Black IssuesStudentsRetention depends on new models of student developmentRetention depends on new models of student developmentIn the last decade, there has been a steady increase in the overall enrollment of Black students in higher education. And while enrollment at historically Black colleges in the United States experienced a dramatic increase during this time, the majority of African-heritage students currently attending college are found […]March 29, 2000StudentsBI What’s NewHarvard University has just become one of five institutions of higher education that offer a Ph.D. program in African-American studies, following a vote by faculty members late last month.The doctoral program will have approximately five students a year beginning in September 2001. More than 50 undergraduates are majoring in the subject and the department has […]March 15, 2000African-AmericanBI News BriefsAfter Carby Ruckus, Yale Gives Black Studies Department StatusNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University officials announced last month that they will give departmental status to their African-American studies program.The decision comes on the heels a rescinded resignation by the program’s chairwoman, Dr. Hazel Carby, who submitted her pink slip early last month. She had said […]March 15, 2000Community CollegesFor Bush, ‘Bob Jones’ May Spell T-r-o-u-b-l-eFor Bush, ‘Bob Jones’ May Spell T-r-o-u-b-l-eGREENVILLE, S.C. — In politics, labels can be a blessing or a curse. They can create a mental image that 1,000 words cannot. For Dan Quayle, “potatoe” spelled trouble. And for George W. Bush, “Bob Jones University” is quickly becoming a phrase that could saddle him with some serious […]March 15, 2000Community CollegesCampaign 2000WASHINGTON — The presidential race is heating up, but so far most candidates are not spending much time on higher education issues.Democrats Al Gore and Bill Bradley and Republicans George W. Bush and John McCain have been locked in heated primary debates, yet education issues are not often on the front burner. The problem is […]March 15, 2000HomeWashington BriefsSenate Passes Bill on Educational Savings AccountsWASHINGTON — Senate Repub-licans succeeded in passing a bill supporting an educational IRA plan that President Clinton has vetoed twice in the past two years. The bill, costing $7.7 billion over 10 years, would make savings in prepaid tuition plans tax free and expand tax breaks for employer-provided educational […]March 15, 2000HomeSenators Question College CostsSenators Question College CostsWASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much, but members of both parties struck a unified theme at a recent U.S. Senate hearing: College costs are rising too high, and no one knows what to do about it.“The most puzzling thing about this problem — astronomically rising tuition — is that […]March 15, 2000HomeRace, -ism and AcademiaRace, -ism and AcademiaFunny thing, how race pervades. Permeating little monster that it is, race — and its ugly -ism — frequently charms its way through society’s everyday pockets like the job interview or the traffic stop.Recent editorials also report that said -ism has been cunning enough to set up shop in places as varied […]March 15, 2000HomeSurvey Shows Support for Diversity in Colleges, BusinessSurvey Shows Support for Diversity in Colleges, BusinessWASHINGTON — A recently released survey by the Business Higher Education Forum shows that a majority of Americans think that diversity — and many methods taken by institutions to ensure it — is important in business and higher education.The Business Higher Education Forum, a collaboration between the American […]March 15, 2000Faculty & StaffHit and Myth: Conference examines successes, fallacies of affirmative actionHit and Myth: Conference examines successes, fallacies of affirmative actionCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Ever since Hopwood vs. Texas, the court decision that nullified minority admissions practices at the University of Texas Law School, the pundits have gleefully predicted the demise of campus affirmative action programs.But if a recent conference held at the University of Virginia provides […]March 15, 2000Previous PagePage 390 of 431Next Page