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Leadership & Policy

Gates Ponders Move to Princeton; Chicago Scholar Joins Harvard’s Ranks

Gates Ponders Move to Princeton; Chicago Scholar Joins Harvard’s RanksNEWARK, N.J.The head of Harvard’s Afro-American studies program, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., says he will decide this summer whether he will follow his colleague Dr. Anthony Appiah to Princeton University. Last month, Princeton appointed Appiah as a full professor in the university’s philosophy department (see […]

SACS Takes Houston Community College System Off Probation

SACS Takes Houston Community College System Off Probation The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has taken the Houston Community College System off probation after determining that administration and governance have stabilized.With SACS removing the 50,449-student HCCS from being “on notice,” the college system no longer has any threat of losing accreditation.“On a day-to-day basis, […]

‘Wartime’ Budget Has Few Higher Education Increases

‘Wartime’ Budget Has Few Higher Education IncreasesHistorically Black colleges are among the projected winners.The Bush administration’s self-described “wartime budget” for 2003 would hold the line on higher education spending, with most programs receiving level funding or small cutbacks next year.The maximum Pell Grant would remain at $4,000, while college work-study, supplemental education grants and TRIO […]

High Jinks at Harvard

High Jinks at Harvard Overshadow Real IssuesIf you haven’t heard about the flap between Harvard’s President Lawrence Summers and the institution’s University Professor Cornel West, you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere. Taking a break from the war and Enron, the New York Times made the showdown into headline news, with every rambling hater in […]

African-American

The Staying Power Of Black Cultural Centers

The Staying Power Of Black Cultural CentersThe first Black cultural centers appeared on predominantly White college campuses toward the end of the 1960s. The activities of civil rights organizations and other progressives ushered in an awakening on campuses to the idea of being culturally pluralistic, and the Black cultural center became the symbol of this […]

Leadership & Policy

ABCC: An Idea Born Out of Frustration

ABCC: An Idea Born Out of FrustrationDr. Fred Hord, founder of the Association of Black Culture Centers (ABCC), like many of his mentors, has spent almost his entire life advocating racial justice in the streets and Black intellectual prowess in the classroom.So no one was particularly surprised when in 1987, Hord, then the director of […]

Faculty & Staff

Black Cultural Centers: Standing On Shaky Ground?

Black Cultural Centers: Standing On Shaky Ground?As college campuses become more diverse, many find the future of Black cultural centers in question.By David HefnerAsk most anyone on a college campus about the value of cultural centers, and most will quickly tout a number of virtues. They help retain students of color, many through graduation, help […]

Faculty & Staff

Appiah Accepts Princeton Appointment

Appiah Accepts Princeton AppointmentPRINCETON, N.J.Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, who has been a noted member of the Harvard University Afro-American studies department, will join the Princeton University faculty as a full professor effective Sept. 1, according to Princeton University officials. He submitted a resignation letter to Harvard officials in late January. Appiah has been the Charles […]

Faculty & Staff

The Great ‘Misunderstanding’ at Harvard

The Great ‘Misunderstanding’ at HarvardPresident’s criticism of Cornel West has left supporters of Afro-American studies unsettled.By Ronald RoachFor those who believed the long struggle to put Afro-American studies at Harvard University on solid footing had ceased years ago, the recent controversy over Harvard president Dr. Lawrence H. Summers’ private rebuke of Afro-American studies professor Dr. […]

Bush Budget Projects Small HBCU Increase

Bush Budget Projects Small HBCU IncreaseNew funding still falls short of amount proposed by Black college leadersPresident Bush soon will propose more funding for historically Black colleges and universities for 2003, but the increase will remain below the recommendations of HBCU advocates.The president’s fiscal 2003 education budget will include an extra $10 million for HBCUs […]

Making Web Sites Accessible to the Disabled

Making Web Sites Accessible to the Disabled The push by colleges and universities to enhance courses and campus communication with Internet Web sites has unfolded largely in the past few years with little attention being paid to making the technology accessible to students with disabilities. Last summer, federally enforceable regulations took effect mandating that all […]

On the Job Market

On the Job MarketPositions in multiethnic literature hold firm,while other fields see decline.There’s good news on the job lists maintained by the Modern Language Association (MLA) for aspiring professors of African American literature and culture: The academy has a job for you. For the second year running, jobs in multiethnic literature have continued to rise, […]

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