Black IssuesHomeCuba’s Intellectual Blockade: U.S. Embargo or Cuban Censorship?Cuba’s Intellectual Blockade: U.S. Embargo or Cuban Censorship?By Mae HendersonR ecently, I had the opportunity, for a second time, to visit the small island nation of Cuba. I first went there during the 1970s, when I was a graduate student, and saw that nearest, and most distant, of neighboring countries. During a rare window of […]November 7, 2001Asian American Pacific IslanderDosing Out Lessons Of DiversityDosing Out Lessons Of DiversityBy Lydia Lum DEXHEIM, GermanyMy eyes were still adjusting to the auditorium lights flickering back on, as the crowd of young American soldiers swarmed me. I had just finished my slide-show talk about Angel Island — the Ellis Island of the West Coast and a major entry point for Chinese Americans. […]November 7, 2001InternationalStudying Abroad Takes on New Urgency Following Terrorist AttacksStudying Abroad Takes on New Urgency Following Terrorist AttacksMost educators see a greater need for international, cultural exchangesBy Karen JenkinsEducational exchanges take many forms. For a number of years they have been an important mechanism for enhancing the image of the United States around the world as part of what is called “public diplomacy.” The […]November 7, 2001HBCUsSharing Techno-TalesSharing Techno-TalesSymposium focuses on faculty use of technology NORFOLK, Va.These days, most people’s digital focus is on the NASDAQ’s plummet. But while media pundits uttered grim prognostications about the future of the technology sector, everyone at the recent HBCU Faculty Development Network Symposium was bullish on technology.The symposium drew a diverse array of scholars, from […]November 7, 2001HomeFighting The Good FightFighting The Good Fight By Ronald RoachBlack Issues In Higher Education talks to renown human rights activist and author Randall Robinson about the Black American reparations movement. Robinson, who was formerly president of the Washington, D.C.-based TransAfrica advocacy organization and the TransAfrica Forum, has emerged as a central figure in the campaign to win reparations. […]November 7, 2001African-AmericanStirring Up ‘Uncivil Wars’ On College CampusesStirring Up ‘Uncivil Wars’ On College CampusesDavid Horowitz reparations ad campaign proves explosiveSeveral months have passed since the last campus protests erupted over a David Horowitz advertisement in college newspapers stating that reparations for American slavery is “a Bad Idea — and Racist Too.” But Horowitz, an author, activist and perhaps the nation’s most visible […]November 7, 2001HomeMoving Toward ReparationsMoving Toward ReparationsThe resurgence of the reparations movement is taking shape with Black leaders, intellectualsBy Ronald Roach In 1998, historically Black Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona, Fla., answered the Clinton administration’s call for colleges and universities to sponsor race relations discussions and events in support of President Clinton’s National Conversation on Race initiative. The Bethune-Cookman program, […]November 7, 2001HealthUniversity of Louisville Plans Center to Prepare For Biological AttacksUniversity of Louisville Plans Center to Prepare For Biological AttacksLOUISVILLE, Ky. The University of Louisville’s role in the crisis-response network has expanded since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the recent anthrax exposures. Its microbiology lab has tested more than 90 samples of mysterious substances reported by businesses and law-enforcement agencies. The university’s professors also […]November 7, 2001Faculty & StaffHarvard University Asks Faculty to Reevaluate Their GradingHarvard University Asks Faculty to Reevaluate Their GradingCAMBRIDGE, Mass.Weeks after allegations of rampant grade inflation, Harvard University professors are being asked to justify the grades they give students. Dean of undergraduate education Susan Pedersen announced at a recent faculty meeting that faculty members will have until January to provide written explanations of their grading systems. […]November 7, 2001HomeTuskegee Students Say Alabama Pub DiscriminatesTuskegee Students Say Alabama Pub Discriminates AUBURN, Ala.A bar owner’s lawyer says race was not a factor in his client’s recent exclusion of a group of Tuskegee University students from a “happy hour” drinks special open only to Auburn and Southern Union students. The Tuskegee students complained to the Auburn City Council about being denied […]November 7, 2001Previous PagePage 270 of 431Next Page
