Black IssuesHomeA Year in Review: Legal/ Political MattersLegal/ Political MattersThe University of California Board of Regents rejected fellow regent Ward Connerly’s initiative to outlaw the collection of racial data, in a 15-3 vote with one abstention, making it only the 10th time in 25 years that the university had gone on record on a state ballot measure. California residents also voted against […]December 17, 2003HomeA Year in Review: Moving In, Moving OnMoving In, Moving OnAfter leading Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C., for 15 years, Dr. Talbert O. Shaw retired in March. Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, a longtime dean of Howard University’s School of Divinity, became the historically Black university’s 13th president. Dr. France A. Córdova, a former NASA chief scientist, became the first Hispanic woman to […]December 17, 2003SportsA Year in Review: MilestonesMilestonesHistorically Black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania kicked off its 150th anniversary celebration in April. The sesquicentennial celebration will last through May 2004 and will encompass a variety of special events. The University of Pennsylvania became the first and only Ivy League institution to establish a criminology department. The University of California-Santa Barbara announced that it […]December 17, 2003InternationalA Year in Review: International EducationInternational EducationNew York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) added Turkey to its list of international alliances, under a collaborative agreement with Istanbul Technical University (ITU). FIT’s partnership is part of a joint degree program initiated by the State University of New York and the Turkish Council of Higher Education. Under this agreement, FIT and ITU […]December 17, 2003HomeA Year in Review: Remembering Columbia’s CrewRemembering Columbia’s CrewCreighton University was one of several universities to honor one of its most promising alumni that died when the space shuttle Columbia broke up over Texas during re-entry, killing all seven astronauts on board. Creighton renamed the university plaza “The Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson Memorial Plaza” to honor the life and memory […]December 17, 2003SportsA Year in Review: A Tribute to Academic, Athletic ExcellenceA Tribute to Academic, Athletic ExcellenceThe 10th anniversary of tennis legend Arthur Ashe’s death in February triggered an outpouring of tributes in the news media and by some sports organizations. Ashe, who was 49 years old when he succumbed to an AIDS-related illness on Feb. 6, 1993, is now celebrated as much for his social […]December 17, 2003Leadership & PolicyA Year in Review: Saving Morris BrownSaving Morris BrownThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) stripped Atlanta’s Morris Brown College of its accreditation last winter, citing the school’s mounting debt, institutional ineffectiveness, poor record keeping and difficulties with processing financial aid. When the school’s bid to appeal the SACS decision failed in April, most of the 1,500 enrolled students transferred […]December 17, 2003HomeA Year in Review: The Legal Survival of Race in College AdmissionsThe Legal Survival of Race in College AdmissionsLegal scholars, college admissions professionals and others made predictions about how the U.S. Supreme Court would rule on the University of Michigan’s two affirmative action cases. Though the predicted outcomes varied, all agreed the decisions would be historic. On April 1, the court heard opening arguments in both […]December 17, 2003Leadership & PolicyA Year in Review: Black Issues looks back over a year of educational highlightsA Year in ReviewBlack Issues looks back over a year of educational highlightsTen years since the death of scholar athlete Arthur Ashe, 100 years since the publication of W.E.B. Du Bois’ timeless The Souls of Black Folk — 2003 has been another memorable year. But what probably most set the tone for the year ahead in higher […]December 17, 2003HBCUsTop HBCU Bands Selected for Honda ShowcaseTop HBCU Bands Selected for Honda ShowcaseATLANTAFrom a field of 43 historically Black college and university (HBCU) marching bands, 10 have been selected to perform at the second annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase, Jan. 24 at the Georgia Dome. With all the votes tallied, the schools set to march in the only […]December 17, 2003Previous PagePage 106 of 431Next Page