Black IssuesNative AmericansTribal College Art Students to Replicate ArtifactsTribal College Art Students to Replicate Artifacts Found by Lewis and ClarkBISMARCK, N.D.The United Tribes Technical College’s Art and Art Marketing program has been contracted by a Virginia foundation to replicate artifacts collected by Lewis and Clark and given to President Thomas Jefferson. Six students enrolled in the college program will use a mix of […]June 20, 2001StudentsUNCF Launches New Jersey Law Scholars ProgramUNCF Launches New Jersey Law Scholars ProgramNEWARK, N.J.Over the next three years, nine students from historically Black colleges will get full scholarships to New Jersey law schools through a donation from a Lucent corporate executive and his wife. The United Negro College Fund’s New Jersey Law Scholars Program is the first of its kind in […]June 20, 2001African-AmericanGhanaian King Helps Dedicate University’s African Studies ProgramGhanaian King Helps Dedicate University’s African Studies ProgramPRINCESS ANNE, Md.The king of the Republic of Ghana’s Asante region helped dedicate the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s new African American and African studies program last month.Otumfuo Osei Tutu II received an honorary degree at the university’s commencement. “A people without knowledge of their history are like […]June 20, 2001Leadership & PolicyCatholic Group Asks Seton Hall to RescindCatholic Group Asks Seton Hall to Rescind Morris Brown College President’s Honorary DegreeNEWARK, N.J.The president of Morris Brown College found herself in the middle of a controversy last month when a Roman Catholic group asked Seton Hall University to rescind the honorary degree the university had awarded her.CatholicVote.org, a project of Catholic Alliance, protested the […]June 20, 2001HomeBusinesses, Lawmakers Show SupportBusinesses, Lawmakers Show Support For Affirmative Action in College AdmissionsANN ARBOR, Mich.A “stunning array” of organizations representing business, labor, public officials, higher education and the legal profession filed legal briefs in support of the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policies in admissions, UM President Lee C. Bollinger announced last month.The groups — which include 32 […]June 20, 2001HomeUC Enrollment of Minorities Up, But Acceptance Rate DownUC Enrollment of Minorities Up, But Acceptance Rate DownBERKELEY, Calif. More Black and Hispanic students are expected to enroll at the University of California this fall. However, the rate at which those students accepted offers of admission is at its lowest point in years. Overall, 31,018 students have written to UC saying they plan to […]June 20, 2001HomeJudge Declines to Let Some PlaintiffsJudge Declines to Let Some Plaintiffs Withdraw from Ayers SettlementOXFORD, Miss.A federal judge has refused, for the time being, to allow Lillie B. Ayers and other plaintiffs to withdraw from a proposed settlement aimed at ending Mississippi’s 26-year-old college desegregation case. A $500 million agreement to end the case was signed by all sides in […]June 20, 2001HomeSupreme Court Declines to Review Affirmative Action CaseSupreme Court Declines to Review Affirmative Action CaseDecision leaves education observers wondering when Court will revisit the issueBy Ronald A. TaylorWASHINGTONThe U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to let stand a federal appeals court ruling on the University of Washington law school’s now-revised admissions policy left affirmative action advocates applauding, quota opponents grumbling and both […]June 20, 2001SportsLawmakers Seek to Combat Gambling On College CampusesLawmakers Seek to Combat Gambling On College CampusesSome members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate want to zero in on what they consider a major crisis in higher education — gambling among college students and student-athletes.New legislation in both chambers calls for action to combat both legal and illegal gambling, and some provisions […]June 20, 2001HomeSenator’s Defection from GOP to Affect Higher EducationSenator’s Defection from GOP to Affect Higher EducationFull House approves White House-endorsed education reform billCollege officials can expect a sea of change on Capitol Hill following the decision by Vermont Sen. James Jeffords to leave the Republican party and become an independent.Jeffords, a moderate Republican, bolted from the GOP in late May, citing the increasingly […]June 20, 2001Previous PagePage 299 of 431Next Page
