Black IssuesFaculty & StaffFinding Room for ImprovementFinding Room for ImprovementHoward University-based team rates HBCU Web sitesThe perception that a “digital divide” exists in higher education between historically Black institutions and most predominantly White colleges and universities has enabled advocates for Black schools to raise money, attract computer equipment donations, and build awareness to help bridge the divide.One effort that started this […]December 5, 2001StudentsUC Regents Endorse Admissions Policy ChangeUC Regents Endorse Admissions Policy ChangeSAN FRANCISCOThe University of California regents formally approved last month an admissions policy to judge would-be students on their personal as well as their academic records. The policy, known as comprehensive review, was endorsed by a regents committee and formally approved 15-4 with one abstention by the full board.Comprehensive review, […]December 5, 2001HomeFulfilling Their PotentialFulfilling Their PotentialFaced with demanding coursework and a competitive campus climate, wise students see need to utilize academic support services.By Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.Most of them came here as “A” students, earning grade-point averages of 4.0 or above and high SAT scores. They are the finest of the state’s high school graduates: Only those who finish […]December 5, 2001StudentsRhetoric vs. RealityRhetoric vs. RealityColleges confront quagmire of issues associated with remediation. By Kendra HamiltonThere’s no getting around it. Remedial education — also called developmental education — suffers from an image problem. The fact is all too evident at the macro level — the California State University (CSU) System, for example, expelled 2,009 students in January for […]December 5, 2001HomeCan TRIO & GEAR UP Continue to Coexist?Can TRIO & GEAR UP Continue to Coexist?Some education advocates say the twoprograms are different but both worthy of support. Others question whether there is really a need for both. When Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) was signed into public law by President Bill Clinton in 1998, many in the […]December 5, 2001Leadership & PolicyBollinger to Continue Fighting For Affirmative ActionBollinger to Continue Fighting For Affirmative ActionWASHINGTONAlthough he is leaving this winter to head Columbia University, University of Michigan President Lee Bollinger says he will continue to press the school’s case for affirmative action in admissions. Speaking at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ annual meeting last month, Bollinger said the outcome of the case […]December 5, 2001StudentsCal Grant Funds Fall Short for Eligible StudentsCal Grant Funds Fall Short for Eligible StudentsSACRAMENTO, Calif.Thousands of needy and eligible community college students will not receive a Cal Grant this year, not through any fault of theirs, but because there simply aren’t enough grants to go around.The Cal Grant program recently completed a first-ever September processing cycle specifically for community college students […]December 5, 2001Faculty & StaffProfessors Receive National AwardProfessors Receive National AwardWashingtonFor dance professor Cornelius Carter, being named 2001 U.S. Professor of the Year last month was not just a personal triumph or a victory for his institution, the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), but a milestone for the field of dance as well.“I felt so proud that dance was viewed with the same […]December 5, 2001HomeHoward University Closes MailroomsHoward University Closes Mailrooms After Finding Trace of AnthraxWASHINGTONHoward University’s main mailroom and eight sorting facilities were temporarily closed last month after D.C. Department of Health Director Dr. Ivan Walks confirmed that one of a total of 54 environmental samples from the university’s main mailroom on the ground floor of the administration building tested positive […]December 5, 2001Leadership & PolicyGeorgia Regents Won’t AppealGeorgia Regents Won’t Appeal University Admissions Case to Supreme CourtATLANTAA court ruling declaring the University of Georgia’s admissions policy unconstitutional because it considers race will not be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Regents said last month. Instead, the university will focus on recruitment efforts to increase the number of Black students, […]December 5, 2001Previous PagePage 264 of 431Next Page