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Southern University System President Backs Firing of Congressman’s Wife
Southern University System President Backs Firing of Congressman’s WifeNEW ORLEANSThe president of the Southern University System is backing the chancellor of the New Orleans campus in his half-year battle to fire Vice Chancellor Andrea Jefferson, wife of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La.Leon Tarver said late last month he had sent Southern University-New Orleans Academic Vice […]
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Report: Female Presidents Juggle More, Earn Less
Report: Female Presidents Juggle More, Earn LessBy Kathleen Kennedy Manzo WASHINGTONWomen still have fewer opportunities to gain top leadership roles at the nation’s colleges and universities, their salaries lag behind those of men and they face greater personal and professional demands, according to a report that summarizes the observations and concerns of women college presidents.“From […]
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‘Free Speech’ Becomes Primary Issue in Auburn ‘Blackface’ Case
‘Free Speech’ Becomes Primary Issue in Auburn ‘Blackface’ CaseSuspended fraternity members file lawsuit against university citing violation of constitutional, civil rightsBy Erik LordsThe issue of free speech is at the heart of a lawsuit filed last month by suspended members of the fraternity Beta Theta Pi against Auburn University. The university suspended 10 members of […]
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Bollinger to Continue Fighting For Affirmative Action
Bollinger to Continue Fighting For Affirmative ActionWASHINGTONAlthough he is leaving this winter to head Columbia University, University of Michigan President Lee Bollinger says he will continue to press the school’s case for affirmative action in admissions. Speaking at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ annual meeting last month, Bollinger said the outcome of the case […]
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Georgia Regents Won’t Appeal
Georgia Regents Won’t Appeal University Admissions Case to Supreme CourtATLANTAA court ruling declaring the University of Georgia’s admissions policy unconstitutional because it considers race will not be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Regents said last month. Instead, the university will focus on recruitment efforts to increase the number of Black students, […]
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Ringing the Alarm on Campus Computer Security
Ringing the Alarm on Campus Computer Security Indianapolis Even before the tragic Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, campus computer networks operated by the nation’s colleges and universities was at serious risk for unlawful intrusions, hacker break-ins, and for being used as a staging ground from which cyberattackers could assault other computer systems. Information technology experts now […]
Students
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Dinner Raises Record $1.4 Million
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Dinner Raises Record $1.4 MillionNEW YORKDefying the odds in these tough economic times, the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund raised a record $1.4 million at its 14th Anniversary Awards Dinner, held at the Sheraton New York last month. Income from the dinner was reported to be 60 percent ahead of that raised […]
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Stillman Latest HBCU to Go Wireless
Stillman Latest HBCU to Go WirelessTUSCALOOSA, Ala.Stillman College has joined the ranks of historically Black colleges and universities that have established a campus-wide wireless computing network for its students, faculty and staff. In addition to establishing a wireless network this fall, the college has supplied every one of its 1,513 students with a laptop computer. […]
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Pittsburgh Couple Gives $3 Million
Pittsburgh Couple Gives $3 Million To Penn State for Science, BusinessSTATE COLLEGE, Pa.A Pittsburgh couple has donated $3 million to create endowed faculty chairs at Penn State University in the Eberly College of Science and the Smeal College of Business Administration. Ronald R. Davenport, who earned his undergraduate degree in business from Penn State, is […]
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Spelman College President Announces Retirement
Spelman College President Announces RetirementATLANTADr. Audrey Forbes Manley, the eighth president and the first alumna president of Spelman College, announced her retirement at a college convocation ceremony last month.  “When I accepted this position of honor, I identified a number of goals for a five-year tenure that I believed would enhance our distinctive legacy of […]
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Meharry, Vanderbilt to Fund Study of Cancer Among Blacks
Meharry, Vanderbilt to Fund Study of Cancer Among BlacksNASHVILLE, Tenn. A $22 million grant announced last month for researchers at Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Institute will fund a multistate study to explain why Blacks die of cancer at disproportionately high rates. The five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will be used for […]
Students
College Costs Increase, but Record Amount of Financial Aid Available to Students
College Costs Increase, but Record Amount of Financial Aid Available to StudentsThe College Board in two recent studies reported that college tuition and fees in 2001-2002 had increased an average of between 5.5 and 7.7 percent at four-year institutions, and between 5.5 and 5.8 percent at two-year institutions, while a record of more than $74 […]
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