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Faculty & Staff

Who’s Playin’ Whom?

Who’s Playin’ Whom?Overwhelming influence of hip-hop culture, rap music on HBCU campuses concerns students, faculty By Pearl StewartIn December 2000, Dr. Thomas Earl Midgette had harsh words for the hip-hop movement that was sweeping his campus. When he was interviewed for an article in Black Issues titled “The Miseducation of Hip-Hop,” Midgette didn’t hold back: […]

Morehouse College Earns National Academic Champion Title

Morehouse College Earns National Academic Champion TitleORLANDO, Fla.After a three-day competition last month among the best and brightest academic all-stars from historically Black colleges and universities, a team of students from Morehouse College in Atlanta earned the national champion title at the 15th annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) in Orlando, Fla.Winning the best two-out-of-three […]

N.C. Students, Faculty Address HIV Outbreak

N.C. Students, Faculty Address HIV OutbreakBy Eleanor Lee YatesDURHAM, N.C.More than 450 students and faculty from North Carolina’s 12 historically Black colleges and universities recently gathered to discuss the alarming increase of HIV rates among Black students. “Stomp Out HIV/STDs,” held on the weekend of March 20, was sponsored by North Carolina Central University and […]

Leadership & Policy

Achieving Unity Through Diversity

Achieving Unity Through DiversityFulbright conference addresses issues of discord, harmony in an increasingly multicultural United StatesBy Cassie ChewWASHINGTONFulbright Visiting Scholar Dr. Otelemate Harry has spent time on several college campuses in the United States, but this year he is getting to know the East Coast. The linguistics scholar is in the middle of an 11-month […]

NAFEO Outlines New Policies to Congress

NAFEO Outlines New Policies to CongressAdvocacy group seeks $30 million program for predominantly Black collegesBy Charles DervaricsA leading advocacy group is asking Congress to create a $30 million program for “predominantly” Black colleges, or urban institutions that lack the history of HBCUs but face many of the same challenges.“Many of these schools are located in […]

The Hip-Hop Evolution

The Hip-Hop Evolution“I remember the day I fell in love with hip-hop,” begins the opening scene of the 2002 romantic comedy “Brown Sugar,” where Sanaa Lathan’s character Sidney stands, alongside her childhood friend Dre (played by Taye Diggs), mesmerized by the lyrical flow of the young MCs on a New York City neighborhood basketball court. […]

Let the Games Begin

Let the Games Begin— AgainHBCU coaches and administrators give their play-by-play accounts of the benefits of reviving college football programs By Crystal L. KeelsIt’s the pageantry, the precision, the rhythm and the music. It’s wave after wave of energetic flute, trumpet, tuba and drum players wearing colorful uniforms and executing intricate steps. It’s the dramatic […]

Community Colleges

Greenspan: Colleges Can Help Solve Jobs Dilemma

Greenspan: Colleges Can Help Solve Jobs DilemmaFederal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a congressional hearing last month that support for community colleges is an area where government investment in education has paid off. He said community colleges were likely to provide critical support to boosting job skills in the future as more and more workers […]

Community Colleges

Accountability Plan for Higher Education Would Be a Mistake, Report Says

Accountability Plan for Higher Education Would Be a Mistake, Report SaysThe Bush administration’s plan for imposing accountability measures — similar to those in the No Child Left Behind Act — on higher education is wrongheaded, according to a new report by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).Lawrence N. Gold, the AFT’s higher education director, said […]

IT Report Calls Attention to Minority-Serving Schools

IT Report Calls Attention to Minority-Serving SchoolsIn a study that builds upon the 2000 U.S. Department of Commerce-funded National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) report on IT resources at historically Black colleges and universities, researchers with the Washington-based Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHE) have authored the first, comprehensive national survey of […]

More Than Child’s Play

More Than Child’s PlayFor Dr. Sabrina Thomas, dolls are not just child’s play. In fact, they are the subject of her research, which recently landed her a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Thomas, an assistant professor of family and consumer sciences at North Carolina Central University, was awarded the grant to […]

Community Colleges

Educators Question Bush’s Plan to Change Pell

Educators Question Bush’s Plan to Change PellBy Patricia Troumpoucis A proposed rule change to the Pell Grant program in President Bush’s budget aims to guard against future budget shortfalls, according to officials at the U.S. Department of Education. But critics say it’s just a way to cap or slash the maximum Pell Grant award and […]

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Grand Rapids Community College

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