Black Issues in Higher Education articles from September 2000

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from September 2000

Putting Our Issues on the Agenda.(Editorial)
September 14, 2000... In an academy ripe with scholarship as mind-boggling and varied as a president's "to do" list is long, determining what will be the biggest issues to watch this new academic year was difficult, at best. With the higher education world taking on...

Presidential Candidates Make Higher Education Rounds.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... Higher education finally took center stage in the presidential election last month when Republican nominee George W. Bush made a campaign stop at historically Black Dillard University and Democratic nominee Al Gore visited the University of...

Despite Rough Start, V.P. Candidate Lieberman Gains Black Support.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... QUOTE OF NOTE "He has said enough, he has done enough and he has demonstrated his willingness to deal with issues of concern to the Black community." -- U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., on her change of heart regarding support of...

Education Department Announces Changes in Colleges' Disciplinary Policies.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... Colleges and universities may no longer be able to shield some internal student disciplinary procedures from public view, the U.S. Department of Education says in a potentially far-reaching policy. A number of complex changes to FERPA, the...

Report Focuses on Impact of Surging Enrollments.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... The surging enrollments in primary and secondary schools will begin to make an impact on colleges and universities within a few years, officials at the U.S. Department of Education say in their annual back-to-school report. A record 53...

Ole Miss Has Right to Ban Confederate Flag Waving.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... JACKSON, MISS. The University of Mississippi has the legal right to ban spectators from waving Confederate flags at campus athletic events, the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled. The recent decision by the New Orleans court comes...

AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENT GROUPS FILE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT AGAINST U-MICHIGAN.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... ANN ARBOR, MICH. Four student groups and 22 individuals have filed a discrimination complaint against the University of Michigan, alleging discrimination against American Indians. The complaint, filed last month with the U.S....

Students Sue Over Campus Relocation Effort.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... NEW HAVEN, CONN. Students at Hartford's Capital Community College here have filed a federal racial discrimination lawsuit in an attempt to block the college's move to a former downtown department store. The lawsuit, filed in U.S....

California Agrees to Grow Need-Based Student-Aid Program.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... SACRAMENTO, CALIF. California Gov. Gray Davis and state legislators have agreed to nearly double the size of the state's need-based student-aid program, increasing spending on it to nearly $1.2 billion a year. The agreement came after...

FBI INVESTIGATES TEACHERS CHEATING ON COMPETENCY TESTS.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... JACKSON, MISS. At least 52 teachers from Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee have been accused of cheating on their competency tests by paying $1,000 bribes to exam supervisors for extra time to figure out answers,...

NAACP WANTS WEST VIRGINIA STATE TO BE GRANTED UNIVERSITY STATUS.(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... CHARLESTON, W. VA. The state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People wants historically Black West Virginia State College to become a university, which a leading legislator says is part of a logical next...

Correction.(Dr. Judith Gay)(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
September 14, 2000... In the August 3, 2000 edition of Black Issues in Higher Education, the appointment of Dr. Judith Gay of the Community College of Philadelphia incorrectly stated where she was previously employed. It should have stated that she was employed at...

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $4 MILLION GRANT.(E.W. Scripps Co. announces grant)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... HAMPTON, VA. Hampton University has been awarded a $4 million grant by the Scripps Howard Foundation for construction of a journalism building. The gift to the historically Black university is intended to promote diversity in America's...

FORMER FLA. BASKETBALL PLAYER SUES UNIVERSITY, ALLEGING RACISM.(Dione Smith of South Florida University)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... TAMPA, FLA. A year after an internal investigation found evidence of racism in the University of South Florida women's basketball program, a former player has filed a lawsuit claiming Blacks were singled out and segregated on the team. ...

UT-KNOXVILLE CREATES V.P. POST TO HANDLE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... KNOXVILLE, TENN. The University of Tennessee will create a new vice president position specifically to boost minority enrollment and hiring, says Dr. J. Wade Gilley, the university's president. "For the first time, we will have a major...

Federal Judge to Review Studies on Improving Miss. Black Colleges.(Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... LONG BEACH, MISS. The state College Board has reviewed draft reports on Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State that will be submitted to a federal judge in the college desegregation case. Details of the reports will be released to the...

Thirteen-year-old Prodigy Headed to Jackson State.(Shayon Ghosh)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... JACKSON, MISS. A 13-year-old prodigy from Jackson is the youngest person to be admitted to Jackson State University's honors college. Shayon Ghosh from Jackson Preparatory School had a perfect score on the ACT college entrance exam....

