Black Issues in Higher Education articles from November 2001

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from November 2001

For everything there is a season: Ecclesiastes 3:1. (Editor's Note).(reparations for African Americans )(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... With the debate about reparations for African Americans heating up in the past few years, we decided a few months ago that it was time for Black Issues to examine this hot-button issue. It is a debate that is not just confined to the Black...

HBCUs, HSIs still face funding hurdles. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... Congress still has considerable work ahead if it wants to provide a moderate funding increase for minority-serving colleges and universities next year. House and Senate panels responsible for education funding have unveiled their budget...

College costs increase, but record amount of financial aid available to students. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... The College Board in two recent studies reported that college tuition and fees in 2001-2002 had increased an average of between 5.5 and 7.7 percent at four-year institutions, and between 5.5 and 5.8 percent at two-year institutions, while a...

Lawmakers agree on Pell increase. (Washington Update).(grants in aid)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... Needy students are likely to get an extra $250 in their Pell Grants next year based on recent action on Capitol Hill. Both the House and the Senate are proposing the $250 increase, which would bring the maximum Pell Grant for needy students...

Former congressional aide tapped for higher education post. (Washington Update).(Sally Stroup)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... A former congressional aide is the Bush administration's choice to head the long-vacant post of assistant secretary for postsecondary education. Sally Stroup is the White House nominee for the U.S. Department of Education's highest college...

Congress asks GAO to conduct study on digital divide. (Washington Update).(General Accounting Office )(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... The federal government should conduct a comprehensive study on distance learning and digital divide problems that can affect minority-serving institutions, some members of Congress say. A group of Republicans and Democrats is asking the...

Michigan's affirmative action cases to be heard by full circuit court: October hearings postponed until December so all nine judges could hear cases. (Noteworthy news: from staff and news wire reports).(University of Michigan)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... ANN ARBOR, MICH. The University of Michigan has a new court date for its two affirmative action cases and a new interim president who says he is just as dedicated to fighting to maintain the university's admissions policies as outgoing...

Meharry, Vanderbilt to fund study of cancer among Blacks. (Nashville, Tenn.).(Meharry Medical College, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Institute)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... NASHVILLE, TENN. A $22 million grant announced last month for researchers at Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Institute will fund a multistate study to explain why Blacks die of cancer at disproportionately high rates....

Minority students admitted to New England schools meet same standards as others, study finds. (Boston).(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... BOSTON New England colleges and universities are not lowering their standards to admit minorities, according to a study released last month. The report, commissioned by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, examines how New England schools...

Spelman College President announces retirement. (Atlanta).(Audrey Forbes Manley)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... ATLANTA Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley, the eighth president and the first alumna president of Spelman College, announced her retirement at a college convocation ceremony last month. "When I accepted this position of honor, I identified a...

Brown University inaugurates new president, Ruth Simmons. (Providence, R.I.).(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... PROVIDENCE, R.I. Brown University's new president has risen to the pinnacle of academia from humble beginnings, inspired along the way by her teachers. So it was no surprise when Dr. Ruth J. Simmons encouraged those at her inauguration...

Benedict conference prepares students for leadership roles. (Columbia, S.C.).(historically Black colleges and universities)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... COLUMBIA, S.C. Students, faculty and staff from South Carolina's historically Black colleges and universities gathered last month with community and political leaders to discuss the importance of community involvement and global awareness...

Pittsburgh couple gives $3 million to Penn State for Science, Business. (State College, PA).(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... STATE COLLEGE, PA. A Pittsburgh couple has donated $3 million to create endowed faculty chairs at Penn State University in the Eberly College of Science and the Smeal College of Business Administration. Ronald R. Davenport, who earned...

Tuskegee students say Alabama Pub discriminates. (Auburn, Ala.).(dress code challenged during happy hour)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... AUBURN, ALA. A bar owner's lawyer says race was not a factor in his client's recent exclusion of a group of Tuskegee University students from a "happy hour" drinks special open only to Auburn and Southern Union students. The Tuskegee...

