Black IssuesLGBTQ+UC Regent Ward Connerly Dealt Setback Over Ethnic-Themed EventsUC Regent Ward Connerly Dealt Setback Over Ethnic-Themed EventsSAN FRANCISCO University of California regents handed fellow board member and activist Ward Connerly a defeat last month, voting down his proposal to stop funding ethnic graduations and gay freshman orientation. Connerly, who led the fight to drop race-conscious admissions some years ago, had tried to withdraw […]August 13, 2003African-AmericanEconomy Influences Minority Students’ College Choice, Survey FindsEconomy Influences Minority Students’ College Choice, Survey FindsLEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. The current state of the U.S. economy has more influence on African American and Latino high school students’ college choice than that of White students, according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by the National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA) and […]August 13, 2003StudentsSurvey Reinforces Value of Faculty Diversity in the ClassroomSurvey Reinforces Value of Faculty Diversity in the ClassroomMONTVALE, N.J. A survey of undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. colleges and universities reveals that diversity in the front of the classroom enhances the educational experience for all. The survey disclosed that minority professors have significant influence on the education of both minority and non-minority students. When […]August 13, 2003HomeFashion Institute Forms Partnership With University in TurkeyFashion Institute Forms Partnership With University in TurkeyNEW YORK New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) has added Turkey to its list of international alliances, under a collaborative agreement with Istanbul Technical University (ITU). Dr. Joyce F. Brown, president of FIT, and Dr. Gülsün Saglamer, rector of ITU, signed the agreement in June to establish […]August 13, 2003SportsYoung College Athletes See ‘Raceless’ World, Study SaysYoung College Athletes See ‘Raceless’ World, Study SaysNASHVILLE, Tenn. A new study showing similar levels of agreement among White and Black college athletes that racial and ethnic discrimination is no longer a problem bucks more than 70 years of social science trends relating to racial perceptions of discrimination. The report, “There’s No Race on the Playing […]August 13, 2003HomeHoward, Mehary Cry Foul Over Newspaper’s Questionable StudyHoward, Mehary Cry Foul Over Newspaper’s Questionable StudyFindings disparage academic quality of Black medical schools, graduatesBy David HefnerNashville, Tenn. News of a recent study by a Connecticut newspaper suggesting that graduates of Howard and Meharry medical schools were among the nation’s most reprimanded physicians left officials at both institutions and their alumni steaming with rage. The […]August 13, 2003SportsBush Retreats on Title IX RevisionsBush Retreats on Title IX RevisionsOpponents vow to continue efforts to weaken law By Ben HammerWASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Education in early July announced it would not alter its enforcement of the 1972 law known as Title IX that has led to a dramatic increase in women’s participation in athletics, heading off challenges to […]August 13, 2003HomeBlack Caucus Steps Up Criticism of Head Start PlanBlack Caucus Steps Up Criticism of Head Start PlanBy Charles Dervarics Plans to overhaul the federal Head Start program could have major implications on children in districts represented by Congressional Black Caucus members, CBC members say. With both pro- and anti-reform advocates raising the level of debate on Head Start, the CBC contends that low-income […]August 13, 2003HomeFront-Loading of Pell Grants for First Two Years of College Gains MomentumFront-Loading of Pell Grants for First Two Years of College Gains MomentumBy Charles Dervarics House Republican leaders are reviving talk of “front-loading” Pell Grant assistance by providing higher levels of aid to students during their first two years of college. The idea, which traditionally comes up during Higher Education Act reauthorization, may have a strong […]August 13, 2003LatinxHouse Moves Ahead on Digital Divide HelpHouse Moves Ahead on Digital Divide HelpPlan would provide as much as $2.5 million per college By Charles Dervarics A bill to help Black colleges with the digital divide is finally making progress in the House of Representatives after sponsors sidestepped some potential obstacles. The House Science Committee approved the bill in July, paving the way […]August 13, 2003Previous PagePage 135 of 431Next Page