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When a Good Thing Comes Along

When a Good Thing Comes Along The idea to write about female administrators who made the difficult decision to leave the children with dad, albeit temporarily, in order to accept a career-boosting position, came about through a casual conversation among the Black Issues staff. When we were able to name a handful of women who […]

More Than Just Money

More Than Just MoneyCommitted partners can be worth their weight in gold when an institution is trying to improve. Just ask Hampton University.By Cheryl D. Fields HAMPTON, Va.Money is often viewed as the biggest obstacle to upgrading an institution’s campus and/or academic programs. In tight economic times, institutions often end up postponing, scaling back or […]

Black-Owned Food Service Firm Announces Million Dollar Scholarship Program

More Than Just Money

More Than Just MoneyCommitted partners can be worth their weight in gold when an institution is trying to improve. Just ask Hampton University.By Cheryl D. Fields HAMPTON, Va.Money is often viewed as the biggest obstacle to upgrading an institution’s campus and/or academic programs. In tight economic times, institutions often end up postponing, scaling back or […]

HBCU Historic Restoration Bill Moves Closer to Reality

HBCU Historic Restoration Bill Moves Closer to RealityBy Charles Dervarics The House of Representatives has approved a bill to promote the restoration of buildings on historically Black college campuses, boosting prospects for legislation that has languished in Congress since last year. Members by voice vote approved a plan by Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., that would […]

Web Site Aims to Draw in Donations to Black Colleges

Web Site Aims to Draw in Donations to Black CollegesWASHINGTONWells Fargo, the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and BlackVoices.com have collaborated to make it easier for alumni and friends of historically Black colleges and universities to donate money to the individual schools.Developed by BlackVoices.com to support the efforts of national HBCU […]

Black Colleges Urged to Create Law Schools

Black Colleges Urged to Create Law SchoolsHOUSTONThe best way to get more Blacks into the legal profession is for historically Black colleges to create more law schools, says Dr. Frederick Humphries, president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO).Top universities typically have medical, law, engineering and business schools, and […]

Leadership & Policy

Senate Plan Outlines New HBCU Preservation Strategy

Senate Plan Outlines New HBCU Preservation Strategy The U.S. Senate has another new bill to promote historic preservation at HBCUs — a plan with new provisions recommended by UNCF-The College Fund.The plan introduced by Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is similar to other bills introduced this session but with additional provisions suggested by UNCF, congressional aides say. […]

HBCU Leaders Focus on Technology Gap

HBCU Leaders Focus on Technology Gap‘Sustained teamwork’ needed to eliminate disparities, one leader saysHistorically Black colleges and universities lag far behind traditionally White institutions in technology, college leaders told a House of Representatives panel in September.“The technology gap at many of our campuses is a visible reminder of the unresolved legacy of separate but equal […]

Education Without Representation

Education Without Representation The national debate about the overproduction of doctorates dangerously ignores the underproduction of African American doctorates within the academy and the crucial role these scholars play in promoting further success of African American students. In Four Decades of Progress … and Decline: An Assessment of African American Educational Attainment, Dr. Antoine M. […]

Huston-Tillotson College Opens Dell Computer Laboratory

Huston-Tillotson College Opens Dell Computer LaboratoryAUSTIN, TexasLast month, Huston-Tillotson College officials unveiled its corporate-sponsored Dell Computer Laboratory, which is housed in the Dickey-Lawless building.The unveiling follows last year’s announcement by Dell Computer Corp. officials of its $300,000 donation to Huston-Tillotson, the company’s largest to a historically Black college or university. The donation came with an […]

Bush Administration Awards Community Development Grants to 22 HBCUs

Bush Administration Awards Community Development Grants to 22 HBCUsTwenty-two historically Black colleges and universities will receive $10.7 million to revitalize distressed neighborhoods near their campuses by expanding their role and effectiveness in neighborhood revitalization, housing and economic development, HUD Deputy Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced last month.“These grants will help ensure these colleges continue to educate […]

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