Black IssuesSportsNotre Dame Hires First Black Head CoachNotre Dame Hires First Black Head CoachSOUTH BEND, Ind.Notre Dame has hired Stanford’s Tyrone Willingham to coach one of the most widely followed college football programs in the country. Willingham becomes the first Black head coach in any sport at Notre Dame, which is looking to move past the embarrassment of its previous coach’s resignation […]January 16, 2002African-AmericanRift Between Harvard Scholars, President Makes National NewsRift Between Harvard Scholars, President Makes National NewsBostonControversy at Harvard University made national news last month when reports surfaced that several prominent Black scholars were considering leaving over a rift with Harvard’s new president Dr. Lawrence Summers. According to reports first published in The Boston Globe, Drs. Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates and Anthony Appiah, […]January 16, 2002SportsCollege Ordered to Pay Ex-Athletic Director $1.5 MillionCollege Ordered to Pay Ex-Athletic Director $1.5 MillionBy Eric FreedmanAUBURN, Wash.Green River Community College must pay its former athletic director $1.5 million for racial discrimination and defamation, the Washington Court of Appeals has ruled. However, the three-judge panel trimmed about $500,000 from the original $2 million trial verdict, finding insufficient evidence for Michael McGraw’s wrongful […]January 16, 2002HomeTexas A&M Admissions Proposal Draws ControversyTexas A&M Admissions Proposal Draws ControversyCritics see plan as attempt to reinstate race-conscious admissionsBy Lydia LumCollege Station, TexasTexas A&M University System regents are considering giving automatic admissions to the flagship campus for the top 20 percent of graduates from 250 so-called “low-performing” high schools statewide. And as freshmen demographics continue shifting at predominantly White colleges […]January 16, 2002StudentsCongress Approves $4,000 Maximum Pell GrantCongress Approves $4,000 Maximum Pell GrantThe House and Senate in late December found a way to increase the maximum Pell Grant for next year despite a slowing economy that is putting major pressure on the government’s main student-aid program.Following weeks of negotiations, Congress finally approved a record $4,000 maximum Pell Grant for the neediest college […]January 16, 2002LatinxHBCUs, Access Programs Gain New FundsHBCUs, Access Programs Gain New FundsBy Charles DervaricsFederal programs designed to promote college access and improve minority-serving colleges are among the winners in the final 2002 budget deliberations involving Congress and the White House.The House of Representatives and the Senate approved legislation just before Christmas that will provide more funds for historically Black colleges and […]January 16, 2002HomeReporting IndicatorsReporting IndicatorsAs we begin the second year of the new millennium, I wanted to take this opportunity to offer a brief status report. One of the tricky elements to giving such a report is determining which barometers to use. In the field of higher education, there are more indicators of progress than this selection will […]January 16, 2002HomeEducation Funding Reform Long Overdue in AlabamaEducation Funding Reform Long Overdue in Alabama Proration, Proration, Proration.” They’re playing that old, familiar song these days in Montgomery, Ala., accompanied by a symphony of complaints, arguments and accusations. But there’s a new twist in the latest version of the old song. Last year, a circuit court judge abruptly informed the executive and legislative branches […]January 2, 2002StudentsEventsEventsJANUARYJanuary 18-19Eighth National African American Student Leadership Conference“Connecting Progressive African American Minds for Effective Leadership: A Continuing Legacy”Rust CollegeHolly Springs, Miss.Phone: (662) 252-8000, Ext. 4311Fax: (662) 252-6107E-mail: ajstovall@go.comWeb: www.naaslc.orgJanuary 23-26Association of American Colleges and Universities88th Annual Meeting“Changing Students in a Changing World: Culturally Diverse, Economically Divided, Globally Interdependent”Grand Hyatt HotelWashington, D.C.Contact: AACUPhone: (202) 387-3760Fax: (202) […]January 2, 2002HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsCreighton University’s medical interpreter training program has been established with a two-year $130,000 grant from the state of Nebraska. The program seeks to improve medical care by helping to reduce the amount of miscommunication because of language differences.The Diversified Information and Assistance Network (DIANE) Video Consortium, headquartered at Tennessee State University, has received […]January 2, 2002Previous PagePage 256 of 431Next Page
