Black Issues in Higher Education articles from September 2004

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from September 2004

Fighting the same fight.(Editor's Note)
September 9, 2004... A change in leadership often has a way of re-energizing the troops so to speak. Armed with new ideas and a flesh perspective, new leaders can get those around them to think "outside the box"--often for the first time in a long time. Our...

Taking responsibility.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 9, 2004... I recently had the pleasure of reading an article by columnist Dr. J. Malveaux (see Black Issues, Aug. 12). I could not agree more with her statements. In particular, the statements "... We look at joblessness as the operative statistic,...

Legislation vies to revitalize foreign-student enrollment.(Washington Update)
September 9, 2004... In an effort to reverse declining enrollment by foreign students, Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., last month introduced legislation intended to ease some of the more burdensome aspects of the student visa process. As the Student and Exchange...

Report: transfer barriers loom large for two-year students.(Washington Update)
September 9, 2004... Misperceptions and a lack of coordination between community colleges and four-year institutions combine to create significant obstacles to baccalaureate degrees for two-year students, according to a report that culminates an 18-month study and...

American Indian Law Program opens at Michigan state law school.(Noteworthy News)
September 9, 2004... EAST LANSING, MICH. Michigan State University (MSU) College of Law is launching the most comprehensive American Indian Law Program in the Midwest. MSU will otter one of only two formal programs east of the Mississippi River and one of...

Miller apologizes to Black community for rock 'n' roll promotion.(Noteworthy News)(Miller Brewing)
September 9, 2004... MILWAUKEE Miller Brewing came under fire recently for its promotion commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll. The promotion, which features Rolling Stone cover shots of Elvis Presley, Blondie and others on beer cans, had been...

Louisiana ACT scores improve, remain among country's worst.(Noteworthy News)
September 9, 2004... NEW ORLEANS High school students in Louisiana showed significant improvement on a major college entrance exam this year, but the state's average score remained among the nation's worst, according to results released in August. ...

Hip-hop images blamed for seducing minority youth into smoking.(noteworthy news)
September 9, 2004... ATLANTA The colorful images on the boxes of Kool cigarettes depict the urban nightlife. On one, a disc jockey scratches a record. On another, people are captured dancing mid-bounce. Other trendy cigarette brands feature a blend of...

Minorities spending more on eating out, entertainment, research shows.(noteworthy news)
September 9, 2004... ATHENS, GA. African American and Hispanic households are devoting a larger share of their discretionary income to eating out in restaurants and entertainment, in part the result of increasing buying power for the largest U.S. minority...

Music scholarships could be restored at Alcorn State University.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... POINT CLEAR, ALA. The state College Board has agreed to work with Alcorn State University to ensure music scholarship commitments are fully honored. The board made its decision at its retreat at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort in Point...

Four South Carolinians to receive medal of honor for desegregation efforts.(noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... COLUMBIA, S.C. Four South Carolinians who challenged the state's segregated school system will receive Congress' highest honor for civilians this month, according to lawmakers. The Congressional Gold Medal will be posthumously awarded...

FAMU's College of Law granted provisional accreditation.(what's new)(Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... TALLAHASSEE, FLA. The American Bar Association has granted provisional accreditation to the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law. The College of Law will have an enrollment of 300 students this fall. The ABA's announcement...

Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture opens new facility at UNC.(what's new)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History opened its new facility in August. The grand opening celebration included a candlelight vigil and processional and...

Wal-Mart to award journalism scholarships to minority college students.(what's new)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... BENTONVILLE, ARK. In efforts to increase diversity in America's newsrooms, Wal Mart Stores Inc. has made a financial commitment of $500,000 to fund $50,000 scholarships to 10 select journalism programs at universities nationwide: Arizona...

Two-year schools overworked, undervalued, report says.(noteworthy news)
September 9, 2004... WASHINGTON For those who are still not certain that community colleges really have a role to play in the nation's higher education story, a small series of statistics is undoubtedly eye-opening: In 1965, 1.2 million students attended...

Power play: HBCUs seek clout in Washington.
September 9, 2004... As president of Langston, a historically Black land-grant state university in Oklahoma, Dr. Ernest Holloway says it's gratifying that his school and the other historically Black schools covered by the Higher Education Act's (HEA) entitlement...

