Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyTreasure From The IslandTreasure From The IslandElton Braithwaite carves wood, pushes a broom, and is teaching something about life at a Massachusetts community college. HOLYOKE, Mass. — Summer mornings find Jamaican folk artist Elton Braithwaite in the college classroom teaching youngsters a little bit about wood carving and a lot more about life.Nights, he’s back in the classroom […]September 1, 1999HomeThe Life After Death of Proposition 187The Life After Death of Proposition 187 By Sandra HernandezFor nearly four years Carlos Montes has lived in fear, wondering what would happen if Proposition 187 were allowed to take effect. “I just kept wondering why this happened. It’s all very complicated, but I knew that suddenly a pregnant women might get turned away at […]September 1, 1999Leadership & PolicyA Gatekeeper Relinquishes the KeysA Gatekeeper Relinquishes the KeysDr. Luther Williams, lauded director of the National Science Foundation’s minority programs, steps down.WASHINGTON — Dr. Luther S. Williams has stepped down as head of the National Science Foundation’s education division after nine years as the chief architect of a wide range of NSF programs aimed at creating opportunities for African […]September 1, 1999StudentsThere’s No Place Like HomeThere’s No Place Like HomeFlorida State University’s Black Student Union may lose its base of operations if the current plan for ‘improving’ the university life of its students is carried out. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University claims to take great pride in its diversity. And that is why when the Black Student Union house […]September 1, 1999SportsLow Score for Collegiate SportsLow Score for Collegiate SportsLatest report shows colleges and universities are among the worst when it comes to hiring and promoting women and people of color in the coaching and managerial ranks of sports.WASHINGTON — College sports departments scarcely received a passing grade when it came to the hiring and promotion of minorities and women, […]September 1, 1999LatinxBI What’s NewCalifornia State University-Fullerton, in partnership with the state of California, has begun operating the California Corporate Board Registry to expand minority and women representation statewide on boards of directors. CSU-Fullerton was named to oversee the registry by the Office of Secretary of State Bill Jones.Stemming from legislation passed in 1993 and 1998, the registry will […]September 1, 1999StudentsNAACP Calls for Bluefield State InvestigationNAACP Calls for Bluefield State InvestigationHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia should investigate employment practices at Bluefield State College because of the school’s lack of minority faculty and staff, according to a resolution approved by state NAACP members last month. The resolution was one of several approved during the final day of the National Association for […]September 1, 1999Leadership & PolicyGOP Tax Bill Draws Bitter CriticismGOP Tax Bill Draws Bitter CriticismThe White House and Congress are on a collision course as both sides try to build public support for tax cuts and future spending plans that will affect education.The House and Senate, in largely party-line votes, approved a massive $800 billion tax cut in early August that critics say would […]September 1, 1999HomeThe Time is Now!The Time is Now!When Proposition 187 passed in California in 1994, many people of color — there and around the country — were stunned. The initiative was the first in a string of referenda to come out of that state in this decade which were designed primarily to reign in the growing presence and influence […]September 1, 1999HomeThe Higher Education Technology RevolutionThe Higher Education Technology RevolutionNowhere in higher education has there been as much change as in the use of information technology. Not only have information technology advances provided institutions useful tools like personal computers and campus computer networks, but changes spurred by information technology (IT) advances are leading to a transformation of higher education.“[Information technology] […]August 18, 1999Previous PagePage 420 of 431Next Page