Black IssuesInternationalOttawa University Announces New International PartnershipOttawa University Announces New International PartnershipOTTAWA, Kan.Ottawa University has partnered with SEG International BHD (SEGi), Malaysia’s largest private higher education provider, with more than 18,500 students in 14 campuses and six training centers throughout the country. As part of the partnership agreement, Ottawa University will provide a 13-month distance-learning program for working adults leading to […]September 22, 2004Community CollegesElizabeth City State Offers New Birth-to-Kindergarten Degree ProgramElizabeth City State Offers New Birth-to-Kindergarten Degree Program ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.Beginning this fall, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is offering a new bachelor’s of science degree in education — birth to kindergarten.University officials say the program will appeal to numerous child-care providers, recent high school graduates, community college graduates and teachers currently working in elementary […]September 22, 2004African-AmericanNational Underground Railroad Freedom CenterNational Underground Railroad Freedom Center Dedicated in CincinnatiCINCINNATIOhio Gov. Bob Taft, Sen. Mike DeWine, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Congressman Rob Portman joined a broad range of leaders from the entertainment, academic, government and business communities who participated in the grand opening dedication of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on Aug. 23. Aug. 23 […]September 22, 2004HomeMorris Brown Employee Sentenced in Visa Scheme Involving Illegal ImmigrantsMorris Brown Employee Sentenced in Visa Scheme Involving Illegal ImmigrantsATLANTA A former Morris Brown College employee was one of two people sentenced to federal prison for falsely providing student visas to illegal immigrants under the guise they would be attending the historically Black Atlanta college. Leroy Evans, 57, of College Park was sentenced to 37 […]September 22, 2004HomePaul R. Jones African American ArtPaul R. Jones African American Art Collection Exhibits at University of Delaware NEWARK, Del. A groundbreaking exhibit at the University of Delaware presents the opportunity to recognize the distinct achievements of Black artists in the 20th century while placing them in the broader context of modern American art, organizers say. “A Century of African American […]September 22, 2004Faculty & StaffAAUP Protest Barring of Muslim ScholarAAUP Protest Barring of Muslim Scholar WASHINGTONThe American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently protested the U.S. government’s action to revoke the work visa of Professor Tariq Ramadan, a citizen of Switzerland and well-known Muslim scholar who had been appointed to a faculty position at the University of Notre Dame beginning this fall. The State […]September 22, 2004HomeAppeals Court OKs Disclosure Suit Against Connerly GroupAppeals Court OKs Disclosure Suit Against Connerly Group SACRAMENTO, Calif.The Fair Political Practices Commission can sue University of California Regent Ward Connerly’s American Civil Rights Coalition for failing to disclose its major financial backers last year, an appeals court said in a ruling made public recently. The commission originally sued to force Connerly’s group to […]September 22, 2004HomeWomen’s Groups Speak out Against Michigan 2006 Affirmative Action MeasureWomen’s Groups Speak out Against Michigan 2006 Affirmative Action MeasureWard Connerly main financial backer in anti-affirmative action effortLANSING, Mich. Women’s groups in late August launched a two-year campaign to defeat a planned 2006 ballot initiative that would ban affirmative action in government hiring and college admissions in Michigan. The group’s leaders said women — not […]September 22, 2004SportsArthur Ashe Commemorative Stamp Unveiled at U.S. OpenArthur Ashe Commemorative Stamp Unveiled at U.S. OpenWASHINGTONArthur Ashe, humanitarian and world-class tennis star, will be immortalized on a commemorative postage stamp to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 2005. The announcement came last month during the unveiling of the stamp image as part of the Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day presented by Hess, […]September 22, 2004Faculty & StaffMIT Names First Woman PresidentMIT Names First Woman PresidentCAMBRIDGE, Mass.Dr. Susan Hockfield, a distinguished neuroscientist and current provost at Yale University, has been selected the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, succeeding Dr. Charles M. Vest, who has led one of the world’s foremost research universities for the past 14 years. Hockfield was elected by the MIT […]September 22, 2004Previous PagePage 46 of 431Next Page
