Black IssuesHomeUniversity of Michigan’s Admissions Policy Rejected Judge rules diversity is not a compelling state interestUniversity of Michigan’s Admissions Policy Rejected Judge rules diversity is not a compelling state interestBy Erik LordsDETROITMany national leaders expressed shock and disappointment late last month after a U.S. District Judge in Detroit ruled that the University of Michigan’s race-conscious law school admissions policy is unconstitutional. Lawyers for the University of Michigan and a group […]April 11, 2001HealthSymposium Highlights Need for Diversity in Health ProfessionsSymposium Highlights Need for Diversity in Health ProfessionsBy Ronald RoachWASHINGTON Organizers of a health professions symposium on diversity last month placed considerable emphasis on education reform and minority academic achievement research. As a result, nationally recognized scholars and higher education officials urged nearly 300 symposium participants to familiarize themselves with academic achievement research and to […]April 11, 2001StudentsMinority Students Could Benefit From New Education Tax PackageMinority Students Could Benefit From New Education Tax Package Students of color could reap some financial gains from an education tax package approved by the SenateFinance Committee.One key provision of the bill would eliminate all taxes on National Health Service Corps Scholarships, in which graduates of health programs receive scholarships in exchange for a commitment […]April 11, 2001LatinxDemocrats End Boycott, Name Members to Education SubcommitteesDemocrats End Boycott, Name Members to Education SubcommitteesDemocrats finally named members to the House of Representatives’ Education subcommittees, ending a boycott triggered by a controversial Republican oversight plan for historically Black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions.The two sides announced a settlement to their dispute in mid-March, as Republicans amended their original plan to divide higher education […]April 11, 2001StudentsLaw Poses Threat to College AccessLaw Poses Threat to College Access, Critics Say Lawmakers seek to repeal ban on federal financial aid to students with drug convictionsBy Charles DervaricsA 3-year-old federal law that bars students from federal financial aid even for minor drug convictions poses a threat to college access for low-income students, perhaps leaving them with few educational alternatives, […]April 11, 2001HBCUsContinuing the Legacy, but Looking Ahead to the FutureContinuing the Legacy, but Looking Ahead to the FutureWith a recent decision in the University of Michigan Law School’s admissions case, (Grutter v. Bollinger et. al.), declaring that the use of race as a factor in college admissions is unconstitutional, it seems appropriate that this edition of Black Issues In Higher Education features one of […]April 11, 2001HBCUsCalling Upon HBCUs to Grow Their Own IT ProfessionalsCalling Upon HBCUs to Grow Their Own IT Professionals The morning that I saw my 3-year-old grandson, Darrion, walk sleepily down the steps, pull the stool from under the kitchen work desk, climb up and try to open the laptop computer sitting on the desk, I realized (as I ran to catch the falling laptop) […]March 28, 2001InternationalEventsEventsMARCHMarch 24-27American Association forHigher EducationMarriott Wardman Park HotelWashingtonPhone: (202) 293-6440Fax: (202) 293-0073Web: www.aahe.orgMarch 28-April 113th Annual National Black Graduate Student ConferenceTexas Tech UniversityLubbock, TexasPhone: (806) 742-0623Web: www.ttu.edu/gradsch/nbgscAPRILApril 11-12Second Annual Kent State Symposium on Democracy“Media, Profit and Politics: Competing Priorities in an Open Society”Kent State UniversityKent Student Center Kent, OhioPhone: (330) 672-3161Fax: (330) 672-9995Web: www.kent.edu/democracy–symposium April […]March 28, 2001HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsAllegheny College in Meadville, Pa., received $22.2 million from alumnus Dr. Robert A. Vukovich to help develop and build a new theater and arts complex.The American Indian College Fund received a $25,000 grant from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter to help the fund’s efforts in assisting tribal institutions and their 26,000 American Indian students […]March 28, 2001Leadership & PolicyProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Gerald Gipp has been named executive director of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). Prior to joining AIHEC, Gipp was program director for the National Science Foundation’s division of educational system reform. Gipp earned a bachelor’s from Ellendale State Teachers College and both a master’s and doctorate from Penn State. Dr. Keenan […]March 28, 2001Previous PagePage 315 of 431Next Page
