Black IssuesStudentsSocial Capital: A Panacea for Educational Diversity?Social Capital: A Panacea for Educational Diversity?How many times have we heard that schools that service underprepared students, especially in disadvantaged areas, don’t have the luxury of an equal starting line in the race for success? Instead, we’re told, they are burdened with compensating for social, economic, political and environmental ills. The panacea that is […]October 27, 1999StudentsThe Perks and Perils of Recruiting Academic SuperstarsThe Perks and Perils of Recruiting Academic SuperstarsImagine having to jump on 10 planes to get to six cities in five days, fulfilling commitments that include — among other things — giving an interview to ABC’s 20/20, and consulting with HBO producers on an upcoming program about actor Charles Dutton. For DePaul University professor Michael […]October 27, 1999Faculty & StaffTales From the BoondocksTales From the BoondocksRecruiting Black Faculty to Small Town, U.S.A., Can Be A Challenge. But Increasingly, It Is One That Colleges Are Taking on and ConqueringWhen Dr. Mordean Taylor-Archer first arrived in Manhattan, she went to the local cable provider and asked that Black Entertainment Television be added to the basic cable offerings. Taylor-Archer was […]October 27, 1999Faculty & StaffReflections of Faculty Pipeline Program ProgenyReflections of Faculty Pipeline Program Progeny Undergraduate Research Fellowships Often Are the Catalytic Event That Excite Students About Careers in the ProfessoriateNEW YORK — Not until his undergraduate years at Carleton College did Dr. Matthew Clayton start getting a sense that life in the academy suited his sensibility and talents. Teaching fellow students at his college’s […]October 27, 1999StudentsGrooming the 21st Century ProfessoriateGrooming the 21st Century Professoriate Despite Challenges Posed by Anti-Affirmative Action Initiatives, the Ph.D. Pipeline Continues to Deliver a Diverse and Much Needed Group of Young ProfessorsCLAREMONT, Calif. — With just one Black professor, five Latino professors and five Asian American professors on its roster of 75 full-time faculty members, the Claremont Graduate University here recognized […]October 27, 1999HBCUsTech BriefsMaking an Investment to Close the Digital Divide PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A lot of attention is being given, lately, to the digital divide between the information technology haves and have–nots. In an attempt to bridge that chasm, Brown University and MCI WorldCom, with the encouragement of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, have announced a new program that […]October 27, 1999HomeInternet Service Offers College Tuition Bidding ServiceInternet Service Offers College Tuition Bidding ServiceBOSTON — Savvy internet shoppers have been bidding of late for airplane tickets, hotel fares, used cars. Now, they can bid for college tuition.A newly launched Internet service wants to treat college tuition like an auction, matching students’ financial “bids” to colleges willing to offer discounted tuition rates.The founders […]October 27, 1999StudentsFinancial Aid Prospecting — OnlineFinancial Aid Prospecting — OnlineThe Internet Is Loaded With Valuable Financial Aid Information, but Few Campus Web Sites Are Designed to Help Them Find ItLog on to any of the hundreds of college Web sites now available on the Internet, and you’ll find everything from virtual tours to online applications. But too few of these […]October 27, 1999HomeHostile Environments?Hostile Environments?Conference Attendees Suggest Localities Embrace, Rather Than Reject, Black FestivalsATLANTA — Cities should treat spring festivals for Black youth no differently than other large gatherings, according to officials who attended a two-day conference on events such as Freaknik in Atlanta or Black College Reunion in Daytona Beach, Fla.“These events are no different from other […]October 27, 1999StudentsCan the Dream Be Saved?Can the Dream Be Saved?CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors announced earlier this month that race will continue to be considered in the school’s admissions process. The board also said it supports President John T. Casteen III’s decision several months ago to end the use of a point system that benefited […]October 27, 1999Previous PagePage 411 of 431Next Page
