Black IssuesHomeMilitary Academy Graduate Named Rhodes ScholarMilitary Academy Graduate Named Rhodes ScholarWayne, Pa.Westley W. Moore, a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, is one of 32 American men and women this year to be named a Rhodes Scholar.Moore is Valley Forge’s first Rhodes Scholar. He also is the first Early Commissioning Program graduate to achieve this honor.Moore, 22, enrolled […]February 14, 2001African-AmericanStudy Shows African American Girls Inclined to Science EarlyStudy Shows African American Girls Inclined to Science EarlyWashingtonYoung African American females show a strong inclination toward science in their high school years because of strong female role models in their lives — usually their working mothers, according to a study completed at The Catholic University of America. However, the researchers also concluded that both […]February 14, 2001StudentsYale to Give 20 Percent Raise In Stipends to Ph.D. CandidatesYale to Give 20 Percent Raise In Stipends to Ph.D. CandidatesNEW HAVEN, Conn. Yale University is raising the stipends almost 20 percent for doctoral candidates next year amid an attempt by graduate students to unionize. The stipend given to humanities and social science students was increased from $11,500 to $13,700. Some larger stipends will be […]February 14, 2001HomeOne-Third of UNC Students Graduate In Four YearsOne-Third of UNC Students Graduate In Four YearsCHARLOTTE, N.C. One out of every three students who enrolled in the University of North Carolina system in 1996 graduated in four years, a slight increase from the freshman class of 1994, according to a report released by the UNC Board of Governors last month. Graduation rates ranged […]February 14, 2001HomeBush’s Education Reform Plan Offers ProposalsBush’s Education Reform Plan Offers Proposals On College-School PartnershipsBut initiatives focus almost exclusively on elementary and secondary educationPresident Bush’s new education reform plan is drawing cautious support across the political spectrum except for one provision with political dynamite — vouchers for poor children.Late last month Bush outlined a series of initiatives, including substantial funding increases […]February 14, 2001Faculty & StaffOther Types of Campus CrimesOther Types of Campus CrimesIt is often said that our campuses reflect the society from which the students come and that, given some of the communities where our campuses are located, it is unrealistic to presume that they can be immune from crime. Indeed, when crime erupts on our campuses we usually react with, “How […]February 14, 2001HBCUsHBCUs Will Still Have A Role to Play In the 21st CenturyHBCUs Will Still Have A Role to Play In the 21st CenturyWith the new millennium now underway, and with predominately White higher education institutions aggressively recruiting Black students, the question may be asked, “Will HBCUs [historically Black colleges and universities] remain an important part of U.S. higher education in the 21st century?”The major reason Blacks […]January 31, 2001African-AmericanEventsEventsFEBRUARY Feb. 11-13United Negro College Fund Special Programs CorporationDepartment of Defense HBCU/MITechnical Assistance Conference“Opportunities in the 21st Century”MiamiContact: Paula DickersonE-mail: Paula.Dickerson@uncfsp.orgPhone: (703) 205-7643Web: www.uncfsp.org/idapFeb. 12-137th Annual African American Student Leadership Conference“Connecting Progressive African Minds for Effective Leadership: A Continuing Legacy”Rust CollegeHolly Springs, Miss.Contact: Dr. A.J. StovallPhone: (662) 252-6107Fax: (662) 252-6107E-mail: ajstovall@go.comWeb: www.naaslc.orgFeb. 12-17National Association of […]January 31, 2001HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsCedar Crest College in Allentown, Pa., received $5 million from the Arcadia Foundation. It is the largest single gift in the 134-year history of the college.Indiana University in Bloomington has received a $105 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to conduct research in the field of genomics research under the Indiana Genomics Initiative. […]January 31, 2001StudentsProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Belinda C. Anderson has been named the new associate vice president for academic affairs at Virginia Union University in Richmond. Previously she was director of academic advising services at Radford University in Radford, Va. Anderson earned a bachelor’s and master’s from Radford University and a doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic and State University in […]January 31, 2001Previous PagePage 328 of 431Next Page
