Black IssuesStudentsThe Anatomy of Textbook PublishingThe Anatomy of Textbook PublishingComplex publication process, lack of respect steer many scholars away from writing textbooksEverything else from your college days may be fading into the mists of middle age, but there’s one thing you probably remember with utter clarity: the first time you had to shell out more than $50 for a textbook.Let’s […]June 19, 2002HomeScience, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology: A Clarion CallScience, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology: A Clarion CallJust as the terrorist attacks on American soil have served as a clarion call to galvanize our nation’s resolve to eradicate terrorism on a global basis, we need a similar clarion call in the eradication of educational barriers in order to meet this nation’s work-force needs, particularly in […]June 19, 2002HomeHeart Failure in Blacks May Signal ‘Different Disease’Heart Failure in Blacks May Signal ‘Different Disease’DALLASAccording to Dr. Clyde Yancy, a researcher at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, an emerging database of genetic variations in Black Americans could explain the differences in their response to traditional heart-failure therapies.Yancy’s research, published in last month’s issue of Current Cardiology Reports, indicates that traditional […]June 19, 2002HomePrairie View A&M President to RetirePrairie View A&M President to RetirePRAIRIE VIEW, TexasDr. Charles Hines, the president of Prairie View A&M University, in a federal legal battle with faculty and staff members, said last month he would retire this fall. The Texas A&M University System immediately announced it would appoint Prairie View’s vice president for finance and administration, Willie Tempton, […]June 19, 2002HomeCollege Faculty Experience 4.3 Percent Salary IncreaseCollege Faculty Experience 4.3 Percent Salary IncreaseWASHINGTON College faculty overall experienced a 4.3 percent salary increase, according to the 2001-02 Mid-Level Administrative/Professional Salary Survey, a report produced by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR).According to the report, the overall median salary increase for all mid-level administrative/professional job types is 4.3 percent […]June 19, 2002SportsProgress Slow for Minority Football CoachesProgress Slow for Minority Football CoachesEAST LANSING, Mich.Despite some recent high-profile hirings, progress has been slow for minority football coaches at universities, according to participants in a conference at Michigan State University. Among Division I-A schools, there have been 348 head football coaching vacancies since 1982, but only 19 Blacks hired to fill those positions, […]June 19, 2002HBCUsTeachers College Honors Civil Rights PioneersTeachers College Honors Civil Rights PioneersNEW YORKGraduates of Columbia University’s Teachers College were reminded last month of the lasting importance of the civil rights movement and its influence on the struggle for equity in education. The university used the 2002 Master’s Convocation setting to honor several important leaders who played crucial roles in shaping America’s […]June 19, 2002HomeFlorida A&M University’s College of Law Will Enroll First Class in AugustFlorida A&M University’s College of Law Will Enroll First Class in AugustDean says law school may find its niche in sports, entertainment law, and commitment to public serviceBy Gabrielle FinleyORLANDO, Fla.Florida A&M University’s College of Law in August is premiering its first incoming class since 1968, when the institution was closed down by the state. FAMU […]June 19, 2002HealthConnerly Initiative Would Ban Collection of Racial DataConnerly Initiative Would Ban Collection of Racial DataProposal is proving divisive among academics, and even past Connerly supportersBy Pamela BurdmanWard Connerly, the regent who brought the affirmative action ban to the University of California, now is taking his campaign for race-blindness a step farther with a controversial new proposal that already is infuriating academics. After […]June 19, 2002Leadership & PolicyCriticism of Howard University HospitalCriticism of Howard University Hospital Residency Programs Raises QuestionsBy Cheryl D. FieldsWASHINGTONAn unfavorable assessment by the Accrediting Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) of the residency programs at Howard University Hospital has generated a flurry of activity, including a major story in the Washington Post and the subsequent reorganization of the oversight committee that manages […]June 19, 2002Previous PagePage 219 of 431Next Page