Black IssuesHomeGrants & AwardsBaruch College (N.Y.) received a $12 million gift from Lawrence N. and Eris Field to support the renovation and modernization of Baruch’s historic classroom building, which will be renamed after the couple, and to fund the Larry and Eris Field Family Chair in entrepreneurship. Cleveland State University received $6.25 million, its largest philanthropic gift in […]December 1, 2004HomeEventsDECEMBERDec. 27-30Modern Language Association (MLA)120th Annual ConventionPhiladelphiaPhone: (646) 576-5000Fax: (646) 458-0030Web: www.mla.orgJANUARYJan. 14-15African American Student Leadership 11th Annual Conference“A Call to Action! Bridging the Gap: Keeping the Civil Rights Legacy Alive”Rust College, Holly Springs, Miss.Phone: (662) 252-8000, ext. 4311Web: www.naaslc.orgJan. 24-28Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) 2005 Annual ConferencePhoenixPhone: (202) 955-6126E-mail: chea@chea.orgWeb: www.chea.orgJan. 26-2990th Annual […]December 1, 2004HomeDon’t Get “Phished” Out of CyberspaceDon’t Get “Phished” Out of CyberspaceDon’t do it. Don’t click on links in any e-mail messages you receive that ask or demand you to update your credit card, bank, Social Security or other financial information, or verify your password at eBay, PayPal or other e-commerce Web sites. If you do, in all likelihood you’ll wind […]December 1, 2004Community CollegesCybercitizen Awareness Program Targets College StudentsCybercitizen Awareness Program Targets College StudentsWASHINGTONThe Business Software Alliance (BSA) has launched “Define the Line” , an awareness program designed to educate students about the importance of being good cybercitizens and respecting the intellectual property of copyrighted works online. The program also encourages students to use only legal software and to understand the impact of […]December 1, 2004HomeOnline Education Critical to Higher Education, Survey SaysOnline Education Critical to Higher Education, Survey SaysORLANDO, Fla.The 2004 Sloan Survey of “Online Learning, Entering the Mainstream: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2003 and 2004,” shows that online enrollments continue to grow at rates faster than for the broader student population and higher education entities expect the rate […]December 1, 2004HomeReport Forecasts Job Growth in Online Security FieldReport Forecasts Job Growth in Online Security FieldWASHINGTONThe number of professionals in the cybersecurity field is predicted to grow at an annual rate of nearly 14 percent from now until 2008, according to a study released last month at the Computer Security Institute (CSI) trade show in Washington. The Information Security Workforce Study, conducted by […]December 1, 2004African-American‘In the Front Yard of the U.S. Capitol’‘In the Front Yard of the U.S. Capitol’U.S. Rep. and legendary civil rights activist John Lewis, D-Ga., has long pushed for an African American history museum to be constructed on the National Mall in Washington. However, many officials say that the new National Museum of the American Indian occupies the last site on the Mall. […]December 1, 2004Native AmericansPreserving Native TraditionsPreserving Native TraditionsThe National Museum of the American Indian gives Native peoples, scholars permission to claim their voices, share their storiesBy Kendra HamiltonThere’s a monumental new presence rising above the elm trees on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., — and it’s not like anything else you’ll see there. It’s as if a vision from […]December 1, 2004SportsSomething All His OwnSomething All His OwnThe NBA’s Grant Hill hopes his collection of African American art will inspire, excite a younger generationBy Crystal L. KeelsNBA star Grant Hill is known for his skills on the basketball court, his marriage to Grammy award-winning singer, Tamia, and, most recently, for his courageous comeback after several surgeries that jeopardized his […]December 1, 2004Faculty & StaffErasing An AbsenceErasing An AbsenceThe Paul R. Jones Collection’s Inaugural Exhibition of African American Art Treasures Debuts at University of DelawareBy Ronald RoachWith the opening of “A Century of African American Art: The Paul R. Jones Collection” at the University of Delaware this fall, the inclusion of African American art in the annals of American visual art […]December 1, 2004Previous PagePage 29 of 431Next Page
