Black IssuesHomeXavier Buildings Added to National Register of Historic PlacesXavier Buildings Added to National Register of Historic PlacesNEW ORLEANSXavier University of Louisiana’s Landmark Administration Building and the original library (now the music department building) have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.Established by Congress in 1966, the National Register is the nation’s official list of significant historic properties, buildings, structures, objects and […]July 28, 2004StudentsNoel-Levitz Honors InstitutionsNoel-Levitz Honors Institutions For Outstanding Retention Efforts IOWA CITY, IowaNoel-Levitz, one of the leading higher education consulting firms in North America, recognized four colleges and universities with the 2004 Lee Noel and Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Awards. The awards recognize innovative, state-of-the-art campus retention programs that have encouraged students to succeed and persevere through graduation.“These […]July 28, 2004HomeAge, Race and Sex Disparity FoundAge, Race and Sex Disparity Found In Cancer Research Trial ParticipationNEW HAVEN, Conn.Although people age 65 and older account for 62 percent of patients with lung, colon breast or prostate cancer, they make up only 32 percent of cancer research participants, Yale researchers report in the June 9th Journal of the American Medical Association. “We […]July 28, 2004StudentsJudge Orders Temporary Reinstatement of Kansas State Newspaper AdviserJudge Orders Temporary Reinstatement of Kansas State Newspaper AdviserTOPEKA, Kan. Afederal judge temporarily reinstated the former adviser of Kansas State University’s student newspaper this week, nearly two months after he was reassigned amid controversy over coverage of a Black student government conference. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson also ordered the school to allow Ron Johnson […]July 28, 2004African-AmericanGeorgia Professor Wins International Award for History VolumeGeorgia Professor Wins International Award for History VolumeATHENS, Ga. The Conference on the History of Women Religious, an international body of scholars numbering about 600 members, honored a book by a University of Georgia history professor at its sixth triennial conference in Atchison, Kan., last month. Dr. Diane Batts Morrow, associate professor of history and […]July 28, 2004HBCUsSurvey Reveals 48 Top Supporters of HBCU Engineering SchoolsSurvey Reveals 48 Top Supporters of HBCU Engineering Schools BALTIMOREAsecond annual survey conducted by Career Communications Group Inc. (CCG) has found that 48 companies and government agencies are considered most supportive of historically Black engineering schools.CCG asked the deans of the 10 ABET-accredited, historically Black college and university (HBCU) engineering programs; the dean of engineering […]July 28, 2004SportsNCAA Violations Cause MEAC to Strip FAMU of ChampionshipsNCAA Violations Cause MEAC to Strip FAMU of Championships TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference plans to take away Florida A&M University’s 2000 and 2001 football titles and nine other championships as punishment for committing 196 NCAA rule violations. The penalties were listed in a June 29 letter written by MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas and […]July 28, 2004HomeCensus Bureau Releases DataCensus Bureau Releases Data On Educational Attainment by Race, EthnicityWASHINGTON More U.S. residents than ever have high school and college diplomas, although rates still vary greatly by race and ethnicity, the Census Bureau says. Among those 25 and older last year, 84.6 percent had graduated from high school, up from 84.1 percent the previous year, […]July 28, 2004LatinxFew College Programs Reap Gains From Education Spending BillFew College Programs Reap Gains From Education Spending BillHBCUs, community colleges receive small victoriesBy Charles DervaricsBlack colleges are one of the few winners in a new 2005 House education spending bill that largely holds the line on federal funding for higher education, including core financial aid programs essential for needy students.The main federal program for […]July 28, 2004HBCUsSlow and SteadySlow and SteadySurmounting difficult terrain to achieve meaningful success — whether one pursues a Ph.D. or takes a leadership position at a college or university — represents an underlying theme of our annual Top 100 graduate school issue. In this year’s edition, we capture compelling portraits of both struggle and accomplishment as we present the […]July 28, 2004Previous PagePage 58 of 431Next Page
