Black IssuesHomeCalifornia Lt. Gov. Seeks to Repair Damaged DiversityCalifornia Lt. Gov. Seeks to Repair Damaged Diversity BERKELEY, Calif. — As lieutenant governor, Cruz Bustamante has watched in dismay as Hispanic and Black enrollment at the University of California has tumbled. As a member of the university system’s board of regents, he thinks he knows a way to reverse the trend. Bustamante is suggesting […]April 12, 2000Leadership & PolicyBaton Rouge College Facing Sensitivity TrainingBaton Rouge College Facing Sensitivity TrainingBATON ROUGE, La. — The entire faculty and staff here at troubled Baton Rouge Community College, consumed for the last year by accusations of racism by both Blacks and Whites, will undergo diversity sensitivity training.“The gun is not loaded toward anyone in particular, or toward any race in particular,” insists […]April 12, 2000Faculty & StaffSouthern Faculty Upset Over Administrative Salary HikesSouthern Faculty Upset Over Administrative Salary Hikes BATON ROUGE, La. — The Southern University board’s recent decision to give eight top administrators huge pay hikes has prompted the faculty senate to deliver a “no-confidence” vote and a professor to launch a nine-day hunger strike in protest. Sudhir Trivedi, an associate professor of computer science, pitched […]April 12, 2000HomeBI What’s NewVirginia Union University has established a partnership with the National Urban League’s Black Executive Exchange Program that will share learning and work experience across generations, cultivate new leaders and inspire achievement through committed involvement and operational excellence.The program, which began this semester and is open to all university students, includes such major corporations as American […]April 12, 2000HomeBI News BriefsAdam’s Mark Settles Discrimination SuitST. LOUIS — The Adam’s Mark luxury hotel chain agreed late last month to pay $8 million, revise its policies and seek minority customers in the settlement of a race-discrimination lawsuit by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the U.S. Department of Justice, the state of Florida and […]April 12, 2000StudentsWashington BriefsEd. Dept. Speaker Criticizes RepublicansWASHINGTON — A former teacher described Govs. George W. and Jeb Bush as racists during a U.S. Department of Education seminar on promoting diversity last month, and at least one lawmaker is demanding an explanation.Jane Elliot, an author who delivers lectures worldwide on race and bias issues, was invited to the […]April 12, 2000Students13 HBCUs to Retain Access to Federal Financial Aid13 HBCUs to Retain Access to Federal Financial Aid WASHINGTON — Thirteen of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities will retain their access to critical student financial aid programs despite loan default rates that could trigger significant penalties.Congress eliminated a long-standing exemption from sanctions for HBCUs during the last reauthorization of the Higher Education […]April 12, 2000HomeMajor MattersMajor MattersIt used to be that if you were to ask a Black person who graduated from a traditionally White college to name the first Black person to earn a degree from that institution in say, electrical engineering, they could probably do it within the blink of an eye.More often than not, the person who […]April 12, 2000Faculty & StaffRafting Towards New Major’sRafting Towards New Major’s“Mom, I’ve decided to major in adventure sports.” Not words every mother wants to hear. We’re talking mountain biking. Scuba diving. Spelunking. It’s news to test a parent’s open-mindedness. Exotic or highly specialized majors carry the baggage of the unfamiliar — negative assumptions come easy. But parents who fret about a child’s […]April 12, 2000HealthTales of Major SignificanceTales of Major Significance Process doesn’t always make perfect and the final choice is not always the last option.For Jesse Willard Thompkins III, a Dean’s List freshman at Columbia University in New York, the process of choosing a major is just beginning. And so far, it has been a tumultuous one.“It already is very stressful,” […]April 12, 2000Previous PagePage 386 of 431Next Page
