Black Issues in Higher Education articles from October 2002

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from October 2002

Working toward a common goal. (Editor's Note).
October 10, 2002... The last time Black Issues reported on the exclusive honor society Phi Beta Kappa, Fisk and Howard universities, in addition to Morehouse College, were the only three historically Black colleges and universities with Phi Beta Kappa...

Letters.
October 10, 2002... DEAR EDITOR: Your recent article "The Disconnect Between Colleges and Their Communities" inaccurately suggested that the University of Maryland does very little for its home, Prince George's County. Since the reporter did very little to...

HBCUs making progress on loan default rate. (Washington Update).
October 10, 2002... No Black college or university in 2002 is subject to federal sanctions for student loan default rates, a sign that HBCUs are making major progress in counseling and monitoring its student loan borrowers, the U.S. Department of Education says....

President's Advisory Board proposing 10 percent spending increase for HBCUs. (Washington Update).(historically black colleges and universities)
October 10, 2002... President Bush's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities was prepared to discuss increasing the federal spending of HBCUs by 10 percent with the president during a visit to the White House last month. However, with the...

HBCUs have key role to play in school reform efforts. (Washington Update).(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... Black colleges have significant roles to play in implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, the new federal reform plan for K-12 education, administration officials told HBCU leaders in September. "HBCUs are a top priority for this...

States awarded GEAR UP grants. (Washington Update).( to promote early college awareness in low-income schools)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... Six states were awarded GEAR UP grants to promote early college awareness in low-income schools, along with 39 grants to local partnerships. Through GEAR UP, grantees begin working with students no later than seventh grade to provide...

`Choosing Spelman': college's ninth president sees intersection between the school's values and her life's work. (Noteworthy News).(Interview)
October 10, 2002... Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum took over the reigns of Spelman College as its ninth president in August. "It just felt like this was what I was supposed to do," Tatum says about heading Atlanta's historically Black college for women. Author of Why...

Students of color make enrollment, graduation gains. (Noteworthy News).
October 10, 2002... WASHINGTON The number of students of color enrolling and graduating from the nation's colleges and universities continues to climb steadily, according to an annual status report released last month by the American Council on Education's...

Federal Commission to mark anniversary of Brown decision. (Noteworthy News).(Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission)
October 10, 2002... WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the creation of the Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission last month. The commission was created to encourage and...

NAFEO, 100 Black Men team up in scholarship effort. (Noteworthy News).(National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education)(100 Black Men of America Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... WASHINGTON The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and the 100 Black Men of America Inc. have entered into an historic agreement to send promising and talented students to historically and predominantly...

Cultural center to showcase tribal college's history. (noteworthy news).(Haskell Indian Nations University)
October 10, 2002... LAWRENCE, KAN. Reminders of Haskell Indian Nations University's origins as a boarding school to educate and assimilate tribal children greeted visitors at the formal opening of its new Museum and Cultural Center. The $1.1 million...

Saint Augustine's athletic director named U.S. Olympic men's track coach. (noteworthy news).
October 10, 2002... RALEIGH, N.C. George "Pup" Williams said he is humbled and elated at reaching the pinnacle of his profession: U.S. Olympic men's track and field coach. This summer, a 22-member committee of elite athletes and coaches from across the...

Survey: Internet now part of everyday life for college students. (noteworthy news).
October 10, 2002... CHICAGO Andy Perez uses the library at Rice University in Houston for the quiet, not the books. He does his research online. Edell Fiedler taps into the Internet to register for classes and check grades at Minnesota State University,...

Enrollment of minority freshman engineering students at seven-year high. (noteworthy news).
October 10, 2002... NEW YORK Propelled by the largest increase among first-year African American engineering majors in seven years, U.S. institutions enrolled a record 15,329 minority freshman engineering students last year, according to the National Action...

Tutu stresses awareness on anniversary of terrorist attacks. (noteworthy news).(Naomi Tutu)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... JACKSON, TENN. The events of Sept. 11 should inspire people to pay more attention to oppression and suffering around the world, the daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said. Naomi Tutu delivered that message to students...

