Black IssuesInternationalMajor Changes Ahead for Student Visa ProgramsMajor Changes Ahead for Student Visa ProgramsSenate bill requires government, higher education to work togetherBy Charles DervaricsThe U.S. Senate in mid-April approved a bill with major changes in store for the way the federal government and higher education will manage student visa programs.Under the bill with bipartisan support from Republicans and Democrats, colleges and universities […]May 8, 2002African-AmericanLettersDear Editor: Thank you for your March 28th insightful and inspirational article on the unheralded contributions of Black mothers and historically and predominantly Black colleges and universities to this nation. As of Jan. 1, 2002, I became the President and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), which is the […]May 8, 2002HBCUsBreaking Down the Mental BarriersBreaking Down the Mental BarriersLast August we dedicated an entire edition to international education. We received quite a bit of feedback from readers who were interested in study abroad programs and the idea of providing international experiences for students of color. Then came Sept. 11 a month later. The phones in the offices of study […]May 8, 2002African-AmericanThe Academy’s New Cast — Bravo! Encore Please!The Academy’s New Cast — Bravo! Encore Please!America’s preoccupation with the “right look” has prompted myriad entertainers to sculpt their bodies as they seek a measure of success. Body sculpting, both a mental and physical exercise, tends to yield optimal physical results to those individuals who demonstrate the requisite mental attitude and discipline to transform […]April 24, 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 […]April 24, 2002HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsBrown University received $15 million from the Starr Foundation to endow undergraduate scholarships. This is the largest gift in support of financial aid in the university’s history.California State University-Northridge’s Minority Biomedical Research Support program has received two grants totaling more than $6 million to develop biomedical research and enhance research education. The grants […]April 24, 2002HBCUsProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Jerome A. Atkins has been named vice president for academic affairs at Baltimore City Community College. Most recently Atkins was a dean at Excelsior College (N.Y.). He earned a bachelor’s from Howard University, master’s degrees from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Purdue University and Marymount University, and a doctorate from Auburn University. […]April 24, 2002StudentsCourting Success: A New Method for Motivating Urban Black MalesCourting Success: A New Method for Motivating Urban Black MalesDespite the great strides Black males have made over the last several decades in education, too often we are reminded of their struggle by statistical publications, media depictions and entertainment caricatures that hypothesize their gradual extinction from mainstream society. This extinction from society is shown to […]April 24, 2002African-AmericanDear BI Career ConsultantsDear BI Career Consultants: As participation in higher education becomes more global and multicultural, how can African American students/faculty maintain their identity, or do they need to?Creating and maintaining a positive cultural identity is essential to the success of African American students and professionals in higher education. Too often African Americans allow our identity to […]April 24, 2002WomenRecession, Affirmative Action, Trickery: Reflections on a Bush AppointmentRecession, Affirmative Action, Trickery: Reflections on a Bush AppointmentFederal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan says the recession is abating, but you wouldn’t know it by the unemployment rate statistics. With the unemployment rate at 5.7 percent overall, and 10.1 percent for African Americans, many Americans are alarmed about their job prospects. With companies like WorldCom […]April 24, 2002Previous PagePage 230 of 431Next Page