Black IssuesAfrican-AmericanCounting on BlackCounting on BlackHistorically Black colleges offer symbolic venue for candidates wanting to connect with Black votersBy Ronald RoachThe push for a connection between Black American voters and the campaigns of Democratic Party presidential candidates reached a symbolic high in September when the contenders squared off in a nationally televised debate on the campus of Morgan […]December 3, 2003HomeGetting Online With a Discounted Internet Service ProviderBy Reid GoldsboroughBroadband may be the cutting edge in Internet access, with cable and DSL modem users surfing the Net at blazing speeds. But you pay more for this privilege.Many Internet novices are America Online subscribers. AOL is the world’s largest Internet service provider (ISP) and succeeds by offering new users with an easy way […]December 3, 2003HomeWiredscholar.Com Launches Web SiteRESTON, Va.Wiredscholar.com, Sallie Mae’s award-winning college financial planning Web site, has recently launched a new online resource for high-school guidance professionals. The High School Counselor Resource, available at http://counselor.wiredscholar.com, helps advisers counsel their students on planning and paying for college. It also provides counselors with professional development opportunities, interactive tools and information on higher education […]December 3, 2003LatinxMusic College Offers Lessons Via Online ProgramBy Ronald RoachBOSTONThe Berklee College of Music, the world’s largest independent music college, has announced the launch of a free, downloadable computer program that provides music lessons. The program, Berklee Shares, encourages musicians to share and distribute these music lessons online. The Berklee Shares lessons are made up of a catalog of MP3s, QuickTime movies […]December 3, 2003HomeCaltech to Host Summer Science Program for High-School StudentsVIENNA, Va.The Virginia-based Center for Excellence in Education (CEE), furthering its mission of nurturing careers of leadership and excellence in science and technology, is teaming up with the California Institute of Technology to host the Research Science Institute (RSI), a six-week summer program for academically talented high-school science students. Beginning in 2004 from June 27 […]December 3, 2003HomeResearch Schools Work to ImproveBy Ronald RoachCAMBRIDGE, Mass.Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Wisconsin have launched the Education Arcade, an initiative that seeks to transform the way video and computer games are used in the classroom.Led by MIT’s Comparative Media Studies program (CMS) and the University of Wisconsin’s School of Education, the Education […]December 3, 2003StudentsFrom Political Speak to Free SpeechEditor’s NoteFrom Political Speak to Free SpeechWith the presidential primaries around the corner, we’re taking a look at what the nine Democratic candidates as well as the Republican Party are doing to connect with Black voters. Similar to visits to Black churches on Sunday mornings, some of the Democratic candidates have taken to visiting a […]December 3, 2003StudentsAnother Legacy to OvercomeAnother Legacy to Overcome: Achieving a Diverse Administrative BodyDr. Deneese L. JonesToday, with race-conscious scholarships under scrutiny, affirmative action being tested, and efforts to achieve student and faculty diversity in higher education under siege, yet another theme of urgency emerges: Faculty of color are still not evenly distributed or represented across institutional types, disciplines and […]November 19, 2003HomeEventsEventsDECEMBERDec. 3-6Project Linking Academic Scholars to Educational Resources (LASER)3rd Annual Urban Education Research ConferenceHotel Derek, HoustonContact: Dr. Brenda L. TownsendPhone: (813) 974-1385E-mail: btownsen@tempest.coedu.usf.edu Web: www.coedu.usf.edu/LASERDec. 7–10ASPIRA National AssociationCouncil for Opportunity in EducationTechnology Tools for Instruction and Management ConferenceWyndham El San Juan HotelSan Juan, Puerto RicoContact: Carmen TorresPhone: (973) 484-7554Web: www.technologytools.org2004JANUARYJan. 2-6Association of American Law Schools2004 […]November 19, 2003HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsThe Association of American Colleges and Universities received a $225,000 planning grant from the Ford Foundation to explore how colleges and universities can embed campus diversity in campus cultures and institutional structures. Colorado State University received a grant for $22.1 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to construct a […]November 19, 2003Previous PagePage 112 of 431Next Page