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University of South Carolina Appoints

University of South Carolina Appoints First Black Law School DeanCOLUMBIA, S.C.The first Black dean has been appointed at the University of South Carolina’s School of Law. Burnele Venable Powell was introduced to the law school faculty, students and staff last month by university President Andrew Sorensen.“Burnele Powell has the right combination of administrative, teaching and […]

Education Department Takes Steps to Curb Identity Theft Among Students

Education Department Takes Steps to Curb Identity Theft Among StudentsU.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige urged college students to be aware of the growing problem of identity theft, and announced recently several action steps the Department of Education is taking to help combat this problem. Paige made the announcement at a December press conference held […]

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The Business of Academia

The Business of AcademiaHappy New Year! We are starting off 2004 with an edition about shared governance in academia. Are administration and faculty on the same page when it comes to shared governance and trust? What about historically Black colleges and universities versus traditionally White institutions?Assistant editor Kendra Hamilton takes a look at Dr. […]

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A Year in Review: Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten Dr. John Ogbu, professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a path-breaking scholar in the fields of minority education and identity, died in August. Ogbu is known for his work that attempted to understand how race and ethnic differences played out in educational and economic achievement. His most […]

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A Year in Review: Saving Morris Brown

Saving Morris BrownThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) stripped Atlanta’s Morris Brown College of its accreditation last winter, citing the school’s mounting debt, institutional ineffectiveness, poor record keeping and difficulties with processing financial aid. When the school’s bid to appeal the SACS decision failed in April, most of the 1,500 enrolled students transferred […]

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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 […]

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New Name for Mary Washington College Sparks Controversy

New Name for Mary Washington College Sparks ControversyFREDERICKSBURG, Va.Mary Washington College’s board of visitors voted last month to recommend the new moniker “University of Mary Washington” — after students, faculty and alumni balked at more drastic name changes. Earlier a committee voted 10-9 to make “Washington & Monroe University” its first choice for a name […]

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FAMU Law School Officials Break Ground for New Campus

FAMU Law School Officials Break Ground for New CampusORLANDO, Fla.Florida A&M University broke ground for its new law school campus last month, giving the historically Black school a permanent home to educate future lawyers for the first time since 1968. “It’s a great feeling to know that the legacy of this institution springs anew,” said […]

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Singer Ray Charles Donates $1 Million To Dillard University

Singer Ray Charles Donates $1 Million To Dillard UniversityNEW ORLEANSSinger Ray Charles donated $1 million to Dillard University last month to create an endowed chair and program in African American material culture.The program will be designed to study music, food and other African American traditions. It will involve preserving recipes, music and folklore handed down […]

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On New Ground – DR. Elson S. Floyd

DR. Elson S. FloydPresident, University of Missouri systemEducation: Ph.D., Higher and Adult Education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Master of Education, Adult Education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Speech, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill In early October, Black Issues caught up with Dr. Elson S. Floyd in Kansas City, […]

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On New Ground

On New GroundVeteran higher education leaders bring expertise and vision to two large public universities in the MidwestBy Ronald RoachThe 2003 Careers edition of Black Issues In Higher Education shines the spotlight on two of American higher education’s newest chief executives of multicampus universities in the Midwest. Breaking new ground as the first African American […]

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Another Untimely Departure

Another Untimely Departure Fisk University president’s abrupt resignation springs yet another leadership crisis for the HBCU By David Hefner NASHVILLE, Tenn.It’s déjà vu all over again at Fisk University with the untimely departure of another president who is leaving behind a financially depressed school with no stability at the helm and no assurances in sight.Last […]

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