Morris College Instructor Sues After Contract is Not Renewed.(Michael Ardis)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... SUMTER, S.C. A White professor has sued a predominantly Black school for failing to renew his contract. Assistant Professor Michael Ardis says Morris College terminated his employment after he complained in a restaurant about the...

Fired Barber-Scotia Professor Wins Discrimination Lawsuit.(David Miller)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... CONCORD, N.C. Barber-Scotia College, a historically Black institution, fired a professor because he is White, a Cabarets County civil jury has ruled. The jury deliberated for 2-1/2 hours before returning its verdict for David Miller, a...

NORTH CAROLINA A&T OFFICIALS FIND FAST WAY TO BUILD DORMS.(Student Suites contract)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... GREENSBORO, N.C. Officials at North Carolina A&T State University will build an 804-room dormitory complex in a hurry with creative financing and a Missouri builder. The $26 million student housing project was announced last month...

University of Rhode Island Admits its Most Diverse Freshmen Class.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. The University of Rhode Island will be admitting its most diverse freshmen class ever this fall. Approximately 300 of the 2,400 incoming freshmen are minorities. There also will be three new minority staff members,...

Adam's Mark Files Suit Against Historians' Group for Boycotting Hotel.(Adam's Mark Hotel)(Organization of American Historians)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... BLOOMINGTON, IND. The Adam's Mark hotel chain is string the Organization of American Historians for pulling its annual meeting from their St. Louis hotel when it learned the hotel had been charged with racial discrimination. The hotel...

La. Governor Turns Heads By Enrolling in HBCU Law School.(Mike Foster)
September 14, 2000... BATON ROUGE, LA. Five years after former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke helped him capture this state's highest office, Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster has enrolled at Southern University Law Center. The 70-year-old Republican turned heads...

EPA Cracks Down On Campuses to Clean Up.(United States. Environmental Protection Agency)
September 14, 2000... LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA. A new kind of SWAT team is surfacing on campuses that can ruin even the toughest college president's day. The special weapon? Environmental law. The special tactics? Big fines. If the hunt uncovers...

The new academic year.(future of higher education)
September 14, 2000... Top 10 Trends to Watch For in Higher Education The short answer to any query about trends in higher education for the upcoming academic year: Ask after the presidential election. The upcoming election may well be the wild card that trumps...

CHARTING NEW TERRITORY: Colleges, Universities Offering New Academic Programs.
September 14, 2000... Many college students across the country will have new opportunities open to them as several colleges and universities are offering new academic programs this fall in a hustle to remain competitive and respond to the rapidly changing...

Affirmative Action's Lost Luster.
September 14, 2000... Experts say policy is still law of the land What's different about affirmative action this year? Despite some major decisions recently made and some others that are coming up, the issue hasn't been high on the political radar screen. The...

Helping Students Build Bridges Across Racial Divisions.
September 14, 2000... ANN ARBOR, MICH. A University of Michigan-based research project is looking at the link between diversity and learning on campus, examining how associating with different ethnic peers affects students' social skills, cognitive thinking and...

ON THE ROSTER: COMING EVENTS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS.
September 14, 2000... The college sports scene for this academic year promises the usual mixed bag of on-the-field triumphs and woes. But those high-profile events are likely to be accompanied by some unique off-the-field celebrations and disappointments. Here's a...

Electronic Textbooks: The Next Campus Fad?(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... NEW YORK For more than 20 years, Dr. Sanford Berg has taught "Managerial Economics," a required business course at the University of Florida. He will do so again this fall --with one great difference. "Students will have the choice of...

Florida State Gets Supercomputer.(IBM RS/6000 SP)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 14, 2000... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. An $8 million supercomputer capable of making calculations in a fraction of a second that would take a person two million years to do was showcased last month by new owner Florida State University. Joined by Florida...

Harvard Sues Online Company Over Name.(notHarvard.com)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... BOSTON Harvard University has sued the Internet startup notHarvard.com for trademark violations, saying the online company that sued the university recently is unlawfully exploiting the lucrative Ivy League name for financial gain. ...

Rochester Scientists Get $3 Million Grant to Build a Better Chip.(computer chip)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... ROCHESTER, N.Y. Four scientists at the University of Rochester have been awarded $3 million by the U.S. Department of Defense to build a faster computer chip. David Albonesi leads the University of Rochester team that includes Sandhya...

Buyer Beware -- But Be Brave -- When Shopping on the Web.(Brief Article)(Column)(Statistical Data Included)
September 14, 2000... Even if you haven't experienced it, you've undoubtedly read about it. Shopping on the Internet is exploding in popularity from the perspectives of both consumers and businesses. Various studies indicate that from one-quarter to one-half of...

