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$1 Billion in Software Donated to Colleges and Universities Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

BATON ROUGE, La. The UGS Corp., a Plano, Texas.-based developer of product lifecycle management services and software, has announced an estimated $1 billion worth of software product donations to 50 colleges and universities in five states hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Product lifecycle management, or PLM, software helps business professionals manage the complete lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal.

Will They Overcome?

While more HBCU newspapers are publishing regularly and going online, the issue of censorship and control appears to be intensifying, even at many public HBCUs, where the First Amendment covers student media.

Perspectives: Educating, Challenging Future Journalists of Color

At many HBCUs, journalism educators are bemoaning students’ lack of critical thinking skills, poor command of basic grammar and ignorance about current events.

Leadership & Policy

Bennett College President Prepares for a Year of Achievement Before Stepping Down

When Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole announced on July 11 that she would retire as president of Bennett College in June of 2007…

Will They Overcome?

If The Meter at Tennessee State University and The Hilltop at Howard University are indicators

Professional Appointments

Cynthia E. Nance has been appointed dean of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law. Nance, who had been an associate professor in the law school, is the first female and first Black dean in the law school’s history. She earned a bachelor’s from Chicago State University and a master’s and law degree […]

Educating, Challenging Future Journalists of Color

Sept. 10 will kick off National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week…

Black Colleges Diversifying By Recruiting More Hispanics

ATLANTA Squeezed by stiff competition for their traditional students, historically Black colleges are making a push to recruit Hispanics.

University of Arkansas Launches Ad Campaign for Hispanics, Blacks

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. In arguably one of the boldest attempts to deliberately recruit a specific demographic group, the University of Arkansas has approved a $300,000 marketing initiative to attract larger numbers of African-American and Hispanic students to the state’s flagship university.

Leadership & Policy

Four N.C. Historically Black Colleges Search For New Leaders

GREENSBORO, N.C. Bennett College, North Carolina A&T State University, Winston-Salem State University and Elizabeth City State University have lost or will soon lose their top officials. Although the schools will be searching at the same time, many see the coincidence as a positive trend.

Israel Releases Ohio University Professor It Had Accused of Spying

Ghazi Falah, a geography professor at the University of Akron, had been jailed since July 8, when he was arrested after taking photos of Israeli installations along the northern border. Falah is known in academic circles for his writings on the borders of Israel and a future Palestinian state.

The Secrets of St. Agnes

Sometimes the best questions, the ones that reveal new truths, are posed outside of the classroom. In the 1990s…

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