Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyCourt Rules for Md. College in Race Discrimination SuitCourt Rules for Md. College in Race Discrimination SuitARNOLD, Md. — A former vice president of Anne Arundel Community College has lost another round in her race discrimination suit against the school’s board of trustees and president.The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., unanimously upheld a verdict against Dr. Augustine Pounds, who […]July 5, 2000HBCUsA Mandate for More Students:A Mandate for More Students: HBCUs shore up their images in effort to boost enrollmentsELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Pressured by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to boost enrollments, the state’s five public historically Black universities are revising their images and crafting aggressive sales pitches to attract more students. Officials at Fayetteville State […]July 5, 2000StudentsThe Need for ClosureThe Need for Closure Mississippi HBCUs look for light at end of tunnel despite judge’s call for more other-race scholarships JACKSON, Miss. — Officials at Mississippi’s historically Black universities are not overly concerned about a federal judge’s order to use 65 percent of their endowment trust fund income to provide scholarships to attract White students to […]July 5, 2000Leadership & PolicyState Auditor Kyle Doesn’t Enjoy Playing the Bad GuyState Auditor Kyle Doesn’t Enjoy Playing the Bad GuyBy Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La. — The motto hanging in Louisiana Legislative Auditor Dan Kyle’s office sums up his no-nonsense attitude: “In God We Trust — All Others, We Audit.”Auditing state agencies for nearly 12 years in a state known for political corruption, Kyle’s audits have uncovered […]July 5, 2000StudentsUn-‘Favor’-able Times At GramblingUn-‘Favor’-able Times At GramblingSchool’s sixth president tries to convince the board he can reverse calamitous financial problemsBATON ROUGE, La. — Dr. Steve A. Favors, the president of historically Black Grambling State University, is in the hot seat here over a scathing legislative audit.In his review of the records for the fiscal years that ended in […]July 5, 2000Community CollegesBI What’s NewThis fall, adding to its reputation as a leader in the sciences, Xavier University of Louisiana will become the nation’s first historically Black college or university to independently offer a degree in the field of computer engineering. The small liberal arts institution, which is located in New Orleans, will become the second university in the […]July 5, 2000HomeSix Minorities Among MacArthur ‘Geniuses’Six Minorities Among MacArthur ‘Geniuses’CHICAGO — Officials at the John D. Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have announced their 2000 Fellowships — also known as the “genius” awards. The fellowship is a five-year grant to individuals of all ages and from all fields and offers recipients flexibility to pursue their work without reporting requirements.Individuals cannot apply […]July 5, 2000HomeFlorida Gov. Jeb Bush Signs Law School Bill TALLAHFlorida Gov. Jeb Bush Signs Law School Bill TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Jeb Bush signed a bill last month creating new law schools at Florida A&M University and Florida International University in a bid to open up the legal profession to more minorities. “We’ve got enough lawyers, the problem is we don’t have enough African […]July 5, 2000SportsWashington BriefsPell Grant Debate Sours House Budget TalksWASHINGTON — Debate on a fiscal 2001 education funding bill has taken an increasingly bitter turn as House leaders recently rejected Democratic attempts to add more money for Pell grants, among other programs for needy students.Republican leaders labeled out of order an amendment that would have increased the maximum […]July 5, 2000Leadership & PolicyUnlikely Alliances: HBCU Officials Meet with GOP LeadersUnlikely Alliances: HBCU Officials Meet with GOP LeadersWASHINGTON — To most outsiders, they seemed like strange bedfellows. Nonetheless, leaders from the GOP and historically Black colleges met here last month to hash out legislative funding and other concerns.The brainchild of Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okla., the first-ever Congressional House Majority HBCU Summit drew a who’s who […]July 5, 2000Previous PagePage 374 of 431Next Page
