Black IssuesAfrican-AmericanCapturing the spirit of 15 yearsCapturing the spirit of 15 yearsWhen Black Issues In Higher Education started in 1984, Nelson Mandela was enduring a life sentence in a South African prison. Today, he is not only the former president of South Africa, but he holds an honorary doctorate from Harvard University. In the United States, back in 1984, “PC” was […]August 18, 1999HomeReading Is FundamentalReading Is FundamentalThe past 15 years have been marked by a burgeoning of non-fiction books by and about people of color, and on issues concerning their status in the nation’s complex system of education. Below is a sampling of those books that have had the broadest mainstream impact.1) Blacks in College, Jacqueline Fleming, Jossey-Bass, 1984.Challenging […]August 18, 1999StudentsCollegiate Athletics HightlightsCollegiate Athletics HightlightsCollegiate athletics have presented a grueling playing field for student athletes of color over the past 15 years. And sometimes, just when it seems that players of color have gotten used to the terrain, new issues of equity explode on the field, making the footing even more precarious. The following 15 issues — […]August 18, 1999African-AmericanShameful OccurrencesShameful OccurrencesWhile rummaging though our files in search of highlights to include in this anniversary edition, we also came across many, many shameful occurrences. Any reputable 15-year assessment of Black issues in higher education would be incomplete without at least a mention of some of these ignominious episodes. This is by no means a comprehensive […]August 18, 1999HomeOrganizations That Made (and are Making) a DifferenceOrganizations That Made (and are Making) a DifferenceAssociations/Organizations1) The American Council on Education (ACE) Office of Minority Affairs2) American Association for Affirmative Action3) National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)4) Science, Engineering, Communications, Mathematics Enrichment Program (SECME)5) Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)6) National Association for Equal Opportunity in Education (NAFEO)7) Quality Education for […]August 18, 1999Students‘Greek’ Pride and Pain‘Greek’ Pride and Pain During the late 1960s and the Vietnam War era, the Black fraternity and sorority movement suffered a loss of prestige because many young African Americans viewed them as too traditional and middle class to be “cool.” However, the success of affirmative action and academic outreach programs brought an unprecedented number of […]August 18, 1999StudentsTranscending the ClassroomTranscending the Classroom Men of scholarship and prophetic insight must show us the right way and lead us into the light which is shining brighter and brighter.” — Carter G. Woodson Over the past 15 years, the Black Issues staff has interviewed thousands of faculty. So, it was no small feat to come up with 15 […]August 18, 1999HomeAllen WrenchedAllen WrenchedConservative head of Virginia’s higher education council abruptly resigns for very personal ‘professional reasons’ RICHMOND, Va. — William B. Allen’s sudden departure from Virginia’s State Council of Higher Education last month mirrored his flamboyant arrival just a year earlier: both came amidst controversy and headlines.Allen, who launched his directorship by questioning Virginia’s continued financing […]August 18, 1999StudentsLouisiana Lightning RodLouisiana Lightning RodBaton Rouge Community College Chancellor Marion Bonaparte was at the center of a racially charged storm that led to his ouster, and is expected to hurt enrollment at the new state institutionBATON ROUGE, La. — Marion Bonaparte, Baton Rouge Community College’s chancellor, who was placed on paid leave after reports surfaced regarding missing […]August 18, 1999HomeExcerpt from Models of Diversity: Pursuing Tolerance in Colleges and Universities:Excerpt from Models of Diversity: Pursuing Tolerance in Colleges and Universities:Judging from the campus incidents of the early ’90s, it seems almost as if college administrators expected that a certain laissez-faire tolerance came packaged with the students’ college admission documents. Instead, as the 11 institutions highlighted here have demonstrated, long-buried grievances emerged to demand redress; […]August 18, 1999Previous PagePage 421 of 431Next Page