
June 24, 1999... NEW YORK -- Herman Badillo, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's top education adviser, has been named the next chairman of the board of the City University of New York, the nation's largest urban university system. Gov. George Pataki appointed him late...

Community College Hit With Another Discrimination Suit.
June 24, 1999... BATON ROUGE, La. -- According to a federal lawsuit filed late last month, Black instructors at Baton Rouge Community College do less than other instructors, get paid more, get their schedules earlier, and get preference for committee...

Plan Designed to Minimize Trouble at Greek Picnic.
June 24, 1999... PHILADELPHIA -- Organizers of the city's controversial Greek Picnic are planning ahead to promote the event as safe and family-oriented in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the violence and sexual harassment alleged last year. The National...

Chicanos/Latinos Responsible for Improving Minority Numbers at UC.(University of California)
June 24, 1999... BERKELEY, Calif. -- The number of under-represented minorities entering the University of California this fall has slightly increased, an upturn credited to strong recruitment and a more comprehensive application review. However, Black and...

What's New.
June 24, 1999... Programs, Accreditations & Initiatives The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and Peterson's, the producer of the popular college guides, have announced a new program designed to encourage the continuing development of diversity and...

Judge Backs Dismissal of Professor Who Barred Males from Class.
June 24, 1999... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A Boston College professor who barred male students from her classes on feminism remains out of a job following a judge's ruling. At issue in a Middlesex Superior Court hearing last month was whether Dr. Mary Daly's...

NCAA Committee Considers Eliminating Freshman Eligibility.(National Collegiate Athletics Association)
June 24, 1999... WASHINGTON -- A National Collegiate Athletics Association committee known as the NCAA Division I Working Group to Study Basketball Issues is considering several drastic proposals aimed at improving graduation rates for men's college basketball...

Professor Fired for Failing Athlete Receives Monitary Settlement.
June 24, 1999... BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- A former Northeast Mississippi Community College instructor who won a $571,000 jury verdict last year after she was fired in 1997 for failing a star athlete -- but was never paid -- has settled out of court with the college...

Prosecutors Want to Reinstate Charges Against Beaten Former Student.
June 24, 1999... ALBANY, N.Y. -- Prosecutors are seeking to reinstate assault charges against a former College of Saint Rose student who accused two police officers of beating him. County Judge Larry Rosen had thrown out third-degree assault and resisting...

College Interns Investigating Civil Rights Complaints.
June 24, 1999... SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A backlog of cases at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) is being eased by an internship program with the University of Massachusetts' legal studies department. Some of the cases dated back years....

Dismissal of Discrimination Suit Denied.
June 24, 1999... JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a sex and race discrimination case brought by University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown's former affirmative action officer Clea Patrick Hollis, according to The Tribune-Democrat. The...

Invisible Men.(African American men in education)
June 24, 1999... New research focuses on & the problem of retaining Black male community college students Los Angeles -- One of the greatest challenges facing community colleges is how to keep Black male students long enough for them to obtain a degree or...

Virginia Switches Funding Systems.
June 24, 1999... Change to performance-based formula is posing questions for public HBCUs, and two-year colleges Richmond, Va. -- The State Council of Higher Education last month unanimously adopted a performance-based system for funding colleges and...

Commencing A New Era As the Century Turns.
June 24, 1999... President and Mrs. Clinton's recent commencement addresses underscore the importance of minority in shaping U.S. public policy -- education and otherwise When President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton made the...

Black Issues' Wright Wins AAUP Journalism Award.(Scott W. Wright, American Association of University Professors)
June 24, 1999... Fairfax, Va. -- Scott W. Wright, a senior staff writer for Black Issues In Higher Education, is the 1999 winner of the "Award for Excellence in Coverage of Higher Education," given annually by the American Association of University Professors...

Can NAFEO Find Its Direction?(National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education)
June 24, 1999... Dwindling attendance at the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education's annual conference, suggests that the lobbying group for Black colleges has become irrelevant for some higher education professionals. An increasing...

The Official HBCU Advocates in Washington, D.C.(Historically Black colleges and universities)(Statistical Data Included)
June 24, 1999... NATIONAL ASSOCIATION: FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (NAFEO) The National Association of Equal Opportunity in Higher (NAFEO) is the national umbrella and public policy advocacy organization for 118 of the nation's historically...

SEEKING TO COMPETE, NAFEO HIRES LOBBYING FIRM.(National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education)
June 24, 1999... These days, it would seem the Clinton administration s open door for historically Black colleges and universities has made it easier than ever for Black schools to secure federal government support. Under the current administration, the...

The Play's the Thing.(college theater)
June 24, 1999... Award-Winning Performance Improves North Carolina A&T's Stage Presence Less than three hours before what would become the most honored performance of their young acting careers, members of the North Carolina A&T State University's Richard...

No Ordinary Life.
June 24, 1999... Dr. Samuel Hay's David Richmond is remarkable because it neither attempts to document Richmond's life in great detail nor does the former A&T student ever appear as a character in the play even though some of the action revolves around news of...

The Hidden Blessings of Y2K.
June 24, 1999... As chairman of Spelman College's Y2K campus taskforce, Adrian Evans worries most about the potential for off-campus technology mishaps, such as a regional power outage, hitting the college on Jan. 1, 2000. But, in his capacity as the senior...

WHEN WOMEN ASK THE QUESTIONS: CREATING WOMEN'S STUDIES IN AMERICA.(Review)
June 24, 1999... WHEN WOMEN ASK THE QUESTIONS: CREATING WOMEN'S STUDIES IN AMERICA By Marilyn J. Boxer Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998 Baltimore, Maryland 392 Pages Hardcover: $29.95 When Women Ask the Questions is a provocative, yet deeply flawed...

Professional APPOINTMENTS.
June 24, 1999... ACADEMIC DR. TONY ATWATER has been appointed dean of the college of professional studies at Northern Kentucky University. Previously, he was associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Toledo. Atwater earned a...

Career CONSULTANTS.
June 24, 1999... Dear BI Career Consultants: There is significant around reorganization and reengineering at my institution. It is a bit scary and I worry whether or not I will be able to maintain my position. BRENT E. JOHNSON assistant dean and...

GRANTS & AWARDS.
June 24, 1999... * The University of Missouri Columbia is one of eight universities in The nation to receive a $2.4 million award from the National Science Foundation for' a minority graduate education project. The grant, paired with a $3 million cost sharing...

Swatting the Millennium Bug.
June 24, 1999... All too often, historically Black colleges and universities are burdened with day-to-day activities that are overwhelming, and it can be easy to just drift daily, procrastinating until Jan. 1, 2000, is her. Unfortunately, it will be too late to...