Black IssuesStudentsAlabama Students, Faculty at Odds over Integration Of Fraternities, SororitiesAlabama Students, Faculty at Odds over Integration Of Fraternities, SororitiesTUSCALOOSA, Ala.The president of the campus NAACP chapter says integration of fraternities and sororities at the University of Alabama should be left to students, but a faculty spokesman says only force will break the racial barriers. Dave Washington, president of the National Association for the Advancement […]September 12, 2001HomeAppeals Court Throws Out Race-Conscious Admissions Policy At UGAAppeals Court Throws Out Race-Conscious Admissions Policy At UGAATLANTA A federal appeals court late last month declared unconstitutional an admissions policy at the University of Georgia that gave minorities a numerical boost. The three-judge panel 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of three White women who were denied […]September 12, 2001Leadership & PolicyLegislation Seeks to Restore Community College Funding in CaliforniaLegislation Seeks to Restore Community College Funding in CaliforniaWALNUT, Calif.California Assemblyman Robert Pacheco, R-Walnut, pledged to amend legislation to restore some of the $126 million in community college funding cuts recently made by Gov. Gray Davis.“I think it’s time community colleges stand up for what has rightfully been earned,” says Pacheco.Pacheco announced to a crowd […]September 12, 2001Community CollegesWest Virginians More Likely to Pass On College Education, Survey ShowsWest Virginians More Likely to Pass On College Education, Survey ShowsCHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginians are more likely to earn high school degrees, skip college and head into lower-paying labor intensive jobs, according to the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. Nearly 65 percent of state residents age 25 and older went no further than 12th grade, the […]September 12, 2001HomeTexas A&M Hopes to Lure FacultyTexas A&M Hopes to Lure Faculty, Students with Acquisition of Black Literary Journal, Editor UVA official calls editor’s departure ‘painful.’By Eleanor Lee YatesCOLLEGE STATION, TexasAlthough Texas A&M University’s African American studies department is small — currently two assistant professors teach courses — university officials hope that having Dr. Charles Rowell and his award-winning African American […]September 12, 2001HBCUsCongress Faces Crowded Back-to-Work ScheduleCongress Faces Crowded Back-to-Work ScheduleCongress returns to work this month facing a challenging list of priorities that include an education funding bill and possible regulatory reform for colleges and universities.Scheduled to return after Labor Day, the House and Senate immediately will take up the issue of fiscal 2002 appropriations, including funding for Pell Grants, college […]September 12, 2001LatinxHBCUs, HSIs Win Funds To Promote Math, ScienceHBCUs, HSIs Win Funds To Promote Math, ScienceHistorically Black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions are among the major recipients of $4.5 million in new federal funds to increase the number of students of color, particularly women, in science and technical careers.The grants under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program will go to more than 10 […]September 12, 2001StudentsBlack Caucus Calls on Government to Increase Promotion Of Fire Safety on College CampusesBlack Caucus Calls on Government to Increase Promotion Of Fire Safety on College CampusesMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus want the federal government to do more to promote fire safety in college dormitories and, in some cases, fraternity and sorority houses.The College Fire Prevention Act from Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, would provide $100 million […]September 12, 2001HomeNo Appointment in Sight for U.S. Higher Education PostNo Appointment in Sight for U.S. Higher Education PostLack of action draws increased concern among higher education officials.By Charles DervaricsWith the start of the 2001-2002 academic year just under way, the U.S. Department of Education is still without an assistant secretary responsible for higher education policy. The Bush administration has no timetable for filling the […]September 12, 2001HomeRemembering Our RootsRemembering Our RootsWhen I first went to interview our cover subject Dr. Jim Gates at the University of Maryland, I did not quite know what to expect. Here was a leading theoretician in the field of elementary particle physics, not to mention a world expert in the groundbreaking areas of superstring theory, supersymmetry and supergravity. […]September 12, 2001Previous PagePage 282 of 431Next Page
