Black IssuesHomeInternet Philosophies Reveal New Take on Old IdeasInternet Philosophies Reveal New Take on Old IdeasThese days, you just might hear someone say, “I am, therefore I surf.” PCs, and the Internet that links them, are becoming so central to our way of life that they have spawned whole new schools of thought.Internet philosophies with imposing names such as cyberlibertarianism, cyberutopianism, technorealism, technohedonism, […]March 29, 2000Faculty & StaffTech Briefs$130 Million Partnership Will Bring Internet to HBCUsNEW YORK — The College Fund/UNCF announced a $130 million partnership with two computer industry giants earlier this month to bring Black colleges and universities into the Internet era. Microsoft Corp. and IBM have pledged $100 million in cash and equipment for students and faculty members at 39 […]March 29, 2000StudentsHoward Bugs Typify Challenge Of Updating TechnologyHoward Bugs Typify Challenge Of Updating TechnologyWASHINGTON — Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. That’s what Howard University administrators here may be saying in light of criticism that has come their way in recent weeks.Anxious to update an old mainframe with new software in time for the Y2K turnover, administrators implemented a system […]March 29, 2000HBCUsA Few Good Officers: HBCUs Seek Ways to Boost ROTC PipelineA Few Good Officers: HBCUs Seek Ways to Boost ROTC PipelineBATON ROUGE, La. — Leaders from 21 historically Black colleges and universities with Army ROTC programs met at a Southern University conference earlier this month to discuss ways to recruit and train more Black officers.U.S. Department of Defense statistics show that while 29.5 percent of […]March 29, 2000Faculty & StaffChallenging Times for Livingstone CollegeChallenging Times for Livingstone CollegeWhite professors allege discrimination, president resignsSALISBURY, N.C. — Five professors who say they were denied tenure and promotions because they are White are suing Livingstone College. Three of the professors, who filed a racial discrimination suit in Rowan County Superior Court, say they have documents showing a pattern of racial discrimination […]March 29, 2000LatinxResearch Shows Lag in Hispanics’ Bachelor’s AttainmentResearch Shows Lag in Hispanics’ Bachelor’s Attainment WASHINGTON — While Hispanic Americans have made great strides in the last three decades as far as attaining high school diplomas, their attainment rate for bachelor’s degrees has inched up slowly, according to Census data released earlier this month.People of Mexican descent, who comprise more than 65 percent […]March 29, 2000HomeOne Florida Initiative Having Divisive Effect on SOne Florida Initiative Having Divisive Effect on StateTALLAHASSEE — Dexter Stallworth is just one among thousands of Floridians fearful that their children won’t be able to follow their paths through college.Stallworth, his wife and his three young children were part of some 11,000 protesters who marched on the state Capitol on the opening day of […]March 29, 2000HomeBI What’s NewNorthwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism is seeking applicants for the Academy for Alternative Journalism, a recently established program designed to recruit and train talented minority writers for work in the alternative press.Ten students will pursue an intensive eight-week course designed to qualify them for jobs or internships at more than 120 urban weeklies that […]March 29, 2000StudentsBI News BriefsJudge OKs Settlement in White Student’s Discrimination SuitTULSA, Okla. — A federal judge earlier this month approved a settlement in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a White student who contended that Oklahoma higher-education officials unfairly denied him a scholarship.University of Tulsa student Matthew Pollard filed his lawsuit against the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education […]March 29, 2000HomeWashington BriefsWashington BriefsGOP Leaders Irate Over Faulty Aid FormsWASHINGTON — Students who depend on financial aid to attend college are receiving poor service from the U.S. Department of Education, angry congressional Republicans charged earlier this month.At issue is a series of recent problems affecting application forms that students must fill out to qualify for aid. Last […]March 29, 2000Previous PagePage 388 of 431Next Page
