Black IssuesHomeSt. Augustine V.P. and Husband File Suits Against the CollegeSt. Augustine V.P. and Husband File Suits Against the CollegeRALIEGH, N.C.—The vice president of St. Augustine’s College has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the college and top administrators alleging sexual harassment, and gender and employment discrimination. Her husband, a former employee also filed suit claiming wrongful termination when he was fired from his post […]May 12, 1999HomeWhat is Ethnic Cleansing, Really?What is Ethnic Cleansing, Really? By Julianne MalveauxIgnorance is bliss, especially in historical context. This is why so many Americans seem so extraordinarily moved by the “ethnic cleansing” that is taking place in Kosovo. The killings of Albanians are outrageous, to be sure. But people are allowing themselves to be whipped into some kind of […]May 12, 1999InternationalGateway 21 Opens Access to KnowledgeGateway 21 Opens Access to Knowledge Dr. Morris Simon is accustomed to using obscure and hard-to-find academic journals in his research as an anthropologist and international studies professor at Stillman College. Recently, articles in the Mississippi Valley Historical Review dating back to the 1930s have helped him to identify primary sources for research on Red Shoe, […]May 12, 1999StudentsBack from the Brink of ExtinctionBack from the Brink of ExtinctionAfter surviving funding battles and a student insurrection, among other things, the nation’s premier Native American arts institute finally is getting a home of its ownBy William MacNeilIts federal funding was slashed by nearly half and nearly cut off completely. Enrollment plunged, roughly 60 percent of the faculty had to […]May 12, 1999African-AmericanWhiteness Studies: Deceptive or Welcome Discourse?Whiteness Studies: Deceptive or Welcome Discourse?Dr. Maulana Karenga was one of the scholars who pressed for Black studies in the late 60’s and early 70s. As the author of Introduction to Black Studies, a text used widely throughout the academy, he also is the founder of Kwanzaa, a celebration of family, community, and culture observed […]May 12, 1999African-AmericanThe Study of WhitenessThe Study of WhitenessAt a conference held late in March, students, faculty, and administrators from the tri-campus community of Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore colleges gathered together with a group of journalists to discuss the status of multiculturalism on college campuses. At one point, a panelist suggested that part of the problem on many traditionally […]May 12, 1999StudentsUniversity Rescinds Mass Suspension of Black Greek OrganizationsUniversity Rescinds Mass Suspension of Black Greek OrganizationsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) rescinded a mass suspension of all its Black Greek-letter organizations, last month, after some students questioned why White groups were not treated the same way. A school official wrote six Black groups saying they were being suspended from campus activities, […]May 12, 1999HomeWhat’s NewJohnson C. Smith University, in Charlotte, N.C., announced, last month, that it will be joining the IBM ThinkPad University program through which all of its students will receive IBM ThinkPad notebook computers. JCSU is the first historically Black college or university to join the IBM ThinkPad University program.The computers will be available to all students […]May 12, 1999SportsHampton Coaches Sue for $30 Million in False Arrest CaseHampton Coaches Sue for $30 Million in False Arrest CaseHAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton University women’s basketball coach, her assistant, and her husband have filed a civil action lawsuit against the city of Lubbock, Texas, and several of its police officers, claiming they were unlawfully arrested (see Black Issues, Dec. 10, 1998).The $30 million suit […]May 12, 1999Leadership & PolicyTexas Asks Court to Reconsider HopwoodTexas Asks Court to Reconsider HopwoodAUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas, last month, asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its Hopwood ruling, the decision that led to the elimination of affirmative action policies at the state’s public colleges and universities. “This case addresses one of the most important issues of […]May 12, 1999Previous PagePage 430 of 431Next Page
