Black IssuesHomeLiterary Journal, Editor to Move from UVA to Texas A&MLiterary Journal, Editor to Move from UVA to Texas A&MCharlottesville, Va.Dr. Charles H. Rowell, professor of English and editor of the acclaimed literary journal of the African Diaspora Callaloo, has announced that, as of late August, he will relocate the journal from its current home at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., to the […]August 29, 2001HomeUAB Partners with Tuskegee, Morehouse in Cancer Research for BlacksUAB Partners with Tuskegee, Morehouse in Cancer Research for BlacksBirmingham, Ala.The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center is joining with Tuskegee University and Atlanta’s Morehouse College to form a “research triangle” in the South that will attack disparate rates of cancer mortality of African Americans.The partnerships between UAB and the two prominent […]August 29, 2001African-AmericanMaryland Archaeologists Dig Up RemainsMaryland Archaeologists Dig Up Remains Of Free-Standing Black Community COLLEGE PARK, Md.University of Maryland archaeologists are unearthing the remains of a little-known middle-class African American community in Annapolis, Md., that goes back to 1832. They hope to learn how this community managed to remain intact and endure the pressures of a hostile world for 150 […]August 29, 2001HomeReport Finds Increase in Candidates Seeking GED DiplomasReport Finds Increase in Candidates Seeking GED DiplomasWASHINGTONMore adults worldwide took one or more of the five tests in the General Educational Development (GED) Test Battery in 2000 than in any single year except 1996. Some 512,000 people earned the GED high school equivalency diploma during the year 2000, the GED Testing Service stated in […]August 29, 2001HomeBlack Enrollment Expected to DropBlack Enrollment Expected to Drop At University of FloridaGAINESVILLE, Fla. Black freshman enrollment at the University of Florida is expected to be down by nearly half this year under Gov. Jeb Bush’s ban on racial preference in public university admissions. Blacks represented nearly 12 percent of the freshman class last year, but the class starting […]August 29, 2001HomeLaw School Urged to Increase Admissions StandardsLaw School Urged to Increase Admissions StandardsAmerican Bar Association concerned with Texas Southern University law school’s bar exam failure rate. By Lydia LumHOUSTONBased on an accreditation review, the American Bar Association (ABA) has criticized Texas Southern University’s law school, saying its students are “short-changed.” Among other things, the ABA said TSU officials enroll students “incapable” […]August 29, 2001Faculty & StaffVSU President Offers Olive Branch to FacultyVSU President Offers Olive Branch to Faculty Gesture follows dissolution of faculty councilBy Kendra HamiltonPETERSBURG, Va. In his “State of the University” address, Eddie N. Moore Jr., president of Virginia State University, attempted to bridge the chasm that’s developed between the university’s administration and faculty since the university’s board of visitors voted in early August […]August 29, 2001HomeDistrict of Columbia High School GraduatesDistrict of Columbia High School Graduates Gain More Tuition BenefitsDistrict of Columbia high school graduates stand to gain more college tuition benefits under legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives approved just before its August recess.The House overwhelmingly approved a bill from Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., to expand the two-year-old D.C. College Access Act, […]August 29, 2001StudentsHouse Approves Math/Science Bill with New AidHouse Approves Math/Science Bill with New AidNational Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act attracts bipartisan support.Students of color may gain access to high-quality math and science programs under legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives approved before the August recess. The National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act has attracted bipartisan support by including recommendations from a […]August 29, 2001HBCUsLettersDear Editor:I’m in the Air Force, and subsequently have been overseas a couple of times. Because I did not join the Air Force with the agenda of “seeing the world” but to receive tuition assistance for school instead, when I was sent abroad, I was kicking and digging my nails in the streets (figuratively speaking) […]August 29, 2001Previous PagePage 285 of 431Next Page
