Black IssuesHomeRecruiting TalentRecruiting TalentIndiana University-Purdue University’s Minority Research Scholars Program produces first graduates By ERIK LORDSWhen an Indiana program aimed at producing minority scientists and engineers graduated its first four students this month, Dr. Marchusa Huff’s mind overflowed with pleasant memories. Huff is the director of the Minority Research Scholars Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. And […]June 6, 2001HomeDepartment Head Resigns, Blasts Diversity EffortsDepartment Head Resigns, Blasts Diversity EffortsPULLMAN, Wash.Washington State University’s efforts to make the campus a friendlier place for minorities suffered a blow when a department head resigned, calling diversity efforts “mere lip service.”Dr. Epifanio San Juan Jr. announced his resignation as head of Comparative American Cultures in a letter to faculty last month. The resignation […]June 6, 2001HomeSUNY Online Education Enrollment DoublesSUNY Online Education Enrollment Doubles ALBANY, N.Y.The virtual world is getting crowded in New York as enrollment doubles at the state’s online college program. The increase in the last year to 25,814 students makes the program the second largest online college program in the country behind the University of Maryland, State University of New York […]June 6, 2001African-AmericanArizona Students Applying to Ivy League Schools Accepted at Lower RateArizona Students Applying to Ivy League Schools Accepted at Lower RatePHOENIXArizona students applying to eight Ivy League schools and Stanford University were accepted at a lower rate than students nationally, according to a survey by The Arizona Republic. One of eight Arizona applicants, or 13 percent, was offered admission to the prestigious universities, compared with […]June 6, 2001HomeSurvey Shows Strong Public Support For Affirmative Action, DiversitySurvey Shows Strong Public Support For Affirmative Action, DiversityWASHINGTON A new survey shows that two-thirds of Americans support affirmative action and recognize the value of diversity on college and university campuses. The Americans for Fair Chance (AFC), a consortium of six of America’s leading civil rights legal organizations released the polling results last month to […]June 6, 2001HomeRacial Segregation Rising in Suburban Schools, Study SaysRacial Segregation Rising in Suburban Schools, Study SaysSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. More minority families are moving from cities to suburbs, but residential segregation has resulted in rising racial segregation in suburban schools, according to a study by researchers at Pennsylvania State and Harvard universities. Segregation in suburbs remains lower than in inner cities, says Dr. Sean […]June 6, 2001Leadership & PolicyAlabama’s Faculty Senate Pushes Greek IntegrationAlabama’s Faculty Senate Pushes Greek IntegrationTUSCALOOSA, Ala. The University of Alabama faculty senate won’t be taking the summer off in its fight to integrate the university’s Greek system. Members of the faculty senate’s steering committee will meet to discuss the group’s next step over the summer, while former senate president Patricia Bauch will ask the […]June 6, 2001Native AmericansStudy Highlights Benefits of Tribal CollegesStudy Highlights Benefits of Tribal CollegesWASHINGTONTribal colleges and universities play a vital role in helping American Indian communities devise innovative and culturally appropriate solutions that shape the community’s social and economic vision for the future, according to a recent study jointly released by two nonprofit higher education organizations. The study, Building Strong Communities: Tribal Colleges […]June 6, 2001HomeClark Atlanta University Pays Tribute by Creating DuBois InstituteClark Atlanta University Pays Tribute by Creating DuBois InstituteATLANTAClark Atlanta University (CAU) will launch the DuBois Institute research center this summer dedicated to the ideals of W.E.B. DuBois, who taught at Atlanta University and helped found the NAACP. DuBois advocated human rights, economic justice and the liberation of oppressed people, particularly Black Americans. He organized […]June 6, 2001HomeFormer Southern University Workers Charged in Kickback SchemeFormer Southern University Workers Charged in Kickback Scheme BATON ROUGE, La. Two former employees of Southern University were charged in connection with a kickback scheme involving nearly $170,000 of federal work-study funds, U.S. Attorney Brian Jackson’s office announced recently. Darrel B. Lee, 35, and Richard Wilson III, 43, face charges of embezzlement and fraud for […]June 6, 2001Previous PagePage 301 of 431Next Page