CAREER CONSULTANTS.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... Dear BI Career Consultants: How can a college or university president work with the local community to create a warm environment for minority faculty and their families in a predominantly White town or city, especially when there has been...

ON THE MOVE.(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... Dr. Rose Marie Duhon-Sells has been named senior vice president for academic affairs at The Union Institute in Cincinnati. Previously, she was a professor at McNeese State University in Louisiana. She earned a bachelor's in elementary education...

GRANTS & AWARDS.(colleges and universities)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... * Florida Memorial College recently received a $500,000 grant from the Florida Department of State's Division of Cultural Affairs. The grant was awarded to enhance the future Florida Memorial College Performing Arts Center, specifically Phase I...

Disseminating the Truth About Affirmative Action.(Nebraska, University of (Lincoln))(Brief Article)
September 14, 2000... A recent preliminary study conducted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln showed disturbing trends in the perceptions of prospective graduate students toward affirmative action and minority students. This investigation entailed in-depth...

Choosing Cultural Competence Over Diaspora Division.
September 28, 2000... Living in diverse sections of New York and Los Angeles during the 1960s and '70s, I learned early that people of the same race don t always consider themselves "brothers." Some Blacks are Haitian, some Jamaican, and others are from Brooklyn....

LETTERS.(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
September 28, 2000... GIVE THE BROTHER A BREAK An article that ran in your Aug. 31 edition entitled, "Ohio State Minority Affairs Director Lasts a Year," including a picture of Dr. Timothy Knowles, has had a chilling effect upon this reader. It appears to be...

CORRECTIONS.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
September 28, 2000... * A pull-out calendar that ran in the Aug. 17 edition of Black Issues gave incorrect information on Smithsonian curator Deborah Willis' educational background. She received her bachelor's in fine arts from the Philadelphia College of Art, a...

Poor Strategies Continue to Plague Black Test-Takers.(SAT tests)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2000... Officials from the College Board announced last month that this year's national average SAT math score is at a 30-year high, but African American test-takers still came in with the lowest average among ethnic groups for the test's math section....

Florida, Michigan, California Colleges Have Yet to Agree to D.C. Tuition Plan.(Disctrict of Columbia tuition assistance program)(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... The District of Columbia's new tuition assistance program, which gives the city's high school graduates up to $10,000 a year to attend public colleges and universities across the country, is being criticized by a handful of schools who are...

Minority Faculty Promotions in Academic Medicine Lag Behind Those of White Counterparts.(Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Faculty Promotion in Academic Medicine)(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... The representation of minority medical school faculty in academic medicine has steadily increased in recent years, but their rates of promotion continue to lag behind those of White faculty, according to a new study by the Association of...

Legislature to Look at Education Budget Bill.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... A major education-funding bill and plans to tinker with the Higher Education Act were awaiting Congress when it returned to work this month. An education budget bill was the top item on the agenda for most lawmakers and advocates. The...

Reed Named to Presidential Advisory Board.(Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed)(President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities)(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... President Clinton announced last month that he intends to appoint Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed to serve as a member of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Reed, of Little Rock, Ark., is the president...

UGA Sorority Suspended During Discrimination Investigation.(University of Georgia)(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... ATHENS, GA. University of Georgia officials have temporarily suspended a sorority while they investigate claims that an African American student was denied membership because of her race. University officials say a member of Alpha...

Bowdoin Uses Scholarships to Increase Racial and Ethnic Student Diversity.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... BRUNSWICK, MAINE The racial and ethnic makeup of the student body at Bowdoin College will be more diverse this fall because of two scholarship programs that are counteracting the state's disadvantages in attracting minority students. ...

Scholars Asked to Calculate Slavery Profits.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... SACRAMENTO, CALIF. California lawmakers want scholars to calculate the profits that slave owners and businesses made from slavery. A bill approved last month by the Assembly asks the University of California to assemble scholars to...

Orlando Is FAMU Panel's Top Choice for New Law School.(Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2000... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. A five-member committee ranked Orlando, Fla., as the top choice for Florida A&M University's new law school, which is scheduled to open in 2002. The committee earlier this month ranked Orlando above Lakeland, Tampa...

UNC-Charlotte Opens Multicultural Resource Center.(University of North Carolina)(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... CHARLOTTE, N.C. A new multicultural center is open on the University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus. The UNCC Multicultural Resource Center, inside the university's Cone Center, is designed to provide social, cultural and educational...

Valedictorians Suing State of Arkansas.(few Blacks awarded scholarships)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2000... 0nly Four Blacks Among 808 Scholarship Recipients LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Two high school valedictorians claim in a federal lawsuit that the state of Arkansas is practicing racial discrimination in the way it chooses elite students for...

