Black IssuesStudentsArt Reflecting LifeArt Reflecting Life Michael Ray CharlesTitle: Associate Professor of Art, University of Texas at AustinEducation: Masters of Fine Arts, University of Houston; B.A., Advertising Design, McNeese State UniversityAge: 35“Spike denies it,” says Michael Ray Charles when asked if his 1997 painting “Bamboozled” inspired Spike Lee’s film of the same name, but the artist isn’t sure […]January 1, 2003StudentsUVa to Examine Its Segregated PastUVa to Examine Its Segregated Past CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.University of Virginia officials say it is time for incoming students to learn about their school’s segregated past and how to be sensitive to classmates of all backgrounds. Administration officials say they became aware of the need to do something more about race on campus after students came […]January 1, 2003HomeS.C. State Overhauls Troubled Nursing ProgramS.C. State Overhauls Troubled Nursing Program ORANGEBURG, S.C.South Carolina State University has teamed up with two health schools to overhaul its troubled nursing program, which saw half of its graduates fail the state nursing exam last spring. The state Board of Nursing earlier this month approved the closing of the university’s old nursing program and […]January 1, 2003Leadership & PolicyMore Women, Minorities Head Colleges, But Rate of Increase SlowsMore Women, Minorities Head Colleges, But Rate of Increase Slows WASHINGTONThe rate of increase in the number of women and minorities serving as college presidents slowed during the past three years according to The American College President: 2002 Edition, the results of a new survey of college presidents released last month by the American Council […]January 1, 2003StudentsFirst Black Fraternity Chartered At University of WyomingFirst Black Fraternity Chartered At University of Wyoming LARAMIE, Wyo.The first historically Black fraternity at the University of Wyoming has received its charter after originally organizing on campus five years ago. Phi Beta Sigma now has seven active undergraduate members and four graduate student members, according to Clarence Neasman, president of the chapter and a […]January 1, 2003African-AmericanDecision to Stay at Harvard Is ‘Final,’ Gates SaysDecision to Stay at Harvard Is ‘Final,’ Gates Says BOSTONDr. Henry Louis Gates put an end to a widely watched academic tug of war last month, officially announcing he would remain as head of Harvard University’s Afro-American studies department rather than follow two prominent colleagues to Princeton. “This is for good,” Gates told The Associated […]January 1, 2003HomeGeorgia Offers Guarantee on Teachers Trained At Its Public UniversitiesGeorgia Offers Guarantee on Teachers Trained At Its Public Universities ATLANTAGeorgia is offering a guarantee on the teachers coming out of its public universities: If a school district doesn’t think its new teachers have been trained properly, it can send them back to college. It appears to be the nation’s first large-scale effort of this […]January 1, 2003HomeMore Hispanic Immigrants Earn Degrees, But Education Gap PersistsMore Hispanic Immigrants Earn Degrees, But Education Gap Persists WASHINGTONMany more Hispanic immigrants are completing high school and earning college degrees, but the education gap with native-born Americans remains wide, a Latino research group reported last month. Education levels also vary by the country from which a Latino immigrant came, according to the report by […]January 1, 2003HBCUsReport Details College Choice Process For Black StudentsReport Details College Choice Process For Black Students ALEXANDRIA, Va.A new report highlights the unique information needs of Black students applying to college and offers suggestions on how schools and school districts can meet those needs. Released by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the study seeks to improve information delivery about postsecondary […]January 1, 2003StudentsBlack Students Accused In Racist Graffiti IncidentBlack Students Accused In Racist Graffiti Incident OXFORD, Miss.Three Black students at the University of Mississippi could face expulsion for scribbling racist and obscene graffiti on dormitory doors of other Black students, officials say. A fourth Black student also is being investigated in connection with the Nov. 6 incident at Kincannon Hall, according to the […]January 1, 2003Previous PagePage 180 of 431Next Page