Black IssuesCommunity CollegesLawmakers Debate Restrictions on Student VisasLawmakers Debate Restrictions on Student VisasLegislation under discussion on Capitol Hill would make it harder for foreign students to enroll in U.S. colleges and universities. “The foreign student visa program is one of the most unregulated and exploited visa categories,” says Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., one of the program’s staunchest critics since the Sept. 11 […]November 21, 2001StudentsTwo Steps Back, Two Steps ForwardTwo Steps Back, Two Steps ForwardMy e-mail account experienced increased activity during Black Issues’ press time as subscribers, freelancers and friends gave me the heads up about members of two White fraternities at Auburn University that dressed up for Halloween as Ku Klux Klan members and others as members of the Black fraternity Omega Psi […]November 21, 2001African-AmericanEventsEventsNOVEMBER November 25-27Department of Defense Technical Assistance Program (DoD Tap)HBCU/MI Technical Assistance Conference“Greater DoD Opportunities”New OrleansPhone: (800) 530-5941Web: www.uncfsp.org/idapDecemberDecember 5-9Kaleidoscope Leadership InstituteHilton Costa MesaCosta Mesa, Calif.Contact: Dr. Felita T. WilliamsPhone: (404) 244-2988Fax: (404) 244-2399E-mail: kaleidoscope@gpc.peachnet.eduWeb: www.gpc.peachnet.edu/kaleidoscopeDecember 17-19Eighth Annual Regional Conference on Improving America’s SchoolsU.S. Department of EducationSan Antonio, TexasContact: National Conference Logistics CenterUniversity of OklahomaPhone: […]November 7, 2001HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsBall State University (Ind.) received a $20 million four-year grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., to educate students for the digital media revolution.Delaware State University’s Applied Optics Department will receive $73,033 from the Office of Naval Research for a project that will enhance optical coupling efficiency in optical fibers using two-beam interference; the Education […]November 7, 2001HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. LaRue Allen has been appointed associate dean for academic affairs at New York University’s School of Education. Formerly the chairwoman of the department of applied psychology, she also served as director of the Child and Family Policy Center. Allen earned a bachelor’s from Harvard and master’s and doctorate degrees in psychology from Yale […]November 7, 2001HomeNew Media and DisastersNew Media and DisastersDuring a disaster, where is the first place you should turn for information? You might think the Internet would be ideal. After all, it was set up by the military in the 1960s to ensure communications during a nuclear war. Yet, as recent events have shown, during a crisis other media do […]November 7, 2001HomeYale Department, Head Start Agency Provide Computer TrainingYale Department, Head Start Agency Provide Computer TrainingNEW HAVEN, Conn.Yale University’s Department of Psychology, in collaboration with LULAC Head Start and other local New Haven agencies, awarded 120 refurbished computers to participants in “Bridging the Digital Divide,” a computer training program primarily for parents of children enrolled in Head Start. In addition to training parents […]November 7, 2001StudentsNellie Mae Launches Financial Management ProgramNellie Mae Launches Financial Management Program At Undergraduate CampusesBRAINTREE, Mass.Nellie Mae, a top originator of student loans, has launched FinMan, an e-mail-based program established to enhance financial and debt management counseling on college campuses. The program, which was successfully piloted at six schools last academic year, is now active on 49 campuses nationwide. The FinMan […]November 7, 2001HomeVirginia to Develop Virtual UniversityVirginia to Develop Virtual UniversityRICHMOND, Va.Anticipating a boom in statewide college enrollments this decade, Virginia officials are planning a new “virtual” university that would allow students to earn degrees by combining online and traditional course work from colleges and universities around the state. Last month, state officials approved a plan to have the new institution […]November 7, 2001Leadership & PolicyStillman Latest HBCU to Go WirelessStillman Latest HBCU to Go WirelessTUSCALOOSA, Ala.Stillman College has joined the ranks of historically Black colleges and universities that have established a campus-wide wireless computing network for its students, faculty and staff. In addition to establishing a wireless network this fall, the college has supplied every one of its 1,513 students with a laptop computer. […]November 7, 2001Previous PagePage 269 of 431Next Page