Black IssuesHome‘Rap the Vote’‘Rap the Vote’Hip-Hop artists are encouraging young people to vote, but will their efforts actually move them to the polls?DALLASDamien Robinson is 30 years old but has never voted in an election nor has he even registered to vote, until now. Publicity surrounding rap impresarios like Sean “Puffy” Combs aka P. Diddy and Russell Simmons […]October 6, 2004HomeThe Power of the Youth BlocThe Power of the Youth BlocCivic advocates and campaign strategists say this population could SWING the presidential electionBy Kendra HamiltonWhile youth voting has declined precipitously since 1972, the year 18-year-olds first won the right to vote, there’s a bright spot in the statistical picture, according to a national expert on youth civic engagement: African American […]October 6, 2004StudentsOBAMA RISINGOBAMA RISING All but assured to become the fifth Black American to hold a seat in the U.S. Senate, Obama represents to many the emergence of a new generation of national political leadershipBy Ronald Roach SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Less than two months after a stellar keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Barack Obama […]October 6, 2004Leadership & PolicyOhio University Launches Urban Scholars ProgramOhio University Launches Urban Scholars ProgramATHENS, OHIOOhio University President Roderick J. McDavis recently announced the creation of the Urban Scholars Program — designed to increase the university’s diversity by enhancing opportunities for Ohio’s urban high school students to enroll and succeed at Ohio University. The program will provide scholarship support for graduates of urban school […]October 6, 2004Faculty & StaffVa. Tech Receives Grant to Study Black IT RecruitmentVa. Tech Receives Grant to Study Black IT RecruitmentBLACKSBURG, Va.A research team led by faculty members from Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business has received a National Science Foundation grant of $617,000 to study the recruitment and retention of African Americans in information technology-related graduate studies and jobs.Wanda Smith, associate professor of management, will direct […]October 6, 2004Leadership & PolicyTexas Southern Names Communications SchoolTexas Southern Names Communications School For Talk Show Host Tavis SmileyHOUSTONTexas Southern University unveiled a new building housing its school of communications in September, renaming the school for talk show host Tavis Smiley. University President Priscilla Slade said the center will house all communications, journalism, speech and telecommunications programs at the historically Black university. Slade […]October 6, 2004HomeBrown Receives $100 Million — Largest Gift for UniversityBrown Receives $100 Million — Largest Gift for UniversityPROVIDENCE, R.I.Brown University has received a $100 million gift from a liquor importer for its financial aid program, allowing the Ivy League school to offer its neediest students outright grants instead of loans. The gift is the largest single donation in Brown’s 240-year history. Its use for […]October 6, 2004StudentsWinston-Salem State Students Question Blair’s AppearanceWinston-Salem State Students Question Blair’s AppearanceWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Some Winston-Salem State University students are questioning the school’s decision to bring disgraced journalist Jayson Blair to campus to speak. Ebonee Russell, a senior and a reporter for The News Argus, the historically Black university’s newspaper, said she was bothered that WSSU is one of the few schools […]October 6, 2004Faculty & StaffNJIT Professor Honored for Breakthrough Stem Cell ResearchNJIT Professor Honored for Breakthrough Stem Cell ResearchNEWARK, N.J. Dr. Treena Livingston Arinzeh was recognized recently by President Bush for research showing that adult stem cells could help patients suffering from spinal cord injuries, bone and cartilage damage and related diseases. Arinzeh, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, received […]October 6, 2004HBCUsSallie Mae Appoints Director of HBCU InitiativesSallie Mae Appoints Director of HBCU InitiativesRESTON, Va.Sallie Mae, the nation’s leading provider of education funding, announced recently that Denise Chaisson has been appointed director for the company’s historically Black college and university (HBCU) initiatives. In this role, Chaisson will lead an effort to enhance Sallie Mae’s and its affiliate brands’ longstanding commitment to provide […]October 6, 2004Previous PagePage 42 of 431Next Page
