Black IssuesHomeGrants & AwardsThe American Council on Education received a $1 million grant from the Lumina Foundation for Education to embark on a three-year, multifaceted project to examine the academic success and struggle of low-income adults in higher education. Central State University (Ohio) received a $15,000 grant from Yellow Springs, Ohio, residents Carrie and Robert F. Baldwin Jr. […]January 29, 2003HomeThe Skinny on Getting Rid of SpamProfessional Appointments Glenn C. Best has been appointed vice president for institutional development at Texas College in Tyler, Texas. Best previously worked as a consultant for Global Business Enterprises. He earned a bachelor’s from Saint Paul’s College.Dr. Jaquator Hamer is the new director of retention and transition services at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. […]January 29, 2003HomeThe Skinny on Getting Rid of SpamThe Skinny on Getting Rid of Spam By Reid Goldsborough Imagine every time you pick up the phone when it rings to have to listen to a half dozen ads before you talk. This is becoming the situation with e-mail today. Spam — unsolicited commercial e-mail messages — bombards us everyday, sapping both patience and […]January 29, 2003Leadership & PolicyDillard University and All That JazzDillard University and All That Jazz New Orleans-based HBCU seeks to set itself apart with creation of new jazz institute, orchestra By Kendra Hamilton The notion simply didn’t compute: New Orleans — the birthplace of jazz; producer of jazz greats from Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong to the Marsalis clan; perhaps the only city in […]January 29, 2003Faculty & StaffIBM Expands Higher Education Research ProgramIBM Expands Higher Education Research ProgramBy Ronald Roach ARMONK, N.Y.IBM announced in December that it is working to speed cancer research and explore advanced technical applications in “e-education,” medicine, bioinformatics and human behavior through partnerships with more than 130 of the world’s leading universities — all part of its expanded, $36 million global university award […]January 29, 2003HomeResearch Journal on Game Development to Be PublishedResearch Journal on Game Development to Be PublishedBy Ronald Roach HINGHAM, Mass.Charles River Media, a leading publisher of game development books, announces the launch of the Journal of Game Development (JOGD), which will publish academic research articles on the subject. Globally, the game industry has become a multi-billion dollar industry in recent years, but little […]January 29, 2003HomeUC-Irvine Establishes School of Computer ScienceUC-Irvine Establishes School of Computer ScienceBy Ronald Roach IRVINE, Calif.University of California regents have approved the UC system’s first computer science school at the UC- Irvine campus, boosting the profile of a department that has long enjoyed a national reputation. The move, which is expected to enhance research and recruiting, creates the UC-Irvine School of […]January 29, 2003Leadership & PolicyOral History Project Preserves Stories Of Black History MakersOral History Project Preserves Stories Of Black History MakersVideotaped interviews ultimately to be made available in digital archivesBy Ronald Roach and Wire Reports One hundred years from now when a scholar researches the Black community of the early 21st century, he or she should have access to the HistoryMakers digital archive, a collection of videotaped […]January 29, 2003African-AmericanNew Black Cable Network AnnouncedNew Black Cable Network AnnouncedBy Ronald Roach and Wire Reports PHILADELPHIAComcast Corp. and Radio One Inc. announced earlier this month an agreement to launch a new television network featuring entertainment, news, opinion and sports-related programming targeted primarily at Black viewers from 25 to 54 years of age. The network, which has not yet been named, […]January 29, 2003Faculty & StaffSpelman College To Address HIV/AIDS In African DiasporaSpelman College To Address HIV/AIDS In African Diaspora With a series of international conferences and new health courses planned, one of the nation’s leading historically Black colleges is poised to tackle one of the most urgent issues facing women in the African Diaspora — the spread of HIV/AIDS. Spelman College will kick off the first […]January 29, 2003Previous PagePage 173 of 431Next Page