Black Issues in Higher Education articles from November 2000

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from November 2000

Using Power to Solve the Diversity Dilemma.(people of color at the National Academies)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... In Dorothy Winbush Riley's 1995 edition of My Soul Looks Back, `Less I forget: A Collection of Quotations by People of Color, the Iroquois are credited with having this to say about power: "Power means authority, the authority of law and...

HBCUs Making Major Progress In Curbing Loan Defaults.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... An in-depth review of new federal data shows that historically Black colleges and universities are making major inroads in reducing defaults, particularly at institutions that had high rates for much of the 1990s. For 1998, only four of...

Howard University Dean Named to Javits Fellowship Board.(Orlando L. Taylor)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... Dr. Orlando L. Taylor, dean of Howard University's Graduate School, has been named to the Jacob K. Javits Fellows Program Fellowship Board by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley. Taylor, who also directs Howard's Ronald E. McNair...

College Board Reports `Modest' Tuition Increases.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... In two reports released here last month, the College Board announced that college tuition and fees in the 2000-'01 academic year have increased an average of 4.8 percent at four-year colleges and from 5.2 percent at two-year institutions. ...

Minority-Serving Institutions Gain Leverage At DOT.(United States. Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... Historically Black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions are gaining a foothold in federal government research projects on transportation and related technologies. Six HBCUs and four HSIs are among the recipients of an effort to...

Alabama State Officials Contact Mike Espy About Presidency.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... MONTGOMERY, ALA. Two officials of Alabama State University say they have contacted former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy in an effort to interest him in filling the vacancy for president. Trustee Donald Watkins says he and...

Students Hold March in Response to Racist Threats.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... STATE COLLEGE, PA. A group of Penn State students held what they termed a "solidarity walk" last month in response to recent threatening letters sent to Black students. The event, organized by the Penn State Coalition of Students,...

Racist Incidents in Ga. Lead to Sanctions, Unity Jog.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... ATLANTA Oglethorpe University has handed down sanctions against four fraternities after students participating in a cross-country meet complained of being racially harassed and assaulted. Oglethorpe's president, Dr. Larry Large, says...

Georgia Wants More White Students To Enroll at State's HBCUs.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 9, 2000... ATLANTA Looking to increase diversity at all its schools, the University System of Georgia wants more White students to enroll at the state's three historically Black public colleges. "There is educational value in studying with people...

Orlando Judge Throws Out Suit Against Adam's Mark Hotel.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... ORLANDO, FLA. A federal judge has thrown out an $8 million settlement between the Adam's Mark hotel chain and five Black guests who say they were discriminated against at the Black College Reunion in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1998. The...

Pennsylvania Officials Consider State Test For Automatic College Admission.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... HARRISBURG, PA. The majority of Pennsylvania's high school students who score well on the state's basic-skills test would be guaranteed admission into state colleges under a plan being considered here. The new concept is included in...

Tuskegee, Colorado to Participate in Exchange Programs.(Tuskegee University)(Colorado, University of)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... TUSKEGEE, ALA, Students and faculty at Tuskegee University here and the University of Colorado at Boulder will begin participating in a joint exchange program. Initially, the program will feature the exchange of six to 10...

Lawyer Says He'll Take Ole Miss Confederate Flag Ban to Supreme Court.(Richard Barrett)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... JACKSON, Miss. A lawyer for a White supremacist group says he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to outlaw the University of Mississippi's ban on Confederate flags at athletic events. Nationalist Movement lawyer Richard Barrett says the...

Corporations Lend Support to U-Michigan's Diversity Efforts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 9, 2000... ANN ARBOR, MICH. Twenty of America's largest and best-known corporations filed a legal brief here last month strongly supporting the University of Michigan in the lawsuit challenging its admissions policies. The brief argues that diversity...

Rep. John Lewis Honored at Atlanta University Center.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... U.S. Rep. John Lewis' long commitment to racial justice and equal educational opportunity drew accolades last month from the six institutions that comprise the Atlanta University Center. Higher education, civic and community leaders from...

THEY'D LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY ...
November 9, 2000... But minority members say their elections to the prestigious institutes are not enough, and that more must be done to boost their representation. For 10 years, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin volunteered her services at a rural health clinic she...

