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Leadership & Policy
Hampton University Reaches Goal Of $200 Million Three Years Early
Hampton University Reaches Goal Of $200 Million  Three Years EarlyHampton, Va.Hampton University has met and exceeded its unprecedented $200 million “Dreaming No Small Dreams” capital campaign and has increased its fund-raising goal to $250 million, the university’s Board of Trustees announced last month.The university has raised $216 million over the seven-year fund-raising campaign, which was […]
Students
University of Georgia Marks 40th Anniversary Of Desegregation
University of Georgia Marks 40th Anniversary Of DesegregationAthens, Ga.‘Two-four-six-eight! We don’t want to integrate!” were the chants from the crowd that greeted Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes — the first two African American students to integrate the University of Georgia 40 years ago Jan. 9. To mark the 40 years since UGA was desegregated, the […]
HBCUs
HBCUs Gain Funding in Grant Program
HBCUs Gain Funding in Grant ProgramEight historically Black colleges and universities are planning major new initiatives to train future workers thanks to U.S. Labor Department grants.Awards announced this fall will help colleges work with businesses to close skill gaps and create jobs. Along with the eight HBCUs, the program also will reach six tribal and […]
HBCUs
Pell Grant Increase Is Major Victory for College Lobbyists
Pell Grant Increase Is Major Victory for College LobbyistsWith the presidential race now settled, congressional Republicans and President Clinton reached agreement on a federal education budget for fiscal 2001 that includes more money for Pell Grants and many other education programs.But education advocates did not get all they wanted. In fact, the overall package is […]
Students
State Policies Greatly Impact Minority Access To Higher Education
State Policies Greatly Impact Minority Access To Higher EducationWashingtonThe state you live in can make an unexpectedly large difference in determining whether you’ll be able to attend college — especially if you’re a minority student in a lower income bracket, according to the the National Center for Public Policy in Higher Education’s Measuring Up 2000 […]
Disciplines as Frameworks for Student Learning
Leadership & Policy
Year 2000: A Retrospective
Year 2000: A RetrospectiveT he year 2000 brought with it plenty of news and many “firsts,” such as Dr. Ruth Simmons being named the first African American to lead Brown University, an Ivy League institution, and Dr. James Walker who became the first African American president of Southern Illinois University. Lawsuits against universities for using […]
Students
The Miseducation of Hip-Hop
The Miseducation of Hip-HopAre Today’s Faculty and Administrators Simply Out of Touch? Or Has Today’s Popular Music Truly Corrupted the Minds of a Whole Generation? By Jamilah EvelynNEWARK, Del.When Jason Hinmon transferred to the University of Delaware two years ago from Morehouse College in Atlanta, the 22-year-old senior says he almost dropped out his first semester.He […]
Students
Purdue President Challenges Universities to Increase Fellowships for Minority Graduate Students
Purdue President Challenges Universities to Increase Fellowships for Minority Graduate StudentsSan Antonio, TexasDr. Martin C. Jischke, president of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., last month challenged America’s universities to establish fellowships to increase the numbers of minority graduate students preparing to be the faculty of the future.Speaking at the annual meeting of the National […]
Latinx
Lawmakers, Colleges Make Some Funding Gains
Lawmakers, Colleges Make Some Funding GainsWhile still working on the federal education budget, Congress is making headway on a few budget bills of importance to educators and minority-serving colleges specifically.President Clinton signed a U.S. Department of Agriculture budget bill for 2001 with funding for historically Black colleges and universities. Under the agreement, the agency would […]
Latinx
Election Delays Throw Budget Talks into Chaos
Election Delays Throw Budget Talks into Chaos  By Charles DervaricsThe presidency is not the only uncertainty in government today. The federal education budget for 2001 is still unresolved, and all signs point to a stalemate that will last into December.Republican congressional leaders in October backed away from a budget deal that would have increased federal […]
Faculty & Staff
Dear BI Career Consultants:
Dear BI Career Consultants:What should African American faculty members do to prepare themselves for a career change from faculty to administration?Dr. Muriel Wright BraileyDirector of the Institute for African American Studies, Wilberforce UniversityI have had the experience of making a career change from faculty to administrator and back to faculty status. And now I am […]
HBCUs
Three South Carolina HBCUs Announce Technology Partnership
Three South Carolina HBCUs Announce Technology PartnershipColumbia,S.C.Three historically Black colleges in South Carolina, with the help of Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, received $3.2 million in federal funding for an innovative partnership with the Savannah River Site. Voorhees College, Allen University and Morris College, recognizing the need for well-trained […]
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