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Texas Lawmakers Propose End to College Readiness Test
Texas Lawmakers Propose End to College Readiness Test AUSTIN, TexasLegislators have proposed eliminating the Texas Academic Program Skills Test, which has been used for more than a decade to decide whether students are ready for college classes. Opponents of the test see it as an obstacle to the state’s desire to increase its college graduates, […]
HBCUs
Higher Standards Spell Success for Louisiana HBCUs
Higher Standards Spell Success for Louisiana HBCUsSchools boast highest passage rates in state on national teacher examBy Scott Dyer BATON ROUGE, La.Just a year after three of Louisiana’s historically Black universities were placed on probation for low passage rates on the national teacher certification exam, they were told that they have now some of the […]
Leadership & Policy
Morris Brown Trustees Appoint Chemistry Professor as Acting President
Morris Brown Trustees Appoint Chemistry Professor as Acting PresidentDr. Charles E. Taylor resigns following lost accreditation bid ATLANTALosing a bid to win back its accreditation, historically Black Morris Brown College is also losing its president. Dr. Charles E. Taylor, resigned a week after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools released a letter denying the […]
HBCUs
White House Calls for Teaching Award Nominations
White House Calls for Teaching Award NominationsBy Charles Dervarics The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities is looking for nominations for its Millennium Awards in Teaching and Research Excellence. Through June 1, the office is accepting nominations of those who have excelled at teaching or research in math, science, engineering or technology. […]
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Students
Bill Would Provide $100 Million a Year for Fire Prevention
Bill Would Provide $100 Million a Year for Fire PreventionBy Charles Dervarics New legislation from a Congressional Black Caucus member would provide $100 million a year to help colleges and universities install fire sprinkler systems or other fire prevention programs. The College Fire Prevention Act from Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, would provide $100 million […]
Faculty & Staff
When the Name of the Game Is Research
When the Name of the Game Is ResearchAs they say in the academy, “publish or perish.” That’s music to some scholars’ ears. Nothing is more interesting and causes such intellectual stimulation, yet at the same time causes such extreme frustration and stress than their own research — and finding funding. Others would rather spend their […]
HBCUs
FAMU Wins 5th National Title in Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
FAMU Wins 5th National Title in Honda Campus All-Star Challenge ORLANDO, Fla.The Florida A&M University Rattlers slithered past the competition here last month to clinch the 5th national championship at the 2003 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), an academic competition for the best and brightest students at historically Black colleges and universities. Nearly 100 HBCU […]
Latinx
Miami-Dade Among Top-Rated Community Colleges For Information Technology Resources
Miami-Dade Among Top-Rated Community Colleges For Information Technology Resources By Ronald RoachMIAMIMiami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) recently ranked among the top three community colleges nationwide for its innovative digital information technology services available to students, faculty, administrators and employees, according to a recent survey by the Center for Digital Government. Only Florida Community College and Columbus […]
HBCUs
Congressmen Introduce Resolutions To Honor Black Colleges
Students
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 […]
Faculty & Staff
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 […]
HBCUs
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 […]
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