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Senate ‘Digital Divide’ Bill Gains House Companion
Senate ‘Digital Divide’ Bill Gains House CompanionBy Charles Dervarics A bill to combat the digital divide at Black, Hispanic-serving and tribal colleges will get a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., proposed the bill as H.R. 2183. It is a companion to a Senate-approved plan from Sen. George Allen, R-Va. […]
HBCUs
Black College Panel Undergoes Change
Black College Panel Undergoes ChangeCo-chair resigns; Education Department names new leadershipBy Charles Dervarics The co-chair of the President’s Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities has resigned, setting the stage for changes on this federal panel that advises the administration on Black college policy. Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, Tuskegee University president, announced his plans […]
MSIs
More Outreach Needed to Increase USDA Grant Funding, Report Says
More Outreach Needed to Increase USDA Grant Funding, Report Says By Charles Dervarics More outreach from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could help minority-serving colleges and universities better compete for grant funding, a federal watchdog agency says. In a new report, the U.S. General Accounting Office says minority-serving institutions (MSIs) received less than 2 percent […]
HBCUs
Getting Through The Hard Times
Getting Through The Hard Times Graduating seniors are confronting one of the tightest job markets in recent years. What are students doing to remain competitive?By Ronald RoachAs a business administration major, Jermanne Perry, a graduating senior at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, recognized last year that the slumping U.S. economy showed little promise of […]
Latinx
Beacons of Hope
Beacons of HopeSECME Inc. partners with minority-serving institutions to create alternative high schools to increase high school, college completion ratesBy Phaedra Brotherton In 2000, only 18 percent of all African American and 10 percent of Hispanics completed a four-year degree by age 29, compared with 34 percent of Whites (total populations), according to the U.S. […]
Students
Sorority Launches Science, Technology Radio Show
Sorority Launches Science, Technology Radio Show WASHINGTON Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., has teamed up with a Washington-based talk radio station to bring science and technology information into African American homes. The Science and Everyday Experiences (SEE) radio program is part of the sorority’s ongoing efforts to get young African Americans and their families involved […]
Community Colleges
National Groups Join Forces to Improve College Access
National Groups Join Forces to Improve College Access WASHINGTON Two national associations representing the majority of U.S. public colleges and close to 10 million students are now partnering to help more students continue their education and earn a bachelor’s degree. While a college degree is widely deemed essential to career and financial success in today’s […]
Latinx
Topping the Charts
Topping the Charts It’s that time of year again, when we recognize the colleges and universities that graduate the most students of color at the undergraduate level. In 2001, we celebrated the fact that the number of African American students receiving bachelor’s degrees topped 100,000 for the first time. It is good to see that […]
Community Colleges
Closing the Degree Divide
Closing the Degree DivideFor a large number of students in higher education today, there is much more than a digital divide. There is also a “degree divide” — the lack of access to a bachelor’s degree for place-bound students and students who are training for skilled-work positions. Thousands of employers want workers with certified skills […]
HBCUs
Gateway Computer Distributes HBCU CD-ROM
Gateway Computer Distributes HBCU CD-ROMPOWAY, Calif.A partnership between Gateway Inc. and a New York city marketing firm has introduced a CD-ROM that celebrates the legacy of historically Black colleges and universities, and provides information and Internet links to those institutions. “The Key: An Interactive Guide to Historically Black Colleges and Universities” CD-ROM was created by […]
HBCUs
2003 Commencement Speakers
2003 Commencement Speakers• Biola University (Calif.) Dr. Wesley K. Stafford President of Christian relief agency Compassion International • Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) Geraldine A. Ferraro First female vice presidential candidate • Claremont Graduate University (Calif.) Dr. Paul J. Zak Co-chair of the university’s depart- ment of economics; and founding director of the Center for Neuro- economics Studies • Clark University (Mass.) Mark Shields Columnist, commentator, moder- ator of […]
Leadership & Policy
Instructor Loses Retaliation Suit Against Washington College
Instructor Loses Retaliation Suit Against Washington CollegeTACOMA, Wash. A foreign-born math instructor has lost a suit accusing Tacoma Community College of retaliation after the board of trustees granted him tenure despite the adverse recommendation of a tenure review committee.Robert Tan failed to prove that the college had assigned him to teach primarily remedial-level courses in […]
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