Black IssuesFaculty & StaffMinorities Believe They Receive Far Different Medical Care Than Whites, Survey FindsMinorities Believe They Receive Far Different Medical Care Than Whites, Survey FindsNASHVILLE, Tenn.Anew poll shows that while Americans are divided about the extent to which racial and ethnic health care disparities exist, African Americans and Hispanics are as much as three times more likely than Whites to feel that minorities receive a lower level of […]October 22, 2003HealthHampton Professor Conducts Study Linking Cigarette Smoke to Breast CancerHampton Professor Conducts Study Linking Cigarette Smoke to Breast CancerHAMPTON, Va.A new study links cadmium, a metal found in cigarette smoke and shellfish, to breast cancer. Findings from the study, conducted by Hampton University biology professor Dr. Nicholas Kenney and several researchers at the Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University, were published in the July […]October 22, 2003HomeBoston University Launches Center for African American Religious ResearchBoston University Launches Center for African American Religious Research BOSTONBoston University inaugurated its new Center for African American Religious Research and Education earlier this month with a series of public lectures and workshops honoring the late Rev. Dr. Prathia L. Hall.Hall, who inspired Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” was a […]October 22, 2003StudentsUNC Initiative to Make College More Accessible for Low-Income StudentsUNC Initiative to Make College More Accessible for Low-Income Students CHAPEL HILL, N.C.The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced a groundbreaking initiative earlier this month to give the children of low-income families an opportunity to attend college — without borrowing a penny.The initiative, “The Carolina Covenant,” will enable low-income students to come to […]October 22, 2003HomeSeminar Examines Latest Research in African American EducationSeminar Examines Latest Research in African American EducationPRINCETON, N.J.Education and public affairs professionals from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region gathered at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) earlier this month to examine the latest research on the state of African American education. Looking at education from pre-school through post-graduate levels, participants investigated the public-policy implications of issues […]October 22, 2003HomeU.S. Senate Considers, Then Shelves D.C. School Voucher BillU.S. Senate Considers, Then Shelves D.C. School Voucher BillThe U.S. Senate considered a bill in late September that would give vouchers up to $7,500 for private school education for at least 1,700 public school students in the District of Columbia before withdrawing the bill from consideration due to the threat of a Democratic filibuster.The D.C. […]October 22, 2003Native AmericansSchools, Agencies Serving American Indians to Share $105 MillionSchools, Agencies Serving American Indians to Share $105 MillionSchools, Agencies Serving American Indians to Share $105 MillionIndian tribes, schools, and state and local agencies that serve American Indian children in efforts to improve educational opportunities for nearly half-a-million students will share $105 million in grants, announced U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige.“We renew our commitment […]October 22, 2003STEMEducation Secretary Says No Child Left Behind Act Will Help Reverse Two-Tiered SystemEducation Secretary Says No Child Left Behind Act Will Help Reverse Two-Tiered SystemU.S. Education Secretary Dr. Roderick Paige gave a progress report on the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act in Washington recently, calling it a “revolution” that would do much to reverse a subpar U.S. educational system that he compared to apartheid.“We are […]October 22, 2003StudentsCommitment at the Highest LevelsCommitment at the Highest Levels”Bringing more than skin color to the party” pretty much sums up our cover story on recruiting faculty of color. One new faculty hire from Rochester Institute of Technology says minority faculty have to do just that and must “bring ways to contribute to the strategic direction of the university and […]October 22, 2003StudentsIntellectual Entrepreneurship: Successfully Engaging Hearts, Minds in Graduate EducationIntellectual Entrepreneurship: Successfully Engaging Hearts, Minds in Graduate Education By Dr. Richard A. Cherwitz and Susan Alvarado Boyd Following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action in admissions to graduate and professional programs, many institutions are contemplating how, if at all, to use race and ethnicity in making admissions decisions. The court’s ruling notwithstanding, […]October 8, 2003Previous PagePage 121 of 431Next Page
