Black IssuesStudentsUnlikely Partners in PhilanthropyUnlikely Partners in Philanthropy Traditionally White colleges and universities increasingly look to minority communities for institutional support.By Ronald RoachFairfax, Va.George Mason University, located just outside of Washington, D.C., is known as the academic home of some of the most influential conservative scholars in the nation, most notably in economics and in law. Among its board […]August 29, 2001HBCUsHBCUs Get Savvy About Fund RaisingHBCUs Get Savvy About Fund RaisingBy Cheryl D. FieldsToday, anyone interested in donating to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) can do so online. An agreement between the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and Gateway computer company gives HBCUs a new way to save on technology purchases. Howard University recently scored […]August 29, 2001Faculty & StaffLouisiana’s Last-Place Finish Bayou State continues to fall short when it comes to spending on higher education.Louisiana’s Last-Place Finish Bayou State continues to fall short when it comes to spending on higher education.By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.Nobody knows better than Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster about the Bayou State’s tradition of skimping when it comes to state spending on higher education. Foster has spent most of his six years as governor trying […]August 29, 2001Faculty & StaffWhat’s Happening to the PUBLIC in Public Education?What’s Happening to the PUBLIC in Public Education?Students feel the effects of tuition hikes as legislative tax-cutting sprees send the nation’s public colleges and universities jockeying for funding. By Page Boinest MeltonForget unemployment, income and housing starts as leading economic indicators. America’s public colleges and universities — among the first to feel the effects of […]August 29, 2001HomeHigher Education Suffers as Tennesseans Say ‘No’ to New TaxesHigher Education Suffers as Tennesseans Say ‘No’ to New TaxesBy David HefnerNASHVILLE, Tenn.For the last three years, Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist has been in intense bouts with the state Legislature over his plan of increasing taxes as a way to better fund Tennessee’s 24 public colleges and universities. And each year, the Republican governor has […]August 29, 2001StudentsTennessee State Students, NAACP To Unite HBCUsTennessee State Students, NAACP To Unite HBCUsNashville, Tenn. The Tennessee State University Student Government Association and its student chapter of the NAACP are planning to bring all historically Black colleges and universities together next February to celebrate Black History Month. The theme for the celebration is “The HBCU Think Tank.”“My goal is to reunite the HBCU […]August 29, 2001HomeRoss University School of Medicine Dedicates $2.1 Million To Diversity and Outreach Scholarship ProgramRoss University School of Medicine Dedicates $2.1 Million To Diversity and Outreach Scholarship ProgramWASHINGTONRoss University School of Medicine & School of Veterinary Medicine has created a $2.1 million diversity and outreach scholarship program. The objective of the program is to challenge and enable underrepresented minority students to meet their potential in becoming medical doctors and […]August 29, 2001StudentsStudy Documents Economic Impact Of Public HBCUsStudy Documents Economic Impact Of Public HBCUsNEW YORKThe study, “Economic Impact Snapshot of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Member Colleges and Universities,” conducted by K&R Management Group, is TMSF’s first in-depth snapshot of the economic impact of 42 of TMSF’s 45 member public historically Black colleges and universities.K&R Management assessed 42 of the 45 public […]August 29, 2001HomeNew Study Shows Racial Segregation Harms Both Black, White StudentsNew Study Shows Racial Segregation Harms Both Black, White StudentsCHARLOTTE, N.C.New research shows that 30 years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s order to desegregate the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) School District, racial segregation still exists and that it has a profound effect on both Black and White children. These findings are reported by Dr. Roslyn Arlin […]August 29, 2001HomeLockheed Martin To Establish Mentoring ProgramLockheed Martin To Establish Mentoring ProgramHOUSTONLockheed Martin Space Operations are scheduled to open the first in a series of its Consolidated Space Operations Contract (CSOC)-sponsored storefronts at Prairie View A&M University in September.CSOC’s storefront program involves setting up a mentoring environment near or on selected university campuses, where students are then trained and hired to […]August 29, 2001Previous PagePage 284 of 431Next Page