Black IssuesHomeWireless Internet Service Provided At College Bowl GameWireless Internet Service Provided At College Bowl GameBOISE, IdahoAs the Fresno State Bulldogs prevailed against the University of Virginia Cavaliers in the MPC Computers Bowl game on Dec. 27, fans watching the contest in Bronco Stadium had free wireless Internet access that allowed them to view Web coverage over laptops and personal digital assistant (PDA) […]January 12, 2005HomePublic Computing Grid Offered by West Virginia FoundationPublic Computing Grid Offered by West Virginia Foundation FAIRMONT, W.Va.The West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation has announced the availability of the Global Grid Exchange, one of the first open public computing grids. Marking this unique “initial public offering,” a launch event was held at the WVHTC Foundation headquarters last month. The Global Grid […]January 12, 2005HomeGoogle Collaborating With Universities On Digitized Library ProjectGoogle Collaborating With Universities On Digitized Library ProjectMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.The Google search engine company has established agreements with Harvard University, the University of Michigan, Stanford University, Oxford University and the New York Public Library to scan their books and make the digitized contents searchable. The project, which will probably take five or more years to […]January 12, 2005LatinxChicano Studies At the University of Mexico Getting New, Inclusive NameChicano Studies At the University of Mexico Getting New, Inclusive NameALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The University of New Mexico’s Chicano Studies Program is getting a more inclusive name. The program, which began in 1971, has changed from Chicano studies to Southwest Hispanic studies. Now, it’s becoming Chicano, Hispano, Mexicano studies. The new name is more inclusive, says […]January 12, 2005African-AmericanVanishing Black College Students?Vanishing Black College Students? A young woman at my church confided in me that she dreams of enlisting in the military. Because we were in church, I simply shuddered and held my tongue, but my face must have told her what I would have liked to say. We talked a few minutes and she shared […]January 12, 2005HomeThe Early Admissions Game: Joining the EliteThe Early Admissions Game: Joining the EliteBy Dr. Christopher Avery, Andrew Fairbanks and Dr. Richard ZeckhauserHarvard University Press, 2004389 pp., $16.95 ISBN: 067401620-3Each year, hundreds of thousands of high school seniors compete in a game they’ll play only once, whose rules they do not fully understand, yet whose consequences are enormous. The game is college […]January 12, 2005HomeDropouts in America: Confronting the Graduation Rate CrisisDropouts in America: Confronting the Graduation Rate CrisisEdited by Dr. Gary OrfieldHarvard Education Press, 2004320 pp., $59.95 library ISBN: 1-891792-54-7; $29.95 paperback ISBN 1-891792-53-9Only half of our nation’s minority students graduate from high school along with their peers. For many groups — Latino, Black or American Indian males — graduation rates are even lower. As […]January 12, 2005LatinxFrom Oppression to Grace: Women of Color and Their Dilemmas Within the AcademyFrom Oppression to Grace: Women of Color and Their Dilemmas Within the AcademyEdited by Dr. Theodora Regina Berry and Dr. Nathalie MizelleStylus Publishing, 2004288pp., $24.95 paperback ISBN: 1579221114; $59.95 hardcover ISBN 1579221106 This book gives voice to the experiences of women of color — women of African, American Indian, Latina, East Indian, Korean and Japanese […]January 12, 2005Faculty & StaffCHEMISTRY: Edwin H. Walker Jr.CHEMISTRYFinding the Right FormulaEdwin H. Walker Jr.Title: Associate Professor, Southern University and A&M College at Baton RougeEducation: Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University; B.S., Chemistry, Southern University and A&M College at Baton RougeAge: 34Dr. Edwin H. Walker Jr. remembers a wave of misery washing over him during graduation as he walked across the stage at Southern University […]January 12, 2005Faculty & StaffMUSIC: Teresa L. ReedMUSICMaking A Joyful NoiseTeresa L. ReedTitle: Associate Professor of Music Theory and Literature and Director, African American Studies Program, University of TulsaEducation: Ph.D., Music Theory, Indiana University; M.M., Music Theory, University of Tulsa; B.A., Music, Valparaiso UniversityAge: 40 Her friends, colleagues and even the critics agree: Dr. Teresa L. Reed is making a joyful noise […]January 12, 2005Previous PagePage 19 of 431Next Page
