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Microsoft Aids Black Public College Technology Program
Microsoft Aids Black Public College Technology ProgramBy Ronald Roach WASHINGTON, D.C.Microsoft has announced a $15 million software grant to the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF) technology initiative, which is a multi-year effort to raise more than $100 million to upgrade technology at public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The software grant will be distributed [âŚ]
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North Carolina Nursing Departments Launch Health Disparities Center
North Carolina Nursing Departments Launch Health Disparities Center DURHAM, N.C.The Departments of Nursing at North Carolina Central University and Winston-Salem State University and the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently launched the Center for Innovation in Health Disparities Research (CIHDR). The new center is one of eight university-partnered [âŚ]
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New Bill Puts Technology Funds in the Hands of HBCUs
New Bill Puts Technology Funds in the Hands of HBCUsBy Charles Dervarics A new bill from Senate Republicans seeks to address the digital divide by providing minority-serving colleges with money to address technology issues. The Digital and Wireless Network Technology Program Act would provide funds to upgrade technology, support technology degrees and promote use of [âŚ]
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Mastering the Challenge of High-Performance Computing
Mastering the Challenge of High-Performance Computing But there are perils in ignoring developments in the rising field, scholars sayBy Ronald RoachNot long after her appointment as Hampton Universityâs first chief information officer in 1999, Debra S. White, a former IBM executive, found that in addition to managing a campus IT network upgrade she had to [âŚ]
HBCUs
A Scientific Mandate
Dr. Rita R. Colwell Birthplace: Beverly, Mass.Education: B.S., Bacteriology; M.S., Genetics, Purdue University; Ph.D., Oceanography, University of WashingtonPrevious position: President, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 1991-1998 Honors & Awards: The Medal of Distinction from Columbia University, the Gold Medal of Charles University, Prague, and the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Alumna Summa Laude [âŚ]
HBCUs
Black College Bands âGet Paidâ to Showcase Talents
Black College Bands âGet Paidâ to Showcase Talents ATLANTAMarching bands from eight historically Black colleges brought their unique, high-stepping, energetic musical performances to the Atlanta Georgia Dome in January as part of the inaugural Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase. The Honda Battle of the Bands is the first national program of its kind [âŚ]
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Congress, Bush Finally Agree on 2003 Budget
Congress, Bush Finally Agree on 2003 BudgetMinority-serving institutions, TRIO, GEAR UP receive slight increasesBy Charles Dervarics After months of negotiations, the U.S. Congress and the White House finished work on a 2003 budget bill with a 5 percent increase for Black colleges and slightly higher Pell grants for needy students. Approval of the package ends [âŚ]
Students
Minority-Serving Institutions Join Forces to Seek Change
Minority-Serving Institutions Join Forces to Seek ChangeBy Charles Dervarics In an effort to promote mutual goals, leaders of Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges are endorsing an ambitious agenda that includes a doubling of the maximum Pell grant and new incentives to promote student enrollment in math, science, teaching and other high-demand specialties. With [âŚ]
Faculty & Staff
Venturing Into Computational Humanities
Venturing Into Computational HumanitiesNew field seeks to bring advanced computing to humanities, social science researchBy Ronald Roach Itâs natural to expect that a significant degree of contemporary scientific discoveries stem from the application of high-performance computing and supercomputers to complex problems. Given that high-performance computing has exclusively been serving science for some time, a California-based [âŚ]
Students
Program Seeks to Improve Student Attainment at Minority-Serving Schools
Program Seeks to Improve Student Attainment at Minority-Serving Schools WASHINGTONTwo higher education groups have come together to launch a five-year initiative to improve retention, achievement and institutional effectiveness at minority-serving institutions. The project, Building Engagement and Attainment of Minority Students (BEAMS), was announced earlier this month by the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), in [âŚ]
HBCUs
MSNBCâs âHardballâ Comes to North Carolina Central University
MSNBCâs âHardballâ Comes to North Carolina Central University HBCU serves as backdrop, as presidential contender faces tough questions DURHAM, N.C.North Carolina Central University basked in the national limelight earlier this month when political talk show host Chris Matthews brought his MSNBCâs âHardball College Tourâ to the campus. The live broadcast featured fast-talking Matthewsâ tough questions [âŚ]
HBCUs
Senate Approves HBCU Preservation Bill
Senate Approves HBCU Preservation BillBy Charles Dervarics Historically Black colleges and universities could get new funds to promote historic preservation under legislation the U.S. Senate approved in late January. The plan from Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn. and Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., would provide $10 million annually for five years to help HBCUs improve historic properties [âŚ]
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