Black IssuesLatinxEventsOCTOBEROct. 15-18Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students“Preparing a Diverse Scientific Work Force: Eliminating Health Disparities”Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego Web: www.abrcms.orgOct. 18-21Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)17th Annual Conference“Hispanic Higher Education Success: America’s Path to the Future” Hyatt Regency Orange CountyAnaheim, Calif.Web: www.hacu.netOct. 23-25American Council on EducationOffice of Minorities […]September 24, 2003HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsDelaware State University received a five-year, $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for the creation of a DSU Applied Mathematics Research Center (AMRC) on campus. In addition, DSU’s College of Arts and Science was awarded a $278,331 Research Infrastructure Grant from the National Science Foundation that will fund the purchase […]September 24, 2003HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentDr. Debra Austin has been appointed chancellor of colleges and universities by the Florida Education Commissioner. She earned a bachelor’s in English from Michigan State University, a master’s in English from the University of Florida, a master’s in business administration from Florida State University, and a doctorate in higher education also from Florida State.Merri […]September 24, 2003HomeFighting Back Against Online Auction FraudFighting Back Against Online Auction FraudOnline auctions have been called the world’s largest marketplace, with eBay in particular evolving from a hobbyists’ enclave into a venue where companies transact millions of dollars in business.But the online auction world has also been called the digital Wild West, with rampant fraud taking place. Online auction fraud tripled […]September 24, 2003HomeUniversity to Provide Free Wireless Internet AccessUniversity to Provide Free Wireless Internet AccessCLEVELANDCase Western Reserve University has opened up more than 1,230 wireless access points this month, providing free campus-based wireless Internet access to faculty, students, staff and visitors. The move is the first phase of a plan named OneCleveland to blanket Cleveland with free wireless Internet access. “The network we […]September 24, 2003HomeSurvey Says Online Learning Equal to Classroom InstructionSurvey Says Online Learning Equal to Classroom InstructionWASHINGTONFrom the Ivy League to tiny community colleges, a majority of higher education institutions report that online learning is just as good as traditional, face-to-face classroom instruction. Nearly three out of four academic leaders say learning online may be even better within three years. A comprehensive survey released […]September 24, 2003HBCUsNine HBCUs to Get Software in First Round of Microsoft AwardNine HBCUs to Get Software in First Round of Microsoft AwardNEW YORKThe Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF) has announced that nine of its 45 member colleges and universities will be receiving new Microsoft software for technology upgrades, which is part of a $15 million software grant from the Microsoft Corp. The schools, which are public historically […]September 24, 2003Leadership & PolicyDiversity in PrintDiversity in PrintWhat Makes Racial Diversity Work in Higher EducationBy Frank W. Hale Jr. (ed.); Foreword by William E. KirwanStylus Publishing, July 2003, 320 pp., $59.95 cloth, ISBN I-57922-066-5;$23.95 paper, ISBN 1-57922-067-3Dr. Frank W. Hale Jr., known for his pioneering efforts in establishing Ohio State University as one of the top producers of African American […]September 24, 2003HomeOn Language, History and ValuesOn Language, History and ValuesIt is, perhaps, fitting that in the same year that we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington, one of the participants, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, has also published her eagerly anticipated memoirs. Height, after all, has had personal meetings with every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was […]September 24, 2003HomeOpen Letter to Our African American Brothers and SistersOpen Letter to Our African American Brothers and SistersNote: People of color are being hurt more than ever today, thanks to the “Permanent War on Terrorism” and the war at home. It, therefore, seems more important than ever to build alliances between our peoples who have similar struggles for liberation from poverty and racism, for […]September 24, 2003Previous PagePage 125 of 431Next Page
