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HBCUs: Page 230
Latinx
Can a rift be avoided? Historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions are all vying for the same federal funds – includes related article on the US Dept. of Education’s proposed changes in the Title III – Cover Story
Historically Blak and Hispanic-Serving Institutions Are All Vying for the Same Federal Funds.
HBCUs
Preparing students of color for global opportunities – minority students – Forum – Column
Whenever I am asked how a campus should begin to internationalize, I recommend a short, inexpensive report titled Educating Americans for a World in Flux, published by the American Council on Education (ACE). This report focuses on the task of educating all U.S. students to be global citizens.
Faculty & Staff
Virginia Tech spearheads HBCU computer consortium – Virginia Polytechnic Institute; historically black colleges and universities
Dr. Joyce Williams-Green knows from direct experience that using computers in the classroom can be daunting for both students and faculty.
Faculty & Staff
Tenure at HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities
Tenure is as valued at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as it is at traditionally White institutions (TWIs). Given the current political and economic climate, however, faculty at HBCUs may ultimately be in greater danger of losing their tenure privileges than scholars at other institutions.
Leadership & Policy
Working Capitol Hill: presidents of historically Black institutions spend week in Washington, where HUD grants $6.5 million to seventeen HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities; Dept of Housing and Urban Development
WASHINGTON The observance of National Historically Black Col leges and Universities Week drew more than sixty presidents from institutions dedicated to the higher education pursuits of African Americans to the nation’s capital in late September for meetings with federal officials. The week culminated with the announcement of a multi-million dollar grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to several historically Black colleges and universities.
HBCUs
In the spirit of healing; Morehouse medical professors win grant to teach the medicinal power of spirituality – Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia
When a pastor who is also an internist, and a “Christian who happens to be a physician” get together, their conversations begin with medicine but always end on religion, says Dr. Valencia Clay of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
HBCUs
HBCUs must celebrate and mobilize – Historically Black Colleges and Universities
More than $1 billion has flowed to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through the Higher Education Act Title IIIB program since its passage in 1986. One billion dollars worth of federal support is an occasion to celebrate.
Latinx
Who speaks for you? – representatives of colored people in government’s higher education policy
The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans has a new director, but who is speaking for other underrepresented groups?
Students
Robbing Peter to pay Paul – reauthorizing the higher education act
Reauthorizing the higher education act amid the new political reality means some programs may lose so that others might gain.
Students
Forthcoming ETS Report proclaims the importance of HBCUs – Educational Testing Service; Historically Black Colleges and Universities – includes related article on ETS Report
WASHINGTON Every time the public funding of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is discussed, the same question arises: Now that colleges and universities are no longer segregated, why should a separate system of colleges and universities, begun in the time of segregation, be maintained?
Students
Slow motion penalty – lawsuit by National Women’s Law Center – related article on Title IX law – Despite Sluggish Progress, Four HBCUs Cited in Title IX Complaint
It is ironic that four historically Black colleges and universities are among the twenty-five institutions named in a Title IX complaint filed by the National Women’s Law Center. Ironic, because the prime mission of HBCUs is to provide educational opportunities to those who may not otherwise get the chance to attend college. The complaint was filed in June just weeks before the celebration of Title IX’s twenty-fifth anniversary.
HBCUs
Dialing for dollars: against heavy competition, HBCUs need savvy, expertise to win Department of Defense funding – historically Black colleges and universities – includes related article on the increasing US Air Force funding to HBCUs
Imagine a high-stakes game worth $1.4 billion a year with thousands of players vying for the money. That’s the picture historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face each year as they try to access funds from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
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