Taking it to the next level.(Michael L. Lomax)(Interview)
September 9, 2004... Few former college presidents can boast of a career as accomplished and varied as Dr. Michael L. Lomax. His resume, which include tenure as a college professor; 12 years in political office as the Fulton County executive in the Atlanta...

An insider moves front & center.(Lezli Baskerville)(Interview)
September 9, 2004... Lezli Baskerville is no stranger to the ways of Washington. As the fifth president and the first woman to head the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), Baskerville brings more than two decades of...

Breaking down the walls: long known for its insularity, The Citadel is taking steps to shake that image with new African Americans studies program, civil rights conference.
September 9, 2004... No one was surprised when Dr. Marcus Cox's Ph.D. in history from Northwestern led to job offers from Ohio State and Illinois State universities. But it came as quite a surprise to his friends when Cox passed on those schools to go to The...

Investing in HBCU leadership: Southern Education Foundation creates three-year initiative to facilitate HBCU accreditation.
September 9, 2004... Knoxville College, Morris Brown College and Barber Scotia College. These institutions are just some of the recent victims of lost accreditation--and there are others. Many historically black colleges and universities HBCUs) have either teetered...

Know your enemy: the assault on diversity.(Speaking Of Education)
September 9, 2004... While policy-makers and educational administrators decry the underrepresentation of African American students in institutions of higher education, groups like the Center for Individual Rights (CIR) work to limit African American presence on...

Internet exerts significant influence on users, surveys says.(tech briefs)
September 9, 2004... WASHINGTON Most Internet users in the United States say the Internet plays a significant role in their daily lives, according to a recent study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. For example, 64 percent of Interact users say...

USC launches new center for communication technology.(tech briefs)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... LOS ANGELES The University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication has announced that Dr. Jeffrey Cole and his staff at the Center for Communication Policy, formerly based at UCLA, will lead the newly established Center...

Nova Southeastern teams with association on training distance education managers.(tech briefs)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. The U.S. Distance Learning Association has teamed up with Florida-based Nova Southeastern University to launch a certificate program to help institutional managers integrate electronic education practices into their...

Stopping Web plagiarists from stealing your content.(Personal Computing)
September 9, 2004... How do you stop people from lifting content from your site and using it at their site? You can use a Web search service such as Google, searching for unique strings of text at your site to uncover other sites with the same content....

Orange Coast College.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... DR. PAUL M. ASIM is the new dean of the social and behavioral sciences division at Orange Coast College in California. Previously he was associate dean of general education programs at DeVry University. Asim earned a bachelor's and a master's...

Stillman College.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... DR. WILLIAM "BILL" MAXWELL joined the Stillman College faculty as a Scholar-in-Residence. He earned a bachelor's from Bethune-Cookman College and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Chicago. Maxwell is an editorial writer for...

New York University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... DR. PEDRO NOGUERA is the new executive director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University. Before arriving at NYU, he was the Judith K. Dimon Professor of Communities and Schools at the Harvard Graduate School of...

Lake Michigan College.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... DANNY SLEDGE has been named dean of student services at Lake Michigan College in Benton. Sledge previously held several student services-related positions at Western Michigan University. He holds a bachelor's and a master's from Western...

Spelman College.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... DR. JANE E. SMITH has been named executive director of the Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement at Spelman College. Previously, Smith was the CEO of Business and Professional Women/USA. Smith earned a bachelor's from Spelman College, a...

Scholarship America.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... MAJ. GEN. CLIFFORD L. STANLEY has been named the new president of Scholarship America, a nonprofit scholarship and educational support organization. In his previous position, he was an executive vice president at the University of Pennsylvania....

Bowie State University (Md.) was recently awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... Bowie State University (Md.) was recently awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation as part of the university's initiative to increase the percentage of underrepresented minority science, technology, engineering and...

San Francisco State University recently received a five-year $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health-funded Research in Training in Health Disparities project.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... San Francisco State University recently received a five-year $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health-funded Research in Training in Health Disparities project to boost health research by minority faculty and develop on-campus...

Timbuktu Academy at Southern University (La.) received a $950,000 grant from the Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... Timbuktu Academy at Southern University (La.) received a $950,000 grant from the Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research. The award will enable the Timbuktu Academy to both continue and expand the work of closing the academic...

