Black IssuesAfrican-AmericanIn AppreciationIn AppreciationAnthropology Professor John Ogbu Dies at Age 64 Dr. John Uzo Ogbu, professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a path-breaking scholar in the fields of minority education and identity, died of a heart attack after undergoing back surgery on Aug. 20. He was 64. Ogbu is known for his work […]September 10, 2003HomeAlabama A&M’s School of Education Awarded First Ph.D. ProgramAlabama A&M’s School of Education Awarded First Ph.D. Program HUNTSVILLE, Ala.Alabama A&M University’s School of Education has been awarded its first Ph.D. degree program. “The new Ph.D. program will offer its candidates the area’s only program in what we refer to as ‘pure’ reading,” says Dr. Mary W. Spor, an AAMU professor and reading specialist. […]September 10, 2003Faculty & StaffWilberforce Faculty Endure Pay Cut, Increased Course LoadWilberforce Faculty Endure Pay Cut, Increased Course Load WILBERFORCE, OhioFaculty members at Wilberforce University have agreed to work longer hours for less pay to keep the private, historically Black university afloat. The concessions will allow Wilberforce to avoid eliminating majors and laying off employees, the university’s president, the Rev. Floyd Flake, said last month.“Every part […]September 10, 2003HomeCourt to Hear Mississippi College Desegregation AppealCourt to Hear Mississippi College Desegregation Appeal JACKSON, Miss.A federal appeals court will hear arguments Nov. 3 on the settlement of Mississippi’s college desegregation case. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans was asked in March by attorney Alvin Chambliss to schedule a hearing on demands from plaintiffs opposed to last year’s […]September 10, 2003Community CollegesInternships Prove Valuable in Poor Job MarketInternships Prove Valuable in Poor Job Market PRINCETON, N.J.In today’s poor employment climate, it takes more than a college degree to get a job, according to CollegeJournal.com, the Wall Street Journal‘s Web site for career-minded college students. A recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that 42.4 percent of employers said […]September 10, 2003SportsCoaching Groups to Keep Up Fight Over Title IXCoaching Groups to Keep Up Fight Over Title IX WASHINGTONA coalition of college coaching associations, aiming to change the way a major sports anti-discrimination law is enforced, will press its legal fight on two fronts. The College Sports Council announced plans last month to sue the U.S. Department of Education over its July decision to […]September 10, 2003HomeBill Creates African American Institute at Cal StateBill Creates African American Institute at Cal State CARSON, Calif.Declaring that “education creates intellectual wealth,” California Gov. Gray Davis signed an assembly bill last month to establish the African American Political and Economics Institute (AAPEI) on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH).Addressing a capacity audience at the Claudia Hampton Lecture Hall, Davis […]September 10, 2003HomePoll: 69 Percent Say Need for Affirmative Action In College Admissions Will EndPoll: 69 Percent Say Need for Affirmative Action In College Admissions Will End SAN FRANCISCOMost Americans agree that in 25 years, colleges and universities should no longer need to look at an applicant’s race to make sure there is racial and ethnic diversity on campus, a new poll finds. Seventy percent of respondents said they […]September 10, 2003Faculty & StaffMorris Brown Reopens $1 Million Richer, But Without AccreditationMorris Brown Reopens $1 Million Richer, But Without AccreditationBy Tracie Powell ATLANTAAtlanta’s Morris Brown College reopened its doors late last month to fewer than 150 students, without a marching band, football team or accreditation. They are, however, $1 million richer. The million-dollar donation from the Tom Joyner Foundation, headed by the syndicated radio personality the […]September 10, 2003HBCUsU.S. Congressmen Urge More Federal Support for HBCUsU.S. Congressmen Urge More Federal Support for HBCUs Building preservation, financial aid, main topics at town hall meetingBy Scott Dyer GRAMBLING, La.Historic preservation of buildings on historically Black college campuses and increased financial aid for students were the main topics at a recent town hall meeting on the future of HBCUs.The meeting, held on the […]September 10, 2003Previous PagePage 129 of 431Next Page