Black IssuesFaculty & StaffTalbert O. Shaw Retires After 15 Years at Shaw UniversityTalbert O. Shaw Retires After 15 Years at Shaw UniversityBy Eleanor Lee Yates RALEIGH, N.C.At a time when some historically Black colleges are making headlines for financial mismanagement and woes, Shaw University’s outgoing president is being remembered for daring to take the reins of a financially troubled institution and turn those troubles into opportunities.“Those were […]March 12, 2003Leadership & PolicyClarence G. Newsome Named 13th President of Shaw UniversityClarence G. Newsome Named 13th President of Shaw University RALEIGH, N.C.Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, longtime dean of Howard University’s School of Divinity, becomes Shaw University’s 13th president on April 1. Newsome’s appointment was officially announced in mid-February at a news conference for trustees, alumni, students as well as the media. Newsome, 52, says within 10 […]March 12, 2003LatinxCongress, Bush Finally Agree on 2003 BudgetCongress, Bush Finally Agree on 2003 BudgetMinority-serving institutions, TRIO, GEAR UP receive slight increasesBy Charles Dervarics After months of negotiations, the U.S. Congress and the White House finished work on a 2003 budget bill with a 5 percent increase for Black colleges and slightly higher Pell grants for needy students. Approval of the package ends […]March 12, 2003StudentsMinority-Serving Institutions Join Forces to Seek ChangeMinority-Serving Institutions Join Forces to Seek ChangeBy Charles Dervarics In an effort to promote mutual goals, leaders of Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges are endorsing an ambitious agenda that includes a doubling of the maximum Pell grant and new incentives to promote student enrollment in math, science, teaching and other high-demand specialties. With […]March 12, 2003Faculty & StaffThe Art of High Performance In Technology, Science, LifeThe Art of High Performance In Technology, Science, Life In “Mastering the Challenge of High-Performance Computing,” senior writer Ronald Roach examines the nexus between information technology and scientific discovery. For the nation’s colleges and universities to have truly competitive information technology infrastructures, campus leaders will have to adopt innovative technologies in their campus networks that […]March 12, 2003Leadership & PolicyFreedom of Inquiry Requires DiversityFreedom of Inquiry Requires DiversityBy Dr. Mac A. Stewart One of the last political stories of 2002 was the fall of Mississippian Trent Lott from his role as majority leader of the U.S. Senate, a result of ill-chosen comments at Strom Thurmond’s 100th birthday celebration. Many lessons can be drawn from this incident, but one […]February 26, 2003InternationalGrants & AwardsArizona State University’s College of Business will receive a $50 million gift from Wm. Polk Carey, chairman of New York City-based investment firm W.P. Carey & Co. LLC and grandson of John Samuel Armstrong, the legislative founder of Arizona State. The gift will endow the W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU. Fisk University (Tenn.) […]February 26, 2003HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional Appointments Peter C. Alexander is the new dean of the school of law at Southern Illinois University. Previously, Alexander was a professor of law at Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law. He earned a bachelor’s in political science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law […]February 26, 2003StudentsDo State Academic Merit Scholarships Discriminate Against African Americans?Do State Academic Merit Scholarships Discriminate Against African Americans?By Kenneth E. Redd One of the biggest concerns for many families is how they are going to pay their children’s college expenses. In the academic year 2002-2003, the average cost of attendance at four-year public colleges and universities was more than $9,100, while the average price […]February 26, 2003HomeThe Art and Science Of College AdmissionsThe Art and Science Of College Admissions By Julianne Malveaux President George W. Bush says he thinks the University of Michigan’s affirmative action plan is “divisive” and a “de facto quota system” because it admits students solely on the basis of race. Either President Bush is woefully misinformed or he has chosen to ignore the […]February 26, 2003Previous PagePage 166 of 431Next Page