Black IssuesStudentsThe War Over Internet PiracyThe War Over Internet PiracyFearing lawsuits, college officials crack down on student abuse of university-owned IT systems.BY PETER GALUSZKASitting in a booth at Jones Dining Hall at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Quintus Ferguson and Dawn Diggs munch on lunchtime French fries and ponder the economics, convenience and ethics of pirating music on the Internet.“A […]March 10, 2004HomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional Appointments © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comMarch 10, 2004HomeEventsEVENTSMayMay 4-52004 National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC)“Diversity in Libraries: Making it Real” Atlanta, Ga.Web: www.librarydiversity.orgMay 12-14Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement Conference“Women of Color-Leadership in the 21st Century: It’s Our Turn”Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Ga. Web: www.spelman.eduMay 23-26The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)26th Annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership ExcellenceAustin Convention CenterAustin, […]March 10, 2004HomeGrants & AwardsGrants & AwardsTwenty-four professors and four departments at California State University-Northridge received a total of $50,000 from the university’s Center for Community Service-Learning to fund new service-learning programs, including family development, service-learning scholar, gang prevention initiative, interdisciplinary project incentive and department incentive grants. The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) received a $250,000 grant […]March 10, 2004HomeKeeping Computer Injuries to a MinimumKeeping Computer Injuries to a MinimumDespite the promise of voice recognition and the allure of HAL, the talking (and listening) computer from the film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the vast majority of us still peck at a keyboard and push around a mouse to get our computers to do what we want.Voice recognition, except for […]March 10, 2004HomeTechnology, Media Alliance Backs Youth Vote InitiativeTechnology, Media Alliance Backs Youth Vote InitiativeLOS ANGELESYahoo!, Clear Channel Communications and Friendster have announced initiatives to be undertaken on behalf of Declare Yourself, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign to educate and energize a new movement of young adults to vote in the 2004 election. Officials say the programs will harness the power of technology […]March 10, 2004HomeBlack Inventor Named to Hall of FameBlack Inventor Named to Hall of FameWASHINGTONContinuing its tradition of honoring great inventors, the National Inventors Hall of Fame has named 20 inventors to its 2004 inductee class. This year’s class of inventors represents accomplishments in medicine, engineering and computing. Among the inductees is Norbert Rillieux, an African American whose work modernized sugar refining. Each […]March 10, 2004StudentsMicrosoft Group Holds Technology Day for Minority StudentsMicrosoft Group Holds Technology Day for Minority Students REDMOND, Wash.Blacks at Microsoft (BAM), an African American employee organization at the Microsoft Corporation, held its annual Blacks at Microsoft Minority Student Day (BMSD) last month to encourage broader access to technology and education. Jeff Raikes, Microsoft group vice president of productivity and business services and executive […]March 10, 2004HomeAre Our Voting Rights at Risk?Are Our Voting Rights at Risk?Will African American voting rights expire in 2007? In this election year, as people are being exhorted to go to the polls to shape the direction of our country, an Internet rumor is circulating raising questions about the durability of the African American right to vote. The rumor has amazing […]March 10, 2004Leadership & PolicyNAFEO Honors Tennessee State President With Leadership AwardNAFEO Honors Tennessee State President With Leadership AwardNASHVILLE, Tenn.Tennessee State University president Dr. James A. Hefner has been selected to receive the Presidential Leadership Award from the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), the Silver Spring, Md.-based organization announced last month. The Presidential Leadership Award is the highest-ranking award presented by the […]March 10, 2004Previous PagePage 89 of 431Next Page