Wyoming Seeks to Boost Numbers of Minority Students.(University of Wyoming)(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... LARAMIE, Wyo. A new committee has been formed at the University of Wyoming to help boost enrollment of minorities. The Multicultural Campus Visit Committee is aiming to increase ethnic enrollment to 1,400 students by 2005. "Our...

Challenge for University of Colorado: Signing up Minorities for Diversity Housing Pilot Program.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2000... BOULDER, COLO. The University of Colorado has launched a plan to create a more diverse campus by blending students of different backgrounds where they live and study. More than 40 students signed up for the pilot program, which began...

Lower Percentage of Hispanic, American Indian Students Enter UC Berkeley.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... BERKELEY, CALIF. The percentage of Hispanic and American Indian freshman students entering the University of California-Berkeley declined this year, the university recently announced. However, the percentage of Black freshmen increased....

Florida Governor Touts Minority Enrollment Increase After Racial Preferences Ban.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... Critics are more cautious, saying it's too early to celebrate TALLAHASSEE, FLA. The number of minorities attending Florida's public universities increased by nearly 12 percent this fall despite new rules ending the use of racial...

Acquitted Central State President Blasts Ohio Officials for Legal Tangle.(Arthur E. Thomas)
September 28, 2000... XENIA, OHIO Triumphant following his complete vindication by a jury, Dr. Arthur E. Thomas lashed out late last month at Ohio officials who had tried to force him to repay a portion of a $325,000 severance agreement he received when he...

As Latino Populations Grow ...
September 28, 2000... So does their power. Will they compete or cooperate with African Americans for academic clout? There is power in numbers, sometimes real, sometimes perceived. Last month's U.S. Census Bureau release of statistics showing just how fast...

Top 100 Institutions, Full-Time Hispanic Faculty.
September 28, 2000... Top 100 Institutions, Full-Time Hispanic Faculty Hispanic Faculty Full-Time Rank Institution State Number...

Chicano Studies.
September 28, 2000... As America's Latino diaspora evolves, so does the field Founded some 30 years ago and at one time believed to be on the verge of extinction, the field of Chicano studies is constantly expanding. As Puerto Rican and Cuban communities grew in...

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Make Impressive Strides.
September 28, 2000... But Leaders Say Funding Not Keeping Pace with Demographics For Hispanic education leaders, the year 2000 may go down as a landmark year for action in the nation's capital. With a special White House conference drawing national attention to...

Black Colleges Networking On Technology Issues.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... Three Major Conferences Slated When the school year starts, students are not alone in having to adjust to campuses that have upgraded their information-technology infrastructures and are using more technology in the classroom. Faculty and...

Africana.com Being Sold to AOL-Time Warner.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... In a candid 1999 interview with editors of Black Issues in Higher Education, Dr. Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. described himself as "an intellectual entrepreneur." The term certainly applied then, because in addition to being the architect of...

VIRGINIA GOVERNOR CALLS FOR ACTION ON DIGITAL DIVIDE.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... Last month, Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III, a Republican, called on the information technology haves in northern Virginia to work with the have-nots in the state to establish a Digital Dominion that will "make the opportunities of the...

STATE OF THE INTERNET REPORT RELEASED.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... This year, more than 300 million people worldwide are online, with fewer than half from North America. This gap is expected to grow wider as the online population becomes more diverse, according to the "State of the Net" report by the U.S....

Pounding the Electronic Pavement for Jobs.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... Labor, if it were not necessary for the existence, would be indispensable for the happiness of man," wrote 18th century English author Samuel Johnson. Sometimes, though, work can make you just miserable. Whether you're looking to...

If Children Are the Future, Invest in Them Today.(Brief Article)(Column)
September 28, 2000... As young people begin their trek back to school this fall, too many of them will be going to crowded and run-down classrooms. A full third of all public schools use portable classrooms. One-fifth have less than adequate safety features,...

ON THE MOVE.
September 28, 2000... DR. HORTENSE HINTON has been named dean of student development at Northern Virginia Community College's Alexandria campus. Hinton earned a bachelor's in psychology from the State University of New York, a master's in counseling from the...

GRANTS & awards.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... Hampton University's School of Nursing received two awards totaling $1.1 million the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. One grants for $478,811, will be used to initiate the women's health nurse practitioner specialty. A separate...

Five Specific Steps to Improving Hispanic Achievement.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2000... One of the things I have learned traveling across America is just how diverse Hispanic America is, something that a lot of Americans really don't know yet. I think there is a common core of values around family and community and work and faith,...