Harvard University asks faculty to reevaluate their grading. (Cambridge, Mass.).(Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Weeks after allegations of rampant grade inflation, Harvard University professors are being asked to justify the grades they give students. Dean of undergraduate education Susan Pedersen announced at a recent faculty...

University of Louisville plans center to prepare for biological attacks. (Louisville, KY).(Kentucky)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... LOUISVILLE, KY. The University of Louisville's role in the crisis-response network has expanded since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the recent anthrax exposures. Its microbiology lab has tested more than 90 samples of mysterious...

Moving, toward reparations: the resurgence of the reparations movement is taking shape with black leaders, intellectuals.(United States)
November 8, 2001... In 1998, historically Black Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona, Fla., answered the Clinton administration's call for colleges and universities to sponsor race relations discussions and events in support of President Clinton's National...

Stirring up `uncivil wars' on college campuses David Horowitz reparation ad campaign proves explosive.(race relations, United States)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... Several months have passed since the last campus protests erupted over a David Horowitz advertisement in college newspapers stating that reparations for American slavery is "a Bad Idea -- and Racist Too." But Horowitz, an author, activist...

Fighting the good fight. (Cover Story).(Randall Robinson)(Interview)(Cover Story)
November 8, 2001... Black Issues In Higher Education talks to renown human rights activist and author Randall Robinson about the Black American reparations movement. Robinson, who was formerly president of the Washington, D.C.-based TransAfrica advocacy and the...

Studying abroad takes on new urgency following terrorist attacks: most educators see a greater need for international, cultural exchanges.(United States)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 8, 2001... Educational exchanges take many forms. For a number of years they have been an important mechanism for enhancing the image of the United States around the world as pan of what is called "public diplomacy." The U.S. Department of State has...

Dosing out lessons of diversity.(Lydia Lum on the Chinese American experience)(Brief Article)(Column)
November 8, 2001... DEXHEIM, GERMANY My eyes were still adjusting to the auditorium lights flickering back on, as the crowd of young American soldiers swarmed me. I had just finished my slide-show talk about Angel Island -- the Ellis Island of the West Coast...

Cuba's intellectual blockade: U.S. embargo or Cuban censorship?(United States)(Column)
November 8, 2001... Recently, I had the opportunity, for a second time, to visit the small island nation of Cuba. I first went there during the 1970s, when I was a graduate student, and saw that nearest, and most distant, of neighboring countries. During a rare...

Stillman latest HBCU to go wireless. (Tuscaloosa, Ala.).(Historically Black Colleges and Universities)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Stillman College has joined the ranks of historically Black colleges and universities that have established a campus-wide wireless computing network for its students, faculty and staff. In addition to establishing a...

Virginia to develop virtual university. (Richmond, VA).(mixing of online course work with regular curriculum)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... RICHMOND, VA. Anticipating a boom in statewide college enrollments this decade, Virginia officials are planning a new "virtual" university that would allow students to earn degrees by combining online and traditional course work from...

Nellie Mae launches Financial Management Program at undergraduate campuses. (Braintree, Mass.).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 8, 2001... BRAINTREE, MASS. Nellie Mae, a top originator of student loans, has launched FinMan, an e-mail-based program established to enhance financial and debt management counseling on college campuses. The program, which was successfully piloted...

Yale Department, Head Start Agency provide computer training. (New Haven, Conn.).(Connecticut)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... NEW HAVEN, CONN. Yale University's Department of Psychology, in collaboration with LULAC Head Start and other local New Haven agencies, awarded 120 refurbished computers to participants in "Bridging the Digital Divide," a computer training...

New media and disasters. (Personal Computing).(Internet vs. television)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... During a disaster, where is the first place you should turn for information? You might think the Internet would be ideal. After all, it was set up by the military in the 1960s to ensure communications during a nuclear war. Yet, as recent events...

New York University's School of Education.(appoints Dr. Larue Allen)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... DR. LARUE ALLEN has been appointed associate dean for academic affairs at New York University's School of Education. Formerly the chairwoman of the department of applied psychology, she also served as director of the Child and Family Policy...

