Black IssuesHomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsBerry College in Rome, Ga., received $9.4 million from the Ford Motor Co. Fund to renovate its Ford Complex, a group of Gothic Stone buildings built for the school by Henry Ford more than 70 years ago.Elmhurst College in Illinois received a $50,000 grant through the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research Inc., for […]February 14, 2001HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. William R. Belisle has been appointed grants, funded research and contracts officer at Southern University at New Orleans. Previously he was senior environmental engineer at SEMCOR Inc. in Huntsville, Ala. Belisle earned a bachelor’s from Alabama State University, a master’s from Southern University at Baton Rouge, La., and a doctorate from Alabama A&M […]February 14, 2001HomeElection Offers Compelling Reasons To Study Black HistoryElection Offers Compelling Reasons To Study Black HistoryAnyone who lacks a compelling reason to study African American history need only review last year’s debacle, also known as the presidential election, to be reminded that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Thousands of African American Floridians were simply denied their voting rights, just […]February 14, 2001HomePersevering Even When Heroes FallPersevering Even When Heroes FallDisappointed is perhaps the best way to describe how I felt when I awoke to the news that Rev. Jesse Jackson had cheated on his wife and has fathered a 20-month-old daughter with a former employee and college professor. I wasn’t shocked, not dismayed, not even morally outraged. Simply disappointed.On the […]February 14, 2001HomeDear BI Career Consultants:Dear BI Career Consultants:Does it make sense to talk about the “Digital Divide” in terms of inclusion instead of division? Cardell Orrin Chief Information OfficerLeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, Tenn.The change in terminology from “Digital Divide” to “digital inclusion” seems like a logical step forward. Inclusion would allow not only for the physical bridging of the Divide […]February 14, 2001HomeMemory Lights the Corners of Your PCMemory Lights the Corners of Your PCWith personal computers, taking a stroll down memory lane isn’t for the nostalgic. The world of random access memory, or RAM, is future oriented, with significant changes in the works. Change brings both opportunity and threat, and court battles are blazing.The outcome of these legal skirmishes may determine whether […]February 14, 2001HomeMichigan Research Group Seeks To Boost Female Use of Software and ComputersMichigan Research Group Seeks To Boost Female Use of Software and ComputersAnn Arbor, Mich.Anewly forming research group at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is seeking to bridge the skills and confidence gap between American men and women with regard to computer use. The Gender and Learning Technologies group is planning to hold its […]February 14, 2001HomeFirst-Year Female College Students Found To Have Less Confidence About Computer Skills Than Male CounterpartsFirst-Year Female College Students Found To Have Less Confidence About Computer Skills Than Male CounterpartsLos AngelesAn annual, national survey of college freshmen reveals that the women feel less confident about their computer-use skills than the men. The fall 2000 survey undertaken by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California-Los Angeles Graduate School […]February 14, 2001StudentsWake Forest Techies Put Knowledge To WorkWake Forest Techies Put Knowledge To WorkWINSTON-SALEM, N.C.Like many college students who study computer information systems, Derrick Thompson knows computer and Internet work experience means a great deal to future employers. As a high school student, the Robeson County, N.C., native developed his programming and Web design skills well enough to secure computer-related work in […]February 14, 2001StudentsTraining for TragedyTraining for TragedyWhether by homicide or suicide, the impact of a student’s death on fellow classmates can be devastation, shock and dismay. For many young college students, it is often their first experience with death.When a student dies on campus, who makes the call to the family? What types of support services are available to […]February 14, 2001Previous PagePage 326 of 431Next Page
