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Legislating the Technical Mind
Legislating the Technical MindTexas congresswoman works to equip young Americans with the skills to meet the nation’s technological and scientific needs.By Ronald RoachU.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, is no stranger to being a trailblazer. The first woman to represent Dallas in the Texas state legislature and the U.S. Congress, Johnson has championed health, science […]
Students
House Approves Bill with HSL, HBCU Aid
House Approves Bill with HSL, HBCU AidMinority-serving colleges and universities would get new funds for undergraduate math and science programs under newly approved legislation in the House of Representatives.The Investing in America’s Future Act has $30 million for a new initiative, the Minority Serving Institutions Undergraduate Program. This new initiative would include an existing science […]
HBCUs
New Legislation May Aid Minority-Serving Institutions
New Legislation May Aid Minority-Serving InstitutionsNew federal legislation to help implement technology at minority-serving institutions may have a major positive effect for Black colleges and Hispanic-serving colleges and universities, witnesses told a Senate panel.In a congressional hearing originally scheduled for last fall but delayed following the attacks of Sept. 11, HBCU and HSI leaders said […]
Faculty & Staff
Supercomputing Conference Seeks Faculty Participation
Supercomputing Conference Seeks Faculty ParticipationBALTIMOREAn upcoming supercomputing conference in Baltimore is seeking the participation of teams of undergraduate faculty and K-12 teachers to spend four days in hands-on workshops learning about high-performance computing and communications tools and resources appropriate for their classroom. Entitled this year as SC2002, the annual conference features high-performance computing and communications […]
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Senate Hearing Held on Technology Aid For Minority-Serving Institutions
Senate Hearing Held on Technology Aid For Minority-Serving InstitutionsWASHINGTONSeveral educators and policy-makers testified before a U.S. Senate committee last month on the need for proposed legislation that seeks to provide $250 million in grants to minority-serving institutions to help them bridge the “digital divide in higher education.”Originally introduced in February 2001, the NTIA Digital Network […]
HBCUs
RODERICK PAIGE
RODERICK PAIGEU.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Roderick R. Paige sat down with Black Issues senior writer Ronald Roach and Washington correspondent Charles Dervarics to discuss a wide-ranging set of issues related to the Bush administration’s education pledge to “Leave No Child Behind.” Paige was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the seventh Secretary of the […]
HBCUs
Being a Visionary
Being a VisionaryIt’s been a long time in the planning stages, but we finally caught up with Dr. Roderick Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education, in his office in Washington.Interviewing the sitting secretary of education has become a Black Issues tradition. Our first such interview was with Secretary Terrel H. Bell during the first Reagan administration. […]
MSIs
NSF Award to Extend Computing
NSF Award to Extend Computing Initiative Across CurriculumDURHAM, N.C.In association with the Shodor Education Foundation, based in Durham, N.C., the National Science Foundation (NSF) last month announced a $2.7 million grant to establish the National Computational Science Institute. The grant supports the goal of integrating computational science across the U.S. undergraduate curriculum in an effort […]
Latinx
IT Networks Going Wireless at Tribal Colleges
IT Networks Going Wireless at Tribal CollegesIt’s not surprising that Turtle Mountain Community College’s president, Dr. Gerald E. Monette, wants to use technology to alleviate the isolation experienced by the North Dakota-based tribal college. Located a few miles from the Canadian border, the Turtle Mountain campus sits on a Chippewa Indian reservation in an area […]
Latinx
2001 A Year in Review
2001 A Year in Review2001 is a year most Americans will not forget. The year the United States experienced its worst act of domestic terrorism, claiming the lives of approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people. Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, college communities across the country united to understand the national tragedy. On the heels […]
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Remembering 2001: A Year of Tragedy and Triumph
Remembering 2001: A Year of Tragedy and TriumphWhat a year. Many people are already looking back on 2001 with a groan, saying it has been a “bad year.” The ongoing war in Afghanistan and the now-sporadic reports about anthrax-contaminated mail are daily reminders of Sept. 11. Most people remember that Tuesday morning — it was […]
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Government’s Economic Stimulus Package Under Fire
Government’s Economic Stimulus Package Under FireShould the federal government pump more money into education and job programs to address increased layoffs in industry? It is a question dogging House and Senate lawmakers as they try to reach agreement on an economic stimulus package.The debate, which has led to delays in action on budget bills, highlights […]
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