Black IssuesStudentsBI What’s NewThe City University of New York’s City College has launched two new scholarship programs, including one funded by the former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Colin L. Powell.Named in honor of Powell’s parents, the Maud and Luther Powell America’s Promise Scholarship will pay full tuition for up to four years at the […]October 13, 1999StudentsBI News BriefsCommission Dismisses Discrimination Complaint Against Alabama-BirminghamBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The state Ethics Commission has dismissed complaints against the president of the University of Alabama-Birmingham and another school official, saying the allegations of discrimination do not fall under its jurisdiction.A local activist had filed a complaint against Dr. W. Ann Reynolds, the school’s president, and George Perdue, […]October 13, 1999Native AmericansAmerican Indian Colleges Get $30MAmerican Indian Colleges Get $30MWASHINGTON — Tribal colleges struggling on campuses cobbled together from old Army barracks, double-wide trailers or decommissioned high schools are getting a $30 million donation to help with construction and renovation.“We’re aware of the conditions at these tribal colleges, and felt that since we had the resources, we’d like to be […]October 13, 1999HomeSummit Focus: Better Teachers, FastSummit Focus: Better Teachers, FastWASHINGTON — Colleges set on producing quality teachers must give students more practice time in K-12 classrooms, members of Congress told college officials during a summit held here last month on how to produce better teachers.“Too often the experience of a student in college is a few weeks of poorly supervised […]October 13, 1999HomeWashington BriefsHoward Only HBCU Among HUD Community Outreach GranteesWASHINGTON — U.S. Sec. of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo last month announced $7.5 million in federal grants to help nearly two dozen colleges and universities revitalize run-down neighborhoods near their campuses.Howard Uni-versity here in the nation’s capital was the lone historically Black institution to receive a […]October 13, 1999LatinxHouse Unveils New BudgetHouse Unveils New BudgetCreative Accounting Could Provide Some Higher Education Programs With Increases Despite Budget Cap WASHINGTON — Some long-awaited predictions came true, late last month, as the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a controversial budget plan that relies heavily on innovative accounting to avoid deep cuts in education spending.Among other provisions, the bill would […]October 13, 1999HBCUsLettersJarvis Christian Out of Default TroubleDear Editor:The Aug. 5th issue of Black Issues In Higher Education features a story on the Sallie Mae default management project for historically Black colleges and universities. The story includes a list of the 14 HBCUs that participated in our default prevention initiative. However, we would like to make it […]October 13, 1999HBCUsLiving in The Best and Worst of TimesLiving in The Best and Worst of TimesCrisesremindusthatnothinginthislifeispromised. Last month, nearly 400 historically Black college administrators and federal officials convened in Washington for the second White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges conference. As always, President Clinton commemorated the event by declaring the week of Sept. 19-25 “Historically Black College Week,” inviting the nation to […]October 13, 1999StudentsAn Education in Affirmative ActionAn Education in Affirmative ActionNearly three years have passed since the first of two controversial class-action lawsuits were brought against the University of Michigan. At issue are the admission’s policies of the university’s law school and its college of literature, science and arts.Based on a grid, the university determines applicants’ acceptance by weighing an array […]September 29, 1999HomeGrants & AwardsThe University of Illinois at Chicago received $1.25 million from the Archdiocese of Chicago to establish an endowed chair in Catholic studies to promote religious literacy. The archdiocese received the money from the Arthur J. Schmitt Foundation.Earl G. Graves Sr., chairman and publisher of Black Enterprise magazine, announced that he and several business associates and […]September 29, 1999Previous PagePage 415 of 431Next Page