Black Issues in Higher Education articles from March 1998

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from March 1998

Satcher to play key role in minority health issues. (US Surgeon General David Satcher)
March 5, 1998... David Satcher's confirmation as U.S. Surgeon General will give the former Meharry Medical College president a leading role in a new Clinton administration effort to improve health care for people of color. Satcher, Meharry's president from...

The ill-prepared and the ill-informed. (remedial education feud in New York)
March 5, 1998... NEW YORK -- City Council members presented three community college students here with a special proclamation this month, congratulating them on winning a national chess championship. It was the first time in weeks anyone had uttered a...

No melody, but the memory lingers on. (Orangeburg Massacre, South Carolina)
March 5, 1998... When National Guard troops fired on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Ohio in 1970, newspapers decried the lethal use of force the left four students dead. Television stations replayed the scene over and over...

ACE lauded at conference for stand on diversity. (American Council on Education) (includes related article on Dr. Reginald Wilson)
March 5, 1998... San Francisco -- Both Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala praised the American Council on Education (ACE) for its recent statement on the need for diversity in higher education. ...

Looking out for their future. (Black and Latino students seek to support University of Michigan as defendants in reverse discrimination lawsuit)
March 5, 1998... Washington -- National and local civil rights groups are hoping to accomplish in Michigan what Texas officials failed to do during Hopwood v. Texas -- that is, prevent the restriction of educational opportunities for Black and Latino students....

Reforming American education.
March 5, 1998... Washington -- Just what is education reform? National education standards? Equity of access? Teacher certification? Curriculum revision? Better governance? Moreover, do we really need to reconstruct our educational system? These were...

Charting a Black research agenda. (interview with H. Patrick Swygert, president of Howard University)(Cover Story)(Interview)
March 5, 1998... President H. Patrick Swygert, 54, assumed the helm of the nation's only historically Black Research I institution in 1995. Since his arrival at Howard University, he has been crafting a strategy to carry the institution into the twenty-first...

A scant presence. (Black and Latino faculty at research institutions) (includes related article)
March 5, 1998... For many faculty, particularly those who favor research over teaching, securing a faculty position at a major research institution is a dream come true. These universities, of which there are 120 nationwide, offer some of the most ideal...

The numbers may look good, but... (University of New Mexico, decrease in Hispanic faculty)
March 5, 1998... Data collected by the federal government on the diversity and distribution of the nation's academic labor force show that the University of New Mexico (UNM) ranks near the top at recruiting and retaining Latino/Hispanic faculty. In fact, when...

Recruiting professorial diversity. (University of South Carolina)
March 5, 1998... In a state where lawmakers currently are debating a bill that would scale back state-sanctioned affirmative action policies, a University of South Carolina (USC) faculty member is trying to lure under-represented minorities into the collegiate...

Summer camp for profs! (Faculty Resource Network, New York University)
March 5, 1998... When Morris Brown College wanted faculty members to participate in a highly regarded faculty development program during the summer of 1997, school administrators turned to Dr. Kathie Stromile Golden, a newly hired political science professor...

Retaining master jugglers. (junior faculty must learn to prioritize their schedules)
March 5, 1998... Last week I got an e-mail from a young sister who is in her first year of university teaching. Curiously, the e-mail was time-stamped 2 a.m. Poignantly, it was a shout for help and advice. "How do I handle all of the demands on my time?"...

The Assassination of the Black Male Image.
March 5, 1998... The Assassination of the Black Male Image, authored by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, a media critic and political analyst, offers a thoughtful perspective on the racial and sexual stereotyping of Black males. Readers may be familiar with the...

The pitfalls and the pendulum. (recruiting for affirmative action programs and the law)
March 5, 1998... People often ask me to predict how current events are shaping the future of affirmative action. The wonder aloud about the legality of initiatives to recruit, action, and promote Black faculty and administrators. My response may vary somewhat,...

Washington UPDATE.
March 19, 1998... ED Backs Continued Default-Rate Exemption for HBCUs The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has asked Congress to extend the current exemption from default-rate penalties for historically Black colleges and universities. HBCUs and...

California Students Propose Initiative to `Provide Equal Opportunity'.
March 19, 1998... BERKELEY, Calif. -- In response the anti-affirmative action referendums and policy statements which have become the law of the land in the state of California, students here have crafted the Equal Educational Opportunity. Initiative (EEOI) in...

