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EventsDECEMBERDec. 7-8The College Board, Office of AdultLearning Services“Development Effective Partnerships Between Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges”PhoenixContact: Scott JeffePhone: (212) 713-8307Fax: (212) 713-8316E-mail: oals@collegeboard.orgWeb: www.collegeboard.orgDec. 7-10Association for Career and Technical Education“2000: A Career Odyssey”San Diego Convention CenterSan DiegoPhone: (800) 826-9972Fax: (703) 683-7424E-mail: acte@acteonline.orgWeb: www.acteonline.orgJANUARYJan. 4-7, 2001Linguistic Society of America75th Annual ConferenceGrand Hyatt HotelWashington, D.C.Phone: (202) 835-1714Fax: (202) […]

Faculty & Staff

Dear BI Career Consultants:

Dear BI Career Consultants:What should African American faculty members do to prepare themselves for a career change from faculty to administration?Dr. Muriel Wright BraileyDirector of the Institute for African American Studies, Wilberforce UniversityI have had the experience of making a career change from faculty to administrator and back to faculty status. And now I am […]

Three South Carolina HBCUs Announce Technology Partnership

Three South Carolina HBCUs Announce Technology PartnershipColumbia,S.C.Three historically Black colleges in South Carolina, with the help of Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, received $3.2 million in federal funding for an innovative partnership with the Savannah River Site. Voorhees College, Allen University and Morris College, recognizing the need for well-trained […]

Leadership & Policy

HBCUs Strategize on Ways to Close Digital Divide on Their Campuses

HBCUs Strategize on Ways to Close Digital Divide on Their CampusesSlow adoption of technology by faculty seen as barrierATLANTA With Black colleges positioning their institutions to tackle the digital divide, officials with Tennessee State University and Clark Atlanta University highlighted an array of issues and strategies aimed at reducing the information technology gap between the […]

Community Colleges

Double Duty: A Small Group of African Americans are Serving Simultaneously as Scholars and Elected Officials

Double Duty: A Small Group of African Americans are Serving Simultaneously as Scholars and Elected Officials By Ron TaylorWhen Dr. Mamie Locke conducted an independent study seminar at Hampton University last year, her 10 political science students got more than an Ivory Tower approach to the art, craft and science of winning and holding elected […]

They’re on the Job

They’re on the JobMarketability and competitiveness seem to be the two themes consistent in many of the articles in this issue, which I guess is appropriate since this is Black Issues’ annual careers edition.What can Black colleges do to attract and retain Black faculty and students? What can other employers do to attract and retain […]

Experts Leary of Texas’ Latest Education Disparity Elimination Efforts

Experts Leary of Texas’ Latest Education Disparity Elimination EffortsBy Lydia LumAUSTIN, TexasEducators here are asking state lawmakers to help finance new endowments of faculty positions and student scholarships. The request is part of an effort to settle the dispute between the federal Office of Civil Rights and the state of Texas regarding inequalities among the […]

African-American

Fisk University’s Jubilee Singers Inducted into Gospel Hall of Fame

Fisk University’s Jubilee Singers Inducted into Gospel Hall of FameNASHVILLE, Tenn. The Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, an institution more than a century old, was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame last month. It has been said that civil rights pioneer and author Dr. W.E.B. DuBois called their music a message from slaves […]

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $1.2 Million Partnerships with Minority Institutions

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $1.2 Million Partnerships with Minority InstitutionsThe Federal Highway Administration will partner with 10 minority-serving institutions for transportation and research and technology activities valued at more than $1.2 million, announced U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater last month.The agreements, made through the Federal Highway Administration’s new competitive assistance program, are part of […]

Majority of HBCUs ‘Keeping Pace’ with Technology

Majority of HBCUs ‘Keeping Pace’ with Technologymany still face major digital divide issues, NAFEO Report saysWASHINGTON The majority of Black colleges and universities are more wired than originally assumed, according to a recent study released by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. Despite the fact that the majority of HBCUs have networks […]

The Good and Bad News About EDUCAUSE 2000

The Good and Bad News About EDUCAUSE 2000Though the minority presence was low, minority-serving institutions came in record numbersM ore than 6,500 people attended the EDUCAUSE 2000 Conference in Nashville, Tenn., last month. It was the largest crowd yet for higher education’s leading information technology association. The conference included 130 presentations and more than 180 […]

Rep. John Lewis Honored at Atlanta University Center

Rep. John Lewis Honored at Atlanta University Center By Cheryl D. FieldsATLANTAU.S. Rep. John Lewis’ long commitment to racial justice and equal educational opportunity drew accolades last month from the six institutions that comprise the Atlanta University Center.Higher education, civic and community leaders from throughout the region were on hand during a rare joint convocation […]

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