Black IssuesStudentsBall State Launches Journalism Web SiteBall State Launches Journalism Web SiteMUNCIE, Ind.Ball State University has created a Web portal to assist high-school journalism students and educators, providing information on standards, diversity, integrity and knowledge of First Amendment issues. The portal was developed by Ball State’s Journalism Institute for Digital Education, Activities and Scholarship (J-Ideas) and may be found online at […]June 16, 2004HomeHistory Simulation Software Set for ReleaseHistory Simulation Software Set for ReleaseNEWBURYPORT, Mass.The education software firm Muzzy Lane recently debuted a history-learning program for university students based on a multi-user game format. The program, titled “Making History,” enables groups of students to assume the roles of world leaders interacting with one another in decisive periods of history. Players are essentially asked […]June 16, 2004HomeNational Collegiate Video Game Tournament To Debut in the FallNational Collegiate Video Game Tournament To Debut in the FallLOS ANGELESTwo college market entertainment firms have announced plans to launch the 2004 Video Sports College Challenge (Vs2C), a nationwide two-month college tournament to determine the top college in video game play. As a national tournament, players hailing from over 720 colleges and universities representing their […]June 16, 2004HomeIn MemoriamWalter H. Annenberg — businessman; statesman; publisher; philanthropist, The Annenberg FoundationArthur Ashe — tennis legend; educator; social activist; organizer, Artists and Athletes Against Apartheid Dr. Marguerite Ross Barnett — educator; political scientist; administrator; first woman and first African American president, University of Houston Dr. Ernest Boyer Sr. — educator; scholar; president, Carnegie Foundation for the […]June 16, 2004Faculty & StaffGiants in the ClassroomGiants in the Classroom Twenty influential scholars whose work has inspired others and made a significant impact on the academy Over the past two decades, Black Issues’ writers and editors have featured hundreds, perhaps thousands, of faculty in the magazine’s stories and interviews. Deciding on 20 faculty members whose research, teaching and service set them […]June 16, 2004Students‘Educate, Don’t Segregate’‘Educate, Don’t Segregate’Twenty legal and legislative milestones in higher educationThis timeline reflects some of the most significant legal and legislative milestones that have influenced higher education almost as long as Black Issues In Higher Education has been in print. The ongoing legal battles have primarily involved the further desegregation of schools and the use of […]June 16, 2004Community CollegesTechnology: Riding the Waves of ChangeTechnology: Riding the Waves of ChangeBy Ronald Roach Twenty years of information technology (IT) innovation have transformed American higher education. From the introduction of personal computers to the spread of the Internet and e-mail, information technology innovation has altered the communications, administrative, research and teaching landscapes of colleges and universities. Its reach has permeated throughout […]June 16, 2004StudentsOn The Right PathOn The Right PathOver the past 20 years, colleges and universities continue to experience an increase in the number of American Indian/Alaska Native students receiving degreesAccounting for only 1 percent of the total U.S. population, American Indians have a 60 percent to 70 percent high school dropout rate, the highest among all minority groups. At […]June 16, 2004StudentsThe State of Latino Education: A War Against IgnoranceThe State of Latino Education: A War Against IgnoranceThe population of Latinos in the United States has skyrocketed to approximately 40 million, and they’ve begun to move into virtually every state in the union, particularly into the Midwest, Northwest and Southeast. Yet, with the exception of many schools in the Southwest, many schools from K-12 […]June 16, 2004StudentsLooking Toward The FutureLooking Toward The Future New research helps Black sororities and fraternities consider new governing structures for the next 100 years By Paul RuffinsAmerica’s Black college-based fraternity and sorority movement is rapidly approaching two historic milestones. Next year will mark the 75th anniversary of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Inc. (NPHC), and 2006 marks a full century since […]June 16, 2004Previous PagePage 69 of 431Next Page
