Black IssuesHomeFederal Judge Approves Mississippi Desegregation SettlementFederal Judge Approves Mississippi Desegregation Settlement JACKSON, Miss.A federal judge has approved a desegregation plan for Mississippi’s universities, signaling an end to a 27-year-old legal battle. The lawsuit was filed in 1975 by the late Jake Ayers, the father of a Black college student, who accused the state of neglecting its three historically Black universities […]March 13, 2002African-AmericanBrigham Young University Elects First Black Student Body PresidentBrigham Young University Elects First Black Student Body PresidentPROVO, UtahBrigham Young University students have elected the school’s first Black student body president. Rob Foster, 25, of Raleigh, N.C., and his running mate, Eisha Tengelsen, captured 43 percent of the campus vote — 2,580 of 5,959 votes cast for three sets of candidates last month. Less […]March 13, 2002HomeFreedom Forum Launches Database to AidFreedom Forum Launches Database to Aid Newsroom Diversity Efforts ARLINGTON, Va.The Freedom Forum has announced the launch of a database designed to help newspapers diversify their newsroom staffs through a new approach to college recruiting. The Diversity Directory provides profiles of colleges with significant populations of students of color that often are not visited by […]March 13, 2002HBCUsTom Joyner, Kellogg’s Launch Fund-Raising Galas to Support HBCUsTom Joyner, Kellogg’s Launch Fund-Raising Galas to Support HBCUsTom Joyner, Kellogg’s Launch Fund-Raising Galas to Support HBCUsDALLASNationally syndicated radio host and education advocate Tom Joyner has announced the next stage of his plan to increase support for historically Black colleges and universities around the country — fund-raising galas. These events, featuring Joyner as keynote speaker […]March 13, 2002HomeScholars Work to Reduce Crimes Against Hispanics in North CarolinaScholars Work to Reduce Crimes Against Hispanics in North CarolinaCHAPEL HILL, N.C.Crimes against Hispanics in North Carolina jumped as much as 500 percent between 1993 and 1998, according to some estimates. Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University have teamed up to examine why Hispanics, whose percentage […]March 13, 2002HomeDelaware State Settles Discrimination ClaimDelaware State Settles Discrimination ClaimDOVER, Del.Attorneys for Delaware State University and a former professor at the historically Black university have reached a settlement in her discrimination lawsuit. Margaret McKay, a White political science professor stripped of her tenure and dismissed from the university last year, alleged that the school discriminated against her based on her […]March 13, 2002Leadership & PolicyHoward University School Of Law Dean ResignsHoward University School Of Law Dean Resigns WASHINGTONHoward University School of Law Dean Alice Gresham Bullock announced last month she would resign from her position, effective June 30.Following a yearlong sabbatical, she will return to a faculty position at the law school. Bullock, an alumna of the law school, a tax lawyer and a member […]March 13, 2002Leadership & PolicyMorris Brown President to Resign in JuneMorris Brown President to Resign in JuneATLANTADr. Dolores Cross, who has been president at Morris Brown College since 1999, announced plans to resign effective June 30. Cross was the first female president at the private liberal arts and historically Black college that now serves more than 2,700 students. The college is affiliated with the African […]March 13, 2002African-AmericanNew Report Illuminates California’s Growing Higher Education InequitiesNew Report Illuminates California’s Growing Higher Education Inequities Los Angeles“Stony the Road We Trod” is the first comprehensive look at higher education outcomes for African American students across California’s elementary, high school and college levels. The report highlights several disturbing facts, such as California Black males are 3 percent of the state’s overall population, 25 […]March 13, 2002HBCUsHoward Launches $250 Million Fund-Raising CampaignHoward Launches $250 Million Fund-Raising CampaignUniversity president faces challenge with “guarded optimism.”By Robin V. SmilesIn today’s era of financial uncertainty and market volatility, embarking on a fund-raising campaign seems more than a notion. Yet, Howard University in Washington has done just that, launching its “Campaign for Howard” with a goal of raising $250 million in […]March 13, 2002Previous PagePage 242 of 431Next Page