Greek life still segregated at University of Alabama. (noteworthy news).(fraternities)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... TUSCALOOSA, ALA. The University of Alabama's traditional White fraternities and sororities remain racially segregated a year after a Black woman created a stir by trying--and failing--to gain membership (see Black Issues, Sept. 13,2001)....

Researcher points to pop culture for educating Black youth. (noteworthy news).
October 10, 2002... ROCK HILL, S.C. While others may rely solely on research found in university presses, Dr. C.P. Gause turns to contemporary culture to assist in assessing the role of race in education. "We in education don't always utilize the medium...

Bush administration awards community development grants to 22 HBCUs. (noteworthy news).(George W. Bush)
October 10, 2002... Twenty-two historically Black colleges and universities will receive $10.7 million to revitalize distressed neighborhoods near their campuses by expanding their role and effectiveness in neighborhood revitalization, housing and economic...

Extending their reach: with the 50th anniversaries approaching of the establishment of Phi Beta Kappa chapters at Howard and Fisk universities, the anniversary is a reminder that the honor society remains a remote influence on historically Black institutions and Black students at predominantly White college campuses.
October 10, 2002... Few academic organizations can claim to have conferred as much prestige on America's most competitive colleges and universities and their top students as the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Universities and colleges with a Phi Beta Kappa faculty...

Calling all potential Misters: South Carolina's teacher-training program "Call Me Mister" seeks to put Black males at the front of the class.
October 10, 2002... Just a few decades ago, being a teacher was the career of choice for many first- and second-generation African American college graduates. It was a step up from previous generations' industrial and domestic laboring. It ensured a stable,...

Training the next generation of school leaders.
October 10, 2002... Keeping the appointment book for Dr. Dorothy S. Strickland is no task for the faint-hearted. In one whirlwind week recently, she spoke before "the father of Head Start" at Yale University, to a group called Kids Count and to another group at...

Cal State music professor sues rap group for copyright infringement; case opens up new debate on intellectual property rights. (Faculty Club).(James Newton)(Beastie Boys)
October 10, 2002... James Newton, a triple threat composer-performer-educator who has been showered with awards and commissions for his innovative work in the worlds of jazz, opera, ballet, classical and chamber music, is garnering international media attention...

Webcasting the college game: Internet, media firms team up with football conference to bring sporting events to a new audience. (Tech Talk).
October 10, 2002... A new era in college sports broadcasting got under way in late August when fans watched a Big 12 conference game between the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas A&M University on their computers using high-speed Internet connections....

Students use Web site to evaluate, rate professors. (tech briefs).(RateMyProfessors.com)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... MENLO PARK, CALIF. At RateMyProfessors.com, students can find more than 200,000 ratings of professors in approximately 1,800 schools. The free Web site is considered the Internet's largest listing of college professor ratings, and offers a...

Huston-Tillotson College opens Dell Computer Laboratory. (tech briefs).
October 10, 2002... AUSTIN, TEXAS Last month, Huston-Tillotson College officials unveiled its corporate-sponsored Dell Computer Laboratory, which is housed in the Dickey-Lawless building. The unveiling follows last year's announcement by Dell Computer...

Nellie Mae expands online financial advice Web site. (tech briefs).(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... BRAINTREE, MASS. Nellie Mae, a top originator of student loans, has announced a new component to its FinMan program, which offers online financial guidance to college students. The FinMan's new feature is the `Tip-of-the-Month' series,...

Getting your facts straight. (Personal Computing).(online information)
October 10, 2002... Say you're writing a report and need to double-check a fact or two. Or say you just heard something on TV or the radio and want to make sure it's correct. What do you do? In the past, you reached for an almanac or encyclopedia or headed to...

Akua Johnson Brown has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for budget and planning in the division of business and finance at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... AKUA JOHNSON BROWN has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for budget and planning in the division of business and finance at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Most recently, Brown served as interim university...

