Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyThe Boycott That Isn’t — YetThe Boycott That Isn’t — YetRumors last month that Benedict College’s president was rallying his HBCU colleagues in South Carolina to join the NAACP’s boycott of that state have thwarted the alleged plan, at least temporarilyColumbia, S.C. — Apparently, word that South Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities are joining the NAACP’s tourism boycott of […]September 15, 1999StudentsRap Session on RaceRap Session on RaceAs Clinton calls for a second round of campus dialogue on race, some wonder how successful the first was; others praise efforts as a useful starting pointWASHINGTON — President Clinton created the President’s Initiative on Race to “help build One America in the 21st Century — a nation of people who respect […]September 15, 1999StudentsA Test-Taking FrenzyA Test-Taking FrenzyCollege Board Says Minorities Taking SAT and AP Courses in Record NumbersWASHINGTON — Record numbers of high school students are taking college entrance exams, their scores are improving — if only slightly — and the agencies that administer the tests are calling the 1990s a “decade of promise.”And keeping pace with the overall […]September 15, 1999StudentsReframing the Socialization of Greek LifeReframing the Socialization of Greek LifeToday, several institutions of higher learning are considering excluding single-sex fraternities and sororities from their campuses. Dartmouth College’s quest to abolish all-male and all-female Greek arrangements from their campus and substitute them with a coeducational model constrains the formal socialization among the sexes. The collegiate landscape indeed has become complex […]September 1, 1999African-AmericanProfessional AppointmentsAcademicFrancene Gilmer has been appointed director of the Vanderbilt University Career Center. Before the appointment, she was associate director of the center. Gilmer earned a bachelor’s degree in community health education from Western Kentucky University; and a master’s degree in education from Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Mynora J. Bryant has been named coordinator of counseling […]September 1, 1999HomeGrants & AwardsJackson State University will receive a $12.9 million grant — the largest research award in the university’s history — to serve as the coordinating center for the Jackson Heart Study. It is the largest study of cardiovascular disease ever undertaken in the nation. The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore has been awarded a $799,067 grant from […]September 1, 1999HealthThe Digital Divide Isn’t The Only GapThe Digital Divide Isn’t The Only GapPerhaps because we are racing toward a new millennium burdened by the problems of the last century or so, analysts are dissecting the new divides without coming to grips with the old ones.There is much discussion, for example, of the digital divide — the difference in access that African […]September 1, 1999Native AmericansTribal College Advisory Board Holds First MeetingTribal College Advisory Board Holds First Meeting WASHINGTON — Agendas were set and board members were sworn in as 13 of the 15 members of the President’s Advisory Board on Tribal Colleges and Universities gathered here in July for the group’s inaugural meeting.Carrie L. Billy, executive director of the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges […]September 1, 1999Home15 Issues to Watch15 Issues to Watch For the next several months, in observance of Black Issues In Higher Education’s 15th Anniversary, this special column will be devoted to looking back and ahead to the events, people, and institutions having the greatest impact on access and equity in higher education. For this edition, the column highlights some of […]September 1, 1999Community CollegesApplying to College OnlineApplying to College OnlineSome Schools and Students Find E-Applications Easy and EconomicalNORMAL, Ala., — Four years ago, administrators at Alabama A&M State University embraced the newest tool in college admissions — the Internet. Looking for ways to enhance its appeal to potential candidates and recruits, the university launched a Web site that has enabled students […]September 1, 1999Previous PagePage 419 of 431Next Page