UC Women's Basketball Coach Sued Over Alleged Slur.
March 19, 1998... OAKLAND, Calif. -- University of California (UC) women's basketball coach Marianne Stanley has been sued over her alleged use of a racial slur during an argument at a school gym. Stanley, who drew national news coverage when she alleged...

Minority Hiring Not Making the Grade in Collegiate Sports.
March 19, 1998... BOSTON -- The grades are in for minority hiring in college sports, and they're lousy. A new study released in February by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society found that while the record for minority hiring in...

Texas A&M Affiliation With Law School Denied.
March 19, 1998... HOUSTON -- Texas A&M University should drop its affiliation with the private South Texas College of Law and instead get permission to establish its own law school, higher education officials say. "A&M cannot have a law school at this time,"...

Howard Weighs In on Affirmative Action Debate.
March 19, 1998... WASHINGTON -- By organizing a high-powered symposium that includes William Gray of The College Fund, Christopher Edley Jr. of the Harvard School of Law, and Luther Williams of the National Science Foundation, Howard University has begun an...

College Deciding Discipline For Hanging Black Mannequin.
March 19, 1998... YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio -- Antioch College officials are trying to decide whether to discipline four students who tied a noose around the neck of a Black mannequin and hung it from a tree. "Their intent wasn't racial," said Scott Warren,...

Harvard Civil Rights Project Gets $500,000 Grant.
March 19, 1998... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Harvard Civil Rights Project -- headed by Christopher Edley Jr., former advisor to President Bill Clinton and current law professor, and Gary Orfield, professor of education and social policy -- announced earlier this...

NAACP Head Backs Off Criticism Of Handling of Racial Attack.
March 19, 1998... GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The head of the state chapter of the NAACP says he regrets criticizing Guilford College for its response to a campus racial attack. "Maybe I was a little hasty in trying to portray the manner in which I thought he...

Dorm Keeps Name Despite Protest Over Klan Connection.
March 19, 1998... BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A Virginia Tech dorm named for a now-deceased professor who might have had Ku Klux Klan ties won't be renamed, Tech President Paul Torgersen said. Claudius Lee, an engineering professor who died in 1962, called himself...

Kerner Commission Report Updated by New Study.
March 19, 1998... A report updating the findings of the 1968 Kerner Commission report concludes that "the rich are getting richer, the poor and working class are getting poorer, and minorities are suffering disproportionately.... A class and racial breach is...

Feds Close Title VI Investigation in Ohio.
March 19, 1998... DAYTON, Ohio -- The decision by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to close its active Title VI investigation into the state of Ohio's treatment of Central State University (CSU) triggered mixed reactions ranging...

Black Scientists: Why Are There Still So Few?
March 19, 1998... When Gene Roddenberry's starship Enterprise explored new frontiers science fiction in his show Star Trek, he cast a diverse team of actors to portray the rocket scientists of the future. Last fall, the rocket scientists starring in the...

Trouble Along The Science Pipeline.
March 19, 1998... Perhaps the most commonly cited barrier to African American students being chosen by the most competitive colleges and universities for admission into science and engineering programs is their performance on standardized college entrance exams,...

Hurdle #1: Getting in the Door.
March 19, 1998... Research institutions are the primary producers of the nation's scientific brain trust. Yet, the record of these institutions for producing African Americans in these disciplines is spotty. In this feature, Black Issues examines the experiences...

Leading from Behind.
March 19, 1998... Two historically Black colleges aspire to become more than just feeder schools Historically Black colleges and universities are relative newcomers to the science and engineering search arena. As a consequence, few offer doctoral level...

The Book for Math Empowerment: Rethinking the Subject of Mathematics.(Review)
March 19, 1998... The Book for Math Empowerment: Rethinking the Subject of Mathematics by Sandra Manigault Godosan Publications, 1997, Stafford, Virginia 112 pages, Soft cover: $12.95 A student once told me, "Mathematics is something you do, not...

BI Appointments PROFESSIONAL.
March 19, 1998... Academic Appointments Cassandra Berry has been named an associate vice president for the new office of equity and diversity at the University of North Texas. Previously, she was assistant vice president and director of the office of equal...

Bridging the Gap That Divides America.
March 19, 1998... The early 1970s, the aftermath of the civil rights movement, was a time of great promise for America's minority population. Nowhere was the promise greater than in engineering. Engineering was the nation's largest profession, the root of its...