Black IssuesSportsPaige Pledges Support for College Access ProgramsPaige Pledges Support for College Access ProgramsBy Charles DervaricsDr. Roderick Paige, Bush’s choice for Education Secretary, has pledged support for GEAR UP, TRIO and other college access programs for the disadvantaged, saying, these programs “are imperative in closing the national achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their peers.”Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., a leading Black lawmaker, […]January 31, 2001Leadership & PolicySustaining a Year-Round CommitmentSustaining a Year-Round CommitmentP eople often joke that February — the shortest month of the year — is Black history month. I, however, am among those who recall the Februarys of my childhood and adolescence as a month that African Americans looked forward to, regardless of its abbreviated status. February was our month, when TV […]January 31, 2001HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsFEBRUARY Feb. 1-4American Association of Higher Education9th Annual Conference“The Changing Professoriate: New Technology, New Generation”Tampa Waterside MarriottTampa, Fla.Contact: Kathleen WertPhone: (202) 293-6440, ext. 770Fax: (202) 293-0073E-mail: kwert@aahe.orgWeb: www.aahe.orgFeb. 7-11National Association of Student Affairs Professionals4th Annual Convention“Explore the Diversity of Higher Education”Charleston, W.Va.Contact: Dr. Ervin V. Griffin Sr.Phone: (304) 766-3140Fax: (304) 766-4158Web: www.angelfire.com/ga/nasapFeb. 8-11American […]January 17, 2001HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsClark Atlanta University received $1 million from The Goizueta Foundation to establish and endow The Goizueta Foundation Scholars Fund for Teacher Preparation.Grambling University in Louisiana received $40,000 from Dr. Lucy McIntosh, professor of sociology emeritus, toward creating the William McIntosh Endowed Professorship. The professorship is in honor of her late husband, Dr. William […]January 17, 2001SportsProfessional AppintmentsProfessional AppintmentsJimmy Arrington has been appointed assistant vice president of enrollment management at Delaware State University. Previously Arrington was director of admissions at Kentucky State University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in education, focusing on student personnel services, guidance and counseling, from Tuskegee University. Herman R. Frazier has been […]January 17, 2001HomePresident-elect Bush’s Great OpportunityPresident-elect Bush’s Great Opportunity By C. Peter MagrathPresident-elect Bush has a marvelous opportunity to confound his critics and truly unify the nation — in a way precisely opposite to the actions of Rutherford B. Hayes, who gained the presidency in the disputed election of 1876.Consider first the striking parallels between the 1876 election in which […]January 17, 2001HomeNo Syllabus Needed for Election 2000No Syllabus Needed for Election 2000Prepared lectures were cast aside. Textbooks became irrelevant. By Pearl StewartDuring the final weeks of the fall semester, Election 2000 presented an unusual challenge for academe. For faculty around the country, the education emanating from C-Span, CNN and MSNBC overshadowed their syllabi. But for those of us in Tallahassee, Fla., […]January 17, 2001HomeWill Education Be Bushwhacked?Will Education Be Bushwhacked?What will the George W. Bush presidency mean for educational issues? Whatever he does, we know the voucher issue is high on his agenda. Conservatives aren’t the only ones to embrace vouchers. A Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies survey says that increasing numbers of African Americans — as many as […]January 17, 2001HomeBuilding A Better MouseBuilding A Better MouseBefore pointing and clicking became as routine as dialing and talking, if you saw a mouse you screamed and jumped up on a table, at least according to the cliché.Today some experts think you should avoid computer mice with the same decisiveness. Ergonomically, a mouse is the most dangerous part of a […]January 17, 2001HomeCongressional Commission Endorses Classroom Internet UseCongressional Commission Endorses Classroom Internet UseWashingtonAbipartisan commission established by Congress last month endorsed the growing use of the Internet in the nation’s K-12 and post-secondary classrooms. The commission also called on the federal government to promote online learning from preschool to the workplace. In its final report, the Web-based Education Commission signaled that the federal […]January 17, 2001Previous PagePage 332 of 431Next Page
