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Africa:Through Skip Gates’ Eyes

Africa:Through Skip Gates’ EyesIn his poem “Heritage,” Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen once asked, “What is Africa to me?” Harvard University’s Dr. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. struggles with the very same question in a PBS documentary that will air next month over the course of three nights. Throughout the six-part Wonders of the African […]

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Two Miami University College Students Acquitted in RaceCase

Two Miami University College Students Acquitted in RaceCaseDefense points finger at Black administrator, both sides still smarting OXFORD, Ohio — The acquittal earlier this month of two former African American students accused of faking a racist hate crime at Miami University here has left faculty, staff and students split in their interpretations of the decision. […]

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Demanding Quality Leadership

Demanding Quality LeadershipIt is commonly said that African Americans suffer from a lack of leadership. Yet, whenever someone begins to wield significant power, too often the campaign to unseat him or her is not far behind.Certainly, no one should be allowed to set an agenda or lead without censure. But rather than tearing folks down […]

Private Party

Private PartyPlagued by sexually-lewd behavior and violence, one of the largest Black fraternity gatherings in the country is no longer a public event and some say that while it’s unfortunate, it may be the wave of the futurePhiladelphia — At first, it seemed that the 1999 Philadelphia Greek Picnic had all of the support that […]

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Professional Appointments

AcademicFrancene Gilmer has been appointed director of the Vanderbilt University Career Center. Before the appointment, she was associate director of the center. Gilmer earned a bachelor’s degree in community health education from Western Kentucky University; and a master’s degree in education from Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Mynora J. Bryant has been named coordinator of counseling […]

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Capturing the spirit of 15 years

Capturing the spirit of 15 yearsWhen Black Issues In Higher Education started in 1984, Nelson Mandela was enduring a life sentence in a South African prison. Today, he is not only the former president of South Africa, but he holds an honorary doctorate from Harvard University. In the United States, back in 1984, “PC” was […]

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Shameful Occurrences

Shameful OccurrencesWhile rummaging though our files in search of highlights to include in this anniversary edition, we also came across many, many shameful occurrences. Any reputable 15-year assessment of Black issues in higher education would be incomplete without at least a mention of some of these ignominious episodes. This is by no means a comprehensive […]

‘Greek’ Pride and Pain

‘Greek’ Pride and Pain During the late 1960s and the Vietnam War era, the Black fraternity and sorority movement suffered a loss of prestige because many young African Americans viewed them as too traditional and middle class to be “cool.” However, the success of affirmative action and academic outreach programs brought an unprecedented number of […]

Teaching Tolerance

Teaching ToleranceWASHINGTON — Many colleges and universities have found that admitting a diverse student body is just the beginning of creating a diverse campus. Without conscious attempts at educating students about how to get along with others, some students may feel threatened or hostile and do things that are destructive to other students and to […]

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“Wrighting”History’s Wrongs

“Wrighting”History’s Wrongs By Kendra HamiltonWhen Dianne Swann Wright was hired as director of special programming at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, she became the first African American in a senior staff position at the organization that owns and operates Monticello, the Charlottesville, Va., historical site that was the home of the nation’s third president. Swann-Wright’s […]

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Reinterpreting America’s History

Reinterpreting America’s HistoryBy Kendra HamiltonOnce the home to founding father Thomas Jefferson, today Monticello is one of the nation’s most prized historical sites. It also is among the most popular of Virginia’s tourist attractions, drawing upwards of 500,000 visitors a year.But, for many African Americans, the word Monticello is a raft of unpleasant associations. Slaves? […]

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Societal Schizophrenia and Academic Retrenchment:

Societal Schizophrenia and Academic Retrenchment: A Tale of Two InconsistenciesAs we approach the new millennium, it is indeed the best of times and the worst of times for African Americans in higher education.College attendance for African American students is at an all-time high. However, those percentages are still significantly lower than Caucasian student attendance rates.Even […]

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