Black IssuesHBCUsProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsRichard A. Chavolla has been named associate director of the Office of Minorities in Higher Education at the American Council on Education in Washington. A former community liaison officer and assistant dean at Yale University, Chavolla earned a bachelor’s from Boston University and a master’s from Boston College.Dr. PonJola Coney has been named senior […]May 22, 2002StudentsCorrecting the Inequities in Federal Research FundingCorrecting the Inequities in Federal Research FundingIt is important and necessary for graduate students across different disciplines to be engaged in higher education policy debates. However, the reality is that too often, many graduate students are focused solely on their course work and/or research without realizing the significant impact of higher education policies on their […]May 22, 2002HomeHard Times for Poor StudentsHard Times for Poor StudentsRemember the good old days in student financial aid? Those who needed help with tuition, room and board were pretty much guaranteed it in packages where grants exceeded loans. Need tended to be the way financial aid money was allocated, and while parents with means had to step up to the […]May 22, 2002Home‘Crafting Unique Solutions to Complex Dilemmas’‘Crafting Unique Solutions to Complex Dilemmas’Collection of essays details experiences of Black professionals on predominantly White campuses Although White institutions routinely argue that they want and value diversity in students, faculty and staff, the numbers still remain low, and “rarely have efforts been made to understand the perspectives and complexities of Black professionals’ existence in their […]May 22, 2002Faculty & StaffDear BI Career Consultants:Dear BI Career Consultants:In light of the recent challenge to the academic integrity of endowed Harvard professor, Dr. Cornel West, what can other African American professors do to prevent the same from happening to them? The recent public discourse between the highly regarded Harvard professor Dr. Cornel West and Harvard President Dr. Lawrence Summers has, […]May 22, 2002HomeAvoiding Online Auction FraudAvoiding Online Auction FraudHow are you at resisting temptation? Imagine a scenario where you can lie, cheat and steal virtually carte blanche, where a sucker and his money are always being parted, where your actions are limited only by your ethics or lack of them.This is one side of the world of online auctions. It’s […]May 22, 2002HomeNational Academy of Science Releases IT ReportNational Academy of Science Releases IT Report WASHINGTON The use of the Internet and the growth of other electronic-commerce technologies have fundamentally changed the way the government delivers services to citizens, businesses and other government entities. “Information, Technology Research, Innovation, and e-Government,” a new report from the National Academies’ National Research Council, examines the alliance […]May 22, 2002HomeConference on Digital Inclusion Targets MSIsConference on Digital Inclusion Targets MSIs CELEBRATION, Fla.The Association of Computer and Information Science and Engineering Departments at Minority Institutions (ADMI), in association with Stetson University’s Institute for the Study of Digital Inclusion, will explore collaborations between major research institutions, industry and minority institutions at its annual conference and symposium devoted to computing issues relevant […]May 22, 2002HomeMicrosoft Chairman Addresses Rainbow Coalition Conference on Technology DiversityMicrosoft Chairman Addresses Rainbow Coalition Conference on Technology DiversityMay 22, 2002HomeDon’t Be a Password MoronDon’t Be a Password MoronSo your college’s administration has finally come through on its promise to replace the Paleolithic machines in your department with new computers. The delivery guys have hauled them in and uncrated them. The computer guys have come in and installed the software and whatever else it is they do.Now you’re sitting […]May 22, 2002Previous PagePage 224 of 431Next Page