Tulane University (La.) received $60 million from Netscape cofounder Jim Clark and Yahoo! cofounder David Filo.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... Tulane University (La.) received $60 million from Netscape cofounder Jim Clark and Yahoo! cofounder David Filo. The gifts will be dedicated to Tulane's endowment income which will enable the university to support undergraduate students of...

Virginia State University was awarded a five-year contract totaling more than $14.3 million from the U.S. Navy to design and manage classes for the Navy Air Command's senior civilian executives.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... Virginia State University was awarded a five-year contract totaling more than $14.3 million from the U.S. Navy to design and manage classes for the Navy Air Command's senior civilian executives. As the prime contractor, VSU will team with the...

Events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
September 9, 2004... SEPTEMBER Sept. 20-22 National College Access Network 8th Annual Conference Boston Web: www.collegeaccess.org/NCAN/ Sept. 22-25 Furious Rower Conference "Furious Flower: Regenerating the Black Poetic...

"Are you paper?".(Last Word)(Black fraternal organizations)
September 9, 2004... Here's an experiment. If you have students who are members of Black fraternal organizations, find one you know reasonably well. And out of the blue, ask them, "Are you paper?" Make a note of their reaction. And if they ask you to clarify, keep...

Rallying around education.(Editor's Note)(Editorial)
September 23, 2004... The headline, "Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SAT" sounds like pretty positive news. And it is, kind of. However, a closer look at the numbers reveals that African Americans still score the lowest on the standardized test among...

I poll: following are the results from the Aug. 26, 2004, edition's poll question posted on the Black Issues Web site.
September 23, 2004... Q: How would you describe the quality of service and performance you receive from the savings and retirement plan accounts provided by your employer and/or the professional/trade association to which you belong? Response Excellent ...

Bush offers glimpse of a second-term education agenda.(Washington Update)(George W. Bush)
September 23, 2004... President Bush in early September outlined a second-term education agenda that includes more Pell Grant support for low-income students, new funds for community colleges and a collection of other proposals designed to spur K-12 reform and...

Student loan groups bilk billions out of U.S. government.(Washington Update)
September 23, 2004... When U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige in 2001 promised to cut down on government waste at the Education Department, it probably didn't occur to most people that some of that "waste" would continue to trickle down to banks that offer...

Minority test takers make significant gains on SAT: but achievement gap between White, minority students persists.(Noteworthy news)
September 23, 2004... WASHINGTON Among the record 1.4 million college-bound students in the class of 2004 who took the SAT, another record number of these SAT takers, 37 percent, were minority students, the College Board said in its annual report of SAT takers...

Leaders urge schools to address 'culture of detachment' among students.(Noteworthy news)
September 23, 2004... BALTIMORE Citing a vast body of empirical evidence, leaders in education and public health policy are calling on the nation's schools to strengthen their connections with students, outlining a multi-pronged strategy aimed at boosting...

MIT names first woman president.(Noteworthy news)(Susan Hockfield)
September 23, 2004... CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Dr. Susan Hockfield, a distinguished neuroscientist and current provost at Yale University, has been selected the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, succeeding Dr. Charles M. Vest, who has led one...

Arthur Ashe commemorative stamp unveiled at U.S. Open.(Noteworthy news)(Brief Article)(Biography)
September 23, 2004... WASHINGTON Arthur Ashe, humanitarian and world-class tennis star, will be immortalized on a commemorative postage stamp to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 2005. The announcement came last month during the unveiling of the stamp...

Women's groups speak out against Michigan 2006 affirmative action measure: Ward Connerly main financial backer in anti-affirmative action effort.(Noteworthy news)
September 23, 2004... LANSING, MICH. Women's groups in late August launched a two-year campaign to defeat a planned 2006 ballot initiative that would ban affirmative action in government hiring and college admissions in Michigan. The group's leaders said...

Appeals court oks disclosure suit against Connerly group.(Noteworthy news)(Ward Connerly)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The Fair Political Practices Commission can sue University of California Regent Ward Connerly's American Civil Rights Coalition for failing to disclose its major financial backers last year, a n appeals court said in a...

AAUP protest barring of Muslim scholar.(Noteworthy news)(American Association of University Professors)(Tariq Ramadan)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... WASHINGTON The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently protested the U.S. government s action to revoke the work visa of Professor Tariq Ramadan, a citizen of Switzerland and well-known Muslim scholar who had been...

