Black IssuesHomeFederal Judge Halts $3.5 Million Appropriation to Miss. CollegesFederal Judge Halts $3.5 Million Appropriation to Miss. CollegesOfficials say action against Black schools shows need to settle desegregation suitJACKSON, Miss. — More than $3.5 million allocated for Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State universities related to the state’s college desegregation case has been disapproved by a federal judge. As he had warned the College […]August 2, 2000HomeFlorida Judge Deals Blow to Minority AdmissionsFlorida Judge Deals Blow to Minority AdmissionsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An administrative hearing judge upheld a state plan to ban consideration of race in college admissions last month, rejecting a challenge by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The NAACP challenged the change on behalf of a Black high school sophomore from Miami. […]August 2, 2000Leadership & PolicyWest Virginia State Reels Over Community College ComplianceWest Virginia State Reels Over Community College ComplianceINSTITUTE, W.Va. — When lawmakers considered granting independence to West Virginia State College’s community and technical college this spring in the name of higher education reform, Dr. Hazo Carter Jr., the school’s president, lobbied fiercely to keep the school intact.He phoned legislators. He called in political chips. He […]July 19, 2000HBCUsRaising a Phoenix from the MudRaising a Phoenix from the MudNorth Carolina’s HBCUs help rebuild first town founded by BlacksPRINCEVILLE, N.C. — “Is this what it was like when God sent the flood?Marshall Harvey, the director of community relations and community development at Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, N.C., says a student asked him that question after seeing first-hand the […]July 19, 2000StudentsACLU Sues Michigan Over Merit ScholarshipsACLU Sues Michigan Over Merit Scholarships DETROIT — Calling the Michigan Merit Award system an “unconscionable use of public funds,” the American Civil Liberties Union here filed a lawsuit last month asking that the state be ordered to stop using a standardized test as the sole criteria for the scholarship. The ACLU says awarding the […]July 19, 2000HomeBI What’s NewThe College Fund/UNCF and Coca-Cola Enterprises recently announced the establishment of the UNCF/CCE Corporate Scholars Program, a three-year, $1.2 million project that will provide scholarships and internships to African American and Hispanic students.Fourteen students were chosen to participate in the eight-to-10 week paid internship program. The students are working on industry projects under the guidance […]July 19, 2000StudentsArkansas Administrator Keeping Title, SalaryArkansas Administrator Keeping Title, SalaryFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A University of Arkansas administrator will retain his title and salary as he takes on new duties, though controversy about the job change has not died down. When the university moved toward making Assistant Vice Chancellor Lonnie Williams director of the school’s Multicultural Center, an Arkansas Court of […]July 19, 2000StudentsGa. Minority Scholarship Dropped Because of LawsuitsGa. Minority Scholarship Dropped Because of LawsuitsATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia has stopped awarding a prominent minority scholarship because of lawsuits targeting the school’s use of race in admissions policy. University officials say the Holmes-Hunter Scholarship, which gives $1,500 a year to a Black student with strong academic and leadership potential, was not […]July 19, 2000HomeRace Relations Center Prompts Location DebateRace Relations Center Prompts Location DebateGREENSBORO, N.C. — A proposed university race relations center designed to promote understanding and equality has prompted debate over whether a University of North Carolina system campus should house such a program. Legislators last year proposed giving $500,000 toward building the Martin Luther King Race Relations Center at North Carolina […]July 19, 2000HomeTuskegee, Michigan State Collaborate on Human Genome ImplicationsTuskegee, Michigan State Collaborate on Human Genome ImplicationsDETROIT — The University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Tuskegee University are collaborating on a Communities of Color and Genetics Policy project to educate minorities about genetic research and gather opinions on guidelines so that genetic information isn’t used as a basis for discrimination or misused in […]July 19, 2000Previous PagePage 371 of 431Next Page
