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Federal Judge Has Serious Reservations About Desegregation Plan
Federal Judge Has Serious Reservations About Desegregation Plan JACKSON, Miss.The federal judge overseeing Mississippi’s college desegregation case says he has “serious reservations” about parts of the $500 million settlement proposal. In papers filed last month in U.S. District Court in Oxford, Judge Neal Biggers Jr. said parts of the proposal are significantly more expensive than a […]
HBCUs
New Legislation Proposes $530 Million To Preserve Historic Buildings at HBCUs
New Legislation Proposes $530 Million To Preserve Historic Buildings at HBCUsNew legislation endorsed by a cross-section of the Congressional Black Caucus would provide substantially more money to rehabilitate historic buildings and structures at Black colleges.H.R. 1606 would authorize $530 million to support preservation of historic buildings at HBCUs, a huge increase from the $29 million […]
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Faculty & Staff
Our Top 100 Tops 100,000
Our Top 100 Tops 100,000For the 10th consecutive year, Black Issues In Higher Education has produced its rankings of the top 100 institutions that graduate the most students of color. Over the years, we have seen a steady increase in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to African American students, and for the first time, […]
HBCUs
Marshall Fund Releases IT Study on Public HBCUs
Marshall Fund Releases IT Study on Public HBCUsNEW YORKThe Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF) organization released An Assessment of Current Information Technology Usage, the first comprehensive study of information technology usage among the 44 historically Black public colleges and universities (HBPCUs) that are affiliated with the Marshall scholarship fund. The study, released in April, highlights […]
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New Legislation May Help Minority-Serving Institutions
New Legislation May Help Minority-Serving Institutions Address the Digital DivideNew legislation co-sponsored by a Congressional Black Caucus member and a Southern senator may help minority-serving institutions address the digital divide.Legislation from Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., a CBC member, and Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga., would help historically Black colleges and universities address access and Internet connection […]
HBCUs
HBCUs Propose Increasing Title III Grants
HBCUs Propose Increasing Title III Grants A new proposal before Congress would ensure that individual historically Black colleges and universities receive at least $1 million each for undergraduate programs under Title III of the Higher Education Act.The plan is part of a series of increases HBCUs are recommending to Congress for fiscal 2002, which begins […]
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Black Colleges’ Slice of Federal Research Pie Getting Smaller
Black Colleges’ Slice of Federal Research Pie Getting Smaller By Charles DervaricsHistorically Black colleges and universities continue to receive only a small share of federal research and development funds, and their awards for those activities actually declined during the late 1990s, advocates say.In 1999, Black colleges received only $164 million from federal research and development […]
Students
Making Room for the Study of Gifted African American Males
Making Room for the Study of Gifted African American MalesIn a recent article, “Extraordinary Gifts Often Come in Plain Brown Wrappers,” I detailed a research investigation highlighting the experiences of two academically gifted African American males in two different collegiate settings, a historically Black college or university (HBCU) and a traditionally White institution (TWI).  My […]
Students
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, Black Issues Honor HBCUs
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, Black Issues Honor HBCUsWASHINGTONThe Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Inc. and Black Issues In Higher Education last month in Washington recognized several historically Black colleges and universities for their outstanding achievement and service in promoting access and opportunity for students of color. Bennett College, Coppin State College and Delaware State University received […]
Leadership & Policy
Leaders Resign Themselves to Settlement in Mississippi Desegregation Case
Leaders Resign Themselves to Settlement in Mississippi Desegregation CaseCiting judicial and political realities, they opt for strategic practicalityOXFORD, Miss.Amid the widespread publicity surrounding the recent proposed settlement of the Mississippi higher education desegregation case, political and educational leaders are reacting with more of a sense of resignation and pragmatism than jubilation.Late last month, Mississippi agreed […]
HBCUs
NAFEO, UNCF Disagree on Fund-Raising Issues
NAFEO, UNCF Disagree on Fund-Raising IssuesBy Robin V. SmilesFAIRFAX, Va.Two of the nation’s most prominent organizations dedicated to Blacks in higher education are at odds over fund-raising issues.The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) have been long-standing partners in the arena of educational advocacy. The […]
Latinx
Democrats Unveil Major College Aid Plan
Democrats Unveil Major College Aid PlanWASHINGTONTrying to seize initiative from Republican leaders, House Democrats late last month unveiled a plan to double federal spending on minority-serving colleges and universities during the next three years.The plan is part of Democrats’ 21st Century Higher Education Initiative, endorsed by 90 members including House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo. […]
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