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Southern University Raises Admissions Standards With Little Fallout
Southern University Raises Admissions Standards With Little FalloutBut Baton Rouge Community College experiences 70 percent enrollment jump.By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, LaLast summer, when Southern University was poised to raise its admission standards as part of a federal desegregation settlement, school officials were bracing for a loss of 700 students — or about 8 percent of […]
Students
Nation’s Colleges Report Fewer Default Problems
Nation’s Colleges Report Fewer Default ProblemsFor the first time, no HBCUs are on the education department’s ‘watch list.’Student loan default rates have dropped to their lowest level ever, says a new U.S. Department of Education report that also finds considerable progress in default reduction among historically Black colleges and universities.For the first time, no HBCU […]
HBCUs
Professional Appointments
Professional AppointmentsDr. Andrea Barnwell has been named director of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Barnwell is a well-known author, art historian and curator. Her forthcoming book Charles White is the first book in a series of monographs on African American artists edited by David C. Driskell. Barnwell earned a bachelor’s in English and […]
Latinx
South Central Los Angeles: A Community In Transition
South Central Los Angeles: A Community In TransitionLA’s Southwest College seeks to keep pace with changing demographicsBy Lydia LumLOS ANGELESos Angeles Southwest College perhaps best illustrates the rising tide of Latinos and other minorities sweeping into higher education institutions of deeply steeped Black heritage, and of the challenges and new growing pains such schools face.The […]
Leadership & Policy
FAMU Board of Trustees Elects Chairman
FAMU Board of Trustees Elects ChairmanTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Arthur “Art” Collins, prominent business lobbyist, was elected chairman by the members of the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees during their first meeting held in early August“Thank you for providing me with this humble opportunity,” said Collins. “We are all equal in the task of moving FAMU forward […]
Latinx
Hispanic Leaders Seek New Influx of Funds
Hispanic Leaders Seek New Influx of FundsDespite predictions of a tightening federal budget, Hispanic leaders are asking Congress to fund a new initiative that would expand graduate programs at Hispanic-serving colleges and universities.The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is looking for a $20 million down payment for a new program that would bear […]
Faculty & Staff
Taking Stock of GIS Technology at HBCUs
Taking Stock of GIS Technology at HBCUsRecent surveys of information technology resources at historically Black colleges and universities have yielded not only valuable information technology inventories but have provided the basis for new funding and equipment made available to Black campuses by government agencies and Black college organizations, such as the United Negro College Fund. […]
Students
Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr.
Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr. is known to be enthusiastic about superstring theory and supersymmetry, but another passion has him speaking out —  his commitment to education.By Robin V. SmilesYou have to be a brave person to persevere in a field like theoretical physics. It requires a command of both science and mathematics. The work […]
HBCUs
A Focus on Physics
A Focus on  PhysicsToo few African American students are choosing physics as an area of study, say Black educatorsBy Ronald RoachPETERSBURG, Va.r. James Davenport takes a great deal of pride in having taught hundreds of students who have graduated from Virginia State University with bachelor’s degrees in physics. Among graduates of the college physics program […]
Leadership & Policy
Legislation Seeks to Restore Community College Funding in California
Legislation Seeks to Restore Community College Funding in CaliforniaWALNUT, Calif.California Assemblyman Robert Pacheco, R-Walnut, pledged to amend legislation to restore some of the $126 million in community college funding cuts recently made by Gov. Gray Davis.“I think it’s time community colleges stand up for what has rightfully been earned,” says Pacheco.Pacheco announced to a crowd […]
Community Colleges
West Virginians More Likely to Pass On College Education, Survey Shows
West Virginians More Likely to Pass On College Education, Survey ShowsCHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginians are more likely to earn high school degrees, skip college and head into lower-paying labor intensive jobs, according to the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. Nearly 65 percent of state residents age 25 and older went no further than 12th grade, the […]
HBCUs
Congress Faces Crowded Back-to-Work Schedule
Congress Faces Crowded Back-to-Work ScheduleCongress returns to work this month facing a challenging list of priorities that include an education funding bill and possible regulatory reform for colleges and universities.Scheduled to return after Labor Day, the House and Senate immediately will take up the issue of fiscal 2002 appropriations, including funding for Pell Grants, college […]
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