Black IssuesHomeWashington TV Station Unveils Web Site at Howard UniversityWashington TV Station Unveils Web Site at Howard UniversityWashingtonWRC-TV, the NBC affiliate television station in Washington, D.C., last month unveiled its new community-oriented Web site at Howard University to highlight an academic partnership it’s starting with the Washington, D.C.-based historically Black institution. Officials from NBC4 launched the Web site from Howard’s $5 million, 21,000 square-foot […]December 6, 2000HomeUNCF Gets $1 Million From Lockheed Martin for Tech CampaignUNCF Gets $1 Million From Lockheed Martin for Tech Campaign WashingtonThe Lockheed Martin Corporation donated $1 million to the United Negro College Fund/UNCF last month in support of UNCF’s $80 million Technology Enhancement Capital Campaign. Vance D. Coffman, chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, presented William H. Gray III, UNCF president, with a check for […]December 6, 2000LatinxBridging the Digital Divide From the SkyBridging the Digital Divide From the SkyLINCOLN, Neb. The conventional approach by non-profit groups and corporations to digital divide initiatives is to provide computers, Internet access and technology training to people in disadvantaged communities. For academic institutions, however, attacking the Digital Divide means programs must combine a research agenda with the delivery of new technology […]December 6, 2000StudentsThe Miseducation of Hip-HopThe Miseducation of Hip-HopAre Today’s Faculty and Administrators Simply Out of Touch? Or Has Today’s Popular Music Truly Corrupted the Minds of a Whole Generation? By Jamilah EvelynNEWARK, Del.When Jason Hinmon transferred to the University of Delaware two years ago from Morehouse College in Atlanta, the 22-year-old senior says he almost dropped out his first semester.He […]December 6, 2000HomeFAMU Students Protest Election Day Mishaps in FloridaFAMU Students Protest Election Day Mishaps in Florida By Linda Meggett BrownTALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida A&M University students who marched and staged a sit-in at the state Capitol have initiated an e-mail campaign to the secretary of state to express their continued concern about the election process.Student leaders complain that some on-campus students were disrespected and […]December 6, 2000HomeMinority Students May Be Star Witnesses in U-Michigan Affirmative Action LawsuitMinority Students May Be Star Witnesses in U-Michigan Affirmative Action LawsuitLandmark case could turn on their campus experiencesBy Erik LordsDETROITThe 17 Black and Hispanic students who last year won the right to intervene in an affirmative action lawsuit against the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor soon could be star witnesses in the controversial case, […]December 6, 2000StudentsSmith College, Wesleyan University to Launch Scholarly Journal Devoted to Women of ColorSmith College, Wesleyan University to Launch Scholarly Journal Devoted to Women of ColorNorthampton, Mass.Smith College of Northampton and Wesleyan University of Middletown, Conn., have joined forces to launch the first peer-reviewed, scholarly journal devoted entirely to issues affecting the lives of women of color.Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism, was expected to be in libraries and with […]December 6, 2000WomenCleveland State President to Head Up ACE’s Office of Women in Higher EducationCleveland State President to Head Up ACE’s Office of Women in Higher EducationWashington The American Council on Education has appointed Dr. Claire Van Ummersen as vice president and director of the Office of Women in Higher Education. Van Ummersen, president of Cleveland State University since 1993, has been involved with women’s development and advancement for […]December 6, 2000Recruitment & RetentionIowa State University Plan Would Spend $5.8 Million to Diversify FacultyIowa State University Plan Would Spend $5.8 Million to Diversify FacultyAMES, Iowa Iowa State University administrators want to spend $5.8 million over five years on a program to improve diversity among the faculty. The money would go toward minority faculty recruitment and finding jobs for employee spouses so that families won’t have to leave Iowa […]December 6, 2000StudentsPurdue President Challenges Universities to Increase Fellowships for Minority Graduate StudentsPurdue President Challenges Universities to Increase Fellowships for Minority Graduate StudentsSan Antonio, TexasDr. Martin C. Jischke, president of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., last month challenged America’s universities to establish fellowships to increase the numbers of minority graduate students preparing to be the faculty of the future.Speaking at the annual meeting of the National […]December 6, 2000Previous PagePage 341 of 431Next Page
