Black IssuesAfrican-AmericanUniversity of Georgia to Name Building in Honor of Pioneering Black Enrollees Hunter and HolmesUniversity of Georgia to Name Building in Honor of Pioneering Black Enrollees Hunter and HolmesAthens, Ga.The University of Georgia plans to name the 95-year-old Academic Building on North Campus in honor of Charlayne Hunter and the late Dr. Hamilton Holmes, who registered for classes in the building when they became the first African American students […]December 6, 2000SportsNCAA Study Shows Graduation Rates Increasing for Black Student-AthletesNCAA Study Shows Graduation Rates Increasing for Black Student-AthletesIndianapolisThe National Collegiate Athletic Association in its annual graduation rate survey released last month, reported that overall graduation rates for Division I student-athletes who entered college in 1993 remained steady, continuing a trend established after higher initial-eligibility standards became effective for entering freshmen in 1986.Their study also […]December 6, 2000StudentsFreedom Forum, Vanderbilt University to Construct New Journalism Diversity InstituteFreedom Forum, Vanderbilt University to Construct New Journalism Diversity InstituteNashville, Tenn.The Freedom Forum last month announced plans for construction of The Freedom Forum Institute for Newsroom Diversity at Vanderbilt University. The new $6 million facility will house the innovative training center for journalists of color. The institute’s mission will be to help increase the number […]December 6, 2000Leadership & PolicyFlorida Board of Regents Selects Orlando for New FAMU Law School SiteFlorida Board of Regents Selects Orlando for New FAMU Law School SiteTALLAHASSEE, Fla. The Florida Board of Regents selected Orlando as the site for Florida A&M University’s new College of Law last month, endorsing the recommendation of FAMU president, Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, and chancellor, Dr. Adam Herbert, to locate the college there.“I believe that […]December 6, 2000HomeJacqueline Woods to Join AAUW as Executive DirectorJacqueline Woods to Join AAUW as Executive DirectorWashingtonJacqueline Woods, community college liaison for the U.S. Department of Education, has been named executive director of the American Association of University Women, a national organization with approximately 150,000 members, that promotes education and equity for women. Woods, will be executive director of the three corporations that comprise […]December 6, 2000Leadership & PolicyShalala Named President of University of MiamiShalala Named President of University of MiamiCoral Gables, Fla.Dr. Donna E. Shalala, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Clinton administration, will become the fifth president of the University of Miami next June, it was announced late last month.Shalala, 59, who has overseen health and welfare policy for the government […]December 6, 2000Faculty & StaffStudents Come to Aid of Popular African American Law ProfessorStudents Come to Aid of Popular African American Law ProfessorLexington, KentuckyS tudents and alumni at the University of Kentucky’s College of Law are throwing their support behind a popular African American law professor who was denied tenure. Darlene Goring, one of three Black faculty members at the college, was being considered last month for tenure […]December 6, 2000StudentsUniversity of Tennessee Administrators Address Minority Students’ ConcernsUniversity of Tennessee Administrators Address Minority Students’ ConcernsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. What started as a sophomore-level student art project meant to depict the strangulation of the environment — nine nooses hanging from a tree — has many Black students at the University of Tennessee seeing the incident as more than just art. Last month’s episode was the […]December 6, 2000HomeACE Study Examines Gender Enrollment, Achievement GapACE Study Examines Gender Enrollment, Achievement Gap While male students of color lag behind their female peers in educational attainment, the widely publicized “crisis” in male college enrollment is really no crisis, according to a report recently released by the American Council on Education.“Gender Equity in Higher Education: Are Male Students at a Disadvantage?” examines […]December 6, 2000LatinxLawmakers, Colleges Make Some Funding GainsLawmakers, Colleges Make Some Funding GainsWhile still working on the federal education budget, Congress is making headway on a few budget bills of importance to educators and minority-serving colleges specifically.President Clinton signed a U.S. Department of Agriculture budget bill for 2001 with funding for historically Black colleges and universities. Under the agreement, the agency would […]December 6, 2000Previous PagePage 342 of 431Next Page
