Black IssuesSportsStudy Reveals Boarding School Is Springboard for SuccessStudy Reveals Boarding School Is Springboard for SuccessWASHINGTONStudents who attend boarding schools find greater success than their peers in college and in adult life, according to a new study conducted by the Arts & Science Group of Baltimore on behalf of The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS).For the study, the Arts & Science Group interviewed […]August 11, 2004HomeBarnard College Launches New Black BiographyBarnard College Launches New Black Biography And Memoir Series for 2004-2005NEW YORKBarnard College will a present a year-long authors’ series, “Writing Black Lives,” during 2004-2005 to showcase significant Black writers and figures of African descent through biography and memoir. The series will feature noted author Michael Eric Dyson (Sept. 13) reading from his acclaimed books […]August 11, 2004HomeHigh School Students Win Gold at Biology CompetitionHigh School Students Win Gold at Biology CompetitionVIENNA, Va. In an unprecedented feat of accomplishment in the 15 years of the International Biology Olympiad Competition, the U.S. team, comprised of four high school students, brought home four gold medals. The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is the annual World Championship Biology Competition for high school students. […]August 11, 2004HomeOne in Five Colorado College Students Is a MinorityOne in Five Colorado College Students Is a MinorityDENVER The number of minorities enrolled in Colorado’s colleges and universities has not grown much despite efforts to increase diversity on campuses. Last year, about one in five undergraduate students in Colorado’s public higher education system was minority, a 0.5 increase over 2003. Only 16 percent of […]August 11, 2004HomeSpelman College Partners With South African University To Help Foster Sustainable DevelopmentSpelman College Partners With South African University To Help Foster Sustainable DevelopmentATLANTAFor the past 18 months, Spelman College has been working with Mangosuthu Technikon, a South African university in Durban, to increase staff and infrastructure development in three areas: grants and contracts; marketing and communications; and alumni development. Teams of administrators from Spelman and Mangosuthu […]August 11, 2004HomeGeorgia Study Shows Job Prospects Remain Bleak for 2003 Journalism GradsGeorgia Study Shows Job Prospects Remain Bleak for 2003 Journalism GradsATHENS, Ga.In a year of grim employment news, the prospects for graduates of journalism and mass communications programs remained slightly worse than the national average, according to the 2003 Annual Survey of Journalism & Mass Communication Graduates, conducted at the Grady College of Journalism and […]August 11, 2004HealthBenedict College Environmental Health ProgramBenedict College Environmental Health Program First in South Carolina to Receive AccreditationCOLUMBIA, S.C.Those students across the nation seeking to earn an undergraduate degree in the environmental health field from an accredited program can now attend Benedict College, the first institution of higher learning in South Carolina to receive national accreditation in environmental health. Under the […]August 11, 2004HomeCrime Jumps on Tennessee College CampusesCrime Jumps on Tennessee College CampusesCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Violent crime on the state’s college campuses increased significantly last year, according to a recent report from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. In 2003, crime like rape, assaults and kidnappings was up 21.3 percent from the previous year. The largest jump was in kidnapping, going from just one […]August 11, 2004Community CollegesCommunity College Automotive Program RecognizedCommunity College Automotive Program Recognized By DaimlerChrysler NEVILLE ISLAND, Pa.The DaimlerChrysler Corp. has named Community College of Allegheny County a College Automotive Program (CAP) School of the Year in recognition of the college’s commitment to excellence in automotive education and training.The DaimlerChrysler CAP program, offered at CCAC’s Technology Center on Neville Island, is one of […]August 11, 2004HomeSouthern Universities Partner To Improve LifeSouthern Universities Partner To Improve Life in the Mississippi Delta Program attempts to foster spirit of regional cooperation By Scott Dyer BATON ROUGE, La.With the help of a $1.2 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, historically Black Grambling State University is working with two predominantly White universities to help the impoverished Mississippi Delta area […]August 11, 2004Previous PagePage 55 of 431Next Page