Northern Virginia Community College.(appoints Dr. Victor E. Bibbins, Sr.)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... DR. VICTOR E. BIBBINS SR. has been appointed dean of student development for the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Bibbins was the chief executive officer of Consolidated Counseling Associates of Bowie, Md. He holds...

College of Charleston's Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture.(appoints Dr. Karen A. Chandler)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... DR. KAREN A. CHANDLER has been named director of the College of Charleston's Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture in South Carolina. Previously, Chandler was director of the college's arts management program. Chandler...

Vanderbilt University.(Dr. Jonathan David Farley)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... DR. JONATHAN DAVID FARLEY is one of four people in the country to receive a 2001-02 Fulbright Distinguished Scholar award to the United Kingdom. Farley is a mathematics professor at Vanderbilt University. He earned a bachelor's from Harvard...

Indiana University Northwest.(Dr. Dorothy Ige)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... DR. DOROTHY IGE has been named dean of the college of arts and sciences at Indiana University Northwest. Ige has served as professor of communications since 1985 and also as associate dean of arts and sciences. Ige earned a bachelor's from...

University of Louisville.(Dr. Mordean Taylor-Archer)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... DR. MORDEAN TAYLOR-ARCHER is the new vice provost for diversity and equal opportunity at the University of Louisville. Previously, she was associate provost for diversity and dual career development at Kansas State University. Taylor-Archer...

Grants & awards.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... Ball State University (Ind.) received a $20 million four-year grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., to educate students for the digital media revolution. Delaware State University's Applied Optics Department will receive $73,033 from the Office...

Events.
November 8, 2001... DECEMBER December 5-9 Kaleidoscope Leadership Institute Hilton Costa Mesa Costa Mesa, Calif. Contact: Dr. Felita T. Williams Phone: (404) 244-2988 Fax: (404) 244-2399 E-mail: kaleidoscope@gpc.peachnet.edu Web:...

Little to gain, much to lose. (Last Word).(reparations for the crimes of slavery and segregation)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2001... Should African Americans, as a matter of national policy, receive reparations for the historical crimes of slavery and Jim Crow segregation? That question is being asked with growing intensity across America. But it is the wrong question at the...

Correction.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
November 22, 2001... An advertisement for The Community College Foundation's TechEd Long Beach educational technology conferences was inadvertently altered to represent both events as having been "cancelled" in light of the Sept. 11 events in the Sept. 27 edition....

Two steps back, two steps forward. (Editor's Note).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
November 22, 2001... My e-mail account experienced increased activity during Black Issues' press time as subscribers, free-lancers and friends gave me the heads up about members of two White fraternities at Auburn University that dressed up for Halloween as Ku Klux...

Lawmakers debate restrictions on student visas. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... Legislation under discussion on Capitol Hill would make it harder for foreign students to enroll in U.S. colleges and universities. "The foreign student visa program is one of the most unregulated and exploited visa categories," says Sen....

NSF program would link HBCUs, developing countries.(National Science Foundation to work with historically Black colleges)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... A Congressional Black Caucus member wants new federal funds to encourage partnerships between historically Black colleges and organizations in developing counties. Under the plan by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, the National Science...

More delays in education funding.(effects of anthrax scare)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... The recent anthrax scare on Capitol Hill is posing another obstacle to the completion of funding bills for student financial aid and minority-serving institutions. Pell Grants, college work/study and funding for historically Black colleges...

Paige seeks reforms within education department.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Roderick R. Paige is unveiling a comprehensive plan to reform the department's accounting and record-keeping practices with a goal toward improving efficiency of student financial aid services. Six months...

Can Bush Sr. deliver for Texas Southern? TSU receives high-profile fund-raising support from former President George Bush. (Houston).(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 2001... HOUSTON Amid a tumbling economy and a not-so-distant history of leadership problems and financial trouble, Texas Southern University is launching a $50 million capital campaign spearheaded by former President George Bush. The campaign...

Study abroad conference addresses security, safety issues. (Washington).
November 22, 2001... WASHINGTON For international educators and study abroad administrators, issues of security have always been important, but after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, that awareness has been heightened. Security, safety and health...

