Black IssuesStudentsHoward Celebrates Another Rhodes ScholarHoward Celebrates Another Rhodes Scholar WASHINGTONClassics major and political science minor Marianna Ofosu has given Howard University the distinction of producing two Rhodes Scholars in just four years. Carla Joy Peterman received the award in 1999. That same year, Ofosu began her career at Howard as a National Achievement Scholar. Thirty-two American college students were […]January 1, 2003Leadership & PolicyGrambling Welcomes Extended ‘Probation’ Status; Others Face Harsh RealityGrambling Welcomes Extended ‘Probation’ Status; Others Face Harsh Reality BATON ROUGE, La.Troubled Grambling State University has shown enough progress in cleaning up its finances that the regional accrediting agency decided last month to extend its probation for another year. At the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ annual meeting in San Antonio, the agency’s executive […]January 1, 2003HomeACE Names New Senior Vice PresidentACE Names New Senior Vice President WASHINGTONThe American Council on Education (ACE) has appointed Dr. Benjamin F. Quillian Jr. to the new position of senior vice president, business and operations, effective Feb. 1. Quillian joins ACE from California State University, Fresno, where he served as vice president for administration and chief financial officer for nearly […]January 1, 2003Leadership & PolicyCongressional Black Caucus Selects New LeadersCongressional Black Caucus Selects New LeadersBy Charles DervaricsRep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., will head the Congressional Black Caucus in 2003 after winning a December election among caucus members. Cummings, who is entering his fourth term, is a Baltimore attorney and former state legislator who has a strong record of support for education. He will replace Rep. […]January 1, 2003HomeRobbing Perkins to Pay for Pell?Robbing Perkins to Pay for Pell?By Charles Dervarics Education advocates are expressing growing concern about reports that the Bush administration may dismantle a popular vocational/technical education program to shore up the fiscally ailing Pell Grant program. While administration officials will not comment on the idea, advocacy groups are mobilizing to stop cuts in the Carl […]January 1, 2003HomeCivil Rights Commission Finds Fault With Percentage PlansCivil Rights Commission Finds Fault With Percentage PlansPanel says plan is no substitute for actively recruiting students of colorBy Charles Dervarics So-called “percentage plans” that guarantee college admission to students who finish near the top of their high school graduating classes do not promote diversity or successfully reach underrepresented groups, according to the U.S. Commission […]January 1, 2003Native AmericansTribal Colleges Receive Department of Defense FundsTribal Colleges Receive Department of Defense FundsBy Charles Dervarics Thirteen tribal colleges will gain new funds from the Pentagon under a program designed for Black colleges and other minority-serving institutions. The 13 colleges will receive $3.3 million under the Department of Defense’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions Infrastructure Support Program, which is […]January 1, 2003Faculty & StaffProfessors: Higher Education’s Change AgentsProfessors: Higher Education’s Change Agents All of us can remember a professor that made a difference when we were in college. We remember both those professors we absolutely adored as well as those we loathed. Ironically, we learned important lifelong lessons from both. From the ones that were in our corner and supportive, we learned […]January 1, 2003HBCUsEnsuring Financial Stability of HBCUs In the 21st CenturyEnsuring Financial Stability of HBCUs In the 21st CenturyBy Dr. Walter A. Brown and Darryl E. Allen To prepare for financial stability in the 21st century, administrators at historically Black colleges and universities must identify critical issues that will have financial implications in providing quality education to African American students. Some of those issues involve […]December 18, 2002HomeGrants & AwardsAlcorn State University (Miss.) received $750,000 from Primerica Financial Services to fund the Teaching Personal Financial Principles to Students project at Alcorn State. Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus has received $1.46 million from the National Institutes of Health in efforts to bolster mental health research involving persons from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The University […]December 18, 2002Previous PagePage 181 of 431Next Page
