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Standing Up for Diversity
Standing Up for DiversityAs a university established  for deaf students, Gallaudet’s diversity initiatives seek to further empower and enlighten its community.By Phaedra BrothertonWASHINGTONWhen Jerry C. Lee, former president of Gallaudet University — the Washington, D.C.-based university established for deaf and hard of hearing students — resigned in 1987, students rallied on campus for the board […]
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Changing of the Guard
Changing of the GuardAs we completed the previous edition of Black Issues, we were all still coming to grips with the terrorist attacks that hit this country. With so much going on, I failed to tell you about our new “Faculty Club” section of the magazine. Some of you might remember a section called “Faculty […]
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Professional Appointments
Professional AppointmentsNicholas O. Akinkuoye has been named dean of occupational technologies for the south campus of the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh. Most recently, he served as an assistant dean at Cuyahoga Community College. He received a bachelor’s from Elizabeth City State, a master’s from Texas Southern and a doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic […]
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Taking Stock of GIS Technology at HBCUs
Taking Stock of GIS Technology at HBCUsRecent surveys of information technology resources at historically Black colleges and universities have yielded not only valuable information technology inventories but have provided the basis for new funding and equipment made available to Black campuses by government agencies and Black college organizations, such as the United Negro College Fund. […]
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Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr.
Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr. is known to be enthusiastic about superstring theory and supersymmetry, but another passion has him speaking out —  his commitment to education.By Robin V. SmilesYou have to be a brave person to persevere in a field like theoretical physics. It requires a command of both science and mathematics. The work […]
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Recruiting African American Teachers Requires Collaboration, Cooperation
Recruiting African American Teachers Requires Collaboration, Cooperation Concerns about the quality of instruction in schools are directly related to the quality of teachers who graduate from teacher-education programs. Hence, successful reforms dictate a “simultaneous renewal” of schools and teacher-preparation programs.One of the gravest challenges facing historically Black colleges and universities today is that of preserving […]
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Louisiana’s Last-Place Finish Bayou State continues to fall short when it comes to spending on higher education.
Louisiana’s Last-Place Finish Bayou State continues to fall short when it comes to spending on higher education.By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.Nobody knows better than Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster about the Bayou State’s tradition of skimping when it comes to state spending on higher education. Foster has spent most of his six years as governor trying […]
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What’s Happening to the PUBLIC in Public Education?
What’s Happening to the PUBLIC in Public Education?Students feel the effects of tuition hikes as legislative tax-cutting sprees send the nation’s public colleges and universities jockeying for funding. By Page Boinest MeltonForget unemployment, income and housing starts as leading economic indicators. America’s public colleges and universities — among the first to feel the effects of […]
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VSU President Offers Olive Branch to Faculty
VSU President Offers Olive Branch to Faculty Gesture follows dissolution of faculty councilBy Kendra HamiltonPETERSBURG, Va. In his “State of the University” address, Eddie N. Moore Jr., president of Virginia State University, attempted to bridge the chasm that’s developed between the university’s administration and faculty since the university’s board of visitors voted in early August […]
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CU-Boulder Joins National Leadership Alliance
CU-Boulder Joins National Leadership AllianceBoulder, Colo.The University of Colorado at Boulder has become the 29th member of the Leadership Alliance, the premiere coalition of the nation’s top research and teaching institutions seeking to increase the numbers of traditionally underrepresented students in graduate study.“CU-Boulder has a long-term commitment to diversity,” says Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. “Throughout […]
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Go Abroad, and Save the Excuses
Go Abroad, and Save the ExcusesI  had no idea the day I left Los Angeles in 1979, to begin a six-month study abroad program in Bogota, Colombia, that the experience would be one of the most profound of my undergraduate career and subsequent life. Not only was it deeply rewarding on a personal level, but […]
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A World-Class Education
A World-Class EducationRewards abound for those who dare to teach or study abroad.By Robin V. SmilesWhen information about Brethren Colleges Abroad’s international seminars for faculty and administrators came across Dr. Amee Carmines’ desk, she glanced at it quickly and put it aside. Caught in the middle of a hectic semester advising senior English majors and […]
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