Black IssuesStudentsEducators Explore Best Practices In Black Student AchievementEducators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement CLEMSON, S.C.As academicians anxiously await the outcome of the University of Michigan case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and what will be a precedent setting decision for higher education admissions procedures, more than 200 academic professionals, admissions officers and diversity advocates from around the nation gathered […]February 26, 2003StudentsEducators Explore Best Practices In Black Student AchievementEducators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement CLEMSON, S.C.As academicians anxiously await the outcome of the University of Michigan case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and what will be a precedent setting decision for higher education admissions procedures, more than 200 academic professionals, admissions officers and diversity advocates from around the nation gathered […]February 26, 2003HomeMentors Are Key to Getting Black Students To College, Study SaysMentors Are Key to Getting Black Students To College, Study Says IOWA CITY, IowaA strong relationship with a teacher, counselor, or administrator in high school can help propel students to college or other postsecondary education, according to a new report from ACT. Research shows that African American students, however, are less likely than their White […]February 26, 2003HomeCarnegie Initiative On the Doctorate Selects Partner DepartmentsCarnegie Initiative On the Doctorate Selects Partner Departments Menlo Park, Calif.The Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID), a multi-year research and action project aimed at improving doctoral education at American universities, announced the selection of 32 partner departments in chemistry, education, English and mathematics. Partner departments will analyze all aspects of their doctoral programs and […]February 26, 2003Leadership & PolicyColleges’ Success in International Education Draws National RecognitionColleges’ Success in International Education Draws National Recognition NEW YORKColleges and universities that have been successful in encouraging international study and increasing participation in the international elements of teaching and learning were recognized last month by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York City. In presenting the second annual Andrew Heiskell Awards for […]February 26, 2003Leadership & PolicyPublisher Gives $4 Million to Howard; Communications School to Get New NamePublisher Gives $4 Million to Howard; Communications School to Get New Name WASHINGTONHoward University’s School of Communications soon will have a new name thanks to a $4 million contribution from John H. Johnson, publisher and chairman of Johnson Publishing Company, the publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines. In recognition of Johnson’s gift, the communications school […]February 26, 2003StudentsProgram Seeks to Improve Student Attainment at Minority-Serving SchoolsProgram Seeks to Improve Student Attainment at Minority-Serving Schools WASHINGTONTwo higher education groups have come together to launch a five-year initiative to improve retention, achievement and institutional effectiveness at minority-serving institutions. The project, Building Engagement and Attainment of Minority Students (BEAMS), was announced earlier this month by the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), in […]February 26, 2003HomeN.Y. College of Dentistry, Tuskegee University Sign Historic AgreementN.Y. College of Dentistry, Tuskegee University Sign Historic Agreement NEW YORKNew York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) and Tuskegee University have entered into an historic agreement to conduct a combined B.A.-D.D.S. program. This marks the first time that Tuskegee University has collaborated on a B.A.-D.D.S. program, and the first time that NYUCD has done so […]February 26, 2003HomeUniversity of Colorado Relives Shuttle TragedyUniversity of Colorado Relives Shuttle Tragedy BOULDER, Colo.As the University of Colorado at Boulder mourned the death of graduate Dr. Kalpana Chawla on the space shuttle Columbia earlier this month, the university community could not help but remember another esteemed alumnus, Ellison Onizuka, who died in the Challenger explosion in January 1986.“It’s difficult to express […]February 26, 2003Faculty & StaffOld South, New South Clash on Vanderbilt’s CampusOld South, New South Clash on Vanderbilt’s CampusDecision to change building’s name lands university in legal battleBy David Hefner NASHVILLE, Tenn. Vanderbilt University is ensnarled in a legal battle over its decision to remove the word “Confederate” from a campus building that was partially built by descendants of the Confederate Army. Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee […]February 26, 2003Previous PagePage 168 of 431Next Page
