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N.C. Black Colleges Get $1 Million for Smoking Cessation, Research

N.C. Black Colleges Get $1 Million for Smoking Cessation, ResearchGREENSBORO, N.C. Three historically Black colleges will use a $1 million grant for smoking cessation programs on their campuses and to research cigarette marketing in low-income areas. Bennett College, N.C., A&T State University and N.C. Central University received the money from the American Legacy Foundation, which […]

HBCU Board Commends Bush for Commitment, Leadership

HBCU Board Commends Bush for Commitment, LeadershipThe board of advisers of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) presented President Bush with a resolution commending him for his visionary leadership, and his commitment and contributions to strengthening the nation’s 105 HBCUs. The board also noted that the president’s commitment enhances HBCUs’ ability to continue […]

Leadership & Policy

Dillard President Michael Lomax to Head UNCF

Dillard President Michael Lomax to Head UNCFWASHINGTONThe United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has announced that Dr. Michael L. Lomax will succeed William H. Gray III as president and CEO of the organization. Lomax, who currently serves as president of Dillard University in New Orleans, will officially join UNCF on June 1, 2004.“Dr. Lomax brings a […]

Seafood Chain’s ‘Tom Joyner Platter’ to Raise Funds for HBCUs

Seafood Chain’s ‘Tom Joyner Platter’ to Raise Funds for HBCUsLOUISVILLE, Ky.Long John Silver’s Inc. has partnered with the Tom Joyner Foundation to raise much-needed funding for historically Black colleges and universities. Throughout 2004, Long John Silver’s will donate a portion of the proceeds from each “Tom Joyner Platter” to the foundation, which works aggressively to […]

Gaining an Edge

Gaining an EdgeProgramming contest exposes HBCU students to high-level competitionAs a senior computer science major at Spelman College, Kafayat Lawal knows that the demand for information technology professionals has seen its ups and downs over the past few years. Since participating with the Spelman computer programming team in competitions for the last three years, Lawal […]

Higher Education Digital Opportunity Bill

Higher Education Digital Opportunity Bill Faces Uncertain FutureLast summer, congressional legislation earmarking more than a billion dollars to minority-serving institutions to help them upgrade their computing and information infrastructures seemed to have sure prospects following its passage by the U.S. Senate and the House Science Committee. But since the fall, the legislation has languished in […]

Scholars of Note: Sociology

SociologyA Cutting-Edge ApproachEarl Wright IITitle: Assistant Professor, Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Central FloridaEducation: Ph.D., Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.A., Sociology, University of Memphis; B.A., History/Black Studies, University of MemphisAge: 32Earl Wright II’s undergraduate academic career got off to a shaky start. His life had been one of football and partying. The […]

Emory, Mellon Foundation Team Up for Fellowship Program

Emory, Mellon Foundation Team Up for Fellowship ProgramATLANTAEmory University has received a $247,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to partner in a new fellowship program that will place some of the university’s top graduate students in the classrooms of six colleges and universities in Atlanta and New Orleans. The program expands and enhances […]

A Rationale for Increasing

A Rationale for Increasing Funding for HBCUsLast year, President Bush proposed a 9 percent increase in funding for minority-serving institutions including historically Black colleges and universities. While such a proposed funding increase is overdue, HBCUs have not been funded at a level needed to create parity in the educational achievements of African Americans.I have followed […]

Surviving Tough Times

Surviving Tough TimesOverall, historically Black colleges and universities’ compassionate and noble mission of educating and nurturing young African American minds has not changed over the years, but leaders at Black campuses are now increasingly having to temper that with tough business decisions. Streamlining, attracting executive leadership and finding new revenue is the name of the […]

Education Funding Up in the Air

Education Funding Up in the AirBipartisan efforts still under way to increase spending package Republicans have pushed a tardy $373 billion spending package through the U.S. House of Representatives that would increase overall funding for the U.S. Department of Education by $2.9 billion, despite conservative objections that the measure had too many hometown projects and […]

Leadership & Policy

The Business of Academia

The Business of AcademiaHappy New Year! We are starting off 2004 with an edition about shared governance in academia. Are administration and faculty on the same page when it comes to shared governance and trust? What about historically Black colleges and universities versus traditionally White institutions?Assistant editor Kendra Hamilton takes a look at Dr. […]

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