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Senate’s Funding Formula More Generous to Education Than House’s
Senate’s Funding Formula More Generous to Education Than House’sWASHINGTON — Amid predictions of a federal budget meltdown, historically Black colleges and universities and sponsors of college access programs got a little bit of good news from the U.S. Senate this month.In its most definitive statement yet on the year 2000 education budget, Senate leaders came […]
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Professional Appointments
AcademicDr. Christopher I. Chalokwu has been appointed vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of geology at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Previously, he was the funding dean of the school of arts and sciences and a professor of physical science at Benedict College in South Carolina. Chalokwu earned a bachelor’s and a master’s […]
Leadership & Policy
Misinformation Super Highway?
Misinformation Super Highway?If you spend any time on the Internet, you know that there is a wealth of information that can zip through your phone lines and into your home or office in the blink of an eye. Some of that information is useful and some of it — well — isn’t. Take, for example, […]
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The State of Retention
The State of Retention AUSTIN, Texas — In the academic world, where importance in the institutional pecking order often can be measured by how much money officials are willing to spend on a certain program, rarely a peep is heard these days about retention.College and university administrators traditionally have preferred to spend their money on […]
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House Unveils New Budget
House Unveils New BudgetCreative Accounting Could Provide Some Higher Education Programs With Increases Despite Budget Cap WASHINGTON — Some long-awaited predictions came true, late last month, as the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a controversial budget plan that relies heavily on innovative accounting to avoid deep cuts in education spending.Among other provisions, the bill would […]
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Letters
Jarvis Christian Out of Default TroubleDear Editor:The Aug. 5th issue of Black Issues In Higher Education features a story on the Sallie Mae default management project for historically Black colleges and universities. The story includes a list of the 14 HBCUs that participated in our default prevention initiative. However, we would like to make it […]
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Living in The Best and Worst of Times
Living in The Best and Worst of TimesCrisesremindusthatnothinginthislifeispromised. Last month, nearly 400 historically Black college administrators and federal officials convened in Washington for the second White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges conference. As always, President Clinton commemorated the event by declaring the week of Sept. 19-25 “Historically Black College Week,” inviting the nation to […]
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Professional Appointment
ACADEMICLisa R. Elliott has been named communications coordinator for Cleveland State University’s office of minority affairs and community relations. Previously, she managed a marketing communications firm, Aspire Marketing. Elliot holds a bachelor’s in speech from Northwestern University.Dr. Allen J. Green has been named dean of studies and student life at Sarah Lawrence College. He comes […]
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Higher Education’s Money Man
Higher Education’s Money Man An Interview With United Negro College Fund President Bill GrayWhen William H. Gray, at the age of 50, announced in 1991 that he was leaving his Majority Whip post in the U.S. House of Representatives to head the United Negro College Fund, many believed his brightest days were behind him. Two […]
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UNCF Gray’s Way
UNCF Gray’s WayWith Billion-Dollar Bill Gates Coup, ‘Bottom-Line’ Bill Gray Affirms His Stature and His Leadership Style FAIRFAX, Va. — When software tycoon William H. Gates III made a $1 billion pledge earlier this month to fund scholarships for minority college and graduate students in science, engineering, math and education, he turned to the United […]
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Washington Briefs
HBCUs to Get $2.1 Million from Human Services AgencyWASHINGTON — Black colleges and universities will get a share of more than $20 million in new federal funding to help improve the economic outlook of low-income neighborhoods nationwide, officials here say.At least $2.1 million in the Urban and Rural Community Economic Development program will go to […]
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Feds Hand Out $120M to Expand College Access
Feds Hand Out $120M to Expand College AccessWASHINGTON — With the new academic year just days away, the Clinton administration tagged 21 states and 164 local partnerships to serve as the first participants in the highly-touted “Gear Up for College” program to boost access to higher education.Approved last year, the program targets at-risk students early […]
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