Black IssuesHomeDon’t Become a Victim of Identity TheftDon’t Become a Victim of Identity TheftBy Reid Goldsborough Imagine having your bank account drained, being unable to use your credit cards, and seeing your credit rating trashed. Imagine then spending hour after hour trying to clear your good name and get your life back together.Identity theft is the No. 1 consumer complaint reported to […]September 10, 2003HomeFree Science Journal Offers Online PreviewFree Science Journal Offers Online Preview SAN FRANCISCOThe nonprofit, online publisher, the Public Library of Science (PLoS), has released a preview of the research papers it will be publishing for free beginning this October. Its first publication, PLoS Biology, will be a monthly, peer-reviewed journal expected to compete directly with prestigious paid-for journals. “I’m delighted […]September 10, 2003HBCUsWorkshop Highlights Homeland Security, Energy ApplicationsWorkshop Highlights Homeland Security, Energy Applications WASHINGTONHoward University’s Continuing Education department held the 20th Annual HBCU Summer Faculty Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Workshop for more than 25 participants from around the country. Faculty, students, government and private-sector experts attended the workshop for training in the use of GIS and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technologies. GIS […]September 10, 2003Recruitment & RetentionCareerBuilder.com Partners With the AfterCollege NetworkCareerBuilder.com Partners With the AfterCollege NetworkBy Ronald Roach CHICAGO CareerBuilder.com, a Web-based job recruitment service, and AfterCollege, a leading provider of targeted college recruitment and branding services, has announced a strategic partnership that is expected to create one of the largest targeted college recruiting networks in North America. CareerBuilder.com will deliver over 400,000 job postings […]September 10, 2003HBCUsSecuring the HomelandSecuring the Homeland Through research and development, HBCUs are confident about competing for homeland security fundsBy Ronald RoachAs a relative newcomer to the physics department at Florida A&M University, Dr. Lewis E. Johnson has managed to establish a laboratory for his research on laser remote sensing. While funding from the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department […]September 10, 2003InternationalSpending on SevisSpending on Sevis New system to track international student enrollment leaves educators stressed, while the federal government reports its successBy Kendra HamiltonIt’s been a bruising year for everyone involved with international education. And no one in the community of international educators can yet breathe a sigh of relief, because soon colleges and universities, trade schools, […]September 10, 2003Asian American Pacific IslanderDiversity Intersects With National SecurityDiversity Intersects With National SecurityThe UNCF’s Institute for International Public Policy plans to engage ‘unusual suspects’ in a discussion on the global importance of a diverse work force By Cassie ChewAfter nine years of sending African American, Hispanic, Asian American and American Indian undergraduate students around the globe to study the socio-economic and political structure […]September 10, 2003HomeCollege Testing Groups Release 2003 ScoresCollege Testing Groups Release 2003 ScoresSAT math scores hit 35-year high, but college-readiness benchmark still low for Black students WASHINGTONOfficials from the nation’s two largest college admissions testing organizations had positive news to report last month about the high school class of 2003, but seemed to differ on how to interpret that news in relation […]September 10, 2003StudentsBlack Student Gets Bid to White Sorority at University of AlabamaBlack Student Gets Bid to White Sorority at University of Alabama TUSCALOOSA, Ala.A Black student at the University of Alabama accepted a bid to a traditionally White sorority last month, a rare case in which the longstanding racial exclusivity of the campus Greek social system has been broken.Carla Ferguson, a freshman from Tuscaloosa, was the […]September 10, 2003Students‘Acting White’ Does Not Affect Minority Student Achievement, Study Finds‘Acting White’ Does Not Affect Minority Student Achievement, Study Finds COLUMBIA, Mo.Whether listening to heavy metal music or wearing khakis, many minority students in schools throughout the United States are accused of “acting White.” If these accusations lead students to avoid “acting White” by shunning academic achievement, educators see a major problem. A researcher at […]September 10, 2003Previous PagePage 128 of 431Next Page