Predictive Value.(Educause 2000 conference)
November 9, 2000... Educause 2000 conference highlights new technology NASHVILLE, TENN. There's no doubt that rapid changes in information technology create uncertainty and anxiety throughout the economy and society at large. Experts agree that change is...

The Good and Bad News About EDUCAUSE 2000.
November 9, 2000... THOUGH THE MINORITY PRESENCE WAS LOW, MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS CAME IN RECORD NUMBERS More than 6,500 people attended the EDUCAUSE 2000 Conference in Nashville, Tenn., last month. It was the largest crowd yet for higher education's...

UGA Wants to Survey Students' Use of Internet Music-Swapping.(University of Georgia)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... ATHENS, GA. University of Georgia officials want to know how often students are using Napster and other Web sites that allow people to exchange music over the Internet. Campus technology officials expect the school's Internet traffic...

Study Shows Internet Not Likely to Affect 2000 Vote.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... UTICA, N.Y. Despite enough information on Web sites to choke a donkey or an elephant, the Internet isn't likely to make a difference in the presidential election -- this year. Preliminary results of a Syracuse University study show...

Massachusetts Officials to Vote on $123 Million Proposal to Require Student Laptops.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... BOSTON Massachusetts state colleges soon may join a handful of public campuses requiring that students buy and use their own laptops. The initial three-year plan, which would require state funding, includes $54 million that would go...

Va. Professor Works With Bill Cosby To Publish Electronic Book on Education.(Review)
November 9, 2000... NORFOLK, VA. An educational reform professor at Old Dominion University has a prominent co-author on a new electronic book: Dr. Bill Cosby. The book, American Schools: The $100 Billion Challenge, suggests using the federal surplus to...

Majority of HBCUs `Keeping Pace' with Technology.(historically black colleges and universities, provide internet access)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 9, 2000... MANY STILL FACE MAJOR DIGITAL DIVIDE ISSUES, NAFEO REPORT SAYS WASHINGTON The majority of Black colleges and universities are more wired than originally assumed, according to a recent study released by the National Association for...

Using the 'Net to Travel the Real World.(online travel web sites)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... For years, people have transcended distance using the Internet, sending messages and retrieving information from the far comers of the world. Lately, the 'Net has become increasingly useful in bridging distance physically, from researching...

ON THE MOVE.(United States colleges and universities faculty appointments)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... DR. CHRISTOPHER T. CURRY has been appointed director of residence life at Delaware State University. He was formerly assistant dean of students and director of residence life at Delaware Valley College. Curry earned his bachelor's from Lincoln...

GRANTS & awards.(United States colleges and universities)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2000... Arizona State University's colleges of Business and Engineering and Applied Sciences will receive a five-year $3 million grant from the Ford Motor Co. The money will help pay for faculty salaries, scholarships, undergraduate and graduate...

Educating for the Global Future.(international opportunities for minority students)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 9, 2000... A passport recognizes the bearer as a citizen of the United States. In his 1857 Dred Scott decision, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney cited the routine refusal of officials at the U.S. Department of State to issue passports to Blacks as evidence...

They're on the Job.(Editorial)
November 23, 2000... Marketability and competitiveness seem to be the two themes consistent in many of the articles in this issue, which I guess is appropriate since this is Black Issues' annual careers edition. What can Black colleges do to attract and retain...

Education Department, Congress Making `Retreat' On Civil Rights.(U.S. Commission on Civil Rights issues draft Funding Federal Civil Rights Enforcement: 2000 and Beyond report)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 23, 2000... The nation's elected leaders, Republican and Democrat alike, are continuing a "retreat from their obligation" to provide adequate funding for civil fights enforcement, the U.S. Commission for Civil Rights says in a new report that also singles...

ACE, Carnegie Corp. Select 8 Schools With Outstanding International Programs.(American Council on Education and Carnegie Corp. of New York)(Promising Practices: Institutional Models of Comprehensive Internationalization project)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... The American Council on Education and Carnegie Corp. of New York have selected eight colleges and universities known for outstanding achievements in internationalizing their undergraduate programs to participate in a project to highlight...

