Black IssuesHBCUsEducation Without RepresentationEducation Without Representation The national debate about the overproduction of doctorates dangerously ignores the underproduction of African American doctorates within the academy and the crucial role these scholars play in promoting further success of African American students. In Four Decades of Progress … and Decline: An Assessment of African American Educational Attainment, Dr. Antoine M. […]October 9, 2002HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsAkua Johnson Brown has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for budget and planning in the division of business and finance at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Most recently, Brown served as interim university budget director. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and logistics management from N.C. A&T. Dr. Cheryl Dozier is […]October 9, 2002InternationalEventsEventsOCTOBEROct. 23-25The Colorado Workplace Equity Coalition Inc.18th Annual Conference“Synchronicity” Working Together in UnityPueblo Convention CenterPueblo, Colo.For more information: www.cwequity.comOct. 24-27Association of American Colleges and Universities4th Biennial Diversity and Learning Conference“Education for a World Lived in Common”Hyatt Regency, St. LouisPhone: (202) 387-3760E-mail: meetings@aacu.nw.dc.usWeb: www.aacu-edu.orgOct. 26-29Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities16th Annual Conference“Hispanic Empowerment: America’s Key to […]October 9, 2002HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsClaflin University (S.C.) has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to strengthen math, science, engineering and technology programs at the school. The money will be used to create programs for the retention and enrichment of science, engineering and math students at the university. Emory University (Ga.) has received a […]October 9, 2002HealthGetting Your Facts StraightGetting Your Facts StraightSay you’re writing a report and need to double-check a fact or two. Or say you just heard something on TV or the radio and want to make sure it’s correct. What do you do?In the past, you reached for an almanac or encyclopedia or headed to the library. Today, in the […]October 9, 2002HomeNellie Mae Expands Online Financial Advice Web SiteNellie Mae Expands Online Financial Advice Web SiteBRAINTREE, Mass.Nellie Mae, a top originator of student loans, has announced a new component to its FinMan program, which offers online financial guidance to college students. The FinMan’s new feature is the ‘Tip-of-the-Month’ series, which will deliver messages specifically geared toward upperclassmen on topics such as saving money […]October 9, 2002HBCUsHuston-Tillotson College Opens Dell Computer LaboratoryHuston-Tillotson College Opens Dell Computer LaboratoryAUSTIN, TexasLast month, Huston-Tillotson College officials unveiled its corporate-sponsored Dell Computer Laboratory, which is housed in the Dickey-Lawless building.The unveiling follows last year’s announcement by Dell Computer Corp. officials of its $300,000 donation to Huston-Tillotson, the company’s largest to a historically Black college or university. The donation came with an […]October 9, 2002Faculty & StaffStudents Use Web Site to Evaluate, Rate ProfessorsStudents Use Web Site to Evaluate, Rate ProfessorsMENLO PARK, Calif.At RateMyProfessors.com, students can find more than 200,000 ratings of professors in approximately 1,800 schools. The free Web site is considered the Internet’s largest listing of college professor ratings, and offers a public review of professors from across the United States and Canada. The Web site […]October 9, 2002SportsWebcasting the College GameWebcasting the College GameInternet, media firms team up with football conference to bring sporting events to a new audience.A new era in college sports broadcasting got under way in late August when fans watched a Big 12 conference game between the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas A&M University on their computers using high-speed Internet connections. […]October 9, 2002HomeThe Racial Profiling of Black CreativityThe Racial Profiling of Black CreativityOf all the musicians I’ve met in the last 30 years, James is one of the most brilliant of them all, in every way,” says MacArthur-winning critic and writer Stanley Crouch, who has known Newton since the 1970s. “As an instrumentalist, he’s extraordinarily gifted. He’s pioneered techniques for his instrument […]October 9, 2002Previous PagePage 196 of 431Next Page