Black IssuesSportsUniversity of Miami, Private School Team Up to Offer Virtual High SchoolUniversity of Miami, Private School Team Up to Offer Virtual High SchoolCORAL GABLES, Fla.The University of Miami has partnered with a private Florida-based K-12 school to collaborate on an online high school. Last fall, the Sagemont School in Weston approached the university with plans for a partnership that would allow the university’s professors to conduct […]July 14, 2004African-AmericanStrayer Holds Virtual Commencement ExercisesStrayer Holds Virtual Commencement Exercises ARLINGTON, Va.Strayer University, a leading for-profit provider of postsecondary education for working adults, is hosting a virtual commencement ceremony to honor Strayer University Online’s 2004 graduates. The multifaceted virtual commencement includes all of the traditional graduation components, according to officials. To view the ceremony, visitors should click on the designated virtual […]July 14, 2004StudentsSAJA Works to Raise Profile of South Asia, Journalism ProfessionSAJA Works to Raise Profile of South Asia, Journalism ProfessionAfter several years of informal networking sessions and cocktail hours, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) are coming together for the first time at next month’s UNITY conference to co-host a panel on media coverage of civil liberties after […]July 14, 2004HBCUsMove Over, SIMove Over, SIMinority sports magazine to debut at year’s end A new magazine focusing exclusively on issues facing Black, Hispanic and other athletes of color is set to hit the newsstands at the end of the year. “The Color of Sports can fill a significant void and have a tremendous influence on shaping the agenda […]July 14, 2004HomeThe Cross-Training of Future JournalistsThe Cross-Training of Future JournalistsAs television and print news outlets increasingly form partnerships with each other to gain larger audiences, journalism educators are cross-training more students. At a growing number of journalism schools across the country, students are not only learning a specific craft such as newspapering or TV broadcasting, but they’re also getting opportunities […]July 14, 2004HomeDeveloping Truth TellersDeveloping Truth TellersAmortgage broker. A public school teacher. A retired elevator company employee. It’s not likely that anyone would consider individuals in these jobs to be prospective journalists. Nevertheless, officials with the Freedom Forum’s Diversity Institute last summer found three such individuals and several others, and trained them in an unique program designed to bring […]July 14, 2004Asian American Pacific IslanderU.S. Newsrooms Still a Long Way From Racial ParityU.S. Newsrooms Still a Long Way From Racial ParityIn some instances small increases can signal big gains — a one or two-point increase on the ACT, a mere quarter-point increase in interest rates. Yet, in the instance of newsroom diversity, a half a percentage point boost offers little to celebrate. “It’s pitiful that we continue […]July 14, 2004StudentsEyewitness To the Changing News MediaEyewitness To the Changing News MediaVeteran journalist and professor Lee Thornton shares her views on the erosion of public trust in the news media and the role of journalism education in repairing that imageBy Ronald RoachMore than ever, the American news media are under public scrutiny for the way individual reporters conduct themselves, for how […]July 14, 2004StudentsDesperate Times Call For Desperate MeasuresDesperate Times Call For Desperate MeasuresIn our annual journalism edition, we always take a look at how the industry is faring on the recruitment and retention of minority journalists. This year’s American Society of Newspaper Editors’ annual newsroom census reports a nearly half of one percentage point increase in diversity in U.S. newsrooms, making it […]July 14, 2004HomeTexas Minority Groups Seek Continuation of Admissions PolicyTexas Minority Groups Seek Continuation of Admissions PolicyAUSTIN, Texas Eliminating Texas’ race-neutral college admissions law often touted by President Bush would be detrimental to the diversity of the state’s colleges and universities, two minority groups argued last month. Some state lawmakers say they plan to repeal Texas’ top 10 percent law, which allows automatic admission […]July 14, 2004Previous PagePage 63 of 431Next Page
