Black IssuesSportsNot Exactly for the Sport of ItNot Exactly for the Sport of ItOne Black college football conference opts for the money, the other for a chance at a national championship.When it comes to post-season play in college football, the historically Black conferences that compete at the National Collegiate Athletics Association Division I level stand at opposite ends of the spectrum. The Southwestern […]January 5, 2000HBCUsReparations and Higher EducationReparations and Higher EducationThere is a continuing argument about the role of affirmative action, in various forms, in admissions and faculty recruitment at historically White universities, and in budget support for historically Black colleges and universities. But the debate does not get us much closer to consensus on a practical guiding principle for making decisions […]January 5, 2000HomeTech BriefsStanford University Establishes E-commerce CenterSTANFORD, Calif. — Stanford University, spawning ground for many successful Silicon Valley businesses, is opening a new e-commerce center to provide research and courses about the booming industry. Stanford officials said last month that they have received $20 million from brokerage Charles Schwab & Co., private equity firm General Atlantic Partners, […]January 5, 2000HomePublic College Creates For-Profit Distance Ed CompanyPublic College Creates For-Profit Distance Ed CompanyWhen traditional, nonprofit higher education institutions opt to provide distance education, they soon discover that such an enterprise requires institutional experiences and skills not normally found among campus administrators. Recognizing its limitations in this area, the University of Maryland-University College recently won approval to create a for-profit, marketing business […]January 5, 2000HomeDéjà Vu in the BayouDéjà Vu in the Bayou Demotion of Black administrators and promotion of White administrators results in allegations of racism.BATON ROUGE, La. — Allegations of racism are once again surfacing at Baton Rouge Community College, but this time they are directed at a White chancellor instead of an African American one.Interim Chancellor Dr. Sammie Cosper, a […]January 5, 2000Leadership & PolicyBI What’s NewDr. Randolph Bromery, the former chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, has set up a fund on that campus for minority students in the geosciences.“The fund represents a larger philosophy of increasing the numbers of African Americans in the scientific professions across the board,” Bromery says.Bromery, who used to teach in the department, has been […]January 5, 2000Faculty & StaffBI News BriefsHampton Coach’s Civil Rights Lawsuit Thrown OutLUBBOCK, Texas — A judge has dismissed a college basketball coach’s civil rights lawsuit, ruling she, her husband and an assistant failed to establish that racial bias was a factor in their 1998 arrests. Hampton University women’s coach Patricia Bibbs and the others sued the city, several police officers […]January 5, 2000HomeWashington BriefsOCR Questions Legality Of Test Overreliance WASHINGTON — The Clinton administration has tinkered further with its guidelines on standardized testing, but the overall message is still clear: Excessive use of tests could prompt legal challenges against colleges.The Education Department in mid-December released its latest version of draft guidance on standardized measures such as the Scholastic […]January 5, 2000Recruitment & RetentionNew Plan, Named for UNCF Chief, Seeks Retention FundsNew Plan, Named for UNCF Chief, Seeks Retention FundsWASHINGTON — As a former congressman and current director of The College Fund, William H. Gray III has a lot of visibility. Now he may get legislation named after him as well, if Congressional Black Caucus members get their wish.For the William H. Gray III College Completion […]January 5, 2000SportsStill Playing Games with EducationStill Playing Games with EducationTry as we might to keep our coverage of athletics to a respectful minimum, we are far too often forced into dedicating a significant number of our pages to this subject. Such is the case with the edition you hold in your hands.The tragic account of former Auburn University and Cincinnati […]January 5, 2000Previous PagePage 402 of 431Next Page