Black IssuesHomeJudge’s Ruling Effectively Acquits High-Stakes TestJudge’s Ruling Effectively Acquits High-Stakes Test To the disadvantage of poor and minority students in TexasWASHINGTON — Even though Black and Latino students are at increased risk of failing Texas’ high-school graduation test, a federal judge ruled last month that the test does not violate federal law.The plaintiffs in GI Forum v. Texas Education Agency […]February 2, 2000StudentsTech BriefsCampus Policy Hinders Student’s Efforts to Promote Online BookstoreJOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A student at the University of Pittsburgh’s Johnstown campus says school officials reversed a decision to allow her to distribute brochures about a discount online bookstore, saying it would hurt sales at the campus shop. Lee Ann Diffendal, a freshman communications major, says her […]February 2, 2000Faculty & StaffDiversity Plan Trends Aim to Meet 21st Century ChallengesDiversity Plan Trends Aim to Meet 21st Century Challenges The current generation of diversity plans seeks to be more inclusive — and we’re not just talking about numericallyCampus diversity practitioners often complain that diversity initiatives aren’t integrated into the core structures of their colleges or universities. They argue that until diversity becomes a central feature of […]February 2, 2000StudentsAfrican American Student Programs vs. DiversityAfrican American Student Programs vs. Diversity As more student groups scramble to get a share of the diversity pie, is the African American slice shrinking?A $46,000 annual budget may seem reasonable in these economic times for a campus organization of 1,200 students. But when that student group happens to be African American and other minority groups […]February 2, 2000Faculty & StaffHigher Education In INDIAHigher Education In INDIAA brief historical and contemporary overviewIndia has an old tradition of knowledge and learning. In fact, a well-established system of higher education functioned as early as 1000 B.C. In that system, the construction of knowledge, the beliefs on which knowledge is based, basic concepts and the organization of learning are very different […]February 2, 2000HomeIdentity MattersIdentity MattersAn Asian-Caribbean-American’s perspectiveOne place where the African and Indian Diasporas meet is in the Caribbean. After France and England abolished slavery in their holdings there, plantation owners brought Indian laborers to the Caribbean to work the fields. Most came as indentured servants — some not knowing their status until they arrived.Dr. M. Godfrey Mungal, […]February 2, 2000Asian American Pacific IslanderDiscovering the Ties that BindDiscovering the Ties that BindSome folks argue that people from the South Asian Federation — which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan — share no cultural or historical ties with the Asian nations to the East.“We are connected by the shared experience of British colonialism and by common regions,” says Dr. Sucheta […]February 2, 2000Asian American Pacific IslanderThe ‘Other’ AsiansThe ‘Other’ AsiansWith their numbers on the rise, Indian, Pakistani and other South Asian scholars are gradually emerging from academe’s shadows.When Dr. Madhulika Khandelwal did a computer search for literature about Indian immigrants in 1986, she got back thousands of hits.“I thought, ‘Wow! I thought there was nothing.’ But there were thousands of titles,” says Khandelwal, […]February 2, 2000HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsThe State University of New York — Albany has received a four-year, $760,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for the Ronald McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The program encourages historically underrepresented students to pursue Ph.D. degrees in the fields of science and technology.Howard University has been awarded a $359,970 grant from the […]February 2, 2000HomeEventsEventsFEBRUARYFeb. 3-7, 2000American Association of Higher Education8th Annual Conference“Faculty Roles and Rewards: Scholarship Reconsidered — Update and New Directions”New Orleans, La.Contact: Pam BenderPhone: (202) 293-6440E-mail: aaheffrr@aahe.orgWeb: www.aahe.orgFeb. 13-17, 2000National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)25th Annual ConventionWashington, D.C.Contact: Wilma RoscoePhone: (301) 650-2440Web: www.nafeo.orgFeb. 16-20, 2000Association for Educational Communications and Technology“Creating Pathways to Learning: […]February 2, 2000Previous PagePage 398 of 431Next Page
