Black IssuesInternationalRe-Calculating Math InstructionRe-Calculating Math InstructionProfessors in the ethnomathematics movement are bringing diversity, culture and a more accurate history to math instructionBy Pamela R. WeigerOrange Coast, Calif.ichael Jordan, according to some math professors, is a mathematician. He estimates wrist angles, calculates the relationship between distance and speed and analyzes circumference. Interpreting the work of people like Jordan in […]August 16, 2000Faculty & StaffCommunity College FacultyCommunity College FacultyThough pursuing research can be difficult at two-year colleges, many scholars of color are drawn by the opportunities to teach an increasingly diverse student populationBy Kathleen Kennedy ManzoColumbus, Ga.Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Marilyn Howard fit the classic profile of the community college student. A first-generation college student from a working-class family, Howard did […]August 16, 2000Community CollegesCommunity Colleges: More Than a Reasonable Alternative to SuccessCommunity Colleges: More Than a Reasonable Alternative to SuccessTwenty-six years ago when I began my professional career, I told the dean with whom I interviewed that the reason I wanted to teach at a community college was because students who enrolled there did so because they wanted an education. Not because of the football team […]August 16, 2000StudentsRoaring up from BehindRoaring up from BehindWhile a report from the Southern Regional Education Board acknowledges falling short of remedial education goals, one college offers an example of developmental successLARGO, Md. — They don’t like calling the students “at risk.” “Underprepared” is a more accurate phrase. They also don’t like to use the term “remedial education.” “Educational development” […]August 2, 2000StudentsAmbitious OutreachAmbitious OutreachLONG BEACH, Calif. — A veteran university administrator, Dr. Charles B. Reed has seen his fair share of controversy during a career that includes 13 years as chancellor of the Florida State University system. Since joining the California State University system as chancellor in 1997, Reed already has faced numerous faculty protests over labor, […]August 2, 2000StudentsRemediation ReformRemediation ReformOnly time will tell whether California’s remediation policy will continue to turn out success stories or if disadvantaged students who can’t catch up in time will mark the system’s biggest failure. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brandon Kountz is feeling the pressure. Having completed his first year of classes at California State University-Sacramento, the Richmond, Calif., […]August 2, 2000HBCUsGood News Doesn’t Close GapsGood News Doesn’t Close GapsFour gaps define the African American economic experience for me — the income gap, the Digital Divide (or access gap), the credit gap and the education gap.In terms of the income gap, African Americans still earn a fraction of what Whites earn. While that fraction is larger with education, the gap […]August 2, 2000HomeNo Hassles: Buying a Reliable PCNo Hassles: Buying a Reliable PCMore so than ever, personal computers are commodities, with little differentiation between offerings from one vendor to the next.Sure, you can choose a PC with a faster or slower processor, more or less memory, or a larger or smaller hard disk. But a high-end machine from one vendor is much […]August 2, 2000Faculty & StaffTECH briefsTECH briefsMorris Brown College To Require Laptop Computers This FallATLANTA — Morris Brown College will require its students to buy laptop computers this fall, offering them at discount prices as part of school financial aid.School officials say they believe Morris Brown is the first historically Black college in the nation to make laptops available for […]August 2, 2000HomeArmy Announces $600 Million Program to Educate SoldiersArmy Announces $600 Million Program to Educate SoldiersWASHINGTON — Soldiers who choose the Army over school will soon be able to spend evenings in their bunks working for a college or technical degree.A new $600 million Army education program, designed to attract and keep recruits while creating a more wired Army, will provide laptop computers, […]August 2, 2000Previous PagePage 369 of 431Next Page