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African-American
Writers’ Retreat
Writers’ RetreatDespite the proliferation of Black authors and titles in today’s marketplace, many look to literary journals to carry on the torch for the written wordBy Kendra HamiltonImagine the African American writer as an endangered species. Impossible, you might say — not with Oprah’s smile selling magazines and books by the millions; not with bookstore […]
African-American
Fielding’s Media Psychology Program Welcomes Its First Class
Fielding’s Media Psychology Program Welcomes Its First ClassSANTA BARBARA, Calif.Fielding Graduate Institute welcomed its first class of students this fall in the school’s newly created Ph.D. program in Media Psychology. The students are all mid-career professionals from organizations as different as Disney, Gateway Computers and Stanford Medical Center. They will continue to work in their […]
African-American
UCLA Renames Center to Honor Ralph Bunche
UCLA Renames Center to Honor Ralph BuncheLOS ANGELESThe University of California Los Angeles honored one of its most distinguished alumni last month during a ceremony to rename its African American Studies center to the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies.“We could think of no more worthy individual after whom to name the center,” […]
African-American
Missing a Chapter
Missing a ChapterWhile we found your issue, “Harvard’s New Chapter in Black Studies” (see Black Issues, Oct. 9), to be informative, you failed to identify Michigan State University’s Ph.D. program in African American and African Studies (AAAS) on p.33 when listing African Studies programs. AAAS was established in February 2002 and welcomed its first class […]
Faculty & Staff
Revisiting Black History, Examining Future Paradigms
Revisiting Black History, Examining Future ParadigmsSoulstepping: african american step showsBy Dr. Elizabeth C. FineUniversity of Illinois Press, 2003, 208 pp., $24.95 cloth, ISBN 0-252-02475-3Soulstepping documents the history of stepping, which is defined as a complex performance that melds folk traditions with popular culture and involves synchronized percussive movement, singing, chanting and drama. The author traces […]
African-American
Sick and Tired of Health Disparities
Sick and Tired of Health Disparities A few months ago, I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days with an older sisterfriend, a retired teacher who fills her retired days with meetings, task forces and sorority work. I had always admired my friend for her spunk, her accomplishments and her standard of service. […]
African-American
A Welcome Increase
A Welcome Increase Outreach and diversity efforts appear to be paying off as some colleges and universities experience record minority student enrollments this fallBy Lydia LumAt a time when tuition is skyrocketing and many states are slashing higher education appropriations, Blacks and other students of color are enrolling at some of the nation’s colleges and […]
Latinx
America Loses Ground in College Access, Participation, Study Finds
America Loses Ground in College Access, Participation, Study FindsWASHINGTONAmerica has fallen alarmingly behind other industrialized countries in access to and participation in college, which encompasses most education and training beyond high school, according to a recent study.  “Closing the College Participation Gap,” released last month by the Education Commission of the States (ECS), paints a […]
Latinx
NASA Names University Space Science Education Partners
NASA Names University Space Science Education PartnersWASHINGTONSixteen universities have been named recipients of NASA’s 2003 Minority University College Education and Research Partnership Initiative in Space Science (MUCERPI) award. MUCERPI offers minority universities an opportunity to develop academic programs and/or faculty and student capabilities in space science through close partnerships with major space science research groups. […]
Native Americans
Schools, Agencies Serving American Indians to Share $105 Million
Schools, Agencies Serving American Indians to Share $105 MillionSchools, Agencies Serving American Indians to Share $105 MillionIndian tribes, schools, and state and local agencies that serve American Indian children in efforts to improve educational opportunities for nearly half-a-million students will share $105 million in grants, announced U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige.“We renew our commitment […]
Students
Commitment at the Highest Levels
Commitment at the Highest Levels”Bringing more than skin color to the party” pretty much sums up our cover story on recruiting faculty of color. One new faculty hire from Rochester Institute of Technology says minority faculty have to do just that and must “bring ways to contribute to the strategic direction of the university and […]
Disabilties
Most Government Web Sites Too Advanced, Survey Says
Most Government Web Sites Too Advanced, Survey SaysBy Ronald Roach PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University released the results of their fourth annual survey on the readability of U.S. e-government Web sites. Examining more than 1,600 state and local government Web sites, as well as 60 federal sites, the results […]
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