Black IssuesHBCUsNew Legislation May Aid Minority-Serving InstitutionsNew Legislation May Aid Minority-Serving InstitutionsNew federal legislation to help implement technology at minority-serving institutions may have a major positive effect for Black colleges and Hispanic-serving colleges and universities, witnesses told a Senate panel.In a congressional hearing originally scheduled for last fall but delayed following the attacks of Sept. 11, HBCU and HSI leaders said […]April 24, 2002HomeBush Invokes Rare Process to Fill OCR SlotBush Invokes Rare Process to Fill OCR SlotMove draws criticism from nominee’s opponentsProponents of affirmative action are criticizing President Bush for installing a new civil rights chief at the U.S. Department of Education without Senate confirmation.Bush has invoked the rarely used recess appointment process to bring Gerald Reynolds into the administration as assistant education secretary […]April 24, 2002African-AmericanLettersDear Editor:I read with great interest the March 29 article on the sister presidents of Bennett and Spelman in Black Issues In Higher Education. I was indeed surprised to see that the writer did not refer to the first woman president of Bennett College, Dr. Willa B. Player. Dr. Player served Bennett during the mid-50s […]April 24, 2002African-AmericanLettersDear Editor:We at Eastern Washington University, just 30 miles from the north Idaho border, are having a different experience than that described in Kendra Hamilton’s article “Race in the College Classroom” in your March 14 issue.Our courses in African American studies are filled to overflowing with 100-plus students in most classes. We have added additional […]April 24, 2002HBCUsEducation Beyond the ClassroomEducation Beyond the ClassroomThe relationship between a university and its surrounding community often is a tenuous one. The college or university frequently is viewed as an inaccessible institution that is often more concerned about constructing new buildings and expanding the boundaries of its campus until the community cries “enough is enough.” And the longer the […]April 24, 2002SportsCoaching: Colleges’ (Un)Level Playing FieldCoaching: Colleges’ (Un)Level Playing FieldThe high-profile hiring of Tyrone Willingham as the head football coach at Notre Dame University earlier this year ended an extensive — and controversial — search at the prestigious institution. Although the hiring of an African American by the nation’s most storied football program was significant, the total number of Black […]April 10, 2002African-AmericanEventsEventsAprilApril 25-27Education Writers Association (EWA)55th National SeminarWyndham City CenterWashington, D.C.Contact: EWAPhone: (202) 452-9380Fax: (202) 452-9837E-mail: ewa@ewa.orgWeb: www.ewa.orgMAYMay 98th Annual Scholarship Dinner to Benefit Single FathersMedgar Evers College and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity“Changing Images”Brooklyn Museum of Art, New YorkContact: Peter HolomanPhone: (718) 270-6051E-mail: peter@mec.cuny.eduMay 29-June 2NCORE 200215th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity“The Challenge and […]April 10, 2002HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsThe Central State University College of Education received $12,000 to establish a scholarship fund in honor of the late Donald W. Perry of Yellow Springs, Ohio.Creighton University has received a three-year $575,624 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration to help alleviate the shortage of qualified […]April 10, 2002StudentsProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Elaine J. Copeland has been named president of Clinton Junior College in Rock Hill, S.C. Previously, she was acting president of the college. Copeland earned a bachelor’s degree from Livingstone College, master’s degrees from Winthrop University and the University of Illinois, and a doctorate from Oregon State University.Dr. Paul Killpatrick has been named […]April 10, 2002StudentsJust Another Angry Black Man?Just Another Angry Black Man?An open letter from Penn State faculty, staff and graduate students on Nolan Richardson’s firing The only surprising thing about University of Arkansas head basketball coach Nolan Richardson’s so-called “eruption” at a press conference in February was that it took so long. While some attention has been paid to the ridiculously […]April 10, 2002Previous PagePage 233 of 431Next Page
