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Working Toward a Common Goal

Working Toward a Common GoalThe last time Black Issues reported on the exclusive honor society Phi Beta Kappa, Fisk and Howard universities, in addition to Morehouse College, were the only three historically Black colleges and universities with Phi Beta Kappa chapters — that was in 1990 (see Black Issues, Sept. 27, 1990). In 1997, Phi […]

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsEric Beck is the new visiting project coordinator for the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Formerly, he was an adviser for the Educational Talent Search (TRIO) program housed at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. Beck earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of […]

Budget Increases for HBCUs, HSIs, May Fall Short of Goals

Budget Increases for HBCUs, HSIs, May Fall Short of GoalsAdvocates for minority-serving institutions sought double-digit increases for 2003 budgetFor Hispanic and African American leaders, the 2003 federal budget debate is proving more frustrating than gratifying as Congress tries to finish work this fall.Both are seeking major funding increases for minority-serving colleges as well as a […]

Hitting the Books on Instructional Technology

Hitting the Books on Instructional TechnologyWhen Ramon Harris weighed the prospect of hiring consultants to teach faculty members and administrators at several historically Black institutions instructional technology strategy and practice, he discarded the idea in favor of another approach — one meant to be less expensive but equally effective as using consultants. That approach took […]

D.C. Tuition Program Gains Funding

D.C. Tuition Program Gains FundingThe Senate would provide full funding of $17 million next year for the college tuition assistance program for District of Columbia residents.In a tight budget year, full funding is critical because of a recent expansion in the project’s scope, says Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. The Senate’s recommendation is “especially welcome […]

Senate Rejects National Science Foundation Cutbacks

Senate Rejects National Science Foundation CutbacksProposal calls for increased funding for minority-serving programsA new Senate plan rejects the Bush administration’s proposed cuts in minority-serving programs at the National Science Foundation.Instead of making cuts, the Senate would increase spending for the HBCU-Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) and the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program. Each program would […]

Faculty & Staff

HBCUs: An Educational System at the Crossroads

HBCUs: An Educational System at the CrossroadsToday, the 105 historically Black colleges and universities are facing a paradigm shift that will inevitably determine their fate in the 21st century. Their roles have changed tremendously since the first campuses — Lincoln University, founded by the Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania in 1854, and Wilberforce University, founded by […]

Secrets of the Presidential Turn-Around: ‘Success express’ still on track

‘Success express’ still on trackDr. Jimmy Raymond JenkinsEdward Waters CollegeDr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, the 26th president of Edward Waters College, has pulled off what is arguably one of the most impressive feats of institutional recovery that any postsecondary leader has achieved in recent years. When he took the helm in 1996, the 130-year-old college was […]

Senate Proposes Increases for HBCUs, HSIs

Senate Proposes Increases for HBCUs, HSIsBlack colleges get 3 percent more; Hispanic colleges get nearly 6 percent hikeFunding for Black colleges and other minority-serving institutions would increase slightly under a 2003 funding bill proposed in the Democrat-controlled Senate.HBCUs would receive more than $213 million next year, an increase of $7.4 million above current funding. However, […]

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Myrtle E. Dorsey has been named the new chancellor for Baton Rouge Community College in Louisiana. Previously, Dorsey was the executive vice president of administration at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Dorsey earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Morgan State University and a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. […]

Faculty & Staff

Carnegie Mellon Collaborates With Minority-Serving Institutions on Internet Security

Carnegie Mellon Collaborates With Minority-Serving Institutions on Internet Security A collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and minority-serving institutions may prove instrumental in preparing a generation of Black and Latino computer professionals who are highly skilled in Internet security. This summer, the Pittsburgh-based research university began working with historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions […]

North Carolina Leaders Report Progress

North Carolina Leaders Report Progress On Decreasing Achievement GapDURHAM, N.C.Aconsortium of university leaders and education advocates gathered at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) last month to discuss progress made in decreasing the achievement gap in the state. The group, the Historically Minority Colleges and Universities Consortium (HMCUC), was established in 1999 and has implemented successful […]

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