Paul R. Jones African American Art Collection Exhibits at University of Delaware.(Noteworthy news)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... NEWARK, DEL. A groundbreaking exhibit at the University of Delaware presents the opportunity to recognize the distinct achievements of Black artists in the 20th century while placing them in the broader context of modern American art,...

Morris Brown employee sentenced in visa scheme involving illegal immigrants.(Noteworthy news)(Leroy Evans)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... ATLANTA A former Morris Brown College employee was one of two people sentenced to federal prison for falsely providing student visas to illegal immigrants under the guise they would be attending the historically Black Atlanta college. ...

National underground railroad freedom center dedicated in Cincinnati.(Noteworthy news)(National Underground Railroad Freedom Center)
September 23, 2004... CINCINNATI Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, Sen. Mike DeWine, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Congressman Rob Portman joined a broad range of leaders from the entertainment, academic, government and business communities who participated in the...

Elizabeth City State offers new birth-to-kindergarten degree program.(what's new)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. Beginning this fall, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is offering a new bachelor's of science degree in education--birth to kindergarten. University officials say the program will appeal to numerous...

Ottawa University announces new international partnership.(what's new)(Ottawa University )(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... OTTAWA, KAN. Ottawa University has partnered with SEG International BHD (SEGi), Malaysia's largest private higher education provider, with more than 18,500 students in 14 campuses and six training centers throughout the country. As part of...

UT Austin creates new diversity position.(what's new)(University of Texas)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... AUSTIN, TEXAS The University of Texas has created a senior position to oversee and improve diversity in everything from staff recruitment to course offerings. The vice provost for inclusion and cross-cultural effectiveness will report...

Report: uncertain future for African Americans despite past gains.(Noteworthy news)
September 23, 2004... WASHINGTON While important gains have been made during the past decade, African Americans still have a long way to go to achieve equality in America, according to a new report by UCLA professor Michael Stoll. While the 1960s through the...

University of Kansas doctoral student researches 'dean of African American painters'.(Noteworthy news)(Aaron Douglas)(Biography)
September 23, 2004... LAWRENCE, KAN. A University of Kansas doctoral student is unraveling the story of Aaron Douglas, the Kansas-born artist who was known as "the dean of African-American painters" in the 1920s and 1930s. Douglas died at age 79 in 1979 in...

Prairie view A&M University campus voting site denied.(Noteworthy news)
September 23, 2004... HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS Waller County commissioners have denied the designation of a central campus voting site at Prairie View A&M University, rekindling a dispute about student voting there. The 3-to-2 vote on Sept. 3 surprised minority...

Utah College whistleblowers file lawsuit.(Noteworthy news)
September 23, 2004... SALT LAKE CITY Two women who uncovered spending problems at Salt Lake Community College are now suing the school, claiming they were victims of retaliation. Christine Martin and Nancy Grissetti filed the civil lawsuit, seeking...

Tribal leader calls for unity, voter participation to Native American students.(noteworthy news)(David Anderson)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... LAWRENCE, KAN. After speaking at their graduation ceremony this spring, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs leader David Anderson returned to Haskell Indian Nations University recently to remind students to take control of their lives. As...

Xavier University first HBCU to join Peace Corps Fellows/USA program.(noteworthy news)
September 23, 2004... NEW ORLEANS Xavier has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Peace Corps marking the beginning of its partnership with the agency's Fellows/USA program. As one of the Peace Corps' domestic programs, Fellows/USA has established...

Something special taking root: orchid deal helps University of Maryland Eastern Shore generate revenue, expand academic programs and foster regional economic growth.(Cover Story)
September 23, 2004... PRINCESS ANNE, MD. Two hours east of Washington, D.C., across the Chesapeake Bay bridge, through rural Maryland past produce stands loaded with ripe peaches, plums and watermelons from nearby farms, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore...

Phalaenopsis John Hope Franklin.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... Orchids have been revered by royalty for centuries, collected rabidly by 18th-century enthusiasts and cultivated by those entranced by the flowering plant's fragrant beauty. It was in 1959 that orchids first captured the attention of...

Surging in the southeast: North Carolina HBCUs expected to play significant role in facilitating college access for the increasing Latino population in the region.
September 23, 2004... Given the surging growth in the U.S. Latino population in recent years, nowhere have those increases been occurring faster than in the southeast. North Carolina, Arkansas and Georgia, for example, have seen population increases between 300 and...

