Black IssuesHBCUs2003 Commencement Speakers2003 Commencement Speakers• Biola University (Calif.) Dr. Wesley K. Stafford President of Christian relief agency Compassion International • Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) Geraldine A. Ferraro First female vice presidential candidate • Claremont Graduate University (Calif.) Dr. Paul J. Zak Co-chair of the university’s depart- ment of economics; and founding director of the Center for Neuro- economics Studies • Clark University (Mass.) Mark Shields Columnist, commentator, moder- ator of […]May 21, 2003Leadership & PolicyInstructor Loses Retaliation Suit Against Washington CollegeInstructor Loses Retaliation Suit Against Washington CollegeTACOMA, Wash. A foreign-born math instructor has lost a suit accusing Tacoma Community College of retaliation after the board of trustees granted him tenure despite the adverse recommendation of a tenure review committee.Robert Tan failed to prove that the college had assigned him to teach primarily remedial-level courses in […]May 21, 2003Home220 Students Lose Dorm Access for File Sharing220 Students Lose Dorm Access for File SharingSTATE COLLEGE, Pa.Penn State students can’t say they weren’t warned. Three weeks after an administrator sent an e-mail warning against sharing copyrighted material over the Internet, 220 students were sanctioned for doing just that, the university said last month.“Basically, we received a complaint,” says Penn State spokesman Tysen […]May 21, 2003Community CollegesCertificate Exam Fails Federal Financial-Aid TestCertificate Exam Fails Federal Financial-Aid TestBOSTONStudents who meet local graduation requirements but don’t pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam cannot qualify for federal financial aid, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Education Secretary Roderick Paige rejected the state’s request for eligibility, leaving as many as 2,000 community college-bound high school seniors on their […]May 21, 2003HomeMiami-Dade to Offer Degree In Language TranslationMiami-Dade to Offer Degree In Language TranslationMIAMIMiami-Dade Community College will offer the country’s first associate’s degree in translation/interpretation starting this month.With the large influx of foreign-born residents growing in and around south Florida, it was only a matter of time before the college started the course, according to Dr. Thomas Meyer, chair of ESL and […]May 21, 2003HealthCommission Convened to Diversify U.S. Healthcare Work ForceCommission Convened to Diversify U.S. Healthcare Work Force DURHAM, N.C.Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, has convened a commission that will address the nation’s health gap by focusing attention on the number of underrepresented minorities among the nation’s health professions. The Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce, […]May 21, 2003StudentsBenedict Raises $30 Million to Improve CollegeBenedict Raises $30 Million to Improve CollegeCOLUMBIA, S.C.Afirst for Benedict College, the South Carolina historically Black school recently completed a successful capital campaign, raising $30.1 million over six years. “We have attempted a few capital campaigns in the past, but none of our previous financial drives was as victorious as this campaign,” says Barbara C. […]May 21, 2003HBCUsBoeing, Lockheed Martin Among Top Supporters of HBCU Engineering SchoolsBoeing, Lockheed Martin Among Top Supporters of HBCU Engineering SchoolsBALTIMOREA recent survey conducted by Career Communications Group Inc. (CCG) has found that 42 companies and government agencies are considered most supportive of historically Black engineering schools. CCG asked the deans of the 10 ABET-accredited HBCU programs to list five corporate or government sponsors they feel […]May 21, 2003Faculty & StaffRice University Launches Minority Scholar Lecture SeriesRice University Launches Minority Scholar Lecture SeriesHOUSTONRice University in March began a twice-a-year lecture series featuring leading minority scholars in an effort to build the school’s commitment to diversity and relationship with the minority community. Initiated by Rice President Malcolm Gillis, the President’s Lecture Series of Diverse Scholars each year will feature one speech of […]May 21, 2003LatinxLatinos Hardly Visible on Prime-Time Television, UCLA Study FindsLatinos Hardly Visible on Prime-Time Television, UCLA Study FindsLOS ANGELESLatinos are the largest minority group in the United States yet they make up only 4 percent of regular prime-time characters on network television, according to a new study by UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center.“Looking for Latino Regulars on Prime-Time Television: The Fall 2002 Season” also […]May 21, 2003Previous PagePage 149 of 431Next Page
