Black IssuesHomeUrban InnovationUrban InnovationLofty ideas float abundantly within the halls of academe, but Dr. Louis Gomez takes his lofty ideas directly into Chicago urban schools. Gomez, an associate professor of computer science at Northwestern University, is co-director of the Center for Learning Technologies in Urban Schools (LeTUS). The center, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, is a […]February 27, 2002HomeAdvocating Technological EmpowermentAdvocating Technological EmpowermentIf it takes impressive talent to launch a research career in physics, imagine what it takes to switch from that field to computational science research and become a leading national advocate for diversity in the computer science field. Since earning a physics doctorate in 1975 from Stanford University, Dr. Roscoe Giles has carved […]February 27, 2002HomeCyber-starsCyber-starsBlack History Month celebrations long have touted the contributions of African Americans in technology. In this issue, Black Issues profiles 10 individuals who are in the process of making history of their own in the arena of information technology. While much of American history documents technological innovation in agriculture and industry, our list of higher […]February 27, 2002LatinxEducational Access for SoldierseArmyU ImprovesEducational Access for SoldiersBut HBCUs may be missing out due to distance learning incapacityBy Phaedra Brotherton The Army’s venture into distance learning — dubbed eArmyU — is proving to be a big success with more than 12,000 soldiers enrolled since it began a year ago. Enlisted soldiers, particularly soldiers of color, have been lining […]February 27, 2002African-AmericanBlack Innovation: Learning From The PastBlack Innovation: Learning From The PastBy Ronald RoachIf it weren’t for Black History Month, it’s unlikely that a significant number of Americans would ever come across the names of individuals such as Granville T. Woods, Garrett Morgan, Jan Ernst Matzeliger and Elijah McCoy. These individuals, who lived largely during the 19th century, are the best […]February 27, 2002African-AmericanIn Memoriam: Claude BrownIn Memoriam: Claude Brown (1937-2002)Sonny is gone. That is, the conscious non-ideological voice that humanized the underside of modern day Harlem will no longer walk the streets that defined his early life like black defines night. The four million readers of Manchild in the Promised Land (1965) know that Sonny was actually the writer, teacher […]February 27, 2002StudentsDartmouth Opens Inter-Religious Dining FacilityDartmouth Opens Inter-Religious Dining FacilityHANOVER, N.H.While violence in the Middle East continues to make headlines, a quiet symbol of Muslim and Jewish cooperation celebrated its grand opening at Dartmouth College last month. The Pavilion, a campus dining hall jointly conceived and realized by the college’s Jewish and Muslim students, offers a place for inter-religious community, […]February 27, 2002HomeInterim FAMU President Says He Wants Job for GoodInterim FAMU President Says He Wants Job for GoodTALLAHASSEE, Fla.The man filling in as interim president of Florida A&M University says he wants the job for good, despite having signed on to do it only until a permanent replacement could be found. Dr. Henry Lewis III began serving his term Jan. 1. He was hired […]February 27, 2002HomeN.C. A&T Remembers ‘Greensboro Four’ With New StatueN.C. A&T Remembers ‘Greensboro Four’ With New StatueGREENSBORO, N.C.Four Black college freshmen who inspired sit-in movements across the South when they ordered food from a segregated lunch counter have been immortalized with a statue. Leaders from North Carolina A&T State University unveiled a 10-foot statue of the men, who have become known as the “Greensboro […]February 27, 2002StudentsGeorgia College Offers Scholarship to Amend DiscriminationGeorgia College Offers Scholarship to Amend DiscriminationCARROLLTON, Ga.In 1955 and 1956, every senior at an all-Black high school in Carrollton applied to West Georgia College. All were rejected because of the color of their skin. Forty-five years later, the college has apologized, and an anonymous donor has created a scholarship fund for the descendants of […]February 27, 2002Previous PagePage 246 of 431Next Page
