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Service is in Her Blood

Service is in Her BloodThe daughter of noted blood bank pioneer Dr. Charles Drew, Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis is no stranger to the spotlight. Yet, it is from her own political and educational pursuits that she has become a well-known figure in the Washington, D.C., area. After working as a research scientist at the National […]

Education Groups Seek Delay in Sevis-Fee Implementation

Education Groups Seek Delay in Sevis-Fee ImplementationThree education associations have requested that the implementation of fees for Sevis, the electronic foreign-student tracking system, be delayed for further review. The American Council on Education, the Association of American Universities and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges on May 17 sent a joint letter […]

Educators Urge Focus on ‘Year-Round’ College

Educators Urge Focus on ‘Year-Round’ CollegeNew academic calendar would help low-income students, UNCF leader saysA year-round college calendar with flexible financial aid rules would help low-income students stay in school and allow colleges to expand enrollment without new facilities, a Black college leader and other educators tell Congress.The traditional fall-to-spring academic year, created two centuries […]

In the Know

In the Know So your child is considering an honors program or college. What are the things you need to know? •Get a reputable guide and look at the overall institution — not just the honors component. Ask yourself if the institution as a whole has the type of programs the student is interested in […]

Events

EventsFEBRUARYFeb. 14-18Association of Teacher Educator (ATE)“ATE: Promoting Quality and Professionalism”Hyatt Regency Hotel Dallas, TexasContact: Dr. Frances Van Tassell Phone: (940) 565-4420E-mail: vantass@coe.unt.eduMARCHMarch 65th Annual Latina/o Leadership Conference“Latinos con Pasion y Direccion” Indiana UniversityBloomington, Ind. Web: www.indiana.edu/~lacasa/March 12-142004 Schreyer National Conference“Innovations in International Education”Pennsylvania State UniversityPenn Stater Conference Center Hotel State College, Pa.Phone: (800) 778-8632 or […]

Faculty & Staff

Scholars of Note: History

HistorySetting the Record StraightDaina Ramey BerryTitle: Assistant Professor of History, Department of History, Michigan State University Education: Ph.D., U.S. History, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Afro-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., History, University of California, Los AngelesAge: 34On a 19th-century auction block, an enslaved Black man and woman negotiate prices with potential […]

College Board Launches Course in Chinese Language, Culture

College Board Launches Course in Chinese Language, CultureRepresentatives of the People’s Republic of China and College Board President Gaston Caperton last month announced the creation of an advanced placement program course and examination in Chinese language and culture, citing China’s growing economic significance and the College Board’s commitment to promoting cultural understanding in America’s schools […]

Community Colleges

SEVIS Fee-Collection System Flawed, Higher Education Groups Say

SEVIS Fee-Collection System Flawed, Higher Education Groups SayBy Kristina LaneThe way the U.S. government wants to collect fees from international students for a foreign-student tracking system is flawed and could hinder foreign-student enrollment at American colleges and universities, according to a coalition of higher education groups.Last month the American Council on Education and 21 other […]

A Year in Review: Headliners

HeadlinersHoward University’s School of Communications was renamed the John H. Johnson School of Communications in recognition of a $4 million contribution from the legendary founder of Johnson Publishing Co., which produces Ebony and Jet magazines.University of Virginia student Daisy Lundy, a student of African American and Korean background, reported being assaulted in February by a […]

A Year in Review: International Education

International EducationNew York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) added Turkey to its list of international alliances, under a collaborative agreement with Istanbul Technical University (ITU). FIT’s partnership is part of a joint degree program initiated by the State University of New York and the Turkish Council of Higher Education. Under this agreement, FIT and ITU […]

Leadership & Policy

A Year in Review: Black Issues looks back over a year of educational highlights

A Year in ReviewBlack Issues looks back over a year of educational highlightsTen years since the death of scholar athlete Arthur Ashe, 100 years since the publication of W.E.B. Du Bois’ timeless The Souls of Black Folk — 2003 has been another memorable year. But what probably most set the tone for the year ahead in higher […]

Faculty & Staff

In Memoriam: Ruth Simms Hamilton

In MemoriamRuth Simms Hamilton (1937-2003)The Michigan State University community, along with others in higher education, mourned the loss of long-time MSU professor of sociology Ruth Simms Hamilton. She was 66 years old.“Dr. Hamilton was a valued member of our community for more than 30 years,” said Dr. Marietta Baba, dean of the MSU College of […]

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