Black IssuesHomeNORTH CAROLINA A&T OFFICIALS Find Fast Way to Build DormsNORTH CAROLINA A&T OFFICIALS Find Fast Way to Build DormsGREENSBORO, N.C.Officials at North Carolina A&T State University will build an 804-room dormitory complex in a hurry with creative financing and a Missouri builder. The $26 million student housing project was announced last month after its unveiling to about 100 politicians and business people. The pair […]September 13, 2000HomeFired Barber-Scotia Professor Wins Discrimination LawsuitFired Barber-Scotia Professor Wins Discrimination Lawsuit CONCORD, N.C. Barber-Scotia College, a historically Black institution, fired a professor because he is White, a Cabarrus County civil jury has ruled. The jury deliberated for 2-1/2 hours before returning its verdict for David Miller, a former professor of sociology and criminal justice. “The jury has sent a message […]September 13, 2000Community CollegesMorris College Instructor Sues After Contract is Not RenewedMorris College Instructor Sues After Contract is Not RenewedSUMTER, S.C. A White professor has sued a predominantly Black school for failing to renew his contract. Assistant Professor Michael Ardis says Morris College terminated his employment after he complained in a restaurant about the service of a waiter, who in turn questioned whether the complaint was […]September 13, 2000StudentsThirteen-year-old Prodigy Headed to Jackson StateThirteen-year-old Prodigy Headed to Jackson State JACKSON, Miss. A 13-year-old prodigy from Jackson is the youngest person to be admitted to Jackson State University’s honors college. Shayon Ghosh from Jackson Preparatory School had a perfect score on the ACT college entrance exam. His father, Kunal Ghosh, is chairman of the university’s department of physics, atmospheric […]September 13, 2000HomeFederal Judge to Review Studies on Improving Miss. Black CollegesFederal Judge to Review Studies on Improving Miss. Black Colleges LONG BEACH, Miss. The state College Board has reviewed draft reports on Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State that will be submitted to a federal judge in the college desegregation case. Details of the reports will be released to the public after the judge reviews […]September 13, 2000Recruitment & RetentionUT-KnoxVille creates v.p. post to handleaffirmative actionUT-KnoxVille creates v.p. post to handleaffirmative actionKNOXVILLE, Tenn. The University of Tennessee will create a new vice president position specifically to boost minority enrollment and hiring, says Dr. J. Wade Gilley, the university’s president. “For the first time, we will have a major administrator in charge of affirmative action,” Gilley told The Knoxville News-Sentinel. The […]September 13, 2000SportsFormer Fla. Basketball Player Sues University, Alleging RacismFormer Fla. Basketball Player Sues University, Alleging RacismTAMPA, Fla. A year after an internal investigation found evidence of racism in the University of South Florida women’s basketball program, a former player has filed a lawsuit claiming Blacks were singled out and segregated on the team. Dione Smith, a three-year starter dismissed by coach Jerry Ann […]September 13, 2000HomeHampton University Receives $4 Million GrantHampton University Receives $4 Million GrantHAMPTON, Va.Hampton University has been awarded a $4 million grant by the Scripps Howard Foundation for construction of a journalism building.The gift to the historically Black university is intended to promote diversity in America’s newsrooms, says foundation president and CEO Judith G. Clabes. Plans for the new Scripps Howard Center […]September 13, 2000Community CollegesNAACP Wants WEST VIRGINIA State to be granted University statusNAACP Wants WEST VIRGINIA State to be granted University statusCHARLESTON, W.Va. The state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People wants historically Black West Virginia State College to become a university, which a leading legislator says is part of a logical next step to improving higher education. “There is lots of […]September 13, 2000HomeFBI Investigates Teachers Cheating on competency testsFBI Investigates Teachers Cheating on competency testsJACKSON, Miss.At least 52 teachers from Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee have been accused of cheating on their competency tests by paying $1,000 bribes to exam supervisors for extra time to figure out answers, officials say.The test, which 34 states require teachers to pass in order to earn […]September 13, 2000Previous PagePage 361 of 431Next Page
