Black IssuesHBCUsPresident’s Advisory Board Proposing 10 Percent Spending Increase for HBCUsPresident’s Advisory Board Proposing 10 Percent Spending Increase for HBCUs President Bush’s Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities was prepared to discuss increasing the federal spending of HBCUs by 10 percent with the president during a visit to the White House last month. However, with the president’s attention increasingly occupied by international security […]October 9, 2002HBCUsHBCUs Making Progress on Loan Default RateHBCUs Making Progress on Loan Default RateNo Black college or university in 2002 is subject to federal sanctions for student loan default rates, a sign that HBCUs are making major progress in counseling and monitoring its student loan borrowers, the U.S. Department of Education says.HBCUs “have deployed innovative approaches towards default management and reduction,” the […]October 9, 2002Faculty & StaffLettersLETTERS Dear Editor:Your recent article “The Disconnect Between Colleges and Their Communities” inaccurately suggested that the University of Maryland does very little for its home, Prince George’s County. Since the reporter did very little to find out just how active the university really is in the county, and throughout the state, it’s important to correct […]October 9, 2002HBCUsWorking Toward a Common GoalWorking Toward a Common GoalThe last time Black Issues reported on the exclusive honor society Phi Beta Kappa, Fisk and Howard universities, in addition to Morehouse College, were the only three historically Black colleges and universities with Phi Beta Kappa chapters — that was in 1990 (see Black Issues, Sept. 27, 1990). In 1997, Phi […]October 9, 2002HomeBetter Education for Better Opportunities — A Shared ResponsibilityBetter Education for Better Opportunities — A Shared ResponsibilityAround 350 B.C. Aristotle, tutor to Alexander the Great, offered this correlation between education and the future: “All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind are convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” America’s academic community stands to make a tremendous […]September 25, 2002HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsThe American Indian College Fund received a $100,000 grant from Philip Morris Companies Inc., which will provide approximately 250 scholarships for American Indian students attending tribal colleges. Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has received $1 million from Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers to establish a unique internship program that will provide MBA […]September 25, 2002HBCUsProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsEric Beck is the new visiting project coordinator for the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Formerly, he was an adviser for the Educational Talent Search (TRIO) program housed at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. Beck earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of […]September 25, 2002HomeThe Politics of Remembering September 11The Politics of Remembering September 11The National Education Association represents 2.7 million educators of diverse perspectives. For all the diversity in ideology, the organization brings people together around education issues, and was doing its job when it constructed the “Remember September 11” Web site , a site with links to a number of Web resources […]September 25, 2002Community CollegesHispanics Must Raise the BarHispanics Must Raise the BarThe recent news that the largest drop in ACT scores occurred among Puerto Rican and other Hispanic students is sobering indeed. The drop in scores among Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Hispanic test takers from 19.4 last year to 18.8 this year (out of a possible score of 36) is double […]September 25, 2002HomeThe Controversial Move From Free to Fee in Online PublishingThe Controversial Move From Free to Fee in Online PublishingHow much would you pay for what you’re reading right now? Publishers are continually wrestling with questions about whether to charge (or how much to charge) readers and how to balance newsstand and subscription revenue with advertising revenue.For Web publishers, these questions are of utmost importance […]September 25, 2002Previous PagePage 199 of 431Next Page
