Black IssuesStudentsFlap Over Reparations Ad Reaches Duke Student NewspaperFlap Over Reparations Ad Reaches Duke Student Newspaper DURHAM, N.C. Duke University students have joined the bitter protests being played out at campuses across the country over a full-page advertisement criticizing calls for slavery reparations. The ad, placed in The Chronicle for $1,071 by conservative writer David Horowitz, opposes providing monetary reimbursement to the descendants […]April 11, 2001HomeUC Students Say No Recruiting Until Affirmative Action Is RestoredUC Students Say No Recruiting Until Affirmative Action Is RestoredLOS ANGELESStudents indignant over the University of California’s ban on affirmative action are threatening to stop recruiting minority prospects. Jackie Melendez, a UC Berkeley student, told regents at a March meeting at UCLA that she and others in outreach groups weren’t willing to encourage minority students […]April 11, 2001HealthBenedict Students Will Be Charged, Prosecutor SaysBenedict Students Will Be Charged, Prosecutor SaysFORT WORTH, TexasMinority Access has named the University of North Texas Health Science Center a “Role Model Institution,” recognizing its efforts in recruiting minority students. The company works with the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Minority Research to identify institutions with an exemplary commitment to and success in […]April 11, 2001HealthNorth Texas Health Science CenterNorth Texas Health Science Center Recognized for Minority Recruiting EffortsFORT WORTH, TexasMinority Access has named the University of North Texas Health Science Center a “Role Model Institution,” recognizing its efforts in recruiting minority students. The company works with the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Minority Research to identify institutions with an exemplary commitment to […]April 11, 2001HomeRegents OK Louisiana’s Minimum Admissions RequirementsRegents OK Louisiana’s Minimum Admissions Requirements BATON ROUGE, La. The first statewide plan to set minimum admissions requirements for students entering Louisiana’s four-year state colleges won final approval last month from the Board of Regents. To be accepted to a four-year college, high school graduates would have to pass the same college preparatory curriculum required […]April 11, 2001StudentsUNCF Raises More Than $1 Million at 57th Anniversary DinnerUNCF Raises More Than $1 Million at 57th Anniversary DinnerNEW YORKThe United Negro College Fund raised more than $1 million at its 57th anniversary dinner held last month in New York. The funds will benefit students who attend the organization’s 39 member colleges and institutions. The dinner also provided the organization a chance to honor […]April 11, 2001HBCUsBlack Cable Network Announces Major Initiative for HBCUsBlack Cable Network Announces Major Initiative for HBCUsATLANTAMajor Broadcasting Cable Network (MBC Network) is giving historically Black colleges and universities the opportunity to submit broadcast-ready 30-second spots for airing free of charge during the network’s weekly block of prime-time programming (7-9 p.m. EST), the network announced last month.The Highlight to Commencement spots titled “A Salute […]April 11, 2001African-AmericanSouthern University Opens Doors to Art CollectionSouthern University Opens Doors to Art Collection Baton Rouge campus celebrates 87th birthday with opening of new museumBy Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus celebrated its 87th birthday last month by opening a new museum that showcases an African and African American art collection estimated at $4 million to $5 million. The Southern […]April 11, 2001Leadership & PolicyCommunity Colleges, Historically Black Institutions Sign Pact to Ease Student TransitionCommunity Colleges, Historically Black Institutions Sign Pact to Ease Student Transition By Ronald RoachWASHINGTON Leading higher education officials, including the presidents of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), have signed on to the first national articulation agreement between community colleges and historically Black […]April 11, 2001HomeFAMU President Recommended to Head Black College Advocacy GroupFAMU President Recommended to Head Black College Advocacy GroupBy David HefnerSILVER SPRING, Md.Less than a month after his resignation as president of Florida A&M University, Dr. Frederick Humphries has been recommended to lead the nation’s foremost advocacy group for Black colleges and universities.Humphries has been recommended to become president of the National Association for Equal […]April 11, 2001Previous PagePage 314 of 431Next Page
