Black IssuesStudentsEducation Department Takes Steps to Curb Identity Theft Among StudentsEducation Department Takes Steps to Curb Identity Theft Among StudentsU.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige urged college students to be aware of the growing problem of identity theft, and announced recently several action steps the Department of Education is taking to help combat this problem. Paige made the announcement at a December press conference held […]December 31, 2003HomeFive Postsecondary InstitutionsFive Postsecondary Institutions Added to Distance Education Program Five additional postsecondary education institutions have been selected to participate in the Distance Education Demonstration program, bringing the total number of institutions, systems and consortia of institutions admitted to the program to 29 in 23 states and the District of Columbia, announced Dr. Roderick Paige, U.S. Secretary […]December 31, 2003StudentsHouse Approves Legislation for Vouchers in Nation’s CapitalHouse Approves Legislation for Vouchers in Nation’s Capital Senate to act on the measure in late JanuaryThe U.S. House of Representatives last month gave final approval to legislation for taxpayer-funded vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. The legislation, backed by President Bush, will allow students to attend private and parochial schools. The Senate […]December 31, 2003HomeSurvey: High-School Graduation Rates Are Highest in West, MidwestSurvey: High-School Graduation Rates Are Highest in West, Midwest Mostly rural states in the West and Midwest have the highest percentage of residents with high-school diplomas, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released in December. Wyoming leads the nation with 90.2 percent of residents 25 and older having graduated from high school, followed by Utah […]December 31, 2003LatinxEducation Funding Up in the AirEducation Funding Up in the AirBipartisan efforts still under way to increase spending package Republicans have pushed a tardy $373 billion spending package through the U.S. House of Representatives that would increase overall funding for the U.S. Department of Education by $2.9 billion, despite conservative objections that the measure had too many hometown projects and […]December 31, 2003Leadership & PolicyThe Business of AcademiaThe Business of AcademiaHappy New Year! We are starting off 2004 with an edition about shared governance in academia. Are administration and faculty on the same page when it comes to shared governance and trust? What about historically Black colleges and universities versus traditionally White institutions?Assistant editor Kendra Hamilton takes a look at Dr. […]December 31, 2003SportsA Year in Review: HeadlinersHeadlinersHoward University’s School of Communications was renamed the John H. Johnson School of Communications in recognition of a $4 million contribution from the legendary founder of Johnson Publishing Co., which produces Ebony and Jet magazines.University of Virginia student Daisy Lundy, a student of African American and Korean background, reported being assaulted in February by a […]December 17, 2003StudentsSharing the Responsibility: Increasing Black Male Student EnrollmentSharing the Responsibility: Increasing Black Male Student EnrollmentEarlier this year, the University System of Georgia’s board of regents accepted 15 task-force recommendations designed to increase the number of African American males enrolling in Georgia’s colleges and universities (see Black Issues, Oct. 23). Yet, not one of the recommendations adequately incorporated the use of grass-roots efforts […]December 17, 2003HomeThe Highly Anticipated Year In Higher EducationThe Highly Anticipated Year In Higher EducationI began my last Editor’s Note in 2002 with “2003 is gearing up to be a memorable year,” primarily because we knew by then that the U.S. Supreme Court had agreed to hear the University of Michigan’s Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger cases, which supporters and opponents […]December 17, 2003Leadership & PolicyA Year in Review: Gone But Not ForgottenGone But Not Forgotten Dr. John Ogbu, professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a path-breaking scholar in the fields of minority education and identity, died in August. Ogbu is known for his work that attempted to understand how race and ethnic differences played out in educational and economic achievement. His most […]December 17, 2003Previous PagePage 105 of 431Next Page