University of Georgia. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... DR. CHERYL DOZIER is the new assistant vice president in academic affairs at the University of Georgia, Gwinnett University Center. She earned a bachelor's from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a master's from Atlanta University and a doctorate...

Bowie State University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... DR. M. SAMMYE MILLER has been appointed dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and as special assistant to the provost at Bowie State University in Maryland. Miller earned a bachelor's degree from Delaware State University, master's from...

California Polytechnic State University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... DR. CORNEL MORTON has been named vice president for student affairs at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Tennessee State University and a doctorate from Kent State...

University of Pennsylvania. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... MAJ. GEN. CLIFFORD L. STANLEY has been named executive vice president at the University of Pennsylvania. Stanley has more than 30 years on active duty with the Marine Corps. Stanley earned a bachelor's from South Carolina State University and a...

Morris Brown College. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... DR. CHARLES TAYLOR is the new president of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, succeeding Dr. Dolores Cross. Taylor has served as president of Wilberforce University in Ohio but most recently ran an executive search firm focusing on historically...

Grants & awards.(African American colleges)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... Claflin University (S.C.) has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation t9 strengthen math, science, engineering and technology programs at the school. The money will be used to create programs for the retention and...

University of Alabama at Birmingham. (Grants & awards).(Brief Article)
October 10, 2002... University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a $13 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. The grant will be used for research into new treatments of brain cancer.

Events.(Calendar)
October 10, 2002... OCTOBER Oct. 23-25 The Colorado Workplace Equity Coalition Inc. 18th Annual Conference "Synchronicity" Working Together in unity Pueblo Convention Center Pueblo, Colo. For more information: www.cwequity.com Oct. 24-27...

Education without representation. (Last Word).
October 10, 2002... The national debate about the overproduction of doctorates dangerously ignores the underproduction of African American doctorates within the academy and the crucial role these scholars play in promoting further success of African American...

The art of retaining students. (Editor's Note).
October 24, 2002... It makes sense that as students matriculate through college, their chances of graduating increase. It's the fast two years of college when students are most at risk of dropping out. Many students enroll in college unprepared for the rigors of...

HBCU leaders focus on technology gap: `sustained teamwork' needed to eliminate disparities, one leader says. (Washington Update).(historically black colleges and universities)
October 24, 2002... Historically Black colleges and universities lag far behind traditionally White institutions in technology, college leaders told a House of Representatives panel in September. "The technology gap at many of our campuses is a visible...

In memoriam: education advocate dies.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 24, 2002... Rep. Patsy Mink, D-Hawaii, senior Democrat on the House of Representatives' higher education panel and a key figure in the creation of Title IX, died late last month of pneumonia. Mink, 74, was the ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee...

Senate plan outlines new HBCU preservation strategy. (Washington Update).(historically black colleges and universities)
October 24, 2002... The U.S. Senate has another new bill to promote historic preservation at HBCUs--a plan with new provisions recommended by UNCF-The College Fund. The plan introduced by Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is similar to other bills introduced this...

Clean audit gives Grambling hope for the future: officials celebrate financial makeover, turn attention to other areas in need of review. (Noteworthy News).
October 24, 2002... GRAMBUNG, LA. Grambling State University scored a major victory in its fight to remain accredited last month when the historically Black school received its first unqualified audit in five years. Accreditation by the Southern...

Opponents ask Supreme Court to hear admissions case. (Noteworthy News).
October 24, 2002... WASHINGTON White students rejected for admission to the University of Michigan appealed to the Supreme Court early this month, asking the justices to decide an emotional affirmative action case without waiting for a lower court to rule....

Guyana, Michigan Universities to develop joint conflict resolution studies. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... GEORGETOWN, GUYANA The university in this ethnically divided South American country and another university in Michigan are planning to develop research and a curriculum in political and ethnic conflict resolution, organizers said early...

