Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyMIT President to Step Down After 13 YearsMIT President to Step Down After 13 YearsCAMBRIDGE, Mass.Dr. Charles M. Vest, the 15th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced plans to step down from his post last month at a quarterly meeting of MIT’s board of trustees.Vest, 62, who has led one of the most intense periods of change at MIT since […]December 31, 2003Leadership & PolicyUniversity of South Carolina AppointsUniversity of South Carolina Appoints First Black Law School DeanCOLUMBIA, S.C.The first Black dean has been appointed at the University of South Carolina’s School of Law. Burnele Venable Powell was introduced to the law school faculty, students and staff last month by university President Andrew Sorensen.“Burnele Powell has the right combination of administrative, teaching and […]December 31, 2003HomeNortheastern University Hosts Race Relations ConferenceNortheastern University Hosts Race Relations ConferenceBOSTONAffirmative action and life after the University of Michigan cases dominated discussions last month at a two-day conference at Northeastern University in Boston.The conference, “Race Relations on College Campuses: New Dimensions of Inclusion,” climaxed with a town meeting. The panel included John Alger, legal counsel for the University of Michigan, […]December 31, 2003HomeUC-Berkeley Taps Harvard Professor as Law School DeanUC-Berkeley Taps Harvard Professor as Law School DeanBERKELEY, Calif.Harvard University law professor Christopher Edley Jr. has been tapped to become dean of Boalt Hall School of Law at University of California, Berkeley.Edley, who has taught at Harvard since 1981, will assume the post no later than July 1, Berkeley spokeswoman Marie Felde said last month.“I […]December 31, 2003HomeNAACP to Proceed With Challenge to One Florida InitiativeNAACP to Proceed With Challenge to One Florida InitiativeBy Pearl StewartTALLAHASSEE, Fla.The NAACP will proceed with its challenge of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s controversial One Florida higher education initiative, as a result of a recent state Supreme Court ruling. The decision gives the civil rights organization the green light to continue its three-year legal battle […]December 31, 2003HomeGrambling Wins Back AccreditationGrambling Wins Back AccreditationUniversity also launches national search for permanent president By Scott Dyer BATON ROUGE, La.Grambling State University overcame financial problems to win back its accreditation at the December meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.“The cloud has finally been lifted,” Grambling State’s Interim President Neari Warner said after getting the official […]December 31, 2003HomeGrambling Wins Back AccreditationGrambling Wins Back AccreditationUniversity also launches national search for permanent president By Scott Dyer BATON ROUGE, La.Grambling State University overcame financial problems to win back its accreditation at the December meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.“The cloud has finally been lifted,” Grambling State’s Interim President Neari Warner said after getting the official […]December 31, 2003HomeAdmissions Controversy Embroils Berkeley AgainAdmissions Controversy Embroils Berkeley AgainRegents chairman questions low-scoring SAT admits, leaks report to newspaperBy Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.Just when it seemed that the University of California was finally moving beyond divisions over race in admissions, a new controversy has erupted at the Berkeley campus, garnering an onslaught of headlines around the state and a rebuke for […]December 31, 2003Asian American Pacific IslanderTexas A&M to Leave Race Out of Admissions DecisionsTexas A&M to Leave Race Out of Admissions Decisions University says it will step up minority recruiting, offer scholarships While many colleges nationwide are scrambling to use affirmative action in admissions, Texas A&M University has announced it won’t give race any special consideration. Instead, A&M officials are confident that efforts such as stepped-up minority recruiting […]December 31, 2003HomeIllinois Congressman Calls on PresidentIllinois Congressman Calls on President To Convene Commission on Black MalesAs a result of the State of the African American Male initiative, national leaders are calling on President George W. Bush to convene a Presidential Commission to seek solutions regarding the dismal quality of life for millions of African American males in this country.In a […]December 31, 2003Previous PagePage 104 of 431Next Page
