Black IssuesHomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsChristolyne Buie has been appointed director of the new Granville T. Woods Scholars Program at Baltimore City Community College. Buie comes to BCCC after 33 years in the Baltimore City Public School System where she was a principal, assistant superintendent, area executive officer and chief of staff. Buie earned a bachelor’s and a master’s […]January 16, 2002HomeOvercoming a Fear of PCsOvercoming a Fear of PCsAre you afraid of computers? Do you know someone who is? If you’ve grown up with personal computers or been around them for any length of time, you probably take them for granted. After all, personal computers have become nearly as commonplace as dishwashers.More than half of U.S. homes now have […]January 16, 2002HomeSeton Hall Reaches Low-Income Residents With Digital Divide EffortSeton Hall Reaches Low-Income Residents With Digital Divide EffortSOUTH ORANGE, N.JInner-city students and their parents are getting exposure and training on computers and the Internet through Seton Hall University’s Project SHUTTLE. “Like the space shuttle, Project SHUTTLE takes people to places they have never been before,” says Willie Francine Brown, associate director of technology and […]January 16, 2002InternationalEducation Portal Launches Sept. 11 Learning SiteEducation Portal Launches Sept. 11 Learning SiteNEW YORKResponding to the need for analysis and insight into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Fathom, an online education portal established by a consortium of major universities, has launched a comprehensive learning center titled “September 11: Before And After,” at its Web site . The center uses the resources […]January 16, 2002HomeWinston-Salem State Experiments With Handheld ComputersWinston-Salem State Experiments With Handheld ComputersWINSTON-SALEM, N.C.Last semester, Dr. Matthew Hafar incorporated pocket PCs, which are handheld computers or are considered personal digital assistants (PDA), as part of the learning tools used by his students in the music classes he taught. Hafar is a music professor at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) in Winston-Salem, N.C.“I basically […]January 16, 2002Asian American Pacific IslanderSurvey: Asian Americans Are the Most Wired Ethnic GroupSurvey: Asian Americans Are the Most Wired Ethnic Group WASHINGTONEnglish-speaking Asian Americans are more experienced and more active Internet users than Whites, African Americans or Hispanics, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a nonprofit initiative funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts to examine the Internet’s impact on children, families, communities, health care, […]January 16, 2002African-AmericanBowdoin Web Site Simulates Escape From SlaveryBowdoin Web Site Simulates Escape From SlaveryBRUNSWICK, MaineA Bowdoin College professor and a group of his students last semester unveiled a Web-based game that simulates the pre-Civil War experience of escape from slavery. The Web site, titled “Flight to Freedom,” allows a user to experience the real stories of ex-slaves who escaped from slavery in […]January 16, 2002HomeRace Matters — in the WorkplaceRace Matters — in the WorkplaceUVA study taps into emerging research fieldA new study is shedding light on the ways in which Blacks and Whites manage conflict in the workplace. The bottom line, according to the author of the study, Dr. Martin N. Davidson, is that “race matters.”Davidson, associate professor of leadership and organizational behavior […]January 16, 2002HomeA Multicultural GlobalismA Multicultural Globalism Does maintaining cultural ties mean giving something else up?A few weeks ago, I attended a research conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Titled “The Borders in All of Us: A Global Approach to Three Diasporic Societies,” the gathering of 50 or so scholars seemed to push back some of the boundaries […]January 16, 2002StudentsSLOW BUT STEADYSLOW BUT STEADYadvocates seek ways to stimulate top-level participATION among minorities IN COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL GOLFFormer Stanford University standout Tiger Woods has single-handedly crushed all racial stereotypes about Blacks’ ability to play golf at the highest collegiate and professional levels. But while Woods’ success has spawned more interest in the game among Blacks, there’s no […]January 16, 2002Previous PagePage 254 of 431Next Page
