Black IssuesStudentsCompanies Team Up on Online TutoringCompanies Team Up on Online TutoringWASHINGTONThis fall, colleges and universities that use Noel-Levitz consulting to increase student retention will be able to deliver integrated, round-the-clock, online tutoring services to students from SMARTHINKING, a leading provider of live, online tutoring solutions. Beginning in September 2002, schools and students using RetentionTrax(TM), the Noel-Levitz retention tracking software, will […]July 3, 2002StudentsSanta Clara University Hosts Minority Students For Summer Tech ExperienceSanta Clara University Hosts Minority Students For Summer Tech ExperienceSANTA CLARA, Calif.Thirty-six minority San Francisco-area middle and high schools students are receiving scholarships to attend Santa Clara University (SCU) this summer for three consecutive one-week technology camps beginning Aug. 5. The scholarships are sponsored by the internalDrive Foundation in association with Santa Clara’s Department of […]July 3, 2002HomeGrowing Online Turfgrass Program Hits MilestoneGrowing Online Turfgrass Program Hits MilestoneUniversity Park, Pa.Pennsylvania State University officials recently announced that the World Campus online certificate program in turfgrass management reached the milestone of enrolling students in all 50 states. The milestone was reached this past spring semester for the program that is four years old, according to school officials. “It’s great […]July 3, 2002StudentsHistorically Black Schools Competing to Manage NASA InstituteHistorically Black Schools Competing to Manage NASA InstituteA project to build a multi million dollar aerospace research center in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia could yield a major leadership and scientific role for two of Virginia’s historically Black universities. Historically Black Hampton and Norfolk State Universities, in association with Old Dominion University (ODU) in […]July 3, 2002African-AmericanGangbusters: Parents Still Play Key Role In Saving Kids From the StreetsGangbusters: Parents Still Play Key Role In Saving Kids From the StreetsStudy examines ethnic differences in the effect of parenting on gang involvement, delinquencyThere’s a strong message to be taken from Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes’ research, and it’s simply this: Parents are not powerless, particularly when it comes to saving their kids from street gangs.Indeed, the […]July 3, 2002African-AmericanThe ‘Rite’ InterveneThe ‘Rite’ InterveneLane Community College program helps African American students connect to their heritage, community and to collegeBy Chris CunninghamEUGENE, Ore.Given MTV’s powerful influence in shaping self-image, the value of helping African American youth develop a deep understanding of their roots can’t be overemphasized, says Greg Evans, coordinator of Lane Community College’s African American Rites […]July 3, 2002HBCUsProviding Students the Tools to ExcelProviding Students the Tools to ExcelPre-college program places students on the path to careers in math, science and engineering By Tenisha Mercer DETROITKenneth Hill couldn’t believe what he was hearing. While at an educational conference in Washington in 1976, Hill found himself at the center of a raging debate about whether math, science and engineering […]July 3, 2002HomePrep Program Launched for Aspiring Minority MBA ApplicantsPrep Program Launched for Aspiring Minority MBA ApplicantsNEW YORKAfrican Americans, Latinos and American Indians are significantly under- represented at the top 50 MBA programs relative to their presence at both leading undergraduate schools and other graduate programs, such as medical and law schools, according to a Boston Consulting Group study.As a result, Management Leadership for […]July 3, 2002Faculty & StaffOhio State to Lay Off 119 Workers, Cut Hundreds of PositionsOhio State to Lay Off 119 Workers, Cut Hundreds of PositionsCOLUMBUS, OhioOhio State University said last month it is laying off 119 employees and cutting hundreds of other positions because of cuts in state funding. The university says the layoffs are needed because of a $28 million reduction it received after a state budget cut […]July 3, 2002African-AmericanUCLA Study Examines Minority Representation In Network TelevisionUCLA Study Examines Minority Representation In Network TelevisionLOS ANGELESDespite calls for more diversity on prime-time network television, African Americans continue to be overrepresented and concentrated in situation comedies while other ethnic groups remained underrepresented, according to a new UCLA study.African Americans and Anglo Americans represented 92 percent of all prime-time characters in the study, yet […]July 3, 2002Previous PagePage 216 of 431Next Page