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Washington Briefs

Pell Grants May Increase Next YearWASHINGTON — Education lobbyists are a step closer to their goal of a large increase in the maximum Pell grant — particularly if an aid-friendly Senate proposal takes effect.The Senate in mid-May proposed a $350 increase in the top Pell grant for the neediest students, which would push the maximum […]

New Legislation Could Bring Major Money to Minority Schools

New Legislation Could Bring Major Money to Minority SchoolsWASHINGTON — In their rush to wrap up action in an election year, congressional leaders are proposing major funding increases for minority-serving colleges and universities next year.Historically Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges all are due for major increases under new legislation being developed in the […]

Retilling The Field

Retilling The FieldHistorically Black land-grant institutions are growing agricultural programs despite a difficult climate.“As my mother used to say: ‘There’s more than one way to get in a house other than going in the front door.’” That piece of wisdom is offered by Dr. James H. Walker Jr., the senior associate research director of the […]

Eliminating the Last Vestiges of Segregation

Eliminating the Last Vestiges of SegregationI was recently asked to speak at the annual President’s Leadership Summit of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and provide the group with an update of federal higher education desegregation activity. The question-and-answer period that followed my presentation impressed upon me the need for broader clarification regarding federal policy on […]

Tech Briefs

Hobsons HBCU Guide To Include Atlanta University SchoolsATLANTA — The four historically Black schools that make up the Atlanta University Center are the latest institutions to sign up for inclusion in Hobsons Publications “The Guide to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” The interactive CD-ROM will feature detailed information about Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris […]

Jump-Startin Black College Fund-Raising

Jump-Startin Black College Fund-Raising‘It takes money to raise money’ATLANTA — Earlier this year, the Kresge Foundation announced the recipients of $18 million in grants to help historically Black colleges and universities improve their advancement offices. The universities can use the money to hire more staff, prepare for capital campaigns or update their records.Bethune-Cookman College, Dillard […]

African-American

The Changing Face of Philanthropy

The Changing Face of PhilanthropyWhere the color line yields to the bottom lineATLANTA — Just before the winter holiday break, a group of 70 Black professionals gathered here at the Georgia Institute of Technology for a reception. They nibbled hors d’oeuvres and traded business cards as a jazz group played in the background. Even after […]

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Marshall B. Bass has been elected chairman of South Carolina’s Voorhees College Board of Trustees. Bass is the founder of Marshall B. Bass and Associates Inc., a management consulting firm. Bass earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, and doctorates of law from North Carolina Central University and civil laws from […]

African-American

Washington Briefs

Congress Hears Support For Completion GrantsWASHINGTON — Leaders of the TRIO community made their case for new college completion grants before a congressional committee late last month.The plan, part of President Clinton’s budget, would provide $35 million for such completion grants, which would help students enter and stay in college. Colleges that participate in the […]

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Washington Briefs

Ed. Dept. Speaker Criticizes RepublicansWASHINGTON — A former teacher described Govs. George W. and Jeb Bush as racists during a U.S. Department of Education seminar on promoting diversity last month, and at least one lawmaker is demanding an explanation.Jane Elliot, an author who delivers lectures worldwide on race and bias issues, was invited to the […]

13 HBCUs to Retain Access to Federal Financial Aid

13 HBCUs to Retain Access to Federal Financial Aid WASHINGTON — Thirteen of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities will retain their access to critical student financial aid programs despite loan default rates that could trigger significant penalties.Congress eliminated a long-standing exemption from sanctions for HBCUs during the last reauthorization of the Higher Education […]

A Few Good Officers: HBCUs Seek Ways to Boost ROTC Pipeline

A Few Good Officers: HBCUs Seek Ways to Boost ROTC PipelineBATON ROUGE, La. — Leaders from 21 historically Black colleges and universities with Army ROTC programs met at a Southern University conference earlier this month to discuss ways to recruit and train more Black officers.U.S. Department of Defense statistics show that while 29.5 percent of […]

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