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The Politics of Art
The Politics of ArtPaul R. Jones chose to donate his extensive collection of African American art to the University of Delaware, but not without making sure an HBCU would benefit. By Robin V. SmilesOn more than one occasion Paul R. Jones has been entangled in some of America’s most politically and racially charged events of […]
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New Book Explores the Black Experience at MIT
New Book Explores the Black Experience at MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass.Many stories about life as one of the few Black students at MIT are recounted in longtime professor Clarence Williams’ new book, Technology and the Dream: Reflections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941-1999 (MIT Press, $37.95). The 1,042-page book is a look at racial issues […]
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Rensselaer Receives Record Gift: $360 Million
Rensselaer Receives Record Gift: $360 MillionTroy, N.Y.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received earlier this month a gift of $360 million, the largest gift ever to a single U.S. college or university.The anonymous donor who pledged $130 million to RPI in December replaced the earlier gift with one almost triple in size, and gave the institute complete discretion […]
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Gaining New Perspectives on the Achievement GAP
Gaining New Perspectives on the Achievement GAPScholars examining the academic achievement gap between Black and White students in grades K-12 worry that its persistence will result in continued social and economic inequality between Blacks and Whites in the United States. The concern is valid, given the widespread consensus among scholars and policymakers that solutions must […]
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UC Hiring Fewer Women Professors After Prop. 209
UC Hiring Fewer Women Professors After Prop. 209 SACRAMENTO, Calif. The University of California has hired fewer female faculty following passage of anti-affirmative action ballot measure Proposition 209, creating a gender gap that needs bridging, women professors from across the 10-campus system said recently. “We are in serious discrimination mode at the university,” says UC […]
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MIT Hosts Roundtable on Gender Disparities for Female Professors in Higher Education
MIT Hosts Roundtable on Gender Disparities for Female Professors in Higher EducationCambridge, Mass.Aroundtable on how best to ensure women professors experience the same opportunities, recognition and rewards as their male counterparts was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The decision to host a roundtable discussion on gender equity in higher education was the result of […]
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Other Types of Campus Crimes
Other Types of Campus CrimesIt is often said that our campuses reflect the society from which the students come and that, given some of the communities where our campuses are located, it is unrealistic to presume that they can be immune from crime. Indeed, when crime erupts on our campuses we usually react with, “How […]
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Building African American E-Culture
Building African American E-CultureSince his days as a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati, computer scientist Dr. Juan E. Gilbert has sought to make his research in instructional technology relevant to the needs of African American students.His dissertation focused on creating a Web-based tutoring program and offered not just one teaching style but a […]
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Tennessee Higher Education Plan Offers New Hope
Tennessee Higher Education Plan Offers New HopeBy Eleanor Lee YatesNASHVILLE Tennessee State University President Dr. James A. Hefner says the recent settlement of a 32-year-old higher education federal desegregation lawsuit means new opportunities for students to receive a quality education in a diverse learning environment. “This really gives TSU the chance to be the best […]
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National Association of Scholars Cheer CUNY Changes, Decry Affirmative Action During Conference
National Association of Scholars Cheer CUNY Changes, Decry Affirmative Action During ConferenceBy Ronald RoachNew YorkAlthough members of the National Association of Scholars (NAS) consider the elimination of open admissions at the 11 senior colleges in the City University of New York system a victory in view of the group’s conservative mission, speakers and panelists at […]
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Balancing Two Worlds: Issues Facing Black Faculty in Higher Education
Balancing Two Worlds: Issues Facing Black Faculty in Higher EducationGrowing up in the projects of East Orange, N.J., during the late 60s and early 70s, my mother used to dress me for Sunday morning worship in a cream and burgundy plaid two-piece suit with matching fedora. As a newly single parent, struggling then with the […]
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Creating a Fitting Tribute Duke University Honors Historian John Hope Franklin
Creating a Fitting Tribute Duke University Honors Historian John Hope FranklinThe idea of creating a tribute to world-renowned historian Dr. John Hope Franklin at Duke University was easy for administrators and faculty to support. Deciding what the tribute should be and raising the $20 million dollars needed to build it, however, has proven more challenging than […]
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