Ceiling Lifted on Foreigners, While U.S. Minorities Still Underrepresented in High-Tech Field.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... More so than ever before, employers are seeking foreign workers to fill skilled jobs that go unfilled in the United States. But the trend is prompting debate about how better to focus federal attention on education and job training -- including...

QUOTE of NOTE.(Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... "I think we missed a very valuable opportunity. African Americans are only 11 percent of the high-tech industry, and they continue to be underemployed." -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, on recent legislation to expand a program...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $1.2 Million Partnerships with Minority Institutions.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... The Federal Highway Administration will partner with 10 minority-serving institutions for transportation and research and technology activities valued at more than $1.2 million, announced U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater last...

GEAR UP Program Having Impact, Leaders Say.(Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... Project administrators, program funders and national experts said at last month's meeting that the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, a $200 million federal administration initiative to improve college success for...

Percentage of Minority Medical School Applicants Increases for the First Time Since 1996.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... The percentage of under-represented minority medical school applicants increased for the first time since 1996 to 4,267, or 1.9 percent above 1999. The number of under-represented minorities that matriculated in 2000 remained about the same,...

Fisk University's Jubilee Singers Inducted into Gospel Hall of Fame.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... The Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, an institution more than a century old, was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame last month. It has been said that civil rights pioneer and author Dr. W.E.B. DuBois called their music a message...

Ruth Simmons Named President of Brown University.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, the president of Smith College, was named the new president of Brown University earlier this month, making her the first African American president of an Ivy League institution. The members of the Brown Corporation said...

In Appreciation.(Rhonda M. Williams)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
November 23, 2000... Dr. Rhonda M. Williams, acting director of Afro-American Studies at the University of Maryland-College Park, died of cancer on Nov. 7 at her home in Hyattsville, Md. She was 43. Williams graduated cum laude from Harvard-Radcliffe College in...

U.S. Lawyers Ask Judges to Overturn Decision on UGA Admissions.(use of race in University of Georgia admissions)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... In a strongly worded appeal, lawyers for the federal government have urged an appeals court to overturn a decision against the University of Georgia's use of race in its admissions. Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice say U.S....

Group Wants UC to Stop Racial Profiling.(Equal Opportunity Alliance, University of Colorado)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... A newly formed student group wants the University of Colorado to stop collecting information on the racial makeup of the school. The group, the Equal Opportunity Alliance, says the university is practicing racial profiling by gathering such...

University of Alabama Faculty Members at Odds Over Need for Anti-Racism Seminars.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... The University of Alabama, a landmark site in the battle to desegregate schools, is viewed by some university leaders as being institutionally unfriendly to Black faculty and students. But others say anti-racism workshops, which were...

Experts Leary of Texas' Latest Education Disparity Elimination Efforts.(state grants for historically black universities)
November 23, 2000... Educators here are asking state lawmakers to help finance new endowments of faculty positions and student scholarships. The request is part of an effort to settle the dispute between the federal Office of Civil Rights and the state of Texas...

Study Shows More Than Half of American Colleges Now Have Diversity Requirements.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... Results of a new study suggest that a majority of colleges and universities require undergraduates to study diversity issues or material that speaks to diversity. The national survey, released last month by the Association of American...

Thurgood Marshall Fund Raises $5.7 Million, Beats Goal.(fund supporting historically black colleges)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... When the goal is to prepare a new generation of leaders, money is often what distinguishes those with good intentions from those who are taking care of business. The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund let the world know last month that it is in...

Doing DOUBLE DUTY.(African-American professors who also hold public office)
November 23, 2000... A Small Group of African Americans are Serving Simultaneously as Scholars and Elected Officials When Dr. Mamie Locke conducted an independent study seminar at Hampton University last year, her 10 political science students got more than an...

Mastering TECHNOLOGY'S ... TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES.(students, faculty adopting new technology)
November 23, 2000... Colleges encourage faculty to go high tech To get students proficient and comfortable with the Internet and the latest information technology, Morris Brown College officials have required its undergraduates to participate in a laptop...

FACULTY Demographics.(salaries, race of college faculty)(Statistical Data Included)
November 23, 2000... The percentage of minority full-time faculty at Title IV-eligible postsecondary institutions in the United States remains relatively low. African American, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian/Alaskan native faculty members account for a total of...

