Black IssuesAfrican-AmericanEventsEventsOCTOBEROct. 19-22Seventh National HBCU Faculty Development Symposium“Collaborating to Build Educational Communities”Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, Miss.Contact: HBCU Faculty Development NetworkPhone: (601) 977-7861Fax: (601) 977-6148E-mail: Srozman@aol.comWeb: www.tsu.edu/hbcunetOct. 20-217th Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference“Slavery and Reparation”New School UniversityNew YorkContact: J. Everet GreenPhone: (914) 574-4797E-mail: everet@aol.comNOVEMBERNov. 2-410th National Conference of the Association for Black Culture Centers“Connecting Generations with Black Popular Culture”Cleveland […]October 11, 2000HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsAlabama A&M University’s State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum received a two-year $332,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant will be used to enhance and expand museum operations and program capabilities at the campus facility.Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Ark., received a $2 million grant from […]October 11, 2000StudentsDear BI Career Consultants:Dear BI Career Consultants:What are some strategies for dealing with inter-ethnic rivalries on campus, and how can I promote more working together among various ethnic groups?A conflict does exist between different groups of color at many predominantly White colleges and universities in America. As in society at large, this conflict grows out of the competition […]October 11, 2000HomeIt’s Going, Going, Gone … On the InternetIt’s Going, Going, Gone … On the InternetOne of the more curious aspects of e-commerce — and the Internet explosion in general — is online auctions.Auctions on the Internet may be the purest form of capitalism practiced today, with buyers and sellers coming together in a central worldwide marketplace, unencumbered by intermediaries and, to a […]October 11, 2000Community CollegesStudent Accused of Selling College Lab Equipment on eBayStudent Accused of Selling College Lab Equipment on eBayFORT COLLINS, Colo.P olice at Colorado State University have traced the theft of $7,000 in equipment from the engineering department to a student who allegedly put the items up for bid on the Internet.The student allegedly took six electronic testing devices from a lab during the spring […]October 11, 2000HomeECU Fires Admitted Computer HackerECU Fires Admitted Computer HackerGREENVILLE, N.C. East Carolina University has fired a computer services employee who admitted to hacking into the school’s computer network nearly three years ago.Nolan Waithe Grant was fired about two weeks after East Carolina computer services hired him to work on its help desk. A university statement did not explain why […]October 11, 2000HomeTexas firm NotHarvard.com Changes NameTexas firm NotHarvard.com Changes NameAUSTIN, TexasNotHarvard.com is no longer NotHarvard.com. The Austin-based company that sparked a legal scuffle with Harvard University has scrapped the controversial name in favor of Powered Inc., company officials announced last month. “Powered more accurately reflects what we deliver to our clients and where we intend to go in the future,” […]October 11, 2000HBCUsTennessee State To Host Digital Divide ConferenceTennessee State To Host Digital Divide ConferenceNashville, Tenn.Fall 2000 is proving to be busy for historically Black colleges and universities that are vying to bring the HBCU community together on digital divide issues. Tennessee State University joins the ranks of other HBCUs and an HBCU faculty organization that are holding technology conferences. (see Black Issues, […]October 11, 2000HomeScientists Working on New Computer ChipScientists Working on New Computer ChipBOISE, IdahoA$1.25 million grant from the Office of Naval Research will go to help a team of University of Idaho scientists develop a revolutionary computer chip. The chips help computer users by storing data even when electrical power is lost. Sarit Bhaduri and Yang Ki Hong, both professors of materials […]October 11, 2000SportsFirst Major Football Webcast May Lead to Revenue BoonFirst Major Football Webcast May Lead to Revenue BoonLINCOLN, Neb.I t wasn’t hard to predict the outcome of the Sept. 2 football game between the University of Nebraska’s top-ranked team and unranked San Jose State.But the folks at FOXSports.com were predicting their own victory — that their live Webcast of the NCAA Division I-A match […]October 11, 2000Previous PagePage 353 of 431Next Page