Black IssuesHBCUsRep. John Lewis Honored at Atlanta University CenterRep. John Lewis Honored at Atlanta University Center By Cheryl D. FieldsATLANTAU.S. Rep. John Lewis’ long commitment to racial justice and equal educational opportunity drew accolades last month from the six institutions that comprise the Atlanta University Center.Higher education, civic and community leaders from throughout the region were on hand during a rare joint convocation […]November 8, 2000LGBTQ+Corporations Lend Support to U-Michigan’s Diversity EffortsCorporations Lend Support to U-Michigan’s Diversity EffortsBy Hilary HurdANN ARBOR, Mich.Twenty of America’s largest and best-known corporations filed a legal brief here last month strongly supporting the University of Michigan in the lawsuit challenging its admissions policies. The brief argues that diversity in higher education plays a critical role in preparing students to be leaders […]November 8, 2000SportsLawyer Says He’ll Take Ole Miss Confederate Flag Ban to Supreme CourtLawyer Says He’ll Take Ole Miss Confederate Flag Ban to Supreme CourtJACKSON, Miss. A lawyer for a White supremacist group says he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to outlaw the University of Mississippi’s ban on Confederate flags at athletic events. Nationalist Movement lawyer Richard Barrett says the prohibition violates his First Amendment right to […]November 8, 2000StudentsTuskegee,Colorado to Participate in Exchange ProgramsTuskegee,Colorado to Participate in Exchange ProgramsTUSKEGEE, Ala.Students and faculty at Tuskegee University here and the University of Colorado at Boulder will begin participating in a joint exchange program.Initially, the program will feature the exchange of six to 10 undergraduate students in both directions. Those exchanges will last for one semester. Faculty exchanges are scheduled to […]November 8, 2000HomePennsylvania Officials Consider State Test For Automatic College AdmissionPennsylvania Officials Consider State Test For Automatic College AdmissionHARRISBURG, Pa. The majority of Pennsylvania’s high school students who score well on the state’s basic-skills test would be guaranteed admission into state colleges under a plan being considered here.The new concept is included in the State System of Higher Education’s strategic planning initiative.The proposal will go […]November 8, 2000HomeOrlando Judge Throws Out Suit Against Adam’s Mark HotelOrlando Judge Throws Out Suit Against Adam’s Mark HotelORLANDO, Fla.A federal judge has thrown out an $8 million settlement between the Adam’s Mark hotel chain and five Black guests who say they were discriminated against at the Black College Reunion in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1998.The settlement was reached in March with the cooperation of […]November 8, 2000StudentsGeorgia Wants More White Students To Enroll at State’s HBCUsGeorgia Wants More White Students To Enroll at State’s HBCUsATLANTA Looking to increase diversity at all its schools, the University System of Georgia wants more White students to enroll at the state’s three historically Black public colleges.“There is educational value in studying with people that are different than yourself,” says Dr. Stephen Portch, the system’s […]November 8, 2000StudentsRacist Incidents in Ga. Lead to Sanctions, Unity JogRacist Incidents in Ga. Lead to Sanctions, Unity JogATLANTA Oglethorpe University has handed down sanctions against four fraternities after students participating in a cross-country meet complained of being racially harassed and assaulted. Oglethorpe’s president, Dr. Larry Large, says officials at Clark Atlanta University and Morris Brown College — two predominantly Black colleges who participated in […]November 8, 2000Leadership & PolicyStudents Hold March in Response to Racist ThreatsStudents Hold March in Response to Racist ThreatsSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. A group of Penn State students held what they termed a “solidarity walk” last month in response to recent threatening letters sent to Black students. The event, organized by the Penn State Coalition of Students, followed a rally held earlier last month that drew about […]November 8, 2000HomeAlabama State Officials Contact Mike Espy About PresidencyAlabama State Officials Contact Mike Espy About Presidency MONTGOMERY, Ala. Two officials of Alabama State University say they have contacted former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy in an effort to interest him in filling the vacancy for president.Trustee Donald Watkins says he and state Rep. John Knight, an administrator at the university here, contacted […]November 8, 2000Previous PagePage 348 of 431Next Page