Black IssuesHBCUsGeorgia On the MindGeorgia On the MindThe state’s higher education system puts research, policy focus on Black males By Ronald RoachAmong education researchers and higher education administrators around the nation, it is well known that African American male college attendance and completion rates are lagging behind those of males in other racial and ethnic groups as well as […]October 22, 2003Faculty & StaffBringing More Than Skin Color to the Party Faculty of color realize their market valueBringing More Than Skin Color to the Party Faculty of color realize their market valueDr. Tom Smith is a world-renowned expert in polymer sciences. And though he has impeccable academic credentials — he got his Ph.D. in 1973 from the University of Michigan, is a former president of the Rochester chapter of the American Chemical […]October 22, 2003Leadership & PolicyMission Possible: Three disparate institutions raise the bar nationwide for recruiting and retaining an ethnically diverse facultyMission PossibleThree disparate institutions raise the bar nationwide for recruiting and retaining an ethnically diverse facultyBy Kendra HamiltonIncreases in faculty diversity tend to come slowly and incrementally — a few percentage points here, a few percentage points there. But aggressive moves by three quite disparate institutions are raising eyebrows — and raising the bar for […]October 22, 2003LatinxAmerica Loses Ground in College Access, Participation, Study FindsAmerica Loses Ground in College Access, Participation, Study FindsWASHINGTONAmerica has fallen alarmingly behind other industrialized countries in access to and participation in college, which encompasses most education and training beyond high school, according to a recent study. “Closing the College Participation Gap,” released last month by the Education Commission of the States (ECS), paints a […]October 22, 2003LatinxNASA Names University Space Science Education PartnersNASA Names University Space Science Education PartnersWASHINGTONSixteen universities have been named recipients of NASA’s 2003 Minority University College Education and Research Partnership Initiative in Space Science (MUCERPI) award. MUCERPI offers minority universities an opportunity to develop academic programs and/or faculty and student capabilities in space science through close partnerships with major space science research groups. […]October 22, 2003Leadership & PolicyUNCF Leader to Step Down After 12 Years at the HelmUNCF Leader to Step Down After 12 Years at the HelmATLANTAAfter more than two decades as president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, Dr. William H. Gray will retire in March, at the end of the organization’s fiscal year.Gray, 62, made his announcement earlier this month at the fall meeting of UNCF’s 39 […]October 22, 2003HomeStudents Ask to Participate in Lawsuit Against Barnes FoundationStudents Ask to Participate in Lawsuit Against Barnes FoundationNORRISTOWN, Pa.Three students want to argue against moving the prized Barnes Foundation art collection from suburban Philadelphia to the city now that Lincoln University has dropped its objections.The Barnes Foundation students made the filing in Montgomery County Orphans’ Court last month, three days after the board of […]October 22, 2003Faculty & StaffDuke Still Struggles With Providing Equitable Environment, Study FindsDuke Still Struggles With Providing Equitable Environment, Study FindsDURHAM, N.C.A yearlong study of the status of women at Duke University has found that students, faculty, staff and graduates continue to face lingering stereotypes and prejudicial expectations about what they can accomplish.The Women’s Initiative Steering Committee report, released last month, offers an in-depth, and sometimes troubling, […]October 22, 2003StudentsReports: Importance of Federal Student Aid Continues to GrowReports: Importance of Federal Student Aid Continues to GrowWASHINGTONTwo newly released reports from the American Council on Education (ACE) illustrate rapid growth in the federal student loan programs and the critical importance of the Pell Grant program, the nation’s largest single source of need-based grant assistance. The “2003 Status Report on the Federal Education Loan […]October 22, 2003HomeFormer President Launches College Prep ProgramFormer President Launches College Prep ProgramLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Former President Bill Clinton unveiled a new program under his presidential foundation last month that will help students prepare for college entrance exams. Clinton appeared at Dunbar Magnet Middle School in Little Rock to publicize the new partnership with Ember Media and the Princeton Review to provide free […]October 22, 2003Previous PagePage 120 of 431Next Page