BLACK WRITERS Ready for the Millennium.(10th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writers' Conference)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... Chicago State University Hosts 10th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writers' Conference Chicago State University played host to approximately 550 writers, students, scholars and educators who attended the l0th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writers'...

Faculty Survey Indicates Overall Satisfaction, Room for Improvement.(in African American faculty hiring)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 23, 2000... Black faculty showing decline in representation If you feel like faculty diversity is a low priority at your institution, that your faculty peers lack a commitment to community service or that it is becoming increasingly difficult to strike...

Can HBCUs Compete for Black Faculty?(Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
November 23, 2000... Black colleges are searching for ways to draw top talent There was a time when newly minted Black doctorate recipients had few choices but to pursue careers at historically Black colleges and universities. Times have changed, however. Over...

HBCUs Strategize on Ways to Close Digital Divide on Their Campuses.(Historically Black Colleges and Universities)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... Slow adoption of technology by faculty seen as barrier With Black colleges positioning their institutions to tackle the digital divide, officials with Tennessee State University and Clark Atlanta University highlighted an array of issues...

Howard University Awards Honorary Doctorate to Oracle CEO and Founder Ellison.(Larry J. Ellison)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... Just months after pledging a $2 million gift of 4,000 network computers and printers to be installed in Howard University's 12 undergraduate dormitories, Larry J. Ellison, CEO and founder of the Oracle Corp., was awarded an honorary doctoral...

Black Frat Announces Digital Divide Initiative.(Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... The Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. announced last month a nationwide project called the "Digital Heritage Initiative" in collaboration with the Microsoft Corp. and Africana.com to provide computer software and educational materials to public...

NASA and UC Schools to Create Silicon Valley Research Campus.(University of California)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... NASA researchers hope to launch new scientific innovations when they team up with scientists from the University of California at a proposed research park in Silicon Valley. The two groups said recently they would work to open an...

Morris Brown College Hosts Laptop Media Day.(student training and dissemination)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... Morris Brown College recently hosted "Laptop Media Day" during the final week of student laptop training and dissemination. Several students received training to assist in the distribution process. Morris Brown is the first historically Black...

University of Arkansas Shares in Grant For Computer Research.(with the University of Oklahoma to create a research center)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... The University of Arkansas was awarded a grant with the University of Oklahoma to create a research center devoted to studying materials that can make computers run faster. The $4.5 million grant comes as part of a push by the federal...

Three South Carolina HBCUs Announce Technology Partnership.(Voorhees College, Allen University and Moms College)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... Three historically Black colleges in South Carolina, with the help of Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, received $3.2 million in federal funding for an innovative partnership with the Savannah River...

Controlling the Chaos: New, Better Options for Internet Searching.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 23, 2000... There's nothing more central to the Internet than searching for what you need, and there's nothing that changes at Internet speed as much as Internet search sites. The Internet search industry is in a state of upheaval. Familiar names are...

Enlarging and Diversifying Our Technical Talent Pool.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 23, 2000... The idea was classically simple. Not just to educate our best young minds to the highest levels, but to deliver on the promise that all children can learn and achieve. That was the beginning, 25 years ago, of what first was known as the...

Where Are the Black Futurists?(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... A week or so ago, I had drifted off to sleep watching some budget hearing on C-SPAN, and when I awoke the hearing was over and a panel of four people were talking about the future. All four of them were White, and they were talking about trends...

Dear BI Career Consultants.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... What should African American faculty members do to prepare themselves for a career change from faculty to administration? Dr. Muriel Wright Brailey Director of the Institute for African American Studies, Wilberforce University I...

ON THE MOVE.(promotions)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... WARDELL G. BAKER has been promoted to associate vice president for student affairs at Virginia State University in Petersburg. Previously, he was director of residence life at the university. Baker earned both a bachelor's in agronomy and a...

GRANTS & awards.(universities receive grants)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 23, 2000... North Carolina A&T State University received $3 million to be allocated over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs and matching funds to implement a program...

How to Recruit and Promote Minority Faculty: Start By Playing Fair.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2000... Sometimes, you have to review the roles of the game to make sure that you are applying them fairly to everyone. Recent legal attacks on affirmative action have made colleges and universities nervous about their efforts to recruit faculty (as...