More students are now prepared for college, report says. (Noteworthy News).
October 24, 2002... SAN JOSE, CALIF. Many states have made substantial strides in preparing students for college-level education, but there have not been widespread gains in the proportion of Americans going to college, according to a report released this...

Number of minority business professors doubles in eight years. (Noteworthy News).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... MONTVALE, N.J. In just eight years, the number of doctorally qualified minority professors at U.S. business schools has doubled, reports the Montvale, N.J.-based The PhD Project, a sweeping initiative to diversify university business...

Morris Brown's financial aid practices under federal scrutiny. (noteworthy news).
October 24, 2002... ATLANTA Federal authorities are investigating the possible misuse of millions of dollars in student financial aid at Morris Brown College, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported late last month. Morris Brown obtained federal grants and...

Louisiana State University chemist wins $1 million grant. (noteworthy news).(Dr. Isiah Warner)(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... NEW ORLEANS Dr. Isiah Warner, a Louisiana State University professor and administrator and an internationally recognized analytical chemist, is among 20 scientists at research universities who will be awarded $1 million in grants during...

Black colleges urged to create law schools. (noteworthy news).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... HOUSTON The best way to get more Blacks into the legal profession is for historically Black colleges to create more law schools, says Dr. Frederick Humphries, president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher...

Ole Miss marks 40th anniversary of its violent integration. (noteworthy news).(University of Mississippi)
October 24, 2002... OXFORD, MISS. James Meredith, whose admission to the University of Mississippi led to a deadly campus uprising 40 years ago, said he wishes he played a larger role in the fight against segregation. "I'm not really too proud because I...

Cosby headlines gala for David Driskell center. (noteworthy news).(Bill Cosby)(David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the African Diaspora)
October 24, 2002... COLLEGE PARK, MD. During the 1980s, "The Cosby Show" put Black artists in the spotlight as a result of their artworks getting prominent display on the show's sets. Last month, Cosby brought the spotlight to Dr. David Driskell, the artistic...

Berkeley study finds youth more conservative than parents. (noteworthy news).
October 24, 2002... BERKELEY, CALIF. Teenagers are more conservative than their parents on issues such as school prayer and abortion, according to a study released last month. Political science professors Merrill Shanks and Henry Brady of the University...

Staying connected: getting retention right is high priority for online degree programs. (Special report: recruitment & retention).
October 24, 2002... With a busy career and an active church life, Bonita Harris has gained considerable experience in balancing work and academic studies. Over the years, the Charlotte, N.C., resident has accumulated college classroom credits at three different...

Taking a holistic approach to retention. (Special report: recruitment & retention).(first year college students at University of Kansas)
October 24, 2002... LAWRENCE, KANSAS The University of Kansas is well-known for its tough Jayhawks basketball team and stellar programs in aerospace engineering and accounting. In recent months, however, the university has earned a reputation as an...

Momentum gathers as Posse moves westward. (Special report: recruitment & retention).(Possee Foundation)
October 24, 2002... Fourteen years ago, when Dr. Shirley Collado was still a senior in high school, her college dreams were modest. The Brooklyn, N.Y., daughter of Dominican Republic immigrants aspired to be a first-generation college graduate. But with her modest...

Projected enrollment growth, public higher education.
October 24, 2002... According to the Educational Testing Service's study "Crossing the Great Divide: Can We Achieve Equity with Generation Y" (2000), African American, Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander students will account for 80 percent of the increase in...

Hitting the scholarship jackpot: many students become discouraged when looking for ways to finance college. (Special report: recruitment & retention).
October 24, 2002... WASHINGTON Jessica Johnson, 20, was on the hunt for scholarships from the ninth grade. She was involved in various community services, created a local radio talk show, started a weekly column in a local newspaper and formed an African...

Dual dilemma: Black faculty work to ensure access, while making the academy hospitable to minority faculty, students. (Faculty Club).
October 24, 2002... "Like most non-Blacks, I guess, I have, anyway, always thought that Afro-American Studies is a pseudo-discipline, invented by guilty White liberals as a way of keeping Black intellectuals out of trouble and giving them a shot at holding...

