Black IssuesCommunity CollegesDouble Duty: A Small Group of African Americans are Serving Simultaneously as Scholars and Elected OfficialsDouble Duty: A Small Group of African Americans are Serving Simultaneously as Scholars and Elected Officials By Ron TaylorWhen Dr. Mamie Locke conducted an independent study seminar at Hampton University last year, her 10 political science students got more than an Ivory Tower approach to the art, craft and science of winning and holding elected […]November 22, 2000HBCUsThey’re on the JobThey’re on the JobMarketability and competitiveness seem to be the two themes consistent in many of the articles in this issue, which I guess is appropriate since this is Black Issues’ annual careers edition.What can Black colleges do to attract and retain Black faculty and students? What can other employers do to attract and retain […]November 22, 2000StudentsThurgood Marshall Fund Raises $5.7 Million, Beats GoalThurgood Marshall Fund Raises $5.7 Million, Beats GoalBy Cheryl D. FieldsNEW YORKWhen the goal is to prepare a new generation of leaders, money is often what distinguishes those with good intentions from those who are taking care of business. The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund let the world know last month that it is in the […]November 22, 2000HomeStudy Shows More Than Half of American Colleges Now Have Diversity RequirementsStudy Shows More Than Half of American Colleges Now Have Diversity Requirements By Jacqueline ConciatoreWASHINGTONResults of a new study suggest that a majority of colleges and universities require undergraduates to study diversity issues or material that speaks to diversity.The national survey, released last month by the Association of American Colleges & Universities, showed that slightly […]November 22, 2000StudentsExperts Leary of Texas’ Latest Education Disparity Elimination EffortsExperts Leary of Texas’ Latest Education Disparity Elimination EffortsBy Lydia LumAUSTIN, TexasEducators here are asking state lawmakers to help finance new endowments of faculty positions and student scholarships. The request is part of an effort to settle the dispute between the federal Office of Civil Rights and the state of Texas regarding inequalities among the […]November 22, 2000Faculty & StaffUniversity of Alabama Faculty Members at Odds Over Need for Anti-Racism SeminarsUniversity of Alabama Faculty Members at Odds Over Need for Anti-Racism SeminarsTUSCALOOSA, Ala.The University of Alabama, a landmark site in the battle to desegregate schools, is viewed by some university leaders as being institutionally unfriendly to Black faculty and students. But others say anti-racism workshops, which were scheduled to help deal with the issue, wrongly […]November 22, 2000StudentsGroup Wants UC to Stop Racial ProfilingGroup Wants UC to Stop Racial ProfilingBOULDER, Colo. A newly formed student group wants the University of Colorado to stop collecting information on the racial makeup of the school. The group, the Equal Opportunity Alliance, says the university is practicing racial profiling by gathering such data at the university. It wants officials to delete the […]November 22, 2000HomeU.S. Lawyers Ask Judges to Overturn Decision on UGA AdmissionsU.S. Lawyers Ask Judges to Overturn Decision on UGA AdmissionsATLANTAIn a strongly worded appeal, lawyers for the federal government have urged an appeals court to overturn a decision against the University of Georgia’s use of race in its admissions. Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice say U.S. District Judge B. Avant Edenfield was wrong […]November 22, 2000HomeIn AppreciationIn Appreciation:COLLEGE PARK, Md.Dr. Rhonda M. Williams, acting director of Afro-American Studies at the University of Maryland-College Park, died of cancer on Nov. 7 at her home in Hyattsville, Md. She was 43.Williams graduated cum laude from Harvard-Radcliffe College in 1978 and went on to earn her Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of […]November 22, 2000HomeRuth Simmons to be Named President of Brown UniversityRuth Simmons to be Named President of Brown UniversityDr. Ruth J. Simmons, the president of Smith College, was named the new president of Brown University earlier this month, making her the first African American president of an Ivy League institution.The members of the Brown Corporation said they were impressed not only by her biography, but […]November 22, 2000Previous PagePage 345 of 431Next Page
