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Leadership & Policy

Leaders Resign Themselves to Settlement in Mississippi Desegregation Case

Leaders Resign Themselves to Settlement in Mississippi Desegregation CaseCiting judicial and political realities, they opt for strategic practicalityOXFORD, Miss.Amid the widespread publicity surrounding the recent proposed settlement of the Mississippi higher education desegregation case, political and educational leaders are reacting with more of a sense of resignation and pragmatism than jubilation.Late last month, Mississippi agreed […]

Faculty & Staff

Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty

Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.After years of receiving the lowest wages in the South, college faculty in Louisiana have finally hit the jackpot. With a push from Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster, the Louisiana Legislature agreed to dedicate $109 million in state gambling taxes for […]

Leadership & Policy

Anheuser-Busch Foundation Endows $1 Million Chair at Howard University

Anheuser-Busch Foundation Endows $1 Million Chair at Howard UniversityWASHINGTONThe Anheuser-Busch Foundation, through a gift of $1 million, has endowed the Anheuser-Busch/John E. Jacob Chair in the Howard University School of Business. Dr. Jacob, who received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctor of laws degree honoris causa from Howard, has served as executive vice president and chief […]

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Higher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield State

Higher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield StateBLUEFIELD, W.Va.Decisions made by Bluefield State College President Robert Moore and his staff relating to a discrimination complaint were not racially motivated, the state Higher Education Interim Governing Board said late last month.“After a thorough review of the allegations the board has found no evidence to support […]

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Black-Owned Golf Club Added to National Register of Historic Places

Black-Owned Golf Club Added to National Register of Historic PlacesPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.An Ohio golf club, believed to be the only golf course in the United States designed, built, owned and managed by an African American, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.Clearview Golf Club of East Canton was founded by William […]

Leadership & Policy

Cal State Seeks Education Doctorate to Meet Growing Student Population

Cal State Seeks Education Doctorate to Meet Growing Student PopulationLONG BEACH, Calif. After 41 years of producing many of California’s teachers, the nation’s largest public university system wants to help address the state’s education crisis by offering doctorates in that field. California State University does not independently offer education doctorates, which some experts see as […]

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UT May Get Funds for Weekend, Evening College

UT May Get Funds for Weekend, Evening College CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. University of Tennessee President J. Wade Gilley has proposed establishing a metropolitan college that would cater to part-time and commuter students. The college, which would be a part of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, would offer weekend and evening classes at off-campus sites. The […]

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Community Colleges, Historically Black Institutions Sign Pact to Ease Student Transition

Community Colleges, Historically Black Institutions Sign Pact to Ease Student Transition By Ronald RoachWASHINGTON Leading higher education officials, including the presidents of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), have signed on to the first national articulation agreement between community colleges and historically Black […]

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Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Gerald Gipp has been named executive director of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). Prior to joining AIHEC, Gipp was program director for the National Science Foundation’s division of educational system reform. Gipp earned a bachelor’s from Ellendale State Teachers College and both a master’s and doctorate from Penn State. Dr. Keenan […]

Qualified Low-Income Students Locked Out of Higher Education, Says Report

Qualified Low-Income Students Locked Out of Higher Education, Says ReportWASHINGTONA key advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Congress says that many low-income students are currently denied access to college and millions more may be locked out of a college education if need-based federal student financial aid programs are not immediately […]

Leadership & Policy

Central State Rewards President With New Contract

Central State Rewards President With New ContractWILBERFORCE, Ohio Central State University’s trustees have rewarded university President John Garland’s rebuilding efforts with a three-year extension of his contract, a raise to $170,000 a year and a financial incentive to remain at CSU. Garland’s contract, which had been scheduled to expire in August 2002, now extends through […]

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Making Information Technology a Compelling Read

Making Information Technology a Compelling ReadOne of the biggest challenges of writing about information technology is making the subject matter compelling for lay audiences. Having written for technical and business publications in the past, I have grown accustomed to using jargon and assuming my readers are well grounded in information technology. For readers uninterested in […]

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