Black IssuesSportsBlack Basketball Players’ Graduation Rates SinkBlack Basketball Players’ Graduation Rates SinkINDIANAPOLIS — Graduation rates for African American college athletes in both men’s and women’s basketball sank again, setting off fresh concern that schools care more a winning season than academic excellence.The National Collegiate Athletic Association reported this month the graduation rate for black male basketball players at the nation’s biggest […]September 15, 1999StudentsProfessional AppointmentsJones to Lead Community College Baltimore County-CatonsvilleDr. Andrew C. Jones has been named president at the Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville. Previously, he was executive vice president for academic and student affairs at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster, Texas. Jones earned a bachelor’s in economics and a master’s in library science, both, from the University […]September 15, 1999StudentsPrivate PartyPrivate PartyPlagued by sexually-lewd behavior and violence, one of the largest Black fraternity gatherings in the country is no longer a public event and some say that while it’s unfortunate, it may be the wave of the futurePhiladelphia — At first, it seemed that the 1999 Philadelphia Greek Picnic had all of the support that […]September 15, 1999Leadership & PolicyMeeting the Competition and Then SomeMeeting the Competition and Then SomeNew Howard University Bookstore Aims to be Community AssetThe traditional campus store may have online textbook sellers nipping at their business, but at least one historically Black institution is responding by making its new campus store a Black cultural and community center in addition to putting its catalog online. Earlier […]September 15, 1999HomeThe Big Guys Muscle InThe Big Guys Muscle InCampus store officials say the move to selling textbooks online has been an industry trend pre-dating the Internet startups, such as VarsityBooks.com. Buchs says the national association has been encouraging its members to make textbooks purchasing available online for the past two years.Firm statistics are hard to find. But Buchs estimates […]September 15, 1999HomeA Textbook CaseA Textbook CaseVirtual booksellers heat up the textbook marketWASHINGTON — Armed with flyers, posters, banners, and T-shirts, Alcide King is trying to convince fellow students at Howard University they can avoid long lines at the campus-owned bookstore by merely logging onto the Internet to buy textbooks. During the first week of school, King and a […]September 15, 1999StudentsFeds Hand Out $120M to Expand College AccessFeds Hand Out $120M to Expand College AccessWASHINGTON — With the new academic year just days away, the Clinton administration tagged 21 states and 164 local partnerships to serve as the first participants in the highly-touted “Gear Up for College” program to boost access to higher education.Approved last year, the program targets at-risk students early […]September 15, 1999StudentsFeds Hand Out $120M to Expand College AccessFeds Hand Out $120M to Expand College AccessWASHINGTON — With the new academic year just days away, the Clinton administration tagged 21 states and 164 local partnerships to serve as the first participants in the highly-touted “Gear Up for College” program to boost access to higher education.Approved last year, the program targets at-risk students early […]September 15, 1999Faculty & StaffDear BI Career Consultants:Dear BI Career Consultants:How can professors at predominantly White colleges and universities receive proper promotion and tenure credits for service to the African American community?Dr. Elaine Johnson CopelandAssociate Professor EmeritusDepartment of Educational PsychologyUniversity of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Business Administration Clinton Junior CollegeRock Hill, S.C.This question is an extremely difficult one. While most […]September 15, 1999HomeSurveying the Crime SceneSurveying the Crime SceneProposed rules aim to make campus crime statistics more consumer-friendlyWashington — Colleges and universities around the country will have to provide more information about crime on their campuses if new proposals by the U.S. Department of Education are accepted this fall.The new rules are based on last year’s revisions to the Jeanne […]September 15, 1999Previous PagePage 418 of 431Next Page
