Black IssuesAfrican-AmericanFielding’s Media Psychology Program Welcomes Its First ClassFielding’s Media Psychology Program Welcomes Its First ClassSANTA BARBARA, Calif.Fielding Graduate Institute welcomed its first class of students this fall in the school’s newly created Ph.D. program in Media Psychology. The students are all mid-career professionals from organizations as different as Disney, Gateway Computers and Stanford Medical Center. They will continue to work in their […]November 5, 2003HomeLittle-Known Civil Rights Pioneer’s Papers Donated to UVaLittle-Known Civil Rights Pioneer’s Papers Donated to UVaCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.When Alice Jackson Stuart sent a handwritten letter to the administrators who rejected her application to the University of Virginia in 1935, she became one of the earliest but least-known pioneers of the civil rights movement. Stuart was the first Black person ever to apply to the […]November 5, 2003Leadership & PolicyCheyney, Fisk University Presidents Step DownCheyney, Fisk University Presidents Step DownHARRISBURG, Pa.Presidents of two historically Black colleges and universities announced plans to leave their respective institutions last month. After seven years as president of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Dr. W. Clinton Pettus is stepping down to pursue other interests. His retirement is effective Dec. 31.Pettus began work at Cheyney as […]November 5, 2003African-AmericanUCLA Renames Center to Honor Ralph BuncheUCLA Renames Center to Honor Ralph BuncheLOS ANGELESThe University of California Los Angeles honored one of its most distinguished alumni last month during a ceremony to rename its African American Studies center to the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies.“We could think of no more worthy individual after whom to name the center,” […]November 5, 2003Leadership & PolicyBennett College Inaugurates President After 15 Months in OfficeBennett College Inaugurates President After 15 Months in OfficeGREENSBORO, N.C.Dr. Johnnetta Cole, credited with rescuing Bennett College from a possible closure, was inaugurated as president of the college last month.Cole arrived at Bennett in July 2002. But she postponed her inauguration until the college could clear up Bennett’s standing with the Southern Association of Colleges […]November 5, 2003HomeDuke University Press Books Win Hurston/Wright AwardDuke University Press Books Win Hurston/Wright AwardDURHAM, N.C.Two Duke University Press books won top honors in the 2003 Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards. The authors of the nonfiction books, both of which were published under the John Hope Franklin Center imprint, were honored last month at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.First prize went to Forgotten Readers: Recovering […]November 5, 2003HomeReport Highlights Importance Of Middle School MathReport Highlights Importance Of Middle School MathMCLEAN, Va.African American children, regardless of household income, are not exposed to the same challenging algebra classes in eighth grade as their White counterparts, and therefore, are less likely to go to college, according to a new report released by the Diversity Pipeline Alliance (DPA). The report, “Improving Minority […]November 5, 2003HBCUsNorth Carolina Central to Turn to Legislature For Money to Fix Mold ProblemNorth Carolina Central to Turn to Legislature For Money to Fix Mold ProblemBOONE, N.C.The University of North Carolina system plans to turn to the General Assembly for as much as $17 million it needs to fix an expanding mold problem at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) that has shut down buildings and forced out students.NCCU […]November 5, 2003HomeRace Historian, Activist Among 2003 MacArthur FellowsRace Historian, Activist Among 2003 MacArthur FellowsCHICAGOAn historian whose work focuses on the role of race in the social and cultural evolution of Egyptian identity and modern Islamic society is among this year’s class of MacArthur Fellows. Dr. Eve Troutt Powell, an associate professor of history at the University of Georgia, along with 23 others […]November 5, 2003HomeCongressman Launches Initiative to Address State of Black MalesCongressman Launches Initiative to Address State of Black MalesRep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., has launched a yearlong initiative to look into problems facing African American males across the country, in particular the barriers Black men convicted of drug offenses face in re-entering society.The initiative will kick off with a weekend conference — “The State of […]November 5, 2003Previous PagePage 117 of 431Next Page
