Black IssuesSportsLincoln Sprinter Earns No. 1 Ranking Among Division III AthletesLincoln Sprinter Earns No. 1 Ranking Among Division III Athletes LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa.Lincoln University sprinter Chazz “Rock” Clemons has earned the No. 1 ranking in the nation this year among NCAA Division III university athletes. Clemons, a junior majoring in criminal justice, ran the 60-meter dash in 6.77 seconds earlier this year at an indoor […]April 9, 2003HomeAlcorn Names Auditorium After Alumnus and Civil Rights Leader Medgar EversAlcorn Names Auditorium After Alumnus and Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers LORMAN, Miss. Alcorn State University dedicated an auditorium in a campus library to slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers last month. Evers’ widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, spoke to a crowd of several hundred people at a ceremony to unveil the newly named auditorium in the […]April 9, 2003HomeMissouri Journalism School to Admit Freshmen for the First TimeAlcorn Names Auditorium After Alumnus and Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers LORMAN, Miss. Alcorn State University dedicated an auditorium in a campus library to slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers last month. Evers’ widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, spoke to a crowd of several hundred people at a ceremony to unveil the newly named auditorium in the […]April 9, 2003StudentsMissouri Journalism School to Admit Freshmen for the First TimeMissouri Journalism School to Admit Freshmen for the First Time COLUMBIA, Mo.For the first time in its 93-year history, the Missouri School of Journalism will admit some students directly from high school this spring. In the fall, the journalism school also will begin admitting pre-journalism students already enrolled in the University of Missouri-Columbia’s honors college […]April 9, 2003STEMUC Riverside Names System’s First Latina ChancellorUC Riverside Names System’s First Latina Chancellor RIVERSIDE, Calif. Dr. France A. Córdova, a former National Aeronautics and Space Administration chief scientist, is the first Hispanic woman to lead a University of California campus. Córdova, who was sworn in as chancellor of UC Riverside last month, said her goal is to make the campus a […]April 9, 2003Leadership & PolicyCoalition Challenges Virginia Tech Ban on Affirmative ActionCoalition Challenges Virginia Tech Ban on Affirmative ActionBLACKSBURG, Va. Black alumni of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) were joined by Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and others last month in expressing disapproval of the university’s board of visitors decision to bar the consideration of race and gender in the campus admissions, hiring and […]April 9, 2003Recruitment & RetentionHigher Education’s Tough Economic Times Affect Recruitment, Studies SayHigher Education’s Tough Economic Times Affect Recruitment, Studies Say RESTON, Va.The past year’s sagging economy has caused many schools to retool their recruiting tactics, according to findings in a new national survey released last month. A separate report, also released last month, predicts that the current financial problems facing higher education could last as long […]April 9, 2003HomePell Grant Amount Not Keeping Pace With Rising DemandPell Grant Amount Not Keeping Pace With Rising DemandBy Charles Dervarics New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows the rising demand for Pell grants and the quickly growing shortfall in the nation’s main grant aid program for college. The number of Pell grant recipients increased nearly 25 percent during the past two years, […]April 9, 2003LatinxWar Adds to Concern About Bleak BudgetWar Adds to Concern About Bleak BudgetLawmakers worry war costs may affect education fundingBy Charles Dervarics While most federal lawmakers are supporting the U.S. troops in Iraq, the issue of who pays for the second Gulf war — and the implications for education — is emerging as a source of mounting concern on Capitol Hill. […]April 9, 2003HBCUsCongressmen Introduce Resolutions To Honor Black CollegesApril 9, 2003Previous PagePage 159 of 431Next Page