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Experts Leary of Texas’ Latest Education Disparity Elimination Efforts
Experts Leary of Texas’ Latest Education Disparity Elimination EffortsBy Lydia LumAUSTIN, TexasEducators here are asking state lawmakers to help finance new endowments of faculty positions and student scholarships. The request is part of an effort to settle the dispute between the federal Office of Civil Rights and the state of Texas regarding inequalities among the […]
African-American
Fisk University’s Jubilee Singers Inducted into Gospel Hall of Fame
Fisk University’s Jubilee Singers Inducted into Gospel Hall of FameNASHVILLE, Tenn. The Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, an institution more than a century old, was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame last month. It has been said that civil rights pioneer and author Dr. W.E.B. DuBois called their music a message from slaves […]
Students
Majority of HBCUs ‘Keeping Pace’ with Technology
Majority of HBCUs ‘Keeping Pace’ with Technologymany still face major digital divide issues, NAFEO Report saysWASHINGTON The majority of Black colleges and universities are more wired than originally assumed, according to a recent study released by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. Despite the fact that the majority of HBCUs have networks […]
HBCUs
The Good and Bad News About EDUCAUSE 2000
The Good and Bad News About EDUCAUSE 2000Though the minority presence was low, minority-serving institutions came in record numbersM ore than 6,500 people attended the EDUCAUSE 2000 Conference in Nashville, Tenn., last month. It was the largest crowd yet for higher education’s leading information technology association. The conference included 130 presentations and more than 180 […]
HBCUs
Rep. John Lewis Honored at Atlanta University Center
Rep. John Lewis Honored at Atlanta University Center By Cheryl D. FieldsATLANTAU.S. Rep. John Lewis’ long commitment to racial justice and equal educational opportunity drew accolades last month from the six institutions that comprise the Atlanta University Center.Higher education, civic and community leaders from throughout the region were on hand during a rare joint convocation […]
Students
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 […]
Students
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 […]
Students
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 […]
HBCUs
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 […]
HBCUs
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, […]
HBCUs
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 […]
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