Black IssuesFaculty & StaffGo Abroad, and Save the ExcusesGo Abroad, and Save the ExcusesI had no idea the day I left Los Angeles in 1979, to begin a six-month study abroad program in Bogota, Colombia, that the experience would be one of the most profound of my undergraduate career and subsequent life. Not only was it deeply rewarding on a personal level, but […]August 1, 2001Faculty & StaffA World-Class EducationA World-Class EducationRewards abound for those who dare to teach or study abroad.By Robin V. SmilesWhen information about Brethren Colleges Abroad’s international seminars for faculty and administrators came across Dr. Amee Carmines’ desk, she glanced at it quickly and put it aside. Caught in the middle of a hectic semester advising senior English majors and […]August 1, 2001InternationalAP Students With ‘3 or Higher’ Outperform Advanced Math, Physics Students Both in U.S., AbroadAP Students With ‘3 or Higher’ Outperform Advanced Math, Physics Students Both in U.S., AbroadNew YorkA College Board-commissioned study by the TIMSS International Study Center shows that Advanced Placement students who score three or higher on physics and calculus AP Exams outperform physics and advanced math students from the United States and other countries in […]August 1, 2001Leadership & PolicyFired USF Basketball Coach Should Be Reinstated, Judge SaysFired USF Basketball Coach Should Be Reinstated, Judge SaysTAMPA, Fla. A judge recently recommended that the fired coach of the University of South Florida’s women’s basketball team be reinstated, saying the university did not prove she mistreated the team’s Black players. Jerry Ann Winters should receive back pay for the months she has been out […]August 1, 2001StudentsHefty Loans Don’t Deter Students BoundHefty Loans Don’t Deter Students Bound For Graduate Study, Study ShowsAnn Arbor, Mich.Graduate students are paying the price for an education no matter the cost. A new study, led by University of Michigan education Professor Donald E. Heller, finds the amount a student has to borrow for a loan has little to no bearing on […]August 1, 2001HomeUniversity of Kansas to Honor Langston Hughes in 100th Birthday CelebrationUniversity of Kansas to Honor Langston Hughes in 100th Birthday CelebrationLawrence, KansasPulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker and actors Danny Glover, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis are among the artists and scholars planning to celebrate the 100th birthday anniversary of writer Langston Hughes on Jan. 31 and again from Feb. 7 to 10 at the University […]August 1, 2001HomeUniversity of Kentucky Researchers Recruit Blacks for Alzheimer’s StudyUniversity of Kentucky Researchers Recruit Blacks for Alzheimer’s StudyLEXINGTON, Ky. University of Kentucky researchers performing a study on Alzheimer’s disease are recruiting members of Lexington’s Black community to join the program. The school’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has recruited more than 400 volunteers for the study over the past 12 years but, until recently, had […]August 1, 2001HomeResegregation on the Rise, Says ReportResegregation on the Rise, Says ReportWASHINGTONDespite the push for public school desegregation sparked by the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the Board of Education, the decade of the 1990s saw school districts around the nation move towards the segregation of Black, Latino and White students, according to a recent report released by […]August 1, 2001Leadership & PolicyHBCU Presidents Stress Need for Greater Financial HelpHBCU Presidents Stress Need for Greater Financial HelpCongressional hearing draws 300 people to Wilberforce University in Ohio By Mark FisherWILBERFORCE, OhioHistorically Black colleges and universities need greater federal financial help to make college affordable for students and to install the technology necessary to best prepare those students, four college presidents told congressional leaders last month. […]August 1, 2001HomeGallup’s Washington DebutGallup’s Washington DebutOrganization unveils latest social audit on Black/White relations in the United StatesWASHINGTONIn a move to highlight its influential work, the Gallup Organization publicly inaugurated the Gallup Tuesday Briefing at its unique Washington, D.C.-based facility that combines the restored remnants of a historic downtown building and a brand new classically designed office complex.The Tuesday […]August 1, 2001Previous PagePage 290 of 431Next Page
