Black IssuesStudentsMorris Brown’s Financial Aid PracticesMorris Brown’s Financial Aid Practices Under Federal ScrutinyATLANTAFederal authorities are investigating the possible misuse of millions of dollars in student financial aid at Morris Brown College, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported late last month. Morris Brown obtained federal grants and loans for students who were ineligible for aid, according to U.S. Department of Education records obtained […]October 23, 2002HomeNumber of Minority Business Professors Doubles in Eight YearsNumber of Minority Business Professors Doubles in Eight YearsMONTVALE, N.J.In just eight years, the number of doctorally qualified minority professors at U.S. business schools has doubled, reports the Montvale, N.J.-based The PhD Project, a sweeping initiative to diversify university business school faculties. In 1994, the year The PhD project was founded, there were only 294 […]October 23, 2002Community CollegesMore Students Are Now Prepared for College, Report SaysMore Students Are Now Prepared for College, Report SaysSAN JOSE, Calif.Many states have made substantial strides in preparing students for college-level education, but there have not been widespread gains in the proportion of Americans going to college, according to a report released this month by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Measuring […]October 23, 2002HomeGuyana, Michigan Universities to Develop Joint Conflict Resolution StudiesGuyana, Michigan Universities to Develop Joint Conflict Resolution Studies GEORGETOWN, GuyanaThe university in this ethnically divided South American country and another university in Michigan are planning to develop research and a curriculum in political and ethnic conflict resolution, organizers said early this month.The University of Guyana and Detroit’s Wayne State University have agreed to exchange […]October 23, 2002HomeOpponents Ask Supreme Court to Hear Admissions CaseOpponents Ask Supreme Court to Hear Admissions CaseWASHINGTONWhite students rejected for admission to the University of Michigan appealed to the Supreme Court early this month, asking the justices to decide an emotional affirmative action case without waiting for a lower court to rule. The two would-be undergraduates claim they were unconstitutionally denied admission because of […]October 23, 2002StudentsClean Audit Gives Grambling Hope for the FutureClean Audit Gives Grambling Hope for the FutureOfficials celebrate financial makeover, turn attention to other areas in need of reviewBy Scott DyerGRAMBLING, La.Grambling State University scored a major victory in its fight to remain accredited last month when the historically Black school received its first unqualified audit in five years.Accreditation by the Southern Association of […]October 23, 2002Leadership & PolicySenate Plan Outlines New HBCU Preservation StrategySenate Plan Outlines New HBCU Preservation Strategy The U.S. Senate has another new bill to promote historic preservation at HBCUs — a plan with new provisions recommended by UNCF-The College Fund.The plan introduced by Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is similar to other bills introduced this session but with additional provisions suggested by UNCF, congressional aides say. […]October 23, 2002WomenIn Memoriam: Education Advocate DiesIn Memoriam: Education Advocate DiesRep. Patsy Mink, D-Hawaii, senior Democrat on the House of Representatives’ higher education panel and a key figure in the creation of Title IX, died late last month of pneumonia. Mink, 74, was the ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, which oversees federal higher education programs. First […]October 23, 2002LatinxHBCU Leaders Focus on Technology GapHBCU Leaders Focus on Technology Gap‘Sustained teamwork’ needed to eliminate disparities, one leader saysHistorically Black colleges and universities lag far behind traditionally White institutions in technology, college leaders told a House of Representatives panel in September.“The technology gap at many of our campuses is a visible reminder of the unresolved legacy of separate but equal […]October 23, 2002Recruitment & RetentionThe Art of Retaining StudentsThe Art of Retaining StudentsIt makes sense that as students matriculate through college, their chances of graduating increase. It’s the first two years of college when students are most at risk of dropping out. Many students enroll in college unprepared for the rigors of higher education. Some are unprepared socially. Others haven’t figured out how […]October 23, 2002Previous PagePage 195 of 431Next Page
