Black IssuesStudentsFrom Opening Doors to Opening MindsFrom Opening Doors to Opening MindsBy Dr. George L. Daniels It was 40 years ago this past June that the late Alabama Gov. George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door of the University of Alabama’s Foster Auditorium trying to prevent the enrollment of Vivian Malone and James Hood. His defiant stance against integration won him […]August 13, 2003HomeThe Savings, and Controversy, of Printer CartridgesThe Savings, and Controversy, of Printer CartridgesBy Reid Goldsborough It’s a truism that as a general rule consumers seek bargains and businesses seek profits. With computer printers, the healthiest margins come not from the sale of the ink jet or laser printers themselves but from the cartridges needed when the originals run out of ink […]August 13, 2003StudentsWeb Site Offers Stafford Student Loan ServiceWeb Site Offers Stafford Student Loan ServiceSAN DIEGO With the new school year around the corner, nearly six million undergraduate students are scrambling for nearly $90 billion in financial aid assistance to meet the ballooning costs of attending college. Given shrinking scholarship and financial aid budgets, the bulk of this aid — 54 percent — […]August 13, 2003HomePenn State Researcher Touts Simulation Software As Effective Teaching ToolPenn State Researcher Touts Simulation Software As Effective Teaching Tool By Ronald Roach UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A Penn State researcher has found that using high-quality simulation software improves student achievement, motivation and graduation rates when compared to other online methods. Dr. Brian Cameron has documented the study of two classes of a Web-based introductory networking and […]August 13, 2003HomeIBM Establishes New Academic Research ModelIBM Establishes New Academic Research ModelBy Ronald RoachWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. The IBM Corp. has launched a new funding and grant model for universities doing research in technology and life sciences, the company has recently announced. The new IBM Life Sciences Institutes of Innovation program is project-focused and represents a multi-year commitment. It offers a comprehensive […]August 13, 2003StudentsA Rich, Disappearing Legacy Remembering Black boarding schools: A tradition obscured by desegregation’s impact.A Rich, Disappearing Legacy Remembering Black boarding schools: A tradition obscured by desegregation’s impact. By Ronald Roach There’s no doubt that the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board school desegregation case next year will generate much-needed discussion about the ongoing struggle over providing quality education for American children, especially for […]August 13, 2003InternationalBarcelona Journal:Learning and LivingBarcelona Journal:Learning and Living in the WorldStory and Photos by Kristina Lane BARCELONA, Spain At the seaside end of Barcelona’s most famous boulevard, La Rambla, soars a statue of Christopher Columbus, his right arm stretching west, his outward gaze fixed on the horizon. The statue represents the pervasive mindset of Catalonia: a country must always […]August 13, 2003HBCUsHBCU Leaders Meet to Plan Financial FuturesHBCU Leaders Meet to Plan Financial FuturesDALLAS Chief financial officers from 50 historically Black colleges and universities gathered in Dallas last month to assess the financial challenges facing their institutions and to work toward solutions. The purpose of the meeting, a three-day summer institute sponsored by Nissan and the Educational Testing Service (ETS), was to […]August 13, 2003SportsIn Memoriam: Remembering Donald Phelps (1929-2003): Community College LeaderIn Memoriam: Remembering Donald Phelps (1929-2003): Community College LeaderAUSTIN, Texas Dr. Donald G. Phelps, W.K. Kellogg Regents Professor in Community College Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education, died in Austin, on July 5, after a brief illness. Phelps was the first African American to serve as chancellor of both the […]August 13, 2003Leadership & PolicyUnofficial Civil Rights Movement Headquarters To be Razed to Make Way for DormUnofficial Civil Rights Movement Headquarters To be Razed to Make Way for DormATLANTA The restaurant that served as unofficial headquarters of the civil rights movement in the 1960s will be demolished to make way for a college dormitory, officials said. The decision to raze Paschal’s restaurant was based on finances, said its owner, Clark Atlanta […]August 13, 2003Previous PagePage 134 of 431Next Page
