Black IssuesStudentsKentucky Group Seeks More Minority TeachersKentucky Group Seeks More Minority TeachersLOUISVILLE, Ky. ALouisville group looking for more minority teachers is providing scholarship money for students who promise to teach in Jefferson County. The Gheens Foundation recently gave $80,000 in scholarship money to Western Kentucky University to distribute to students over four years. In return, the students must agree to work […]April 25, 2001StudentsTemple University Graduate Students Vote To UnionizeTemple University Graduate Students Vote To UnionizePHILADELPHIA Graduate students at Temple University voted overwhelmingly to unionize in the first election of its kind in Pennsylvania. The students, who work as teaching and research assistants, voted 290-16 last month to be represented by the Temple University Graduate Students Association, an affiliate of the American Federation of […]April 25, 2001LatinxDenver College’s African American Studies Program Gets ReprieveDenver College’s African American Studies Program Gets ReprieveDENVERState officials have decided to keep an African American studies degree at Metropolitan State College for at least two more years, despite low student interest. Only 13 Metro State students have been awarded the degree in 15 years, well below the Colorado Commission on Higher Education’s requirement that […]April 25, 2001HomeFormer Secretary of State Joins University of MichiganFormer Secretary of State Joins University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich.Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, former secretary of state, will join the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan Business School as its first Distinguished Scholar. The institute is an international, educational think tank that supports and promotes the development of new market economies through […]April 25, 2001HomeTexas A&M Offers Course on Hip-Hop CultureTexas A&M Offers Course on Hip-Hop CultureCOLLEGE STATION, TexasThe last place one might expect a course about hip-hop culture is Texas A&M University. But English professor Dr. Finnie Coleman has taken his love of the musical genre and transformed it into a course that debuted this spring with one of the most ethnically diverse classrooms […]April 25, 2001HomeJesse Jackson Urges Students to Fight University of Michigan RulingJesse Jackson Urges Students to Fight University of Michigan RulingANN ARBOR, Mich.After a federal judge ordered the University of Michigan law school to stop using race in its admissions policies, the Rev. Jesse Jackson urged students at a campus rally to fight the ruling. Jackson told hundreds of students at an afternoon rally early this […]April 25, 2001HomeAmerican Council on Education Names New PresidentAmerican Council on Education Names New PresidentWASHINGTONDr. David Ward, chancellor emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named president of the American Council on Education. The appointment, announced in early April, is effective Sept. 1. Ward will succeed Dr. Stanley O. Ikenberry, who last year announced plans to resign following a five-year tenure. “I’ve […]April 25, 2001Leadership & PolicyAnheuser-Busch Foundation Endows $1 Million Chair at Howard UniversityAnheuser-Busch Foundation Endows $1 Million Chair at Howard UniversityWASHINGTONThe Anheuser-Busch Foundation, through a gift of $1 million, has endowed the Anheuser-Busch/John E. Jacob Chair in the Howard University School of Business. Dr. Jacob, who received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctor of laws degree honoris causa from Howard, has served as executive vice president and chief […]April 25, 2001HomeBlack, Hispanic Admissions Up in First Year of UC ProgramBlack, Hispanic Admissions Up in First Year of UC ProgramBut in enrollment at flagship campuses continues to decline.BERKELEY, Calif.Black and Hispanic admissions to the University of California increased in the first year of a program guaranteeing a spot for the top 4 percent of high school graduates. UC officials say they don’t yet know if […]April 25, 2001Leadership & PolicyHigher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield StateHigher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield StateBLUEFIELD, W.Va.Decisions made by Bluefield State College President Robert Moore and his staff relating to a discrimination complaint were not racially motivated, the state Higher Education Interim Governing Board said late last month.“After a thorough review of the allegations the board has found no evidence to support […]April 25, 2001Previous PagePage 310 of 431Next Page
