Black IssuesStudentsFlickers of Light Amid Collegiate Sport’s Academically Dim WorldFlickers of Light Amid Collegiate Sport’s Academically Dim World Our Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars edition gives us an opportunity this time every year to reflect on the status of the student-athlete. A look at abysmal graduation rates of college athletes coupled with those standout scholars who are able to manage their studies and sports […]April 9, 2003InternationalBringing Color to the International Intellectual TableBringing Color to the International Intellectual TableBy Dr. Kimberly Battle-Walters There has never been a time like today where the need to understand other cultures has been so paramount. With a world population exceeding 6 billion people, a global economy that is deeply interconnected, and precarious political ideologies that instigate wars — we fundamentally need […]March 26, 2003HomeGrants & AwardsColumbia University’s School of the Arts (N.Y.) received an unprecedented two-year, $286,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to provide funding toward the production of two feature-length science films by film division students or recent alumni. These grants will help stimulate emerging film directors and screenwriters to create compelling drama about science and technology […]March 26, 2003HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional Appointments Dr. Gail Neverdon Edmonds is the new vice president and dean of students at Goucher College in Baltimore. Prior to arriving at Goucher, Edmonds was director of minority affairs and affirmative action at Essex Community College. Edmonds earned a bachelor’s from Morgan State University, a master’s from Chapman University and a doctorate from […]March 26, 2003InternationalInternational Educational Exchange: The Best DefenseInternational Educational Exchange: The Best DefenseBy Evelyn Hamilton We are living in perilous times. They are times of instability, intolerance and uncertainty. Each day, we are bombarded with images and ideologies that force us to admit our vulnerability as global citizens. The wall that seemed to protect the United States from the ills that plagued […]March 26, 2003StudentsHigher Education Budget Cuts And the Ground CrewHigher Education Budget Cuts And the Ground Crew By Julianne Malveaux The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education released a report last month, “College Affordability in Jeopardy,” that showed public colleges “continue to become less affordable for students and families.” According to the independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit center, 16 states increased tuition and […]March 26, 2003HomeDealing with Internet ‘Nastygrams’Dealing with Internet ‘Nastygrams’By Reid Goldsborough The Web can be a treacherous place. There are the quack health sites, the hate sites and the porn sites, if you don’t watch where you’re going. There are those who want to hack into your computer and use it to launch attacks against others, if you don’t protect […]March 26, 2003StudentsLiving Out a Dream — AbroadLiving Out a Dream — Abroad Law professor Catherine Powell takes interest in human rights to Israel By Kendra Hamilton The faint of heart might think Catherine Powell, professor of law at New York’s Fordham University and former executive director of Columbia University’s Human Rights Institute, has chosen an odd location to bear her first […]March 26, 2003HomeCal State Campus Solar PoweredCal State Campus Solar PoweredBy Ronald Roach NORTHRIDGE, Calif.In what is believed to be the largest solar energy project at an American university, California State University-Northridge has completed the installation of 3,000 photovoltaic panels on the campus, which is a move that is expected to save the school about $50,000 a year in electricity costs. […]March 26, 2003STEMSun Microsystems Starts Bioinformatics ProjectSun Microsystems Starts Bioinformatics Project By Ronald Roach SAN FRANCISCOBuilding on its commitment to advance academic research through high-performance computing technology, Sun Microsystems Inc. has announced the Sun North Carolina Research Triangle Center of Excellence (COE) in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. By bringing together seven prominent universities, institutions and business partners as participants of the […]March 26, 2003Previous PagePage 160 of 431Next Page