Black IssuesStudentsSouth Carolina Colleges’ Tuition Increase Complicates Lottery ScholarshipsSouth Carolina Colleges’ Tuition Increase Complicates Lottery ScholarshipsCOLUMBIA, S.C.College tuition increases caused by a budget crunch could make it more difficult to decide how to spend lottery profits. With tuition at Clemson University scheduled to go up 42 percent, a broad disparity will be created between LIFE scholarships at Clemson compared with other public four-year […]July 18, 2001StudentsInternational Education Congress to Focus on Plans for Bilingual UniversityInternational Education Congress to Focus on Plans for Bilingual University MIAMIEducators and others from throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean are being invited to attend the International Education Congress 2002, which will focus on plans for the creation of Florida’s first fully bilingual university.Those attending the conference, scheduled for April in Miami, […]July 18, 2001HomeN.C. A&T Enters Partnership to Establish Civil Rights MuseumN.C. A&T Enters Partnership to Establish Civil Rights MuseumGREENSBORO, N.C.History was made at the Woolworth’s Five & Dime Store building at 132 South Elm Street in Greensboro, N.C., in 1960 when four North Carolina A&T State University students sat down against segregation.A new chapter in the building’s history began last month when a collaborative agreement […]July 18, 2001African-AmericanCarter G. Woodson Home Chosen as Endangered SiteCarter G. Woodson Home Chosen as Endangered SiteWASHINGTONThe Washington home of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, acclaimed scholar, educator and founder of the Black history movement, has been chosen by the National Historic Preservation as one of America’s 11 most endangered historic places. The abandoned and deteriorated 1890s Victorian red brick rowhouse sits squarely in the […]July 18, 2001Faculty & StaffEngineering, Computer Science GraduatesEngineering, Computer Science Graduates See Salary IncreaseWASHINGTONDespite talk of an economic slowdown, 2000-2001 bachelor’s graduates in engineering, computer science and many other fields continue to receive higher starting salary offers compared to last year’s graduates, according to a recent report by the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology. Computer engineering graduates took top dollar, […]July 18, 2001Leadership & PolicyCommission Proposes Limits on College SportsCommission Proposes Limits on College Sports WASHINGTONColleges with low graduation rates among athletes should be banned from postseason play, a commission said last month in chiding universities for putting too much emphasis on winning. Under the plan proposed by the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, player uniforms would be stripped of corporate logos, and a […]July 18, 2001Leadership & PolicyAccrediting Agency Acts Against Grambling State UniversityAccrediting Agency Acts Against Grambling State UniversityGRAMBLING, La.The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has taken punitive action against Grambling State University.At its summer meeting late last month in Portsmouth, Va., the SACS denied its reaffirmation of Grambling State University’s 10-year reaccreditation and placed the school on warning. “This is a very significant move by […]July 18, 2001StudentsHigh Court Refuses to Hear Affirmative Action CaseHigh Court Refuses to Hear Affirmative Action CaseUT president says university will continue to search for ways to serve all of the state’s populationAUSTIN, TexasUniversity of Texas officials say they are disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear their challenge to the Hopwood decision, but vowed to continue “vigorous efforts to enroll students […]July 18, 2001HomeCasino Mogul Delivers $1 Million to Southern UniversityCasino Mogul Delivers $1 Million to Southern UniversityBy Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.Historically Black Southern University hit the jackpot on June 28 when casino mogul Jack Binion delivered the largest gift in the school’s history — a cool $1 million. The soft-spoken Binion, who owns Binion’s Horseshoe in Las Vegas, the Horseshoe riverboat casino in Bossier […]July 18, 2001StudentsLouisiana Scholarship Isn’t TOPS with Two-Year StudentsLouisiana Scholarship Isn’t TOPS with Two-Year StudentsBy Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.For the most part, Louisiana’s community and technical college students have missed the state scholarship boat. Virtually all of the 36,000 students who cashed in this year on the state-funded Tuition Opportunity Program for Students, or TOPS, are attending four-year universities.To qualify, a student must […]July 18, 2001Previous PagePage 293 of 431Next Page
