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On the Frontline of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

On the Frontline of the HIV/AIDS EpidemicWith infection rates still escalating among African Americans, researchers, scholars and activists wonder if the battle is a losing oneBy B. Denise HawkinsMost days, Cynthia Davis is an exasperated trooper who can always be found teaching and preaching from the frontline of the AIDS epidemic in Los Angeles. The […]

Study: Value NCAA Earns From Black Athletes Exceeds the GNP of Russia

Study: Value NCAA Earns From Black Athletes Exceeds the GNP of RussiaSYRACUSE, N.Y.Arecent study by Dr. Boyce Watkins, assistant professor of finance and researcher at Syracuse University, calculates the financial value of the Black athlete to the NCAA to exceed a quarter of a trillion dollars over a 40-year period. This value is in 2004 […]

GOP Seeks to Start Anew on Higher Education Bill

GOP Seeks to Start Anew on Higher Education BillNew spending to be paid for through cuts, savings in other higher education programsBy Charles DervaricsHouse Republicans are returning their attention to a slate of Higher Education Act renewal bills this Congressional session, including plans to increase Pell Grants, expand Black college aid and reform the student […]

North Carolina Central University Only Black College In State to Recruit National Achievement Scholars

North Carolina Central University Only Black College In State to Recruit National Achievement Scholars DURHAM, N.C. Information released by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. ranks North Carolina Central University No. 1 among North Carolina historically Black colleges and universities and third in the state in recruiting National Achievement Scholars (NAS).“The National Achievement Program is very […]

Leadership & Policy

A Voice for Access and Equity

A Voice for Access and EquityAfter serving on the Georgia board of regents for 30 years, Elridge McMillan is honored with lifetime achievement awardBy Tracie PowellATLANTAWhen Elridge McMillan became the second Black trustee to serve on the University of Georgia System Board of Regents in 1975, his Afro and past advocacy made colleagues think he […]

Bush Education Budget Includes Cuts to College Access Programs

Bush Education Budget IncludesCuts to College Access ProgramsGEAR UP, Upward Bound among programs slated for eliminationBy Charles DervaricsPresident Bush wants to terminate a variety of politically popular college access initiatives as part of an austere 2006 education budget plan with increases for a few high priorities but cuts or level funding for dozens of other […]

University of Georgia Unveils Exhibit

University of Georgia Unveils Exhibit Honoring Charlayne Hunter-GaultATHENS, Ga. — Recognizing the need to commemorate the importance of the dormitory in which Charlayne Hunter-Gault resided when she was one of two students to desegregate the University of Georgia in 1961, the university unveiled a permanent exhibit in the lobby of Myers Hall last month that […]

Celebrating Extraordinary Contributions

Celebrating Extraordinary ContributionsThe creation of a national museum of African-American history is one step closer to becoming a reality following the appointment of a 19-member advisory council in December. The council is charged with advising the Smithsonian Institution’s regents on the design, the acquisition of objects and maintenance of the museum, just to name a […]

Tom Joyner Foundation Partners With NEA to Help Minority Teachers Gain Certification

Tom Joyner Foundation Partners With NEA to HelpMinority Teachers Gain CertificationDALLASTom Joyner, the nationally syndicated radio personality and philanthropist, is partnering with the National Education Association (NEA) to distribute more than $700,000 to encourage current minority teachers to complete their certification and ultimately teach minority children in urban, suburban and rural public schools.The program is […]

Getting HBCUs in the Disaster-Response Loop

Getting HBCUs in the Disaster-Response LoopBy Dr. Ladd G. ColstonNatural and man-made disasters represent an ominous threat to the research, instructional and public service missions of colleges and universities. From the bombings in Oklahoma City to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 to last year’s Hurricane Frances, the potential damage to campus buildings, human life […]

‘Reclaiming Alumni,’ Fund Raising, Focus of UNCF Conference

‘Reclaiming Alumni,’ Fund Raising, Focus of UNCF Conference By Phaedra BrothertonReclaiming alumni and fund raising are just two of the issues that will be addressed at the National Alumni Council (NAC) of the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) 59th annual meeting to be held Feb. 3-6, in Orlando, Fla.The NAC-UNCF is made up of alumni […]

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