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Leadership & Policy
Will Historic Inequities Ever Be Remedied?
Will Historic Inequities Ever Be Remedied?Before leaving office, Democrats and the Office of Civil Rights settled all but one desegregation case.Will Black colleges flounder in the postelection dust? By LYDIA LUMPicture this: A public school that was king of Black college football for many years, and also sports a marching band historically renowned. It draws nearly […]
Students
Study Questions Merit of Georgia’s Popular Scholarship Program
Study Questions Merit of Georgia’s Popular Scholarship ProgramHope program boosts in-state Black student enrollment, but does little to increase access to postsecondary education overallBy Scott W. WrightGeorgia’s Hope Scholarship program, which provides up to $3,000 a year in college aid to high school students graduating with a B average, has significantly boosted Black student enrollment […]
Latinx
GOP, Democrats Settle Education Subcommittee Dispute
GOP, Democrats Settle Education Subcommittee DisputeSubcommittees to share responsibility of minority institutionsRepublicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives have reached a bipartisan agreement that ends a testy debate on the oversight of Black and Hispanic-serving colleges.Congressional Black Caucus members and other Democrats had complained bitterly about a plan that had placed HBCUs, HSIs and […]
Leadership & Policy
A Long, Protracted Struggle
A Long, Protracted StruggleThe long and protracted struggle to bring Black colleges up to speed with their White counterparts is one of those stories that just will not go away. And why should it given the fact that higher education so effectively mirrors our society as a whole. As long as there are disparities in […]
Latinx
House Education Committee Assigns Responsibility for HBCU, HSI Programs to New Subcommittee
House Education Committee Assigns Responsibility for HBCU, HSI Programs to New Subcommittee Democratic committee members say shift means second-class status for minority institutionsAn unexpected but heated debate on congressional oversight of Black colleges is threatening to thwart efforts at bipartisan education policy early in 2001.And the partisan rancor is surfacing from what is usually a […]
HBCUs
Taking Our Achievement Gains for Granted
Taking Our Achievement Gains for GrantedOn Capitol Hill, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus are outraged over Republicans’ decision to shift jurisdiction of historically Black colleges and other minority-serving institutions from the House Education and Workforce Committee to the new Select Education subcommittee. Under the new subcommittee’s jurisdiction is also juvenile […]
HBCUs
HBCUs Will Still Have A Role to Play In the 21st Century
HBCUs Will Still Have A Role to Play In the 21st CenturyWith the new millennium now underway, and with predominately White higher education institutions aggressively recruiting Black students, the question may be asked, “Will HBCUs [historically Black colleges and universities] remain an important part of U.S. higher education in the 21st century?”The major reason Blacks […]
Students
Tennessee Higher Education Plan Offers New Hope
Tennessee Higher Education Plan Offers New HopeBy Eleanor Lee YatesNASHVILLE Tennessee State University President Dr. James A. Hefner says the recent settlement of a 32-year-old higher education federal desegregation lawsuit means new opportunities for students to receive a quality education in a diverse learning environment. “This really gives TSU the chance to be the best […]
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HBCUs
Art From HBCUs On Exhibit at Fisk, Tennessee State Universities
Art From HBCUs On Exhibit at Fisk, Tennessee State UniversitiesNashvilleThe art exhibit, “To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” is on display at Fisk University Galleries and the Tennessee State Museum.The exhibit, which contains more than 200 works of art including paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures, represents an extensive holding […]
HBCUs
The Army Marches Into Online Learning
The Army Marches Into Online LearningInitiative seeks participation of minority-serving institutionsWashingtonT he forces steering higher education’s shift towards online and distance learning have mostly favored the wealthiest and most prestigious institutions over the not-so-wealthy and less celebrated schools. Nevertheless, an ambitious initiative by the U.S. Army may help spur the inclusion of minority-serving institutions and […]
Sports
Educators Praise Paige’s Record on Behalf of Urban Schools
Educators Praise Paige’s Record on Behalf of Urban SchoolsWashingtonPresident-elect George W. Bush nominated earlier this month Houston School Superintendent Roderick R. Paige to be education secretary.The choice of Paige, 67, who will be the first African American education secretary if confirmed, drew support from educators and specialists who have watched him raise test scores and […]
Latinx
Federal Funding for Minority-Serving Colleges Increases Under Final Budget Agreement
Federal Funding for Minority-Serving Colleges Increases Under Final Budget AgreementBy Charles DervaricsFederal funding for minority-serving colleges, including historically Black colleges and universities, will increase significantly under the final 2001 budget agreement between the White House and Congress.Nearly three months into the new fiscal year, the two sides finally came together on an agreement just before […]
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