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Not Your Father’s Community College

Not Your Father’s Community CollegeNew programs, increased visibility boost two-year institutions’ appealBy Lydia LumPublic perception of community colleges has improved so much in the past two decades that they are no longer regarded as higher education’s last resort. Many two-year schools have increased the number and visibility of honors programs. They have signed deals with […]

The Community College Baccalaureate

Leadership & Policy

Doing More With Less

Doing More With LessDespite having fewer resources, HBCUs have outpaced majority institutions in producing Black professionals, but experts say strong leadership will be the key to their long-term survivalBy B. Denise HawkinsSince their founding in segregation, the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities have been studies in resourcefulness, contrasts, resoluteness, possibilities and miracles. But have […]

‘Change Takes Time’

‘Change Takes Time’While the names have changed — and some of the laws — many age-old debates in higher education have remained the same over the past 20 yearsBy Charles DervaricsIn the 1980s, a Republican president led a defense build-up in response to foreign crises, and his education secretary chided the establishment on school reform. […]

Riding the Crest of a Wave

Riding the Crest of a WaveOne of Black Issues’ first writers reflects on the growth of a well-timed publicationBy Eileen M. O’BrienIt’s always fun to ride the crest of a wave. As one of the first writers at Black Issues In Higher Education, I quickly realized the publication had impeccable timing, covering diversity and minority-serving […]

Leadership & Policy

Long Overdue

Long Overdue20th Anniversary Edition“After researching, analyzing and listening to the ‘pros’ from all sectors of higher education, it became obvious that this publication was long overdue,” wrote Frank L. Matthews and William E. Cox in their “Publisher’s Viewpoint” in March 1984. Black Issues In Higher Education was “this” publication. The magazine, which started out as […]

Black College Alumni Gifts on the Rise

Black College Alumni Gifts on the RiseATLANTAAlumni giving to historically Black colleges and universities is growing, thanks in part to the Kresge Foundation through its HBCU Initiative, which works with HBCUs to strengthen their fund raising and institutional advancement. While many media reports have questioned the strength of HBCU alumni giving, the Kresge HBCU Initiative […]

Brown Celebration Inspires Design Contest, Reveals Disparity

Brown Celebration Inspires Design Contest, Reveals DisparityURBANA CHAMPAIGN, Ill. As part of a yearlong celebration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to mark the 50th anniversary celebration of Brown v. Board of Education, the graphic design program in the department of art and design sponsored “The Chance Project,” a national poster design contest. Using […]

The Top 100:Interpreting the Data

The Top 100:Interpreting the DataBy Dr. Victor M. H. Borden and Pamela C. BrownThe current year, 2004, marks a monumental year in higher education for students of color. This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, which declared racial segregation in public education settings unconstitutional. Despite the gains […]

Community Colleges

Too Fast, Too Furious?

Too Fast, Too Furious?As community colleges grow in enrollment and appeal, some question their ability to serve disadvantaged studentsBy Lydia LumThe growing number of high-achieving students choosing to attend community colleges has fueled this debate: Are two-year schools shortchanging educationally and financially disadvantaged students in the process? Answers aren’t easy, and of course, they vary […]

Shut Out Of the System

Shut Out Of the System As competition increases for slots at UC-Berkeley, admission offers to minority students continue to declineBy Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.As University of California officials announced admissions results for the fall, it appeared that increasing competition for seats at the university, rising tuition costs, and continued controversy over the role of race in […]

Getting FAMU Back On Firm Footing

Getting FAMU Back On Firm FootingTallahassee, Fla. The courtyard outside the state Capitol building was a sea of gold and maroon as chanting students from Florida State University passed out popcorn to passers-by. Inside the building, however, on the 22nd floor, the tasteful sounds of piano and flute playing songs from “Porgy and Bess” were […]

Hampton University to Lead $101 Million NASA Project

Hampton University to Lead $101 Million NASA ProjectHAMPTON, Va.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will give Hampton University $101 million to build a satellite to study how clouds form at the edge of space. After two years of proposals and interviews, Hampton University beat out more than 40 schools to lead the project.“This is the […]

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