Black IssuesAfrican-AmericanBI News BriefsProtest by Black Students Wins Reprieve of Decision on Student UnionJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Black students at the University of North Florida rallied for the preservation of the African American Student Union after a student government agency decided the organization was unconstitutional.The decision last month to dissolve the African American Student Union was made by a […]November 10, 1999StudentsHouse Committee Targets Funds for Poor, Defeats VouchersHouse Committee Targets Funds for Poor, Defeats VouchersWASHINGTON — Pushing aside school voucher plans, a House committee voted overwhelmingly last month to continue targeting federal funds to the nation’s poorest children, with a new emphasis on public school choice and quality teachers.By a 42-6 vote, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce renewed Title […]November 10, 1999Community CollegesWashington BriefsTax Break for Colleges WASHINGTON – The nation’s colleges and universities do not have to pay taxes on income generated from specialized credit cards that bear their names, logos or mascots, a federal appeals court has ruled.The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stems from […]November 10, 1999LatinxMedical Research Grants Shortchange HBCUs, but Science Bill Looks PromisingMedical Research Grants Shortchange HBCUs, but Science Bill Looks PromisingWASHINGTON — Historically Black colleges are getting just a small piece of the medical research pie, says Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., who is trying to see that Congress takes some action on the issue this fall.HBCUs in 1997 received less than 1 percent of all higher […]November 10, 1999StudentsJustice or Just Us?Justice or Just Us?Last month, the staff of the Oklahoma Board of Regents for Higher Education recommended that the state phase out its minority graduate student scholarship program. Staff characterized these adjustments as part of an effort to reaffirm the board’s “social justice policy and objectives.” Earlier this year, fearing that a federal judge might […]November 10, 1999HomeRenewing a Commitment to Civil Rights — Starting With the CourtsRenewing a Commitment to Civil Rights — Starting With the CourtsPower concedes nothing without a struggle. Last October in Washington, D.C., when the U.S. Supreme Court began its term, 1,000 people gathered to protest the absence of African Americans and Hispanics serving in the very prestigious post of law clerk to the justices. This year, […]October 27, 1999Faculty & StaffProfessional AppointmentsPresidentsRoman Picked as Interim Head at CCNYDr. Stanford A. Roman Jr. has been named interim president of the City University of New York’s City College. Since 1990, he had served as dean of the CUNY Medical School and Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at CCNY, a post he will continue to hold. Roman earned […]October 27, 1999StudentsGrants & AwardsAn anonymous donor gave Cornell University $100 million to build new residence halls and student commons. The gift matches the largest single gift in the Ivy League school’s history. The pledge is expected to cover about half the cost of new housing planned on Cornell’s West Campus.Florida State University received a $7 million gift from […]October 27, 1999StudentsNoteworthy BriefsJudge Asked to Stop Georgia From Using Race in AdmissionsATLANTA — University of Georgia President Dr. Michael Adams did not have to wait long for a challenge to his recent decision to keep race as a factor in deciding admissions. Atlanta attorney Lee Parks, who has battled the university system before over race-based admission policies, […]October 27, 1999HomeFall Follies, Myths and StatuesFall Follies, Myths and StatuesAutumn brings us changing leaves, but it also brings the opportunity to review some of the myths that lie at the heart of our nation’s foundation.It offers the opportunity, in transition and change, to question ourselves and the lessons we teach and the ways that our teaching shapes national myths.What toddler […]October 27, 1999Previous PagePage 410 of 431Next Page
