Black IssuesHomeAlcorn State University plans new campus in VicksburgAlcorn State University plans new campus in VicksburgVicksburg, Miss.Officials at Alcorn State University are planning a Vicksburg campus, the school’s president says. Alcorn President Clinton Bristow Jr. announced the expansion plans last month during a talk to the Vicksburg Rotary Club. Alcorn State’s main campus is in Lorman, about an hour’s drive south of Vicksburg. […]January 17, 2001SportsEducators Praise Paige’s Record on Behalf of Urban SchoolsEducators Praise Paige’s Record on Behalf of Urban SchoolsWashingtonPresident-elect George W. Bush nominated earlier this month Houston School Superintendent Roderick R. Paige to be education secretary.The choice of Paige, 67, who will be the first African American education secretary if confirmed, drew support from educators and specialists who have watched him raise test scores and […]January 17, 2001HomePoliticians Hail Increases in Education BudgetPoliticians Hail Increases in Education BudgetNeedy students of color will have a chance to obtain larger Pell Grants for college under new legislation President Clinton signed in December. The top federal Pell Grant will increase to $3,750 next year, up $450 from current funding as a result of the new bipartisan budget agreement between Congress […]January 17, 2001LatinxFederal Funding for Minority-Serving Colleges Increases Under Final Budget AgreementFederal Funding for Minority-Serving Colleges Increases Under Final Budget AgreementBy Charles DervaricsFederal funding for minority-serving colleges, including historically Black colleges and universities, will increase significantly under the final 2001 budget agreement between the White House and Congress.Nearly three months into the new fiscal year, the two sides finally came together on an agreement just before […]January 17, 2001InternationalLooking Like AmericaLooking Like AmericaA s we usher in the “real” new millennium and with the presidential inauguration just around the corner, many eyes have been on President-elect George W. Bush’s Cabinet picks. Many wondered whether he would choose a bi-partisan Cabinet to appease Democrats, considering the outcome of the presidential election, or whether he would select […]January 17, 2001HomeWeaving Usable Web SitesWeaving Usable Web Sites Y our Web site needs work. In all likelihood, that’s true, says Dr. Jakob Nielsen, the world’s most renowned expert on Web usability and co-founder of the Nielsen Norman Group, a consultancy in Fremont, Calif., that helps organizations design “human-centered” products and services. Ninety percent of Web sites are poorly designed and […]January 3, 2001Leadership & PolicyHoward University Housing Project Launches With Urban Computer NetworkHoward University Housing Project Launches With Urban Computer NetworkWashingtonHoward University and Verizon Washington, a major telephone company in the District of Columbia, announced the launch of a community Web site , a resource for neighborhood residents providing them with information on local activities, businesses, restaurants and churches. The launch of the Web site coincided with […]January 3, 2001HomeSprint Donation To Help Prairie View with Broadband TechnologySprint Donation To Help Prairie View with Broadband TechnologyPrairie View, TexasThe Sprint Corporation has donated $600,000 to Prairie View A&M University to build a broadband data laboratory and to support curriculum changes at the school. The laboratory will focus on high-speed telecommunications systems with an emphasis on Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) broadband technologies, a research […]January 3, 2001Community CollegesCommunity Colleges to Get “.Edu” Extensions Under New Domain Administration in 2001Community Colleges to Get “.Edu” Extensions Under New Domain Administration in 2001 The federal agency that oversees the administration of Internet domain names says it expects to hand over control of the “.edu” domain extension to a new subcontractor as early as spring 2001. The change of subcontractors would make it possible for community colleges […]January 3, 2001HomeA Leadership Credo for The New MillenniumA Leadership Credo for The New MillenniumThere are inexhaustible uncertainties and prospects for change with the advent of the new millennium. Cogently, it is important to indicate that effective leadership requires a functional working credo that is more appropriate for the years ahead. If better communication and empathy skills are necessary for best leadership practices, […]January 3, 2001Previous PagePage 335 of 431Next Page
