Black IssuesHomeFighting Surf WarsFighting Surf WarsBy Reid Goldsborough The metaphor comparing the business world to a battleground is often overused. But it’s not trite to say that a fierce struggle is raging between Web advertisers trying to capture your attention and Web consumers who want to surf unfettered. The stakes are high. With the collapse of the dot-com […]February 26, 2003Recruitment & RetentionReplacing Race-Conscious Admissions PoliciesReplacing Race-Conscious Admissions PoliciesAre percentage plans the wave of the future? By Kendra Hamilton When President George W. Bush denounced the University of Michigan for maintaining a “quota” system for undergraduate and law admissions that was “divisive, unfair and impossible to square with the Constitution,” he clearly signaled his desire that the U.S. Supreme Court […]February 26, 2003African-AmericanKey Findings From Three Recent Studies on Race and AdmissionsKey Findings From Three Recent Studies on Race and Admissions * From “Closing the Gap?: Texas College Enrollments Before and After Affirmative Action”Rates of admission for minority applicants at Texas’ flagship institutions fell sharply after the ban on affirmative action. For African Americans applying to Texas A&M University, the probability of admission fell from 74.9 […]February 26, 2003HomeMIT Group Launches Web Site for Young InventorsMIT Group Launches Web Site for Young InventorsBy Ronald Roach CAMBRIDGE, Mass.The Lemelson-MIT Program, a leading force for invention and innovation among American youth, has launched a redesigned Web site, , providing educators, invention buffs and students a powerful online invention resource. In addition to presenting a new look and improved navigation, the site includes […]February 26, 2003HomeCertiport Donates Microsoft Certification Exams to UNCFCertiport Donates Microsoft Certification Exams to UNCFBy Ronald Roach SALT LAKE CITYCertiport Inc., the worldwide administrator of the Microsoft Office Specialist program, has announced an in-kind gift of Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) valued at approximately $2 million. Help will be given to UNCF colleges and universities to […]February 26, 2003Faculty & StaffVenturing Into Computational HumanitiesVenturing Into Computational HumanitiesNew field seeks to bring advanced computing to humanities, social science researchBy Ronald Roach It’s natural to expect that a significant degree of contemporary scientific discoveries stem from the application of high-performance computing and supercomputers to complex problems. Given that high-performance computing has exclusively been serving science for some time, a California-based […]February 26, 2003HomeGrambling Online Joins Army Education ProgramGrambling Online Joins Army Education ProgramBy Ronald Roach GRAMBLING, La.Grambling State University’s Distance Learning program, also known as Grambling Online, is joining the consortium of higher education institutions which offer courses through eArmyU, a virtual university program for U.S. Army personnel. Managed by IBM Business Consulting Services, eArmyU is the largest virtual university program for […]February 26, 2003LatinxLiving in a Post-Affirmative Action WorldLiving in a Post-Affirmative Action WorldRuling against Michigan could boost minority achievement, says one scholar. But others are not so optimistic. By Ronald Roach Even though the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to rule on the constitutionality of the University of Michigan’s undergraduate and law school admissions plans, Americans already are living in a post-affirmative […]February 26, 2003HomeThe Challenge to Affirmative Action — The Rise of the ‘Percentage Plan’The Challenge to Affirmative Action — The Rise of the ‘Percentage Plan’ 1978: The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke stipulates that race cannot be the sole arbiter in admissions decisions, but allows race to be one among many factors considered for the purpose of promoting diversity in […]February 26, 2003HomeTaking SidesTaking SidesLegal scholars may be divided on the possible outcome of the University of Michigan’s affirmative action cases, but they all agree it will be historicBy Erik LordsAs lawyers on both sides make their final preparations for the approaching April 1 deadline to present oral arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court in the University of […]February 26, 2003Previous PagePage 167 of 431Next Page