American, Arab students seek common ground: roundtable addresses heightened tension between U.S., Middle East post-Sept. 11. (College Park, Md.).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... There were tense moments at times between Arab and American students as they discussed their reactions to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and explored misconceptions about their respective cultures. Held at the University of Maryland...

Humphries to direct NAFEO. (New York).(National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... NEW YORK Dr. Frederick S. Humphries has been named the new executive director of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO). The deal, which had been rumored to be in the works for months, was finally...

Thurgood Marshall scholarship fund dinner raises record $1.4 million. (New York).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... NEW YORK Defying the odds in these tough economic times, the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund raised a record $1.4 million at its 14th Anniversary Awards Dinner, held at the Sheraton New York last month. Income from the dinner was...

Forum urges partnerships between HBCUs, space science center. (Greenbelt, Md.).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... GREENBELT, MD. Maryland's four historically Black colleges and universities were given inside information on how to enhance and expand their partnerships and collaborative agreements with NASA last month at a daylong forum sponsored by the...

Fraternities suspended for wearing racially offensive costumes. (Auburn, Ala.).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... AUBURN, ALA. TWO Auburn University fraternities were suspended earlier this month because members dressed in Ku Klux Klan robes and blackface -- one with a noose around his neck -- during a Halloween party. Delta Sigma Phi and Beta...

UNCF offers college scholarships to children of terrorist attack victims. (Fairfax, Va.).(United Negro College Fund)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... FAIRFAX, VA. The children of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be eligible to receive a full scholarship for a college education at one of the United Negro College Fund's 39 member institutions. New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani...

NCCU summit focuses on benefits of industry partnerships. (Durham, N.C.).(North Carolina Central University )(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... DURHAM, N.C. North Carolina Central University held its first fall summit last month on the university's Durham campus. The daylong meeting, "NCCU and Industry: Designing the Future" brought together NCCU students, faculty and...

UC faculty approve change in admissions: change would affect where students would matriculate. (Berkeley, Calif.).(University of California )(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... BERKELEY, CALIF. University of California faculty have endorsed a change in the admissions policy that would look at students' life achievements [Text unreadable in original source.] well as their academic records. The systemwide...

A model project: focused on steering minorities toward business doctorates, the PhD project serves as a successful model for other minority student doctoral initiatives. (Special reports: Careers).(the PhD Project)
November 22, 2001... For many who are earning a master's in business administration (MBA), attaining the coveted degree virtually guarantees them a ticket to a lucrative career path in corporate America. However, when Dr. Pamela Carter took a business teaching job...

`Reality-based education': Webster University's aggressive marketing and flexible scheduling lead to a large enrollment, but accreditation questions persist. (Special report: Careers)(Cover Story).(Company Profile)(Cover Story)
November 22, 2001... Twenty-one years ago Brenda Newberry had just given birth to her first child, a girl, in a St. Louis hospital. The next day, she had a visitor, one of her professors from Webster University where she was enrolled in the graduate business...

Statistics: that shape the business landscape.(Special report: Careers).(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 2001... Largest Business Schools (by Enrollment) * Bachelor's Degree Programs -- Full Time 1. Baruch College-The City University of New York 7,295 2. Texas A & M University 6,252 3. Pennsylvania State University ...

Providing a `road map' to the MBA: mentoring program exposes minority students early on to business and leadership skills. (New York).(Management Leadership for Tomorrow)
November 22, 2001... NEW YORK Paul Riser, a Florida A&M University graduate, had a job he loved at Sun Microsystems in Detroit. However, after working for a few years, Riser wondered whether he should quit his job and pursue a master's in business...

Bottom-line goals: fund raising, accreditation and quality are key concerns for black business schools. (Special report: Careers).
November 22, 2001... Business schools at historically Black institutions are producing a record number of productive, successful professionals capable of competing with their counterparts from majority schools. But to continue producing quality businessmen and...

