Black IssuesHomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional Appointments © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comMay 19, 2004HomeEventsJUNEJune 1-517th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE)Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies, Public and Community Services DivisionMiami Beach, Fla.Tel: (405) 325-1005Web: www.ncore.ou.eduJune 6-11National Academic Advising Association (NACAD)Academic Advising Summer InstituteRenaissance Waterfront HotelOverland Park, Kan.Web: www.nacda.ksu.edu/Events/index.htmJune 17-19BIHE Inaugural National Conference20th Anniversary Conference and Celebration“Benchmarks & Barriers for People of […]May 19, 2004HomeGrants & AwardsDelaware State University has received a three-year $250,180 grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on how plant viruses could be used to help in the application of plant vaccines. The grant will enable DSU to establish a functional virus and molecular biology research and training laboratory and will also give DSU students […]May 19, 2004HomeDesktop or Laptop: How to Decide?Desktop or Laptop: How to Decide?One remarkable reality of the personal computer revolution is that the computers and the components in them continually get faster, smaller and cheaper. One dilemma this has led to, for many buyers, is deciding just what type of computer to buy when it’s time to replace your current one.The major […]May 19, 2004HomeStudy on Virtual Education ReleasedStudy on Virtual Education ReleasedDENVERRecognizing a lack of research on virtual education, the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) and the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET) jointly undertook in 2002 a national study to examine the goals, functions, challenges and outcomes of Virtual Colleges/Universities (VCU) across the United States. The SHEEO-WCET study summarizes six […]May 19, 2004Leadership & PolicyStudent Honored for Defense of Computer NetworkStudent Honored for Defense of Computer NetworkBOULDER, Colo.A University of Colorado at Boulder student named Student Employee of the Year was cited for special praise last month by university Chancellor Richard Bynny for his role in preventing the university’s network from being compromised by the invasive “Blaster” worm last fall. It took Davis Chen 36 […]May 19, 2004HomeMichigan Housing Authority to Provide Internet AccessMichigan Housing Authority to Provide Internet AccessLANSING, Mich.Many affordable housing rental units throughout Michigan will get high-speed Internet access under the direction of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm announced earlier this month. The MSHDA board has modified its direct lending programs for contractors that now require them to install […]May 19, 2004Faculty & StaffA Case in PointA Case in PointSimple Justice: The History of Brown V. Board of Education and Black America’s Struggle for EqualityBy Richard Kluger, Vintage Books, April 2004, 865 pp., $24.00, trade paperback, 1-4000-3061-7Simple Justice is described as the definitive history of the landmark case, Brown v. Board of Education and the epic struggle for racial equality in […]May 19, 2004HBCUsCommemorating BrownCommemorating BrownThis is a list of events from selected institutions leading up to the 50th anniversary of Brown V. Board of Education• Bucknell University 12/03-4/04: “Brown at 50,” a symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision•Harvard University Law School 4/13/04: panel discussion: Reflections on the Jurisprudence of Justice Thurgood Marshall: A View from […]May 19, 2004HomeWisdom, Hindsight Render Brown’s Goals ‘Incomplete’Wisdom, Hindsight Render Brown’s Goals ‘Incomplete’Those of us who remember what it was like before and after the Brown v. Board of Education decision know that we underwent a process of change. We also know that we were profoundly affected by that change, even though we may not have realized it at the time. Brown […]May 19, 2004Previous PagePage 75 of 431Next Page