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Latinx
Getting a Piece … Political Power Pie
Getting a Piece … Political Power PieThe Latino population’s diversity makes appealing to this electorate a difficult task By Kendra HamiltonWhen the 2000 Census revealed that the Latino population had become the nation’s most populous minority a decade earlier than projected, the media began speculating how this would translate at the ballot box.  “Will Minorities […]
Faculty & Staff
Taking it to the Next Level
Taking it to the Next LevelAs the Hispanic population in America booms, Hispanic representation on American college campuses has so far been a bust. But educators say community colleges are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap.By Kristina LaneTwo Hispanic men in Claremont, Calif., were chatting recently about their children. One beamed with pride as he talked […]
African-American
Males DominateFreshman Class
Males DominateFreshman ClassAt Saint Augustine’sRALEIGH, N.C.Officials at Saint Augustine’s College welcomed a record number of male students to the campus this year. Preliminary numbers indicate that 300 male freshman and transfer students enrolled this semester at the historically Black institution in Raleigh, N.C. The figure represents a 97 percent increase in the number of males […]
Latinx
Hispanics Enroll in College at High Rates, But Many Fail to Graduate
Hispanics Enroll in College at High Rates, But Many Fail to GraduateWASHINGTONU.S.-born children of Hispanic immigrants were nearly as likely as Whites to enroll in college, but less than half as likely to earn bachelor’s degrees, according to a report released earlier this month.“They’re going to college, but they’re not finishing college,” says Dr. Richard […]
Latinx
HSIs Receive New Federal Grants
HSIs Receive New Federal GrantsMore than 30 Hispanic-serving institutions will receive new federal grants to promote improvements in programs and facilities.Overall, 33 colleges and universities will receive the new grants under the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) program in Title V of the Higher Education Act. Twenty-one institutions will receive five-year development grants to increase community outreach […]
Latinx
Budget Increases for HBCUs, HSIs, May Fall Short of Goals
Budget Increases for HBCUs, HSIs, May Fall Short of GoalsAdvocates for minority-serving institutions sought double-digit increases for 2003 budgetFor Hispanic and African American leaders, the 2003 federal budget debate is proving more frustrating than gratifying as Congress tries to finish work this fall.Both are seeking major funding increases for minority-serving colleges as well as a […]
Faculty & Staff
Knox’s Little Secret
Knox’s Little SecretIllinois liberal arts college succeeds in hiring, retaining African American facultyA recent nationwide survey reported that, among universities, New York’s Columbia University and, among colleges, Pennsylvania’s Haverford College had the highest percentages of African American faculty in the nation, with 4.3 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively.But there’s another institution that has both schools […]
Sports
Bush Administration Panel to Review Title IX Policy
Bush Administration Panel to Review Title IX PolicyA Bush administration panel reviewing all aspects of Title IX policy is planning a series of public hearings nationwide this fall and winter.Cynthia Cooper, former WNBA basketball star and coach, is co-chairing the Secretary’s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics, which is to review all facets of Title IX, […]
Disabilties
Stanford Focuses on IT Product Development
Stanford Focuses on IT Product DevelopmentPALO ALTO, Calif.This summer, Stanford graduate students have been collaborating with industry executives to create innovative products for people with disabilities. The 10-week program called the Archimedes Access Project has been unique in that it pushes students to create technology that outperforms other commercial products so “non-disabled people will want […]
Faculty & Staff
Carnegie Mellon Collaborates With Minority-Serving Institutions on Internet Security
Carnegie Mellon Collaborates With Minority-Serving Institutions on Internet Security A collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and minority-serving institutions may prove instrumental in preparing a generation of Black and Latino computer professionals who are highly skilled in Internet security. This summer, the Pittsburgh-based research university began working with historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions […]
African-American
A Passion for Cuba
A Passion for CubaUniversity of Connecticut music professor explores African roots in the island nation      Dr. Robert Stephens, professor of music at the University of Connecticut-Storrs and interim director of the school’s Institute for African American Studies, says he has always had a passion for Cuba. That passion — indulged to the fullest in his […]
Disabilties
SAT, ACT to Stop Flagging Disabled Students’ Test Scores
SAT, ACT to Stop Flagging Disabled Students’ Test ScoresNEW YORKSAT and ACT officials announced last month that they will no longer mark the scores of disabled students who are given extra time to take the college entrance exams.The New York-based College Board was the first to make the announcement saying it would end the practice […]
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