Black IssuesHomeUniversity, Medical Center To Train Doctors On BioterrorismUniversity, Medical Center To Train Doctors On BioterrorismKNOXVILLE, Tenn.Emergency-room doctors have little information to help them diagnose and treat people infected with sicknesses spread by bioterrorism, so the University of Tennessee and Detroit Medical Center are offering their assistance.An online training program beginning this month will help bolster doctors’ knowledge as worries about bioterrorism increase […]December 19, 2001HBCUsWashington Attorney Inducted Into Black College Hall of FameWashington Attorney Inducted Into Black College Hall of FameATLANTAA longtime advocate for Black colleges, William A. “Bud” Blakey was inducted into the National Black College Hall of Fame recently during a ceremony in Atlanta. Blakey, a graduate of Knoxville College in Tennessee, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his more than 20 years of public […]December 19, 2001Leadership & PolicyCollege Presidents Share Advice With Aspiring LeadersCollege Presidents Share Advice With Aspiring LeadersHAMPTON, Va.Aspiring college presidents and executives got a firsthand glimpse at the challenges of such positions when they attended Hampton University’s Executive Leadership Summit last month. The summit brought together former Hampton University executives who are now presidents at other institutions and those who desire to hold such positions […]December 19, 2001Faculty & StaffPrairie View President Faces CriticismPrairie View President Faces CriticismOver Commitment to ResearchPRAIRIE VIEW, TexasPrairie View A&M President Charles Hines is the target of a letter signed by 18 faculty members criticizing him for repeatedly interfering with research and academics at the historically Black university about 50 miles northwest of Houston. In addition, a group of Waller County ministers recently […]December 19, 2001Leadership & PolicyUniversity of Texas Is Finished Fighting Affirmative Action, Officials SayUniversity of Texas Is Finished Fighting Affirmative Action, Officials SayAUSTIN, Texas After years of appeals, the University of Texas said last month that it was finished fighting its landmark court battle over affirmative action. The decision effectively ends the case named for Cheryl Hopwood and three other Whites who sued the university’s law school in […]December 19, 2001Leadership & PolicySouthern University System President Backs Firing of Congressman’s WifeSouthern University System President Backs Firing of Congressman’s WifeNEW ORLEANSThe president of the Southern University System is backing the chancellor of the New Orleans campus in his half-year battle to fire Vice Chancellor Andrea Jefferson, wife of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La.Leon Tarver said late last month he had sent Southern University-New Orleans Academic Vice […]December 19, 2001StudentsNew Data Sheds Light on Student Aid, College AffordabilityNew Data Sheds Light on Student Aid, College AffordabilityWASHINGTONThe percentage of full-time undergraduate students at private colleges and universities who receive some form of financial aid, and the average amount of their awards, reached new highs in the 1999-2000 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s 1999-2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.Eighty-four percent […]December 19, 2001Leadership & PolicyReport: Female Presidents Juggle More, Earn LessReport: Female Presidents Juggle More, Earn LessBy Kathleen Kennedy Manzo WASHINGTONWomen still have fewer opportunities to gain top leadership roles at the nation’s colleges and universities, their salaries lag behind those of men and they face greater personal and professional demands, according to a report that summarizes the observations and concerns of women college presidents.“From […]December 19, 2001Students‘Free Speech’ Becomes Primary Issue in Auburn ‘Blackface’ Case‘Free Speech’ Becomes Primary Issue in Auburn ‘Blackface’ CaseSuspended fraternity members file lawsuit against university citing violation of constitutional, civil rightsBy Erik LordsThe issue of free speech is at the heart of a lawsuit filed last month by suspended members of the fraternity Beta Theta Pi against Auburn University. The university suspended 10 members of […]December 19, 2001HBCUsLegislation Offers D.C. Students Incentive to Attend HBCUsLegislation Offers D.C. Students Incentive to Attend HBCUs A Senate committee has approved legislation that would provide more tuition benefits for District of Columbia residents, particularly if they choose to attend historically Black colleges.Legislation from the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee would make several major changes in the D.C. College Access Act, a 1999 law allowing […]December 19, 2001Previous PagePage 262 of 431Next Page
