Black IssuesStudentsNation’s Capital Sees Huge Demand for School VouchersNation’s Capital Sees Huge Demand for School VouchersDemand for access to the nation’s first federally funded school voucher program has proved overwhelming in the nation’s capital, due in large part to parental frustration with its troubled public education system. The Washington Scholarship Fund said early last month it had 2,650 applications from District of Columbia […]June 30, 2004HomeNew Perkins Bill Gains Favor With Educators, LawmakersNew Perkins Bill Gains Favor With Educators, LawmakersBy Garry Boulard For the advocates of vocational and technical education, Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., has good news: The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act will not be gutted.“That was one of our primary concerns,” said Kimberly Green, executive director of the National Association of State […]June 30, 2004African-AmericanLettersMy View From TopekaThe cover story “A View From Topeka,” in the May 20th issue of Black Issues In Higher Education rekindled memories of a childhood growing up in Topeka, Kan., during the historical events that led to Brown v. Board of Education. There are dual memories of attending a segregated elementary school with Nancy […]June 30, 2004Leadership & PolicyThe Call to ServeThe Call to Serve By now, I hope you’ve had the opportunity to peruse our commemorative 20th anniversary edition (June 17th). It was quite a task putting together a magazine of that size, but we did, so we hope you enjoyed our “labor of love” and going down memory lane with Black Issues In Higher […]June 30, 2004Faculty & StaffThe Seven Habits of Highly Successful Black Junior FacultyThe Seven Habits of Highly Successful Black Junior FacultyHow do some Black junior faculty manage to successfully negotiate academic life? From my observation, they tend to have several things in common. First, highly successful Black junior faculty learn the expectations for promotion. Whether this information is provided directly (“We want a book and four articles […]June 30, 2004HomeProfessional Appointments© Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comJune 16, 2004StudentsEventsJULYJuly 6-10National Association of Black Accountants2004 Annual ConferenceOrlando, Fla. Tel: (301) 474-NABA Web: www.nabainc.orgJuly 14-17National Conference on Student Retention18th Annual ConferenceHyatt RegencyNew Orleans Web: www.noellevitz.comJuly 21-25National Urban League2004 Annual ConferenceDetroitE-mail: urbanleagueconference@nul.orgJuly 25-27Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers(APPA)Educational Facilities Leadership Forum 2004Marriott Wardman ParkWashington, D.C.Web: www.appa.orgJuly 29-August 1NCEA 2004 National Conference“‘With All Deliberate Speed’ — Social […]June 16, 2004Community CollegesGrants & AwardsColumbia Gorge Community College (Ore.) has received a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for health care worker training. The grant will help train some 200 health-care workers over the next two years including registered nurses, certified nursing aids and emergency medical technicians.The Colorado State University System has been awarded $250,000 from […]June 16, 2004HomeHow Long? Cosby, Brown And Racial ProgressHow Long? Cosby, Brown And Racial ProgressBill Cosby ruffled feathers, raised eyebrows and said a mouthful when, at a Howard University black-tie celebration of the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, he launched into a riff about “the lower economic people” not holding up their end of the bargain in the wake of […]June 16, 2004HomeCreating Web Sites for Web SurfersCreating Web Sites for Web SurfersIf you build it, will they come? This is one of the fundamental questions anybody creating a Web site has to confront, whether you’re a business person, a Web professional or a home user.One of the fundamental ways to ensure people do come, and return, is to make the content […]June 16, 2004Previous PagePage 68 of 431Next Page