Black IssuesStudentsPioneering Cellist to Head Wheaton CollegePioneering Cellist to Head Wheaton CollegeNORTON, Mass.Wheaton’s board of trustees has appointed Dr. Ronald Crutcher, provost of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as the seventh president of Wheaton College. In taking Wheaton’s highest post, Crutcher becomes the first African American to lead the national liberal arts college. It will be the latest pioneering role for […]April 21, 2004HomeJudge Rules Against Petition Drive Aimed at Ending Affirmative ActionJudge Rules Against Petition Drive Aimed at Ending Affirmative ActionLANSING, Mich.A state board should not have approved a petition circulated by a group trying to end affirmative action at Michigan public universities and other public agencies, a judge ruled. The decision, handed down in late March by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Paula Manderfield, could […]April 21, 2004HBCUsN.C. Students, Faculty Address HIV OutbreakN.C. Students, Faculty Address HIV OutbreakBy Eleanor Lee YatesDURHAM, N.C.More than 450 students and faculty from North Carolina’s 12 historically Black colleges and universities recently gathered to discuss the alarming increase of HIV rates among Black students. “Stomp Out HIV/STDs,” held on the weekend of March 20, was sponsored by North Carolina Central University and […]April 21, 2004Leadership & PolicyGrade-Changing Scandal Rocks Southern UniversityGrade-Changing Scandal Rocks Southern UniversityFormer assistant registrar’s illegal actions date back to 1995By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.A massive grade-changing scandal is rocking Southern University’s campus, and may wind up in the revocation of some undergraduate and graduate degrees. In all, 541 students and former students have been implicated in an illegal grade-changing scandal masterminded by […]April 21, 2004Leadership & PolicyAchieving Unity Through DiversityAchieving Unity Through DiversityFulbright conference addresses issues of discord, harmony in an increasingly multicultural United StatesBy Cassie ChewWASHINGTONFulbright Visiting Scholar Dr. Otelemate Harry has spent time on several college campuses in the United States, but this year he is getting to know the East Coast. The linguistics scholar is in the middle of an 11-month […]April 21, 2004Leadership & PolicyHampton University President to Lead National BoardHampton University President to Lead National BoardHampton University President William R. Harvey was appointed as the chairman of the National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education by U.S. Education Secretary Roderick Paige late last month. Harvey’s three-year term begins immediately.“Dr. Harvey’s vast financial knowledge and excellent leadership ability will be valuable […]April 21, 2004StudentsChange to Education Law Eases Student Testing ParticipationChange to Education Law Eases Student Testing ParticipationFor the fourth time in as many months, the Bush administration is easing the restrictions of its education law, this time in the area of testing. The latest move is to reduce the number of students a school may test without running afoul of the law.The No Child […]April 21, 2004LatinxNAFEO Outlines New Policies to CongressNAFEO Outlines New Policies to CongressAdvocacy group seeks $30 million program for predominantly Black collegesBy Charles DervaricsA leading advocacy group is asking Congress to create a $30 million program for “predominantly” Black colleges, or urban institutions that lack the history of HBCUs but face many of the same challenges.“Many of these schools are located in […]April 21, 2004HBCUsThe Hip-Hop EvolutionThe Hip-Hop Evolution“I remember the day I fell in love with hip-hop,” begins the opening scene of the 2002 romantic comedy “Brown Sugar,” where Sanaa Lathan’s character Sidney stands, alongside her childhood friend Dre (played by Taye Diggs), mesmerized by the lyrical flow of the young MCs on a New York City neighborhood basketball court. […]April 21, 2004HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional Appointments © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comApril 7, 2004Previous PagePage 82 of 431Next Page