Black IssuesHomeTanzanian Students Get Certified in Networking TechnologyTanzanian Students Get Certified in Networking TechnologyDAR ES SALAAM, TanzaniaLast month, 38 Tanzanian students graduated from an information and communications technology (ICT) course in Dar es Salaam that awarded each of them a Cisco Certified Network Associates certificate. The certificates are the same as the ones awarded to students at American colleges, universities, high schools […]March 27, 2002Faculty & StaffMaking the Most of MultimediaMaking the Most of MultimediaWith a click of the computer mouse, the Web site for the “Black in the Arts” survey course began playing a segment from the all-Black cast film “Stormy Weather.” The film clip, being projected onto a large screen in a high technology classroom at Howard University in Washington, featured a depiction […]March 27, 2002HomeHigh Schoolers Charged in Attack on UVa. StudentsHigh Schoolers Charged in Attack on UVa. StudentsTown/Gown Issues DebatedCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.Blake Caravati, mayor of the usually sleepy college town of Charlottesville, Va., is amassing quite a collection of hate mail these days — more than a hundred e-mails, some from concerned locals, but the vast majority from, “as I like to call them, the boys […]March 27, 2002StudentsDo Babies Matter When Charting an Academic Career?Do Babies Matter When Charting an Academic Career?The academy seems to think so.The University of California-Berkeley has just released a set of statistics that should give pause to every female academic of child-bearing age.Women who have children early in their careers — that is, between one and five years after receiving a doctorate — are […]March 27, 2002HBCUsProject Seeks to Preserve Legacy of African American LeadersProject Seeks to Preserve Legacy of African American LeadersWASHINGTONEducator and philanthropist Dr. Camille O. Cosby and veteran newsmaker and producer Renee Poussaint recently launched the National Visionary Leadership Project (NVLP), a nationwide program that will record, preserve and disseminate videotaped biographical interviews of African American elders. The NVLP was established to ensure the preservation of […]March 27, 2002StudentsBlack Student Union Wants Klan Mural RemovedBlack Student Union Wants Klan Mural RemovedBLOOMINGTON, Ind.Some students at Indiana University are pressing school officials to remove a mural that has been hanging in a classroom since 1941, saying the image of Ku Klux Klan members and a burning cross creates a hostile learning environment. The 12-foot-square painting by the late artist Thomas Hart […]March 27, 2002Leadership & PolicyHoward University Student Crowned Miss USAHoward University Student Crowned Miss USAGARY, Ind.Howard University broadcast communications major Shauntay Hinton, 23, was crowned Miss USA earlier this month. The Starkville, Miss., native’s knees buckled when she was declared the winner at the pageant held in Gary, Ind. “It took all of my strength to lift myself back up,” she says. “It’s just […]March 27, 2002HomeMississippi Desegregation Settlement May Help Jackson State More Than Others, Some SayMississippi Desegregation Settlement May Help Jackson State More Than Others, Some SayJACKSON, Miss.A settlement of Mississippi’s college desegregation lawsuit may help Jackson State University more than Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State universities, officials say. Last month, a federal judge approved a desegregation plan in the Ayers case, signaling an end to the 27-year-old legal […]March 27, 2002HomeJob Outlook for MBA Grads Shows Signs of RecoveryJob Outlook for MBA Grads Shows Signs of RecoveryNORMAN, Okla.The job market for this year’s crop of MBA graduates is showing signs of improvement, according to the MBA Career Services Council (MBACSC). Data from a survey of 56 business school career centers conducted by the MBACSC, an association of university MBA career services professionals, demonstrates […]March 27, 2002StudentsStudents Required to Have C Average for HousingStudents Required to Have C Average for HousingFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Students at Fayetteville State will have to maintain at least a C average to live on campus next fall because the university expects about 600 freshmen to seek housing. The school has space available for 1,200 students. About 4,300 students are enrolled at the university. Gail […]March 27, 2002Previous PagePage 238 of 431Next Page
