Black IssuesHomeSECME Selects TeamsSECME Selects TeamsTo Help Develop Early College High SchoolsWASHINGTONSECME, a strategic alliance of school systems and engineering universities in 17 states, has identified local teams to help plan and establish eight new “Early College High Schools” across the Southeastern United States.The planning teams, which come from K-12 and higher education, will work with SECME to […]August 14, 2002HomeFormer Sen. Carol Moseley-BraunFormer Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun To Teach at DePaulFormer Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun will teach business law at DePaul University’s College of Commerce beginning in September. The 53-year-old former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, Samoa, Antarctica and the Cook Islands, will teach a course on corporate governance issues titled “Legal Aspects of Business — Total Perspective […]August 14, 2002SportsStudy Reveals 23 Football Players Died During 2001 SeasonCHAPEL HILL, N.C.Eight young U.S. football players, including seven in high school and one playing in a Pop Warner league, died last year as a direct result of injuries suffered on the field, according to a new study published by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Three other players died of heatstroke during […]August 14, 2002StudentsIn the Business to RetainIn the Business to RetainNational conference offers strategies on keeping students in college and on trackBy Gabrielle FinleyWASHINGTONAlthough colleges and universities have adopted a number of successful strategies and techniques to recruit students to their campuses, retaining those students often proves to be quite difficult. But for those attending the National Conference on Student Retention […]August 14, 2002African-AmericanLeadership Institute Challenges Students to Think GloballyLeadership Institute Challenges Students to Think GloballyBy Gabrielle FinleyNEW YORKFor Charles Reynolds, attending the Goldman Sachs Global Leadership Institute last month was a humbling experience, one that opened his eyes to a more culturally diverse world.“There are many interesting people around the world that are trying to make a difference,” says Reynolds, a junior finance […]August 14, 2002Latinx‘FED UP’ Bill Grounded by Partisan Politics‘FED UP’ Bill Grounded by Partisan PoliticsA flare-up of partisan tempers may derail a bill to simplify some federal financial aid rules.The “FED UP” bill designed to clarify financial aid rules was expected to sail through the House of Representatives in July. But Democrats backed away from the plan after they were unable to seek […]August 14, 2002HomeSenate Spending Bill Calls for $100 Pell IncreaseSenate Spending Bill Calls for $100 Pell IncreaseThe maximum Pell Grant for needy students would increase by $100 next year under a new Senate proposal that is drawing both praise and criticism among advocates.If enacted into law, the bill would fund a Pell Grant of $4,100 next year, another new record for the program. While […]August 14, 2002StudentsBlack, Hispanic Leaders Stress Need for More Financial AidBlack, Hispanic Leaders Stress Need for More Financial AidMany high-achieving students still unable to afford a college educationLow-income, high-achieving students face tremendous barriers to success in college, largely due to limited financial aid funds, representatives of Black and Hispanic colleges told Congress last month.“Let me be very clear — adequate student financial assistance is fundamentally […]August 14, 2002Faculty & StaffJust Call Them CourageousJust Call Them CourageousSix young men from the “Call Me Mister” program stopped by the offices of Black Issues late last month, and you can call us “impressed.” For those of you not familiar with “Call Me Mister,” the project’s mission is to recruit and train Black males as elementary teachers in South Carolina’s public […]August 14, 2002HomeNASA Selects Hampton Mission for Satellite FlightNASA Selects Hampton Mission for Satellite FlightHAMPTON, Va.Hampton University’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesophere (AIM) Mission has been selected for satellite flight in NASA’s Small Explorer (SMEX) program, NASA announced last month.Hampton’s research project was one of two missions selected from among 43 proposals submitted by U.S. universities and research centers. Hampton was selected […]July 31, 2002Previous PagePage 210 of 431Next Page
