Black IssuesHomeLouisiana Chancellor Steps DownLouisiana Chancellor Steps DownBATON ROUGE, La. — After a turbulent two and a half years as chancellor of Southern University’s New Orleans campus, Dr. Gerald Peoples announced his resignation last month.He says the ongoing controversies at the historically Black campus were taking a toll on his health. “I am going to go and take some […]March 15, 2000HomeStudy: Racial Prejudice is Reason for Affirmative Action ResistanceStudy: Racial Prejudice is Reason for Affirmative Action ResistanceDETROIT — The primary factor in Michigan residents’ opposition to affirmative action is racial prejudice, according to a recent University of Michigan study. The traditional form of prejudice, where Whites think Blacks are inferior, has shifted to a more emotional dimension, involving how Whites feel about Blacks, […]March 15, 2000Faculty & StaffClemson History Offers Perspective for Flag DebateClemson History Offers Perspective for Flag DebateClemson University is a state agency as well as a university. As a state agency, we are governed by the laws and policies of the state of South Carolina and therefore have a stake in the development of such laws and policies — a stake that encompasses the current […]March 15, 2000StudentsTech BriefsGore Speaks on Digital Divide At Morgan State UniversityBALTIMORE — In a campaign stop at Morgan State University, Vice President Al Gore preached that every household nationwide should have access to the Internet and every child should be computer literate by the eighth grade.“It’s time to set clear national goals to close the digital divide,” […]March 15, 2000HBCUsHBCUs Poised To Offer Online DegreesHBCUs Poised To Offer Online Degrees HAMPTON, Va. — Within the historically Black college and university community, the push to offer online distance learning courses is entering a new phase — the establishment of online degree programs.This summer, Hampton University will begin two degree programs whose courses will be accessible entirely through the Internet. Many […]March 15, 2000HomeWhat Now for the Office of Minorities in Higher Education?What Now for the Office of Minorities in Higher Education? WASHINGTON — Last month, many in Washington’s higher education community turned out at One Dupont Circle to bid farewell to Dr. Deborah Carter Wilds, who is heading to Seattle to oversee the Gates Millennium Scholars program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Some people […]March 15, 2000Leadership & PolicyExpecting StandardsExpecting StandardsDupont Circle associations wrestle with meeting high diversity expectations.WASHINGTON — The American Council of Education recently lost two of the most visible minorities in higher education. Dr. Deborah Wilds, the association’s deputy director of the Office of Minority Concerns, recently left to become a program officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (see […]March 15, 2000StudentsAmerican Bar Association Establishes Minority ScholarshipsAmerican Bar Association Establishes Minority ScholarshipsCHICAGO — American Bar Association officials announced last month that they will offer scholarships to encourage minority students to apply to law school and to assist them during their three years of study.“We can best serve society if members of the legal profession come from all segments of the population, […]March 15, 2000STEMNullifying Inequities in the Criminal Justice SystemNullifying Inequities in the Criminal Justice SystemWASHINGTON — If you were a brilliant, well-trained African-American male who hoped to be tenured at an elite White law school, the last thing to do would be to advance a legal theory that supports letting Black criminal defendants go free — even when they are guilty. Yet that […]March 15, 2000STEMNullifying Inequities in the Criminal Justice SystemNullifying Inequities in the Criminal Justice SystemWASHINGTON — If you were a brilliant, well-trained African-American male who hoped to be tenured at an elite White law school, the last thing to do would be to advance a legal theory that supports letting Black criminal defendants go free — even when they are guilty. Yet that […]March 15, 2000Previous PagePage 391 of 431Next Page
