Black IssuesHomeArt Institute of Washington Offering New Bachelor’s in Visual & Game ProgrammingArt Institute of Washington Offering New Bachelor’s in Visual & Game Programming WASHINGTONThe Art Institute of Washington, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, is now offering a new bachelor’s degree program in visual and game programming designed to prepare the next generation of technical artists for the video game and animation industries. Visual […]December 29, 2004HomeMacy’s, Bloomingdale’s Partner With UNCF To Increase Minority Representation in RetailMacy’s, Bloomingdale’s Partner With UNCF To Increase Minority Representation in RetailATLANTAThe United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has received a $300,000 grant from Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s division of Federated Department Stores to establish a national program aimed at strengthening UNCF member institutions and increasing minority representation in retail management. Through this comprehensive initiative, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s […]December 29, 2004Leadership & PolicyEdward Waters Loses Accreditation After Plagiarism ScandalEdward Waters Loses Accreditation After Plagiarism ScandalJACKSONVILLE, Fla.Edward Waters College has lost its accreditation two months after a plagiarism scandal at the historically Black college, say school officials. The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools voted to drop Edward Waters from membership. Edward Waters President Jimmy Jenkins said school leaders […]December 29, 2004HomeResearch: Federal, State Initiatives to EducateResearch: Federal, State Initiatives to Educate Low-Income Single Mothers Have Societal BenefitsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.In encouraging low-income single mothers to earn a college education, federal and state governments, along with higher education institutions, will make a solid, long-term investment for the whole society, a Penn State researcher says.Some policy-makers object to using tax dollars to subsidize […]December 29, 2004SportsTyrone Willingham to Lead University of Washington Football ProgramTyrone Willingham to Lead University of Washington Football Program SEATTLEFired three years into his five-year contract as the head football coach of Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish last month, Tyrone Willingham was named to lead the University of Washington’s football program less than a month later, marking his return to the PAC-10 conference. Willingham, who recently […]December 29, 2004HomeResearch Looks at Stereotype Vulnerability Among Black StudentsResearch Looks at Stereotype Vulnerability Among Black StudentsNEW YORKStudents who felt they were being racially stereotyped were more likely to show difficulty in assessing their academic skills and performance than those who hadn’t felt the stigma, according to New York University research. “The Ups and Downs of Attributional Ambiguity: Stereotype Vulnerability and the Academic Self […]December 29, 2004HealthNational HIV/AIDS Writing CompetitionNational HIV/AIDS Writing Competition Gives Young People a VoiceNEW YORKShawn C. Nabors, 14, of Brooklyn, N.Y., is the winner of “Positively Negative,” an HIV/AIDS National story-writing competition for youth ages 14-22. Nabors will receive a $500 cash prize and his story will be adapted into a screenplay and made into an HIV/AIDS educational film to […]December 29, 2004Leadership & PolicyCoppin State, Urban League Partner to PublishCoppin State, Urban League Partner to Publish Research on Baltimore’s Black Community BALTIMORECoppin State University and the Greater Baltimore Urban League have collaborated to publish The State of Black Baltimore, a collection of scholarly research and observations from some of the region’s top scholars and leaders addressing the state of affairs for Baltimore City’s African […]December 29, 2004Native AmericansNew Investments Expand, Strengthen National Network of Early College High SchoolsNew Investments Expand, Strengthen National Network of Early College High SchoolsSEATTLE The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in December announced $29.6 million in grants to eight organizations to expand the early college high school network to more than 25 states. Early college high schools provide traditionally underserved students with a rigorous, college-level curriculum and the […]December 29, 2004StudentsLottery Scholarships in New MexicoLottery Scholarships in New Mexico Getting More Minorities to CollegeALBUQUERQUE, N.M. New Mexico’s lottery scholarships have helped more New Mexicans of all backgrounds and income levels go to college, but the program has especially helped increase the number of minority students in higher education. The program, which began in the fall of 1997, pays tuition […]December 29, 2004Previous PagePage 23 of 431Next Page
