Black IssuesCommunity CollegesPreparing for a New DayPreparing for a New DayNow, as at previous times of national crisis, our thoughts naturally turn to our young people. They are whom we seek to protect. They also are whom we must prepare to protect themselves. At such moments it is helpful, I believe, to turn to history. I like to ask what the […]May 8, 2002HomeEventsEVENTSMAYMay 24-28The Black Alcoholism and Addictions InstituteHilton AtlantaContact: Dr. Frances BrisbanePhone: (631) 286-1183May 29-June 2NCORE 200215th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity“The Challenge and Rewards of Building Coalitions”New OrleansContact: University of Oklahoma, College of Continuing EducationPhone: (405) 325-2249Fax: (405) 325-7164Web: ncore.ou.eduMay 30-June 1Zora Neale Hurston Society18th Anniversary Conference“Anchorage and Voyage in Africana Studies: A […]May 8, 2002HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsAuburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering received a $1 million pledge from William F. “Hank” and Brenda Hayes with a portion of the gift designated for an existing Endowment for Diversity. The endowment, originally established by the Hayes family, supports the college’s BellSouth Minority Engineering Program. Callaloo, the premier journal of African […]May 8, 2002African-AmericanProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Kenneth Goings has been named chairman of the Department of African American and African Studies at Ohio State University. Goings earned a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University and master’s and doctoral degrees from Princeton University.Dr. Evelyn Hu-DeHart has been named director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in […]May 8, 2002HomeA Trail of Lost Opportunities: Blaming the Victims All Over AgainA Trail of Lost Opportunities: Blaming the Victims All Over AgainThis year in Jenin, April was the cruelest month. The Israeli army partially lifted its siege of the refugee camp outside Jenin, allowing humanitarian relief workers and journalists in for the first time in weeks. The accounts of the carnage have been horrific; the “sickly-sweet” […]May 8, 2002InternationalOff the Beaten PathOff the Beaten PathStudying abroad in ‘nontraditional’ locations Centers of learning have been among the most enduring institutions common to people. Throughout the centuries, scholars have welcomed their colleagues from far-flung regions of the world. Ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks and North Africans all held libraries in high esteem and promoted the exchange of scholarly information. […]May 8, 2002HomeBreaking the Information LogjamBreaking the Information LogjamToday, in the Information Age, we typically think of ourselves as being uniquely inundated with information. But nearly two millennia ago, the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote, “What is the use of having countless books and libraries, whose titles their owners can scarcely read through in a whole lifetime? The learner is, […]May 8, 2002HomeNCNW, Testing Group Team Up On Achievement Gap InitiativeNCNW, Testing Group Team Up On Achievement Gap InitiativeNEW YORKThe National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), in association with the U.S. Department of Education, has selected The Princeton Review to provide Internet software and professional development to help K-12 students improve their scores on state tests. The partnership for Academic Achievement, announced recently by U.S. […]May 8, 2002HomeInformation Technology Group To Address Issues of EquityInformation Technology Group To Address Issues of EquityAUSTIN, TexasThe Community Technology Centers’ Network (CTCNET) is convening a seminar titled “Access and Beyond: Advancing a Community Technology Agenda,” which is expected to draw more than 700 professionals from CTCs, government agencies, nonprofit associations, universities and corporations. CTCNet is a national, nonprofit membership organization of more than […]May 8, 2002HomeAfrican Students Take MIT Course Without Leaving Home CampusesAfrican Students Take MIT Course Without Leaving Home CampusesCAMBRIDGE, Mass. More than 190 students from eight sub-Saharan countries have been taking an MIT course this semester without leaving their home campuses. A joint initiative by MIT’s Center for Advanced Educational Services (CAES) and the African Virtual University (AVU) has brought an advanced computer programming course […]May 8, 2002Previous PagePage 227 of 431Next Page
