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Black Women Diving into the Soccer Spotlight

Black Women Diving into the Soccer SpotlightBy Robin M. BennefieldWASHINGTON — Her teammates call her “The Wall” and it is easy to see why after Brianna Scurry’s performance during last month’s World Cup semifinal soccer game against Brazil. She made six spectacular saves against the Brazilians to lead her teammates to the championship contest against […]

Faculty & Staff

United We Stand

United We StandNAFEO, HACU, and AIHEC have formed a new alliance to improve support for students of colorWASHINGTON — The old divide-and-conquer ploy may be harder to execute on future racial politics of higher education now that a new alliance has been formed between three of the largest organizations serving the needs of minority students.In […]

Reverse-Discrimination Claim Thrown Out by Federal Judge

Reverse-Discrimination Claim Thrown Out by Federal JudgeATLANTA — A federal judge lambasted the University of Georgia for using race as a factor in its current admissions policy, but threw out a White applicant’s claim that the school rejected him because of race. Judge B. Avant Edenfield said the student would not have been admitted to […]

Sallie Mae to the Rescue

Sallie Mae to the RescueLender Offers HBCUs Help With Loan Default RatesHistorically Black colleges and universities’ decade-long protection from federal loan default sanctions ended July 1. But more financial and management assistance for HBCUs should be made available, according to a report by Sallie Mae.SLM Holding Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, is recommending new […]

Professional Appointments

AcademicCarmen Ashhurst is the new director of university communications at the New School University in New York City. She comes to the New School from Radiant Entertainment Inc., a media production and special events planning consultant firm where she was president. Ashhurst earned a bachelor’s degree in government from MacMurray College (Ill.), and a master’s […]

The Top 100: Interpreting the Data

The Top 100: Interpreting the DataEight years and running. Since 1992, I have provided Black Issues with a set of lists enumerating the colleges and universities that have conferred the highest number of degrees to students of color. The first Top 100 issue examined degree production during the 1988-89 academic year. In this year’s issue, […]

Rising Numbers Proportionally Flat

Rising Numbers Proportionally FlatThis year’s Top 100 data reveal that while there are more graduates of color, their percentage of the overall graduating pool remains constantAn examination of this year’s Top 100 data reveals encouraging news: people of color continue to strive for social and economic parity through baccalaureate degree attainment. Though the total number […]

Tempest in a Task Force

Tempest in a Task ForceWhile mayor lauds critical report on the City University of New York, many politicians and academics call it blatantly politicalBy Jamilah EvelynNEW YORK — The City University of New York system is poised to serve as a national model for urban institutions. That’s the good news. The bad news requires a […]

Faculty & Staff

Swatting the Millennium Bug

Swatting the Millennium BugAll too often, historically Black colleges and universities are burdened with day-to-day activities that are overwhelming, and it can be easy to just drift daily, procrastinating until Jan. 1, 2000, is here. Unfortunately, it will be too late to plan for the much-anticipated Y2K bug.Due to a variety of reasons, some HBCUs […]

Seeking to Compete, NAFEO Hires Lobbying Firm

Seeking to Compete, NAFEO Hires Lobbying Firmby Ronald Roach These days, it would seem the Clinton administration’s open door for historically Black colleges and universities has made it easier than ever for Black schools to secure federal government support. Under the current administration, the nation’s HBCUs have enjoyed their most significant backing from the federal […]

Leadership & Policy

Can NAFEO Find Its Direction?

Can NAFEO Find Its Direction? By Michele N-K CollisonThere was a time when thousands of Black college officials would block out the third week in April on their calendars so that they wouldn’t miss the annual meeting of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO).The conference, held at the Washington Hilton in the […]

Black Issues’ Wright Wins AAUP Journalism Award

Black Issues’ Wright Wins AAUP Journalism AwardFairfax, Va. — Scott W. Wright, a senior staff writer for Black Issues In Higher Education, is the 1999 winner of the “Award for Excellence in Coverage of Higher Education,” given annually by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Wright, who also is the editor of Black Issues’ […]

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