Black IssuesHomeUNCF Lends Morris Brown Financial SupportUNCF Lends Morris Brown Financial Support NEW YORKThe United Negro College Fund’s 39 member presidents unanimously voted earlier this month to provide Morris Brown College with $1,471,309 to help the college overcome current financial challenges. “The presidents of the member institutions recognize the challenges that Morris Brown is currently facing,” says Dr. Sebetha Jenkins, president […]March 26, 2003StudentsUVA Student Victim Of Campus Hate CrimeUVA Student Victim Of Campus Hate Crime CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.The mood for University of Virginia students returning from Spring Break is likely to be somber as they attempt to grapple with the fallout from the latest of a string of divisive racial incidents: an assault on a minority student running for student council that left her […]March 26, 2003HomeAyers Plaintiffs Ask Appeals Court to Throw Out Desegregation PactAyers Plaintiffs Ask Appeals Court to Throw Out Desegregation PactJACKSON, Miss.A federal appeals court has been asked to throw out the settlement of Mississippi’s college desegregation case and start the process from step one. Attorney Alvin Chambliss asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to schedule a hearing on demands from […]March 26, 2003Faculty & StaffNorth Carolina Nursing Departments Launch Health Disparities CenterNorth Carolina Nursing Departments Launch Health Disparities Center DURHAM, N.C.The Departments of Nursing at North Carolina Central University and Winston-Salem State University and the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently launched the Center for Innovation in Health Disparities Research (CIHDR). The new center is one of eight university-partnered […]March 26, 2003StudentsKenyan Named Virginia Military Institute’s 10th Rhodes ScholarKenyan Named Virginia Military Institute’s 10th Rhodes Scholar LEXINGTON, Va.Star student and athlete Michael Lokale says his life has been filled with many blessings. And now, as the Virginia Military Institute’s 10th Rhodes Scholar, the first classman is looking forward to yet another. As one of only two Kenyans selected from a pool of more […]March 26, 2003HomeHundreds Rally in Support of Affirmative ActionHundreds Rally in Support of Affirmative Action DETROITThe weather outside was freezing, but the crowd was on fire. Despite temperatures around 30 degrees, a couple hundred people, many waving signs and wearing University of Michigan colors maize and blue, filled a city street earlier this month to rally in support of affirmative action. The crowd […]March 26, 2003HomeMBA Graduates Face Sobering Job MarketMBA Graduates Face Sobering Job Market PRINCETON, N.J.The market for recent MBA graduates is as cold as the weather here, and students can only hope for a spring thaw of last minute recruiting, according to the Web site CollegeJournal.com, the Wall Street Journal’s site for career-minded college students. In addition, most school officials and recruiters […]March 26, 2003HomeRevised Welfare Rules Would Hinder Educational Pursuit, Some SayRevised Welfare Rules Would Hinder Educational Pursuit, Some SayBy Charles Dervarics The U.S. House of Representatives has approved sweeping changes to federal welfare policy that some argue will make it tougher for recipients to obtain needed educational services. In passing H.R. 4 by a party-line vote, the House endorsed a series of changes, including a […]March 26, 2003HBCUsNew Bill Puts Technology Funds in the Hands of HBCUsNew Bill Puts Technology Funds in the Hands of HBCUsBy Charles Dervarics A new bill from Senate Republicans seeks to address the digital divide by providing minority-serving colleges with money to address technology issues. The Digital and Wireless Network Technology Program Act would provide funds to upgrade technology, support technology degrees and promote use of […]March 26, 2003HomeAffirmative Action Policies Gain Washington BoostersAffirmative Action Policies Gain Washington BoostersHigher education groups, lawmakers show support for the University of Michigan in friend-of-the-court brief By Charles Dervarics Higher education organizations, including those representing Black colleges, have filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the University of Michigan’s affirmative action program that is now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Associations representing a broad […]March 26, 2003Previous PagePage 162 of 431Next Page