Black IssuesFaculty & StaffMicrosoft Showcases Higher Education InitiativesMicrosoft Showcases Higher Education Initiatives REDMOND, Wash. At the third annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, company Chairman Bill Gates announced the formation of the Trustworthy Computing Academic Advisory Board. Speaking to 325 faculty researchers from institutions worldwide, Gates stressed the importance of finding innovative ways to foster a safer, more private and more reliable computing […]August 28, 2002HomeCongressman Launches Education Resource Center on the WebCongressman Launches Education Resource Center on the WebWASHINGTONU.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., has introduced a Web-based education resource center to help students, constituents and interested individuals from all over the country learn more about education, issues in Congress and available help from the federal government.The resource center, available online at , features comprehensive Web content […]August 28, 2002StudentsPoll Finds College Students Shunning Dot-Com JobsPoll Finds College Students Shunning Dot-Com Jobs NEW YORKInternet-related business no longer is the most preferred industry for a job after college. The entertainment/media business is the most popular job sector, according to the latest Universum Undergraduate Survey of more than 6,000 undergraduate students at 56 universities across the United States. The college students also […]August 28, 2002StudentsJohnson C. Smith Included Among Yahoo!’s Top Wired SchoolsJohnson C. Smith Included Among Yahoo!’s Top Wired SchoolsCHARLOTTE, N.C.Officials at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., recently announced its inclusion in Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine’s Most Wired Small Colleges List. Last October, historically Black Tennessee State University garnered a place on the top 100 wired universities list for 2001. Months later, before the […]August 28, 2002Leadership & PolicySecrets of the Presidential Turn-Around: A Leader for the Long HaulA Leader for the Long HaulDr. Luns RichardsonMorris CollegeDr. Luns Richardson is reluctant to consider himself a sage, but when it comes to institutional transformation, his higher education story merits recognition. Compared to the others featured in this series — all who have been at their posts for less than 20 years — Richardson is […]August 28, 2002Faculty & StaffSecrets of the Presidential Turn-Around: ‘Plugged in’ in the Piedmont‘Plugged in’ in the PiedmontDr. Dorothy Cowser YancyJohnson C. Smith UniversityIt takes a lot of personal energy to be a college president, especially when one’s goal is to achieve more than the status quo. Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy has always been known as someone with energy to spare. As the president of Johnson C. Smith University, […]August 28, 2002HBCUsSecrets of the Presidential Turn-Around: ‘Success express’ still on track‘Success express’ still on trackDr. Jimmy Raymond JenkinsEdward Waters CollegeDr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, the 26th president of Edward Waters College, has pulled off what is arguably one of the most impressive feats of institutional recovery that any postsecondary leader has achieved in recent years. When he took the helm in 1996, the 130-year-old college was […]August 28, 2002Leadership & PolicySecrets of the Presidential Turn-Around: Waking up a Sleepy CampusWaking up a Sleepy CampusDr. David G. CarterEastern Connecticut State UniversitySometimes, the plans you don’t make lead to the greatest opportunities. Such has been the experience of Dr. David George Carter, president of Eastern Connecticut State University. Carter, who spent the early stages of his career as a K-12, public school administrator in Dayton, Ohio, […]August 28, 2002Leadership & PolicySecrets of the Presidential Turn-Around: An Alum to the RescueAn Alum to the RescueDr. Henry Nehemiah Tisdale Claflin UniversityWhen Dr. Henry Nehemiah Tisdale assumed the presidency of Claflin University in 1994, the small historically Black institution had an unremarkable reputation. Founded in 1869 with the help of Methodist missionaries, Claflin is the oldest HBCU in the state of South Carolina. During its first century, it […]August 28, 2002Leadership & PolicySecrets of the Presidential Turn-AroundSecrets of the Presidential Turn-AroundVision, leadership and old-fashioned hard work help troubled schools reboundBy Cheryl D. FieldsIn today’s competitive higher education market, where institutions are struggling to balance the demands of tightening budgets, expanding technology needs, burgeoning enrollments and salary crunches, presidents who have a knack for turning water into wine are a sought-after lot. […]August 28, 2002Previous PagePage 206 of 431Next Page
