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Georgia Wants More White Students To Enroll at State’s HBCUs

Georgia Wants More White Students To Enroll at State’s HBCUsATLANTA Looking to increase diversity at all its schools, the University System of Georgia wants more White students to enroll at the state’s three historically Black public colleges.“There is educational value in studying with people that are different than yourself,” says Dr. Stephen Portch, the system’s […]

Leadership & Policy

Students Hold March in Response to Racist Threats

Students Hold March in Response to Racist ThreatsSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. A group of Penn State students held what they termed a “solidarity walk” last month in response to recent threatening letters sent to Black students. The event, organized by the Penn State Coalition of Students, followed a rally held earlier last month that drew about […]

HBCUs Making Major Progress In Curbing Loan Defaults

HBCUs Making Major Progress In Curbing Loan DefaultsAn in-depth review of new federal data shows that historically Black colleges and universities are making major inroads in reducing defaults, particularly at institutions that had high rates for much of the 1990s.For 1998, only four of the nation’s HBCUs had student loan default rates that could place […]

Federal Student Loan Default Rate Hit New Low in ’98

Federal Student Loan Default Rate Hit New Low in ’98T he nation’s student loan default rate fell to another new low in 1998, as only 6.9 percent of former students were behind on federal loan repayments. The 1998 figure reported by the U.S. Department of Education is a steep drop from the record 22.4 percent […]

The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the RoomThere is a saying that doctors bury their mistakes. It appears that in our education system, we also bury our mistakes — in the form of our dismal retention rates.One only has to look at the record that begins with the limited number of students who have access to Advanced Placement […]

Tennessee State To Host Digital Divide Conference

Tennessee State To Host Digital Divide ConferenceNashville, Tenn.Fall 2000 is proving to be busy for historically Black colleges and universities that are vying to bring the HBCU community together on digital divide issues. Tennessee State University joins the ranks of other HBCUs and an HBCU faculty organization that are holding technology conferences. (see Black Issues, […]

White House Initiative Honors Science Faculty With Millennium Awards

White House Initiative Honors Science Faculty With Millennium Awards WASHINGTON Six science professors found themselves under the microscope last month when the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges honored them with Millennium Awards during a special ceremony at the Initiative’s annual meeting.This year, four awards were granted for outstanding achievements in teaching, while two […]

Faculty & Staff

Johnson C. Smith Faculty Release Policy Praised and Questioned

Johnson C. Smith Faculty Release Policy Praised and Questioned By Kendra HamiltonThere may be no sweeter words to a faculty member’s ears than “release time.” Try saying them out loud: “RELEASE TIME.” Notice how they trip off of the tongue, evoking visions of articles or even books completed, of new directions in research explored, of […]

Competing for Credit: Republican Watts Seeks HBCU Inroads

Competing for Credit: Republican Watts Seeks HBCU InroadsWASHINGTONCall it Black college fever. Some folks just don’t know what to make of the sudden interest that Rep. Julius Caesar Watts, R-Okla., has in aiding minority-serving institutions. Assembling a gathering of Black college officials to meet with congressional Republicans and standing by Texas Gov. George W. Bush […]

Competing for Credit: DemoCrat Clyburn Says, ‘watch how they vote’

Competing for Credit: DemoCrat Clyburn Says, ‘watch how they vote’WASHINGTONRep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., has been a longtime friend to minorities and initiatives that strengthen their access and opportunities where higher education is concerned. His track record is long. A champion of historic building preservation on Black college campuses, Clyburn has worked to help Black […]

Black Colleges Gain Status in GEAR UP Grant Competition

Black Colleges Gain Status in GEAR UP Grant CompetitionBlack colleges fared somewhat better in the 2000 Gaining Early Access and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs grant competition than they did in the program’s inaugural competition last year.Some HBCU leaders were critical of the first grant awards under GEAR UP, a new federal program that promotes college […]

College Leaders Hope to Keep Up Government Support of TRIO Programs

College Leaders Hope to Keep Up Government Support of TRIO ProgramsWith the Clinton administration in its final months, college outreach specialists meeting in Washington in September focused on the issue of continuity — seeking to build on gains made during the past eight years regardless of which party claims the White House in November.Those attending […]

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