Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyUMKC Names Two Leaders for ‘Diversity in Action’ InitiativeUMKC Names Two Leaders for ‘Diversity in Action’ InitiativeKANSAS CITY, Mo.Officials at the University of Missouri-Kansas City have named two individuals to lead the next step of the university’s diversity initiative.Over the next 12 months, Dr. Joe Seabrooks and Darlene Scott-Scurry will lead the implementation of the university’s Diversity in Action Plan.Seabrooks, currently UMKC’s director […]September 24, 2003HomeNew University of Michigan Undergrad AdmissionsNew University of Michigan Undergrad Admissions Policy Modeled After Law School’s ANN ARBOR, Mich.Race remains a factor in the University of Michigan’s new admissions policy that asks more detailed questions of applicants but doesn’t use a point system in an effort to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. “We continue to believe in gathering […]September 24, 2003Leadership & PolicyNCCU Lands $19 Million for Biomanufacturing InstituteNCCU Lands $19 Million for Biomanufacturing InstituteDURHAM, N.C.North Carolina Central University and the state’s biomanufacturing industry received a $19.1 million boost last month from a nonprofit corporation created as a result of the state’s tobacco litigation. The Golden LEAF Foundation, created in 1999 by court order, agreed to award the university the money to construct […]September 24, 2003Leadership & PolicyBid to Move Famed Art Collection Might Be Called OffBid to Move Famed Art Collection Might Be Called OffPHILADELPHIAThe Barnes Foundation says it might have to abandon plans to move its priceless artwork to downtown Philadelphia because of opposition from Lincoln University.Thirty private donors have already pledged $100 million toward a $150 million goal to help the cash-poor foundation build a new gallery in […]September 24, 2003HomeA Meeting of the MindsA Meeting of the MindsBrothers of the Academy’s first think tank to promote collaborative research, community improvementBy Pearl StewartIt began with a casual conversation about five years ago among seven African American men attending a conference of the American Educational Research Association in Montreal. Their meeting was an ad hoc “Black caucus” of sorts, during […]September 24, 2003Community CollegesOn the Road to ReauthorizationOn the Road to ReauthorizationWith the Higher Education Act up for reauthorization, the fate of student aid and the future of colleges’ regulatory independence is uncertainAs Congress returns to work this month, it has plenty on its plate, but all eyes and hopes in higher education will be pinned on the reauthorization of the legislative […]September 24, 2003Leadership & PolicyKeeping a Legacy AliveKeeping a Legacy AliveRonald Roach’s article, “A Rich, but Disappearing Legacy” (see Black Issues, Aug. 14),brought much needed attention to the historical significance of Black boarding schools. Gilbert Academy, which was located here in New Orleans, appeared on a partial listing of closed historically Black boarding schools.The academy was named after William L. Gilbert, a […]September 24, 2003HomeCompelling Enough to DiversifyCompelling Enough to DiversifyDiversity is what everyone is talking about these days. In fact, I recently read a Washington Post transcript for an online chat about work-force diversity where the expert fielding questions was asked to stick around longer because there were so many questions.Most people say they support the idea of diversity; however, diversity-training […]September 24, 2003HomeRacial Privacy Initiative: A Threat to Civil RightsRacial Privacy Initiative: A Threat to Civil RightsBy Dr. Jamillah MooreIt is saddening to read that California will take the lead in proposing yet another divisive initiative for the ballot. The Golden State has led the way on controversial issues of vouchers, immigration and affirmative action. Now the American Civil Rights Institute, founded by Ward […]September 10, 2003HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional Appointments Dr. Livingston Alexander has been named president of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Previously, Alexander was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Kean University in New Jersey. Alexander earned a bachelor’s from St. Joseph Seminary College in Washington, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Houston.Dr. James A. […]September 10, 2003Previous PagePage 127 of 431Next Page