Saving your college's data from unnatural disaster. (Tech Talk).
October 24, 2002... Last month, as the nation mourned anew for the victims of last Sept. 11, the New York Stock Exchange marked a different kind of anniversary: Last year, the exchange was closed for four days following the terror attacks--its longest closure...

Digital divide grants awarded to nonprofits, universities. (tech briefs).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... WASHINGTON In late September, the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the award of $12.4 million in Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) grants to 25 nonprofit...

Web site aims to draw in donations to Black colleges. (tech briefs).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... WASHINGTON Wells Fargo, the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and BlackVoices.com have collaborated to make it easier for alumni and friends of historically Black colleges and universities to donate...

Students take reigns at Space Flight Center. (tech briefs).(Gkoddard Space Flight Center)(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... WORCESTER, MASS. Along running partnership between NASA and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is giving WPI students hands-on working experience at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Over the past six years the Goddard Space Flight...

What to do with that old clunker of a PC. (Personal Computing).(personal computers)
October 24, 2002... You've gotten good use out of your computer, putting it through its paces. It has cranked out words, crunched numbers and cruised through cyberspace. But now it's getting long in the tooth and slowing you down. Time to upgrade to a new machine....

Student leaders should be students first. (Speaking Of Education).
October 24, 2002... During the months of August and September, Washington, D.C., was a magnet for committed people whose activism is part of their desire to make our world a better one. Of the thousands who rallied for reparations on Aug. 17, there were several...

Mentoring: the forgotten retention tool. (BI Forum).
October 24, 2002... I recently had the opportunity to converse with some colleagues about an important issue in higher education, minority student retention. This conversation prompted a period of personal reflection on my academic life as a student and educator...

Stillman College. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... LINDA BURGESS is the new head women's basketball coach at Stillman College in Alabama. Burgess previously served as assistant women's basketball coach at the University of West Alabama. She has a 13-year professional playing career including...

Tuskegee University. (On The Move).(Monette Evans)(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... MONETTE EVANS is the new vice president/director of admissions and enrollment management at Tuskegee University in Alabama. Previously, Evans was assistant director of admissions at Columbia University. She earned a bachelor's from Columbia...

Slippery Rock University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... DANINE J. FLEMING has been named director of Minority Student Affairs and Cultural Diversity at Slippery Rock University (Pa.). Previously, she was coordinator of minority-student retention at the College of Charleston (S.C.). Fleming earned a...

Savannah State University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... DR. JANE GATES was named dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Savannah State University. Gates earned a bachelor's from Arkansas State University, a master's from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and a doctorate...

Clark Atlanta University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... DR. SHEILA T. GREGORY was named associate professor of educational leadership and higher education administration at Clark Atlanta University. Previously, she was assistant clinical professor of educational leadership and policy studies at...

Texas Southern University. (On The Move).(Brief Article)
October 24, 2002... DR. DON ANTHONY WOODS has been appointed dean of Texas Southern University's re-established School of Public Affairs. Previously Woods was director of the cooperative association of state scholarship programs at Kentucky State University. He...

Grants & awards.(Brief Article)(Directory)
October 24, 2002... Auburn University (Ala,) received $20,000 from Willie T. Grant, a Birmingham civil engineer, to provide an annual scholarship to minority students majoring in engineering at the university. California State University-San Bernardino...

Events.
October 24, 2002... NOVEMBER Nov. 6-7 7th Annual People of Color In Predominantly White Institutions: Recruitment and Retention of Students, Faculty and Staff of Color University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Division of Continuing Studies Phone: (402)...

Six steps to effective leadership. (Last Word).
October 24, 2002... Volumes have been written about leadership, but on many questions, there is no definitive answer. How should leadership be defined? How does one acquire the ability to exercise it? Do women practice leadership differently from men? Is there a...