Black IssuesAfrican-AmericanColleges in Western North Carolina Struggle to Recruit BlacksColleges in Western North Carolina Struggle to Recruit Blacks ASHEVILLE, N.C.The lowest enrollment of Blacks in five years at the University of North Carolina at Asheville has forced changes in how the school recruits minorities. Chancellor James Mullen issued the demand after just 10 Blacks enrolled with the 438 freshmen who started at the college […]December 4, 2002HealthStudy Links Availability of Supermarkets To Disparities in Diet, IllnessStudy Links Availability of Supermarkets To Disparities in Diet, Illness CHAPEL HILL, N.C.A new study looks at what influences the availability of supermarkets has on disparities in diet and illness within certain communities. According to the new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health study, Black Americans’ fruit and vegetable intake […]December 4, 2002HomeStudy: Businesses Can Do More to Attract, Retain Black EmployeesStudy: Businesses Can Do More to Attract, Retain Black Employees ANN ARBOR, Mich.More minorities than ever are joining the U.S. work force and American businesses can do more to accommodate them — especially African Americans, say researchers at the University of Michigan Business School and Florida A&M University. Compared with their White counterparts, African American […]December 4, 2002HealthAssociation of Medical Colleges Honors Former Surgeon GeneralAssociation of Medical Colleges Honors Former Surgeon General SAN FRANCISCOFormer Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher is the third recipient of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Herbert W. Nickens, M.D. award. Satcher was honored at the association’s 113th Annual Meeting held last month in San Francisco. Satcher delivered an address on targeting health care disparities […]December 4, 2002HomeAACTE, Adam’s Mark Hotels Reach SettlementDecember 4, 2002Sports: USF Must Reconsider Firing Of Women’s Basketball Coach: USF Must Reconsider Firing Of Women’s Basketball Coach TAMPA, Fla.A state appeals court has ordered University of South Florida officials to reconsider the firing of a women’s basketball coach accused of racial discrimination. The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled last month that one of the two reasons on which the university based the […]December 4, 2002HomeUC Faculty Give New Admissions Process Passing GradeDecember 4, 2002HomeHoward Hospital Reorganizes Residency ProgramsDecember 4, 2002HomeUniversity of California President to Retire After Eight YearsUniversity of California President to Retire After Eight Years BERKELEY, Calif.The University of California is looking for a new leader following the resignation of Dr. Richard C. Atkinson. Atkinson, 73, announced last month he will be retiring next October after serving for eight years, three years longer than he initially planned and longer than all […]December 4, 2002HomeEducation Department Approves Aid for Morris BrownDecember 4, 2002Previous PagePage 185 of 431Next Page
