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University of Miami Web Site Named Best in Higher Education
University of Miami Web Site Named Best in Higher EducationFOLSOM, Calif.The University of Miami (Fla.) has the best higher education Web site in America, according to the Center for Digital Education, a research and advisory institute on information technology (IT) in education. The organization sponsors an annual Best of the Web Contest. The center, which […]
HBCUs
Our Collective Responsibility To Black Males
Our Collective Responsibility To Black MalesAs he went through cold-bath fields he saw a solitary cell; and the devil was pleased, for it gave him a hint for improving his prisons in hell. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge, writer and poetIn Cambridge, Mass., a speaker on race relations asked these questions: “Where are our young African […]
Leadership & Policy
Cheyney, Fisk University Presidents Step Down
Cheyney, Fisk University Presidents Step DownHARRISBURG, Pa.Presidents of two historically Black colleges and universities announced plans to leave their respective institutions last month. After seven years as president of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Dr. W. Clinton Pettus is stepping down to pursue other interests. His retirement is effective Dec. 31.Pettus began work at Cheyney as […]
HBCUs
North Carolina Central to Turn to Legislature For Money to Fix Mold Problem
North Carolina Central to Turn to Legislature For Money to Fix Mold ProblemBOONE, N.C.The University of North Carolina system plans to turn to the General Assembly for as much as $17 million it needs to fix an expanding mold problem at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) that has shut down buildings and forced out students.NCCU […]
HBCUs
Black, White Performance Gap Widens, Study Finds
Black, White Performance Gap Widens, Study Finds Performance gaps between Blacks and Whites ages 13-17 widened between 1988 and 1999, leading to lower pay, higher unemployment levels for equal levels of education, higher dropout rates and lower test scores, according to a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Education.In the “Status and Trends […]
HBCUs
College Becoming Less Accessible For Underserved Groups, Studies Find
College Becoming Less Accessible For Underserved Groups, Studies Find Two influential Washington education advocacy groups are reporting that while much progress has been made in minority access to college in the last 20 years, higher education will become less accessible in the current decade.The American Council on Education (ACE) in its annual “Status Report on […]
HBCUs
Web Site Hosts Voting for HBCU Battle of the Bands
Web Site Hosts Voting for HBCU Battle of the BandsATLANTAIn its second year, the Honda Battle of the Bands showcases historically Black college and university (HBCU) marching bands on a Celebration Tour that began in September and continues through Nov. 22. Since Sept. 24, fans of HBCU marching bands have been able to vote for […]
HBCUs
Georgia On the Mind
Georgia On the MindThe state’s higher education system puts research, policy focus on Black males By Ronald RoachAmong education researchers and higher education administrators around the nation, it is well known that African American male college attendance and completion rates are lagging behind those of males in other racial and ethnic groups as well as […]
Latinx
America Loses Ground in College Access, Participation, Study Finds
America Loses Ground in College Access, Participation, Study FindsWASHINGTONAmerica has fallen alarmingly behind other industrialized countries in access to and participation in college, which encompasses most education and training beyond high school, according to a recent study.  “Closing the College Participation Gap,” released last month by the Education Commission of the States (ECS), paints a […]
Latinx
NASA Names University Space Science Education Partners
NASA Names University Space Science Education PartnersWASHINGTONSixteen universities have been named recipients of NASA’s 2003 Minority University College Education and Research Partnership Initiative in Space Science (MUCERPI) award. MUCERPI offers minority universities an opportunity to develop academic programs and/or faculty and student capabilities in space science through close partnerships with major space science research groups. […]
Students
Commitment at the Highest Levels
Commitment at the Highest Levels”Bringing more than skin color to the party” pretty much sums up our cover story on recruiting faculty of color. One new faculty hire from Rochester Institute of Technology says minority faculty have to do just that and must “bring ways to contribute to the strategic direction of the university and […]
Students
Grants & Awards
Columbia University’s Teachers College received a $10.8 million gift from Lilo and Gerard Leeds. The gift, to be made over six years, is the largest single gift in the college’s history. The gift will be used to bolster the academic achievement of low-income high school students in New York City and across the United States. […]
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