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On to Phase II: The Future for HBCUs

On to Phase II: The Future for HBCUsHistorically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) emerged in a time dominated by black codes and Jim Crow laws. During that time, it was debated whether Black individuals deserved a quality education, or whether such education expenditures represented a good investment. Since then, with courageous sponsorship and farsighted philanthropy […]

Providing Students the Tools to Excel

Providing Students the Tools to ExcelPre-college program places students on the path to careers in math, science and engineering By Tenisha Mercer DETROITKenneth Hill couldn’t believe what he was hearing. While at an educational conference in Washington in 1976, Hill found himself at the center of a raging debate about whether math, science and engineering […]

HBCU Preservation Bill Gains Key Endorsements

HBCU Preservation Bill Gains Key EndorsementsSupport is growing for new legislation earmarking federal aid to preserve historic buildings and other structures on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities.Advocates made a significant gain June 12 when Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and Zell Miller, D-Ga., announced plans to sponsor an HBCU building preservation bill in […]

The Top 100: Interpreting the Data

The Top 100: Interpreting the DataBy Dr. Victor M. H. BordenWith each passing year, more than 200,000 people of color, including more than 100,000 African Americans, attain a bachelor’s degree in higher education. Add to that tens of thousands who earn post-baccalaureate degrees and you can start to appreciate the increasing intellectual capital among people […]

The Anatomy of Textbook Publishing

The Anatomy of Textbook PublishingComplex publication process, lack of respect steer many scholars away from writing textbooksEverything else from your college days may be fading into the mists of middle age, but there’s one thing you probably remember with utter clarity: the first time you had to shell out more than $50 for a textbook.Let’s […]

Teachers College Honors Civil Rights Pioneers

Teachers College Honors Civil Rights PioneersNEW YORKGraduates of Columbia University’s Teachers College were reminded last month of the lasting importance of the civil rights movement and its influence on the struggle for equity in education. The university used the 2002 Master’s Convocation setting to honor several important leaders who played crucial roles in shaping America’s […]

Campaigning for Access

Campaigning for AccessActivists and lawmakers launch effort to save federal initiatives on digital technology With limited private and campus funds, officials at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., tried to establish an Internet and computer-based tutoring system in some of Durham’s poorest public schools. Limited funding enabled the purchase of five computers, each of […]

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsRichard A. Chavolla has been named associate director of the Office of Minorities in Higher Education at the American Council on Education in Washington. A former community liaison officer and assistant dean at Yale University, Chavolla earned a bachelor’s from Boston University and a master’s from Boston College.Dr. PonJola Coney has been named senior […]

Correcting the Inequities in Federal Research Funding

Correcting the Inequities in Federal Research FundingIt is important and necessary for graduate students across different disciplines to be engaged in higher education policy debates. However, the reality is that too often, many graduate students are focused solely on their course work and/or research without realizing the significant impact of higher education policies on their […]

Howard President to Head HBCU Capital Financing Board

Howard President to Head HBCU Capital Financing BoardWASHINGTONU.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Roderick Paige last month announced the appointment of H. Patrick Swygert, president of Howard University, as chairman of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Board. His term runs through September 2004.“Patrick Swygert’s distinguished career in law and as president of two […]

Helping Teachers Make the Grade

Helping Teachers Make the GradeNBPTS, HBCUs partner to prepare African American teachers for national certification By Phaedra Brotherton The role of historically Black colleges and universities in preparing Black teachers for national certification was highlighted during “Recreate the Legacy of Educational Excellence,” a half-day conference session sponsored by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards […]

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A Second Calling

A Second CallingDr. Johnnetta Cole to lead all-female Bennett CollegeBy Allison ForemanGREENSBORO, N.C.Troubled Bennett College received some new hope last month when it named Dr. Johnnetta Cole as its new president. Cole, best known for her 10 years as president of Spelman College, will step into her new post July 15. She will replace Interim […]

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