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Project Seeks to Preserve Legacy of African American Leaders

Project Seeks to Preserve Legacy of African American LeadersWASHINGTONEducator and philanthropist Dr. Camille O. Cosby and veteran newsmaker and producer Renee Poussaint recently launched the National Visionary Leadership Project (NVLP), a nationwide program that will record, preserve and disseminate videotaped biographical interviews of African American elders. The NVLP was established to ensure the preservation of […]

HBCUs Get Few R&D Dollars, Leaders Say

HBCUs Get Few R&D Dollars, Leaders SayThe share of federal research dollars flowing to Black colleges is going down instead of up, says one HBCU leader who is urging Congress to focus more attention on the issue.Of the $14 billion awarded government-wide to colleges and universities for research and development, less than 1 percent — […]

An Apology and a Renewed Commitment

An Apology and a Renewed CommitmentTo our Women and our HBCUsMaybe the first thing we need to do as men is to go ahead and apologize to Black women. This simple but powerfully symbolic act, though not a cure all, would be a step in the right direction.A few years ago, actor Blair Underwood and […]

Boston University Engineer Recognized

Boston University Engineer RecognizedBOSTONDr. James E. Hubbard Jr., senior systems engineer at the Boston University Photonics Center, has been awarded the 2002 Black Engineer President’s Award for Career Excellence. The honor is given to engineers who have distinguished themselves both in their disciplines and by accomplishments contributing to society as a whole. The Council of […]

Faculty & Staff

‘Race in the College Classroom’

‘Race in the College Classroom’Minority faculty often face student resistance when teaching about raceDealing with conflict in the multiethnic classroom — well, it can pose dilemmas that stump even the so-called experts.An exchange during “Comparative and Collaborative Approaches to Teaching Multiethnic Literatures,” a panel at the recent Modern Languages Association conference, neatly illustrates the point. […]

RODERICK PAIGE

RODERICK PAIGEU.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Roderick R. Paige sat down with Black Issues senior writer Ronald Roach and Washington correspondent Charles Dervarics to discuss a wide-ranging set of issues related to the Bush administration’s education pledge to “Leave No Child Behind.” Paige was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the seventh Secretary of the […]

State Postsecondary Education Research

Tom Joyner, Kellogg’s Launch Fund-Raising Galas to Support HBCUs

Tom Joyner, Kellogg’s Launch Fund-Raising Galas to Support HBCUsTom Joyner, Kellogg’s Launch Fund-Raising Galas to Support HBCUsDALLASNationally syndicated radio host and education advocate Tom Joyner has announced the next stage of his plan to increase support for historically Black colleges and universities around the country — fund-raising galas. These events, featuring Joyner as keynote speaker […]

Howard Launches $250 Million Fund-Raising Campaign

Howard Launches $250 Million Fund-Raising CampaignUniversity president faces challenge with “guarded optimism.”By Robin V. SmilesIn today’s era of financial uncertainty and market volatility, embarking on a fund-raising campaign seems more than a notion. Yet, Howard University in Washington has done just that, launching its “Campaign for Howard” with a goal of raising $250 million in […]

Leadership & Policy

St. Augustine’s College Faces Sanction by Accreditation Board

St. Augustine’s College Faces Sanction by Accreditation BoardBy Eleanor Lee YatesRaleigh, N.C.St. Augustine’s College has been issued a 12-month warning from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. SACS denied St. Augustine’s 10-year accreditation renewal, instead renewing accreditation for only one year. The historically Black college in Raleigh, N.C., was cited for failure to comply […]

Faculty & Staff

Eliminating the ‘Chalk and Talk’ Approach to Teaching

Eliminating the ‘Chalk and Talk’ Approach to TeachingNASA program exposes pre-service teachers to innovative teaching methods, aims to demystify science, mathBy Hilary Hurd Alexandria, Va.“I’m math illiterate,” along with “I’m science phobic” are familiar statements to NASA’s Dr. Sandra Proctor — in fact, they are among the statements she hears most often from students. Proctor, […]

‘One Struggle, One Battle, One Survival’

‘One Struggle, One Battle, One Survival’Student think tank ponders the future, role of HBCUs By David HefnerNASHVILLE, Tenn.It seemed fitting that more than 400 college students from across the country converged on Tennessee State University’s campus last month for the first HBCU “think tank.” Until last year, historically Black TSU was bound by a federal […]

HBCU Initiative Based in Education Secretary’s Office

HBCU Initiative Based in Education Secretary’s OfficeThe White House Initiative on HBCUs has a new base of operations — just down the hall from Education Secretary Roderick Paige.Education Department officials say the higher profile for the initiative is a reflection of the administration’s commitment to Black colleges. Previously, the White House Initiative was housed in […]

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