Black IssuesHBCUsBoom and Bust CyclesBoom and Bust CyclesAmerica’s public colleges and universities — among the first to feel the effects of the cooling economy … ,” writes Black Issues correspondent Page Boinest Melton in her article “What’s Happening to the ‘Public’ in Public Education?” She goes on to say that nowadays how well our public education institutions are doing […]August 29, 2001StudentsEventsEventsAUGUSTAugust 22-26National Association of Black Journalists 26th Annual MeetingDolphin Hotel, Orlando, Fla.Contact: Rene TrossPhone: (301) 445-7100, Ext. 109Fax: (301) 445-7101E-mail: nabj@nabj.org Web: www.nabj.org August 26-30American Chemical Society 22nd National MeetingChicago Convention Center ChicagoContact: Sherry HigdonPhone: (800) 227-5558Fax: (202) 872-6128E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org Web: www.acs.org/meetings SEPTEMBERSeptember 23-26National MED Week 2001“Strategies for Growth in the American Economy”Omni Shoreham HotelWashingtonContact: […]August 15, 2001HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsClark Atlanta University received $500,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help support the university’s academic programs in the social sciences. The grant will provide for faculty career enhancement, graduate student research fellowships, seminars, workshops and the integration of information technology into research and teaching.Hampton University School of Nursing (Virginia) was recently […]August 15, 2001HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsBill Brown has been named director of the newly established Center for Entrepreneurship at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. Brown has practiced public accounting for more than 25 years. Brown received a bachelor’s from Bernard M. Baruch College and a master’s from Iona College. He is licensed as a certified public accountant […]August 15, 2001HomeClearing Up the Confusion in Optical StorageClearing Up the Confusion in Optical StorageTraditionally, personal computers have used the physics of magnetism as the primary means of storing programs and data for later use. Floppy disks, hard disks, Zip disks and backup tapes all work by magnetizing small areas on the surface of the disk.In recent years magnetism has been complemented by […]August 15, 2001HomeU.S. Deficient in Fighting Cybercrime, Report SaysU.S. Deficient in Fighting Cybercrime, Report SaysWASHINGTONA congressional report authored by the U.S. General Accounting Office has concluded that the federal government lacks data from private companies plagued by computer attacks and the trained staff to effectively prevent cybercrime.The FBI’s National Infrastructure Protection Center, which was established in 1998 to link government and corporate businesses […]August 15, 2001HomeMaryland Projects Growth at ‘Virtual University’Maryland Projects Growth at ‘Virtual University’ADELPHI, Md.Offering one of the nation’s largest distance learning curriculums for a public institution, the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is projected to experience a tripling of its enrollment by 2010, according to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. In a report released by the commission in July, the enrollment […]August 15, 2001HomeSurvey Finds U.S. Civil Rights Organizations StruggleSurvey Finds U.S. Civil Rights Organizations Struggle To Adjust to Internet AgeWASHINGTONA report released by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) and the Leadership Conference Education Fund (LCEF) indicates that while the national civil rights organizations recognize the importance of the Internet, many groups lack the financial, technical and knowledge-based resources to fully participate […]August 15, 2001InternationalG8 Passes International Digital Divide PlanG8 Passes International Digital Divide PlanGENOA, ItalyThe world’s big eight powers approved an action plan to bridge the “digital divide” with the poorest countries. Leaders at the Group of Eight summit held in July endorsed a task force report on how to harness technology in the cause of development. In 2000, the G8 summit established […]August 15, 2001HBCUsGeneral Electric Donates $1 MillionGeneral Electric Donates $1 MillionTo UNCF Technology InitiativeWASHINGTONThe United Negro College Fund last month scored another major gift in its $80 million technology campaign. Officials with the GE Fund donated a $1 million grant in support of the UNCF Technology Enhancement Campaign, bringing total funds raised to $77 million over 18 months, according to UNCF […]August 15, 2001Previous PagePage 286 of 431Next Page