Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyBlack Caucus Criticizes GOP Effort to Help HBCUsBlack Caucus Criticizes GOP Effort to Help HBCUsBy Charles DervaricsThe June summit of congressional Republicans and Black college leaders continues to stir interest on Capitol Hill, with the Congressional Black Caucus leader criticizing the meeting as Republicans begin to map plans to expand these discussions.“If [the GOP’s] past is any guide with respect to how […]August 16, 2000HomeReach Out and Touch With TechnologyReach Out and Touch With TechnologyFor the past 4,000 years, humans have relied on technology to communicate with one another over distance. Using clay, papyrus, paper, smoke, drum beats, electrons and photons carried by camel, horse, pigeon, boat, plane, truck, air and wire, we have exchanged messages about matters both mundane and profound.In the online […]August 16, 2000HomeStudy Finds Stagnation in Number of Women Studying Computer ScienceStudy Finds Stagnation in Number of Women Studying Computer ScienceA recent study says the percentage of women in computer science programs will likely remain stagnant while overall undergraduate computer science enrollments increase rapidly over the next few years, according to the Association for Computing Machinery. The association’s Committee on Women in Computing found that women […]August 16, 2000HomeMore Women, Minorities Needed to Curb Tech Worker ShortageMore Women, Minorities Needed to Curb Tech Worker ShortageA report released last month by the Commission for the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology Department warns that the shortage of information technology workers will persist until more minorities, women and people with disabilities are identified and trained by schools, businesses and […]August 16, 2000StudentsCampus Cops Try To Fill Role As Cyber SuperheroesCampus Cops Try To Fill Role As Cyber SuperheroesMinority students here at the University of Iowa’s College of Dentistry received a series of threatening e-mail messages last March warning them to “be afraid, not only for their future careers but for their lives.“If firearms need to be used. Then they will,” said the message, which […]August 16, 2000StudentsJames Farmer Rests in Peace, But Mary Washington College Still Wrestles with Multicultural IssuesJames Farmer Rests in Peace, But Mary Washington College Still Wrestles with Multicultural IssuesA plan at Mary Washington College to relocate the school’s James Farmer Multicultural Center and divert resources to “cultural” programming has provoked angry protests from faculty and others.Faculty at the liberal arts college say the changes belie the administration’s stated commitment to […]August 16, 2000StudentsFederal Judge Rules That Georgia has No Compelling Interest in Promoting DiversityFederal Judge Rules That Georgia has No Compelling Interest in Promoting DiversityA federal district judge ruled late last month that three White female applicants denied admission to the University of Georgia in 1999 should be offered admission to the institution this fall, effectively ending the university’s policy of giving special consideration to minority applicants.In his […]August 16, 2000African-AmericanArchaeologists Find Artifacts on Nev. Site of Black SaloonArchaeologists Find Artifacts on Nev. Site of Black SaloonVIRGINIA CITY, Nev. Archaeologists and students excavating the site of an African American saloon have unearthed artifacts and structural debris believed lost when the building burned in an 1876 fire. Sixteen students from the University of Nevada, Reno, and dozens of volunteers uncovered bottles, glasses and materials […]August 16, 2000Leadership & PolicyWalker Named First Black President at Southern IllinoisWalker Named First Black President at Southern IllinoisCARBONDALE, Ill.Dr. James Walker, president of Middle Tennessee State University, will become the next president of Southern Illinois University. He is the first African American to hold the position.Meanwhile, officials at Middle Tennessee say it will be hard to replace Walker.“He certainly has done everything he said he […]August 16, 2000StudentsOregon Student Files Reverse-Discrimination Case Against Community CollegeOregon Student Files Reverse-Discrimination Case Against Community CollegeA Portland Community College student here has filed a reverse-discrimination complaint alleging she is being denied free tuition because she is White. Adrienne Williams, 29, claims a teacher development program violates the college’s nondiscrimination policies because it is open only to minorities. She sent her complaint to the […]August 16, 2000Previous PagePage 367 of 431Next Page