Black IssuesCommunity CollegesWe Must Keep Youth Thirsting For EducationWe Must Keep Youth Thirsting For EducationRosa M. Jones, the 72-year-old mother of five children, received a Bachelor of Science degree in interdisciplinary studies from Norfolk State University in December 1999. Her accomplishment would have been notable at any age, under any circumstances, since fewer than 15 percent of all African Americans over age 25 […]July 5, 2000StudentsNeither A Pot of Gold Nor A Highway To HeavenNeither A Pot of Gold Nor A Highway To Heaven‘All that glitters is not gold,” is a favorite adage of seasoned prospectors. “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions,” is another. The title and thickness of this book suggest that it will yield a glimmering mother lode of promising perspectives, practices and prescriptions […]July 5, 2000StudentsOut of the Default Danger ZoneOut of the Default Danger ZoneWILBERFORCE, Ohio — Central State University here has received a highly anticipated and quite welcome notice from the U.S. Department of Education: It is no longer threatened with being booted out of the federal student loan program.The 1,050-student school, which has had a turbulent history but is in the midst […]June 21, 2000StudentsScholarship from the StacksScholarship from the Stacks Former librarian leaves $289,000 to Ohio institution to create fund for studentsWILBERFORCE, Ohio — No one on Central State University’s campus here remembers much about Esther Crenshaw Bronston. After all, she retired 32 years ago, and three decades can dim the legacy of a relatively obscure reference librarian.Until now.Central State University officials […]June 21, 2000Native AmericansSurvey Confirms Tribal College Role in Alleviating UnemploymentSurvey Confirms Tribal College Role in Alleviating UnemploymentWASHINGTON — A new national survey reveals that tribal college graduates do very well in the workplace, offering new hope that higher education can be a big boost to one of the nation’s poorest and most undereducated minority groups.The study, Creating Role Models for Change: A Survey of […]June 21, 2000Leadership & PolicyNCAA Report Finds Little Diversity In Sports AdministrationNCAA Report Finds Little Diversity In Sports AdministrationPercentage of Black athletics directors drops, other positions make little gainsINDIANAPOLIS — Diversity hiring in college athletics is a grand illusion. That’s what the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s latest race report suggests. In college sports, Blacks participate in significant numbers as athletes, but are far less prominent in […]June 21, 2000StudentsReport Predicts Surge in Minority Enrollment by 2015Report Predicts Surge in Minority Enrollment by 2015PRINCETON, N.J. — Minority students are expected to swell the ranks of undergraduates over the next 15 years, pushing enrollments in higher education up by more than 2.6 million students. But while racial or ethnic minorities will represent a dramatic proportion of the new students — as many […]June 21, 2000Leadership & PolicyBI News BriefsDoctoral Program Decision Deferred in BaltimoreBALTIMORE — A decision on new doctoral programs at two Baltimore-area public universities, opposed by Morgan State University on the grounds they would unnecessarily duplicate programs at the predominantly Black school, has been deferred, state education officials said late last month. The programs will not be approved before the commission […]June 21, 2000HBCUsWashington BriefsBlack Colleges Get More Time to Work on DefaultsWASHINGTON — Legislation likely to gain approval in Congress would allow historically Black colleges an extra two years to work on their loan default problems without penalty.The bill would give HBCUs until July 1, 2004, to straighten this out or else face sanctions that could include loss […]June 21, 2000StudentsChallenge Grant Program Clears House Committee HurdleChallenge Grant Program Clears House Committee HurdleWASHINGTON — A new multimillion-dollar program that Congres-sional Black Caucus members have deemed a priority has moved a step closer to reality.The college completion challenge grant program, proposed by President Clinton and U.S. Reps. William Clay, D-Mo., and Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., cleared a critical hurdle late last month with […]June 21, 2000Previous PagePage 376 of 431Next Page