Prevent spam filters from blocking legitimate e-mail.(Personal Computing)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... There's no question about it: Spam is a scourge. This ever-increasing torrent of unsolicited commercial mass e-mail saps productivity and, for some, threatens the very viability of e-mail. The battle against spam, unfortunately, is creating...

Survey unveils high-tech ownership profile of American college students: ninety percent of students own computers.(tech briefs)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... NEW YORK A national market survey, the 360 Youth College Explorer Study, reveals that 90 percent of American college students own their own computers and 65 percent have access to broadband Internet connections. The recently released...

Search engines essential to internet, study finds.(tech briefs)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... WASHINGTON Survey data indicate that search engines have become an essential and popular way for people to find information online. A nationwide phone survey of 1,399 Internet users conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in...

Jamaica to provide internet access in its poor communities.(tech briefs)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... KINGSTON, JAMAICA Jamaica's Commerce and Technology Minister Phillip Paulwell announced in late August a plan to provide free Internet access in poor communities across the island, according to news reports. The "e-Jamaica" initiative...

Shaw University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... TANEISHA BROWN has been named associate vice president for student affairs at Shaw University in North Carolina. Previously she worked with the City of Richmond as a compliance specialist/administrator. Brown earned a bachelor's from Virginia...

Virginia State University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... CLEMENTINE S. CONE has been named vice president for administration and finance at Virginia State University. Previously Cone was executive assistant to the president at VSU. She earned a bachelor's from Hampton University and a master's from...

North Carolina University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... LAMISA McCOY has been named director of stewardship at North Carolina Central University. Formerly she was assistant director of donor relations and stewardship at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. She earned a bachelor's from North...

University of Florida.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... DR. TERRY L. MILLS has been named associate dean for minority affairs in the college of liberal arts and sciences at the University of Florida. Mills earned his bachelor's degrees from Long Island University and California State University, and...

Robert W. Woodruff Library.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... LORETTA PARHAM has been named director/CEO of the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Clark Atlanta University-Interdenominational Theological Center effective Nov. 1. Parham earned a bachelor's from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a...

Quinnipiac University.(On The Move)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... CINDY LONG PORTER has been named director of residential life at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Previously she was director of residence and campus life at the State University of New York's Purchase College. Long Porter earned a...

Bennett College (N.C.) has received a $102,735 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... Bennett College (N.C.) has received a $102,735 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund learning communities for the purpose of improving the performance of first-year students requiring remedial help.

The California State University, Dominguez Hills Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) program received a $575,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... The California State University, Dominguez Hills Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) program received a $575,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to expand the work of the O&P to satisfy the need of the nation's disabled who require...

California State University, Northridge has received a two-ear $300,000 grant for a innovative new program.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... California State University, Northridge has received a two-ear $300,000 grant for a innovative new program that puts K-12 teachers in the university's arts and sciences classrooms so that CSUN students and faculty can work together to better...

Delaware State University, along with three other major Delaware institutions of higher education and a health-care provider, have been awarded a $16.7 million grant from the Delaware idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.(Grants & awards)(National Institutes of Health)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... Delaware State University, along with three other major Delaware institutions of higher education and a health-care provider, have been awarded a $16.7 million grant from the Delaware idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence to bolster...

Monroe Community College (N.Y.) and Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.) were awarded a $624,386 National Institutes of Health.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... Monroe Community College (N.Y.) and Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.) were awarded a $624,386 National Institutes of Health grant to attract and prepare minority students for careers in biomedical research.

North Carolina Central University was awarded a five-year $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation for science education and undergraduate research, to enhance science and mathematics programming.(Grants & awards)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... North Carolina Central University was awarded a five-year $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation for science education and undergraduate research, to enhance science and mathematics programming. NCCU also received a $2.3...

Events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
September 23, 2004... OCTOBER Oct. 13-16 Robotic Institute's 25th Anniversary Celebration "Robots and Thought" Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Web: www.ri.cmu.edu Oct. 14-16 American Association of University Professors (AAUP)...

Failing our black children.(Last Word)
September 23, 2004... This year marks the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, which theoretically ended school segregation in America. But many schools are as segregated today as they were before the ruling, and Black children throughout the United...