Black IssuesStudentsOn the Road with Barack ObamaOn the Road with Barack Obama BI: Do you advocate any significant changes in federal higher education policy, specifically in regard to student financial aid and pre-college programs for disadvantaged students and underrepresented minorities? BO: I think it’s really important that we revamp our college loan programs to free up more money for students. The […]October 6, 2004HomeProfessional Appointments© Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comOctober 6, 2004African-AmericanEventsOCTOBER Oct. 14-16American Association of University Professors (AAUP)Fifth Annual Conference on Governance“Degrees of Quality”The Marriott DowntownMemphis, Tenn.Web: www.aaup.orgOct. 16The National Visionary Leadership Project2004 Intergenerational Summit on the State of Black AmericaLibrary of Congress, Coolidge AuditoriumWashington, D.C. Phone: 202-331-2700Toll-free: 1-888-680-6857 (NVLP)Oct. 27-31National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)2004 Conference Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board […]October 6, 2004HomeGrants & AwardsThe American Association for the Advancement of Science has been awarded a three-year $400,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to help establish a new center for Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity. The Center will provide consulting services to individual universities and colleges seeking to increase the participation of U.S. students, especially women and […]October 6, 2004African-AmericanMore Black Local Broadcast, Cable Channels Possible, Firm ReportsMore Black Local Broadcast, Cable Channels Possible, Firm ReportsNEW YORKAccording to a recent story in Broadcasting and Cable online, a leading U.S. media buying firm has documented the financial viability of local TV channels targeted to the African American community as well as additional cable networks. Though African American audiences tune into Black Entertainment Television […]October 6, 2004HomePhiladelphia Grows Wireless Web Access AreaPhiladelphia Grows Wireless Web Access AreaPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia, reportedly the first major U.S. city to launch a citywide wireless Internet project, expanded free outdoor wireless Internet access last month as part of a multimillion-dollar plan to connect the entire city by early 2006. Some smaller cities already have wireless networks for their residents, but Philadelphia is the […]October 6, 2004HomeU.S. Coastal Cities More ConnectedU.S. Coastal Cities More Connected Via Broadband, Survey SaysNEW YORKThe Nielsen//NetRatings, a leading Internet user survey service, has reported the top local metropolitan markets for home broadband connections, occurring the month of August 2004. Surveying 35 local markets in the United States, Nielsen//NetRatings disclosed that the cities of San Diego, Phoenix, Detroit, New York and […]October 6, 2004HomeWanted: A Solid, Reliable PCWanted: A Solid, Reliable PCYour computer is working now. Will it work tomorrow? What about the next PC you buy? Will it be a reliable workhorse, or a lemon?One of the most pressing issues regarding computers is reliability. Nearly a quarter century after the introduction of the first IBM PC and the outset of the […]October 6, 2004HBCUsA Higher Education Wake-Up CallA Higher Education Wake-Up Call Whoever wins the November election has a rough row to hoe where higher education is concerned. A recent report, “Measuring Up 2004: The National Report Card on Higher Education,” produced by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, paints a troubling picture (see story, pg. 6). It identifies […]October 6, 2004StudentsPresidential ProposalsPresidential ProposalsCandidates Envision Ways to Promote Postsecondary EducationBy Crystal L. KeelsQuestions of military service and non-service, missing weapons of mass destruction, Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, the threat of further terrorist attacks and the unprecedented suggestion that U.S. elections may be postponed are topics that have characterized the 2004 presidential election campaign thus far. […]October 6, 2004Previous PagePage 41 of 431Next Page
