Black IssuesHomeCash Flow Changes Course on InternetCash Flow Changes Course on InternetFor years pundits have predicted that the digital age would usher in the paperless office and the cashless society. But computers have led to more paper, not less. And though getting cash may be more convenient with computerized ATMs, the need for it is no less great.But significant change is […]February 28, 2001LatinxReport Finds Slight Gains in Minority Broadcast OwnershipReport Finds Slight Gains in Minority Broadcast OwnershipWashingtonThe U.S. Department of Commerce has released a report, titled Changes, Challenges, and Charting New Courses: Minority Commercial Broadcast Ownership in the United States, that provides the latest data on minority ownership, assesses the impact on minority ownership of the recent trends in industry consolidation and highlights the […]February 28, 2001HomeOnline Service to Target College-Bound High SchoolersOnline Service to Target College-Bound High SchoolersLee’s Summit, Mo.The National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA) in coordination with the Dallas, Texas-based e2 Communications company has launched an online service that will allow a student to get targeted recruitment e-mail from colleges and universities based on that student’s interests and profile. NRCCUA, a […]February 28, 2001HomeNew AFT Report Proposes Standards for Online ProgramsNew AFT Report Proposes Standards for Online ProgramsWashingtonThe American Federation of Teachers has recommended a set of quality standards for college-based distance education programs, the organization announced. The recommendations, titled “Distance Education Guidelines for Good Practice,” resulted from a survey of AFT members who teach distance learning classes, past studies by the union and resolutions […]February 28, 2001African-AmericanHarvard Establishes a Digital Divide Program in BostonHarvard Establishes a Digital Divide Program in BostonBostonLast fall, news of the sale of Africana.com to the AOL Time Warner company generated considerable attention for Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., chair of Harvard University’s Department of Afro-American Studies, and Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, a professor in the university’s Afro-American Studies Department, who were founders and […]February 28, 2001SportsGetting Paid, but Paying The PriceGetting Paid, but Paying The Price Playing guarantee games can be a bittersweet experience for Black college teams competing in NCAA Division I men’s basketball.These games are a godsend to smaller Division I schools looking for an avenue to fatten their athletic budgets. College basketball titans such as North Carolina, Stanford and a growing number […]February 28, 2001Leadership & PolicySAT Boot Camp Teaches Students the Rules of the Test-Taking GameSAT Boot Camp Teaches Students the Rules of the Test-Taking GameClemson, S.C.‘If you’re going to level the playing field, you are going to have to teach people the rules. And that is what we’re doing — teaching these students the rules of the SAT game,” says Starlett Craig who conceived the idea of Clemson University’s […]February 28, 2001HomeIn the Academic and Think Tank World, Pondering Achievement-Gap Remedies Takes Center StageIn the Academic and Think Tank World, Pondering Achievement-Gap Remedies Takes Center Stage WashingtonAfter 30 years of continuous research, widespread intervention and frustrating results, the prospects for closing the achievement gap between Black, Latino and White students remain viable, scholars concluded at a recent conference in Washington, D.C. Analysis and remedies of the academic achievement […]February 28, 2001Faculty & StaffGaining New Perspectives on the Achievement GAPGaining New Perspectives on the Achievement GAPScholars examining the academic achievement gap between Black and White students in grades K-12 worry that its persistence will result in continued social and economic inequality between Blacks and Whites in the United States. The concern is valid, given the widespread consensus among scholars and policymakers that solutions must […]February 28, 2001StudentsRemembering the Orangeburg MassacreRemembering the Orangeburg MassacreSouth Carolina State University student protest often ignored by historiansBy Linda Meggett BrownORANGEBURG, S.C. Although it has been 33 years since the Orangeburg Massacre, the memory of the tragic events that took place the night of Feb. 8, 1968, remains vivid and painful for the victims who survived and is a mark […]February 28, 2001Previous PagePage 323 of 431Next Page
