Black IssuesHomeCan the Internet Be Trusted?Can the Internet Be Trusted?Did you know that under Bill 602P, the federal government will levy an “alternative postage fee” of five cents for every e-mail message you send? The legislation, currently pending, would compensate the U.S. Postal Service for lost business from the growing popularity of e-mail. The government would bill your Internet Service […]October 10, 2001StudentsPrinceton Review Updates College Prep Web SitePrinceton Review Updates College Prep Web SiteNEW YORK In an effort to assist high school guidance counselors in managing multiple responsibilities, the Princeton Review has launched its Counselor Center for the 2001-2002 school year at . According to a study by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, the average ratio of […]October 10, 2001HomeSouth Dakota University Mandates Use Of Handheld Computing DevicesSouth Dakota University Mandates Use Of Handheld Computing DevicesSIOUX FALLS, S.D.The University of South Dakota (USD) at Vermillion has provided Palm handheld computers to 1,300 first-year undergraduates and first-year law and medical students. The initiative, which is one of the first by a U.S. campus to mandate the use of handheld computers by undergraduate students, […]October 10, 2001Faculty & StaffColleges Provide Testing Ground for E-Book InnovationsColleges Provide Testing Ground for E-Book InnovationsWhen librarians at Robert Morris College in Moon Township, Penn., sought volunteers for a research study on using e-books in an undergraduate class, Ashley Hamilton eagerly volunteered to experience what she considers to be an inevitable wave of academic technology. This semester, Hamilton, a sophomore elementary education major from […]October 10, 2001HomeRacism: The Real Enemy that Will Destroy the United StatesRacism: The Real Enemy that Will Destroy the United StatesI have perhaps spent far too many hours in the days that followed the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center staring at the television set. I could not stop myself from watching heroic men and women of all shades and hues sift through […]October 10, 2001HomeTougaloo Is a ‘Natural Fit’ for New Interim PresidentTougaloo Is a ‘Natural Fit’ for New Interim PresidentAppointment strengthens historic relationship between Brown University and Tougaloo CollegeDr. James Wyche, professor of medicine and associate provost at Brown University and executive director of the Leadership Alliance, a 29-school consortium dedicated to improving the participation of underrepresented minorities in graduate and doctoral studies, is on leave […]October 10, 2001HomeCampuses Unite to Understand National TragedyCampuses Unite to Understand National TragedyFor many, terrorist attacks hit close to homeThis generation may have been dubbed “X,” but some observers say its response to the World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies merits nothing less than an “A+.”The outpouring of emotion and demonstrations of unity on campuses across the nation have been impressive:n At […]October 10, 2001StudentsStanding Up for DiversityStanding Up for DiversityAs a university established for deaf students, Gallaudet’s diversity initiatives seek to further empower and enlighten its community.By Phaedra BrothertonWASHINGTONWhen Jerry C. Lee, former president of Gallaudet University — the Washington, D.C.-based university established for deaf and hard of hearing students — resigned in 1987, students rallied on campus for the board […]October 10, 2001Leadership & PolicyThe New FAMU TrusteesThe New FAMU TrusteesAt least one state official describes the new Florida A&M Board of Trustees as “perhaps the strongest the governor has pulled together.” The new trustees, who were named June 15, range in age from senior citizens to a college student. They are Black, Latino and White; Republicans and Democrats. They range in […]October 10, 2001StudentsTimeline of ChangeTimeline of ChangeFebruary 2000 Florida board of regents adopts Gov. Jeb Bush’s One Florida Plan, which eliminates the use of affirmative action policies in admissions in the state in exchange for a system giving special consideration to students who demonstrate economic or educational disadvantage. One Florida also guarantees admission to high school students who rank in […]October 10, 2001Previous PagePage 275 of 431Next Page