Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyCan NAFEO Find Its Direction?Can NAFEO Find Its Direction? By Michele N-K CollisonThere was a time when thousands of Black college officials would block out the third week in April on their calendars so that they wouldn’t miss the annual meeting of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO).The conference, held at the Washington Hilton in the […]June 23, 1999StudentsBlack Issues’ Wright Wins AAUP Journalism AwardBlack Issues’ Wright Wins AAUP Journalism AwardFairfax, Va. — Scott W. Wright, a senior staff writer for Black Issues In Higher Education, is the 1999 winner of the “Award for Excellence in Coverage of Higher Education,” given annually by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Wright, who also is the editor of Black Issues’ […]June 23, 1999StudentsCommencing A New Era As the Century TurnsCommencing A New Era As the Century TurnsWhen President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton made the commencement rounds at the nation’s colleges and universities this year, they included speeches at a couple of minority-laden institutions.The President, for the second time in three years, spoke at a historically Black university’s commencement ceremony. He […]June 23, 1999HBCUsVirginia Switches Funding SystemsVirginia Switches Funding SystemsChange to performance-based formula is posing questions for public HBCUs, and two-year collegesBy Scott W. Wright and Hank Kurz Jr.RICHMOND, Va. — The State Council of Higher Education last month unanimously adopted a performance-based system for funding colleges and universities that rewards schools based on student achievement.The plan deregulates colleges and universities […]June 23, 1999StudentsMen MenMen MenNew research focuses on the problem of retaining Black male community college students By Starita SmithLOS ANGELES — One of the greatest challenges facing community colleges is how to keep Black male students long enough for them to obtain a degree or the preparation necessary to transfer to a four-year school.Now, new research being […]June 23, 1999HomeBI What’s NewThe Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and Peterson’s, the producer of the popular college guides, have announced a new program designed to encourage the continuing development of diversity and inclusiveness in graduate education.The program will provide support in the form of a matching grant to one institution per academic year for the purpose of effecting […]June 23, 1999SportsBI News BriefsBadillo Appointed to Chair CUNY’s Board NEW YORK — Herman Badillo, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s top education adviser, has been named the next chairman of the board of the City University of New York, the nation’s largest urban university system. Gov. George Pataki appointed him late last month. “Herman Badillo and the governor share a commitment […]June 23, 1999HealthLegislators Told Health Budget Should Target People of ColorLegislators Told Health Budget Should Target People of ColorRepublicans in Congress are talking about a multibillion dollar increase to double funding on health research next year. A Howard University professor is trying to ensure that healthcare programs for people of color get a similar increase.A doubling of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget would […]June 23, 1999HomeWhy Black Associations are Still NecessaryWhy Black Associations are Still Necessary It was hard not to notice the low attendance at this year’s annual meeting of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO). In hushed voices attendees murmured their concerns about the future of the organization, some even questioning whether NAFEO is still viable. In the Black […]June 23, 1999HomeBlack Women Need The Power of History to Fuel the FutureBlack Women Need The Power of History to Fuel the FutureHistory has its own power, and Black women, more than ever before, need its truths to challenge hateful assumptions, negative stereotypes, myths, lies, and distortions about our own role in the progress of time. Black women need to know the contradictions and ironies that our […]May 26, 1999Previous PagePage 428 of 431Next Page