Dear BI career consultants: how has the war on terrorism and resulting slow economy affected career opportunities for college graduates/interns, and what do you see as the best career tracks for the immediate future? (Career Consultants).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... It is important to note that even prior to Sept. 11 our recessionary economy had resulted in the loss of thousands of jobs. Since the terrorist attacks, the job market has weakened further, driven by increased layoffs and nearly a million...

Ringing the alarm on campus computer security. (Indianapolis).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... INDIANAPOLIS Even before the tragic Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, campus computer networks operated by the nation's colleges and universities was at serious risk for unlawful intrusions, hacker break-ins, and for being used as a staging...

Educause to manage .edu Internet domain. (Washington).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... WASHINGTON The U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced the award of a five-year cooperative agreement with the Washington-based Educause organization, which authorizes the...

Higher education consortium undertakes NSF middleware initiative. (Washington).(National Science Foundation)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... WASHINGTON A major coalition of U.S. university organizations and research centers will collaborate on a $12 million project to develop middleware -- software that allows scientists and educators to share applications, instruments and...

Campus computing survey shows e-commerce gains. (Claremont, Calif.).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... CLAREMONT, CALIF. The upcoming 2001 Campus Computing survey highlights modest gains by U.S. colleges and universities in the use of e-commerce solutions for administrative tasks, such as managing course registration over the Internet. ...

Protecting yourself against cyberterrorism. (Personal Computing).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... With most of the civilized world still anxious from the recent hijacked airliners and the more recent anthrax poisonings, do we also need to worry about cyberattacks? Yes. Is there any connection between the burgeoning computer hacking...

Hal tatakallam al-lugha al-Arabiya? (Do you speak Arabic?). (Speaking Of Education).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... Habla Espanol? Parlez-vous Francais? Hal tatakallam al-lugha al-Arabiya? Most Americans have to answer "no." Never mind the more esoteric questions. We don't speak Spanish or French or Arabic, and we aren't trying to master those languages. We...

Delaware County Community College.(Linda Collier named a dean)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... LINDA J. COLLIER has been named dean of public services and social sciences at Delaware County Community College in Pennsylvania. Most recently, Collier was a special assistant for legal affairs to the presidents at Cheyney and Lincoln...

Claflin University.(Zia Hasan appointed vice president)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... DR. ZIA HASAN has been appointed vice president for planning, assessment and information services at Claflin University in South Carolina. Hasan was assistant vice president for academic affairs and director for institutional research and...

Xavier University.(Arthur Johnson)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... ARTHUR JOHNSON is the new executive director of major gifts at Xavier University in New Orleans. Johnson joins the development staff from Tulane University in New Orleans where he was the director of corporate and foundation relations. Johnson...

Morgan State University.(Earl Richardson)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... DR. EARL RICHARDSON, president of Morgan State University in Baltimore, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. He will serve a three-year term. Richardson earned a bachelor's in...

Millikin University.(Bryant Smith)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... BRYANT SMITH has been named director of multicultural affairs and international student services at Millikin University in Illinois. Smith was assistant dean of students and director of multicultural affairs at Lander University in South...

Bergen Community College.(Dr. Jon A.Yasin chosen to attend symposium)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... DR. JON A. YASIN, professor at Bergen Community College in New Jersey, was one of only 10 colleagues from across the globe chosen to attend the symposium "Writing and Dialects of English" at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Yasin...

Grants & awards.
November 22, 2001... BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (Ind.) will receive $1.44 million over the next five years from The National Institute on Aging to study the effects of resistance training on the aging process. ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (N.Y.) is the recipient of a...

Events.
November 22, 2001... DECEMBER December 5-9 Kaleidoscope Leadership Institute Hilton Costa Mesa Costa Mesa, Calif. Contact: Dr. Felita T. Williams Phone: (404) 244-2988 Fax: (404) 244-2399 E-mail: kaleidoscope@gpc.peachnet.edu Web:...

Seeking accreditation is well worth the work. (Last Word).(Brief Article)
November 22, 2001... For colleges of business at historically Black colleges and universities, gaining accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is very important. Having accreditation shows the school meets the same high...