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Treasure From The Island
Treasure From The IslandElton Braithwaite carves wood, pushes a broom, and is teaching something about life at a Massachusetts community college. HOLYOKE, Mass. — Summer mornings find Jamaican folk artist Elton Braithwaite in the college classroom teaching youngsters a little bit about wood carving and a lot more about life.Nights, he’s back in the classroom […]
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A Gatekeeper Relinquishes the Keys
A Gatekeeper Relinquishes the KeysDr. Luther Williams, lauded director of the National Science Foundation’s minority programs, steps down.WASHINGTON — Dr. Luther S. Williams has stepped down as head of the National Science Foundation’s education division after nine years as the chief architect of a wide range of NSF programs aimed at creating opportunities for African […]
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GOP Tax Bill Draws Bitter Criticism
GOP Tax Bill Draws Bitter CriticismThe White House and Congress are on a collision course as both sides try to build public support for tax cuts and future spending plans that will affect education.The House and Senate, in largely party-line votes, approved a massive $800 billion tax cut in early August that critics say would […]
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Louisiana Lightning Rod
Louisiana Lightning RodBaton Rouge Community College Chancellor Marion Bonaparte was at the center of a racially charged storm that led to his ouster, and is expected to hurt enrollment at the new state institutionBATON ROUGE, La. — Marion Bonaparte, Baton Rouge Community College’s chancellor, who was placed on paid leave after reports surfaced regarding missing […]
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Garza Takes Leave from ACE to Lead New Organization
Garza Takes Leave from ACE to Lead New OrganizationWASHINGTON — Hector Garza, vice president of the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Division of Access and Equity programs, will take a two-year leave of absence to start a new organization to encourage partnerships between colleges and elementary and secondary schools.Garza, who also served as director of […]
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Professional Appointments
academicReNee Dunman, Esq., has been appointed director of Old Dominion University’s Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action. He has worked in the office as acting director, EO coordinator, and EO manager. Dunman earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Virginia Commonwealth University; a master’s degree in communications from Norfolk State University; and doctor of jurisprudence […]
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The Cost-of-Education Increase
The  Cost-of-Education IncreaseAs the annual rise in tuition and fees at colleges and universities continues, trustees and administrators at public institutions blame inadequate state fundingWASHINGTON — Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) student Lindsay Proffitt headed home this summer with bad news about school. It wasn’t her grades; it was her tuition. “I can’t believe it’s […]
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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 […]
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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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Grants & Awards
At Tuskegee University’s “Investment for the Future” conference (from left), University President Dr. Benjamin Payton; Dr. Woodrow Myers, director of Ford Motor Company’s Healthcare Management; Edsel B. Ford II; and Erroll Jackson, Ford liaison to Tuskegee.Tuskegee University has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Ford Motor Company. The grant which will be awarded […]
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Professional Appointments
Price Takes Helm, Makes History at Marygrove CollegeDr. Glenda D. Price has become the seventh president and the first African American female to head Marygrove College in Detroit. Before coming to Marygrove, she served as provost of Spelman College. Her experience in higher education also includes serving as dean of the College of Allied Health […]
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University Clears Administrator Accused of Hazing
University Clears Administrator Accused of Hazing OXFORD, Pa. — A Lincoln University official accused by students of watching fraternity members haze pledges and doing nothing to stop it has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a university commission. Interim university President James Donaldson said earlier this month that the commission told him there was “insufficient […]
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