Black IssuesHomeThe Long Road to Becoming an Agent Of ChangeThe Long Road to Becoming an Agent Of ChangeAs an African American woman, I have had to fight for everything I have achieved. I have had to think and reflect on every move I have made. As I completed my first year as an assistant professor of education, I found myself feeling tired and overwhelmed, […]March 27, 2002Leadership & PolicyEventsEVENTSAPRILApril 15-17Third Annual Presidents’ Summit & Leadership Conference Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Inc.Indianapolis University Place Conference CenterContact: Thurgood Marshall Scholarship FundPhone: (212) 573-8888April 18-19New York City Louis Stokes AllianceFor Minority Participation in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology 5th Annual Urban University ConferenceCity College of New YorkContact: NYC Louis Stokes AlliancePhone: (212) 650-8854E-mail: ampcc@cunyvm.cuny.eduApril 18HBCU Pre-Session […]March 27, 2002HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsCalifornia State University-Northridge received $742,515 from the U.S. Department of Education to train bilingual teachers in the Los Angeles area.City College of San Francisco received $50,000 from Genentech Inc., for the college’s Bio-Link program. The gift will establish a national equipment registry for biotechnology education.DePaul University’s Space Science Center for Outreach and Education […]March 27, 2002HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Walter D. Broadnax has been chosen as president-elect of Clark Atlanta University. Broadnax is a former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Clinton administration. Broadnax earned a bachelor’s from Washburn University, a master’s from the University of Kansas and a doctorate from the Maxwell School at […]March 27, 2002HomeThe N-Word and Academia:The N-Word and Academia: The Psychology of Employing an Epithet The noose of racism was pulled tightly around the necks of those who came before. And though the literal twine that choked our throats is relatively obsolete, the figurative rope continues to cut the breath of our psychological well-being. This is evident in the cyclical […]March 27, 2002African-AmericanDid Black Folks Gain From the Women’s Movement?Did Black Folks Gain From the Women’s Movement?I have always been intrigued by the career of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The Stanford Law School graduate’s legal career was clearly affected by sex discrimination, yet O’Connor has tended to take mixed positions in cases of race discrimination. Her opinion in the Croson case was, […]March 27, 2002Recruitment & RetentionCareer ConsultantsDear BI Career Consultants: How has the role of minority student recruitment officers been changed by the current use of admission “percentage plans,” such as the ones in place in California, Texas and Florida?Essentially, the fundamental role of recruitment officers has not changed, even in the wake of the admission percentage plans at state institutions […]March 27, 2002HomeCan You Criticize Your Computer Software?Can You Criticize Your Computer Software?Who’s in charge of what you do or say with your computer equipment? You, or the companies who sell it to you? While none of us are completely in control of our destiny — even the most unfettered work under the sway of someone else in one way or another […]March 27, 2002MSIsSenate Hearing Held on Technology Aid For Minority-Serving InstitutionsSenate Hearing Held on Technology Aid For Minority-Serving InstitutionsWASHINGTONSeveral educators and policy-makers testified before a U.S. Senate committee last month on the need for proposed legislation that seeks to provide $250 million in grants to minority-serving institutions to help them bridge the “digital divide in higher education.”Originally introduced in February 2001, the NTIA Digital Network […]March 27, 2002HomeBroadband Surpasses Dial-Up in First Time Internet AccessBroadband Surpasses Dial-Up in First Time Internet Access NEW YORKMore Americans signing up for first-time Internet access used broadband service in January than dial-up and other narrowband services, a first, according to the Nielsen/Net Ratings. This development is considered a milestone event as research continues to show that the Internet is becoming a more integral […]March 27, 2002Previous PagePage 237 of 431Next Page