Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyOur Raison D’êtreOur Raison D’être This particular edition hits on the complex and often painful issue of race. Dr. W.E.B. DuBois said almost 100 years ago upon the publication of The Souls of Black Folk, “for the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.” And it looks like the same will be true […]January 15, 2003African-AmericanBlack Studies and Black Scholars: Keeping the FaithBlack Studies and Black Scholars: Keeping the Faith By Dr. Dwight A. McBride I want to take this occasion to give institutionally marginal programs and departments a much-deserved moment of recognition. I specifically want to do so for African American studies programs and departments. Though African American scholars are not always synonymous with African American […]January 1, 2003HomeGrants & AwardsThe American Indian College Fund received $10,000 from Wal-Mart stores and SAM’S CLUB to support the organization’s scholarship programs. Austin College (Texas) has received $8 million from the Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust to support various positions within the university. The Priddy gift marks the largest trust/foundation grant in the college’s history. Emory University’s […]January 1, 2003HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional Appointments Carolyn Dillon is the new coordinator of staff diversity at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Most recently, she was manager of human resources for the university’s spin-off Carnegie Technology Education. Dillon earned a bachelor’s from Governors State University in Illinois and a master’s from the University of Pittsburgh.Arthur L. Gregg has been named […]January 1, 2003StudentsWhat’s at Stake for UVa?What’s at Stake for UVa?University president weighs in on the campus’s current racial climate and ongoing efforts to strengthen its multicultural milieu.By Kendra Hamilton The following Q&A session with the University of Virginia’s president, Dr. John T. Casteen, follows news reports that the venerable state school, which appeared to have forged a bright multicultural future […]January 1, 2003HomeMinimizing the Risks of PC BuyingMinimizing the Risks of PC BuyingBy Reid Goldsborough Any time you buy a personal computer, whether it’s your first or your fifth, whether for yourself, your children, or your company, you face uncertainty. Will the computer work, or will it be dead on arrival? Will it work initially but fail after a few weeks? Will […]January 1, 2003StudentsSurvey Shows College Web Sites Emphasize Online AdmissionsSurvey Shows College Web Sites Emphasize Online Admissions IOWA CITY, IowaWhile the majority of colleges and universities provide admissions applications along with detailed admission and cost information on their Web sites, far fewer provide online financial aid and scholarship forms, specific information for parents, or online orientation programs, according to the 2002 National Enrollment Management […]January 1, 2003HomeUniversity of Pittsburgh Opens Digital Operating RoomUniversity of Pittsburgh Opens Digital Operating Room PITTSBURGHLast month, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) opened a Digital Operating Room and learning center for orthopedic surgery. The 2,500-square foot surgical suite uses voice-activated and digital surgical equipment to reduce operating room time and increase the surgical team’s efficiency and control of the overall operating […]January 1, 2003HomeUniversity, Nonprofits to Build Children’s Library in CyberspaceUniversity, Nonprofits to Build Children’s Library in Cyberspace By Ronald Roach COLLEGE PARK, Md.A partnership of government, nonprofit, industry and academic organizations last month announced a five-year, $3.3 million plan to build a digital library of 10,000 children’s books drawn from 100 cultures as part of a long-term research project to develop new technology to […]January 1, 2003HomeInternet Forces Schools to Contend With Copyright, Speech IssuesInternet Forces Schools to Contend With Copyright, Speech Issues By Ronald Roach and News Wires CAMBRIDGE, Mass.As universities’ computer network capacities become deluged by file-sharing students, so too have school presidents’ offices been hit by complaints from the entertainment industry. Citing an estimated 2.6 billion music and video files shared illegally each month on college […]January 1, 2003Previous PagePage 178 of 431Next Page
