Black IssuesStudentsArthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars AwardsSpecial Report Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards uring basketball season here at Northeastern University’s Matthews Arena, a group of youngsters ages 8 through 13 can be found watching the action from a section of floor seats known as Reggie’s Corner.The corner is named for former Huskies team captain Reggie Lewis, who passed away suddenly in 1993 […]April 26, 2000HomeEventsEVENTSMay 30 – June 2Black Executive Exchange Program31st Annual ConferenceAtlantaContact: Nadine E. MedleyPhone: (212) 558-5320Fax: (212) 343-5332Web: www.beepusa.org JUNEJune 1-5National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE)13th Annual National ConventionSanta Fe, N.M.Contact: Dr. Maggie AbuduPhone: (405) 292-4712Fax: (405) 292-4177Web: www.occe.ou.edu/NCORE/June 8-11American Association of University Professors85th Annual ConferenceWashington, D.C.Contact: Dori BinstedPhone: (202) 737-5900Fax: (202) 737-5526E-mail: dbinsted@aaup.orgWeb: www.aaup.orgJune 14-17American […]April 26, 2000StudentsGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsCentral State University, in partnership with the Battelle Memorial Institute, has received a $50,000 grant from the Ohio Technology Action Fund to establish an Environmental Technology Incubator for the historically Black institution. The purpose of the incubator is to enhance the university’s role in the regions’ economic development by creating new jobs, products […]April 26, 2000Faculty & StaffProfessional AppointmentsProfessional AppointmentsDr. Warrick L. Carter has been named president of Columbia College in Chicago. He will take office July 1. He is currently director of entertainment arts for Walt Disney Entertainment. He previously served as dean of faculty and as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He […]April 26, 2000HomeRethinking U. S. Immigration PolicyRethinking U. S. Immigration Policy From the looks of things, it’s all about Elian. The immigration saga has offered political intrigue and heart-tugging soap opera. Almost from the start, U.S. officials, adhering to current policy, insisted Elian should be returned to his father in Cuba. His American relatives, meanwhile, dug in for a long siege, […]April 26, 2000HomeEncyclopedias Lumber into Internet LandscapeEncyclopedias Lumber into Internet LandscapeEncyclopedias traditionally have been regarded by academics as second-rate sources of information, collections of summaries short on depth and authority, works that any self-respecting academic would be embarrassed to cite in a paper or presentation. Using primary sources — firsthand accounts and opinion — is the gold standard.But as the Internet […]April 12, 2000HomeTech BriefsStudy: Distance Learning also Benefits Students on CampusWASHINGTON — As colleges increased their use of the Internet to provide more distance learning classes and degrees, students on campus also reaped benefits that improved school life, a new report on the growth of college online services says. In just a year, the number of colleges offering […]April 12, 2000SportsThe Other March Madness: A College ‘Net Competition’The Other March Madness: A College ‘Net Competition’SAN FRANCISCO — It was the other March Madness competition: a battle for millions of dollars in venture capital as the final four out of dozens of college teams focused on “Nothin’ but the (Inter)Net.”There were no easy layups, only one slam dunk to make in a scramble […]April 12, 2000Community CollegesProvost Says Opposing View Led to His OusterProvost Says Opposing View Led to His OusterINSTITUTE, W.Va. – The president of West Virginia State College stripped the provost for the school’s community college program of his duties late last month.Dr. George Bilicic says it is because he backed a bill to create a new statewide community college system. Bilicic says his support for […]April 12, 2000Community CollegesWest Virginia State Denounces Community College PlanWest Virginia State Denounces Community College PlanCHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers passed a controversial higher education reform bill last month despite protests from administrators, faculty and students at a historically Black college who contended the measure could doom their school.The new law stirred dissent because it would have created a statewide community college system […]April 12, 2000Previous PagePage 385 of 431Next Page
