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What’s in FAMU’S FUTURE?
What’s in FAMU’S FUTURE? With Its Leadership in transition, Will the country’s top producer of Black undergraduates sustain its momentum ?By Cheryl D. FieldsTallahassee, Fla.s unsettling as it can be, change is one of the inevitabilities of the human condition. It can present torrents of unimaginable horrors as easily as it can serve up blue […]
October 10, 2001
Students
Quality, Access and Service Remain Top Priorities for Most Students
Quality, Access and Service Remain Top Priorities for Most StudentsIOWA CITY, IowaGood classes and the opportunity to get into them without difficulty remains one of the most important aspects of college life for students at all types of institutions, according to a report released last month. The 2001 National Student Satisfaction Report summarizes the responses […]
October 10, 2001
Students
Nation’s Colleges Report Fewer Default Problems
Nation’s Colleges Report Fewer Default ProblemsFor the first time, no HBCUs are on the education department’s ‘watch list.’Student loan default rates have dropped to their lowest level ever, says a new U.S. Department of Education report that also finds considerable progress in default reduction among historically Black colleges and universities.For the first time, no HBCU […]
October 10, 2001
Students
Dear BI Career Consultant:
Dear BI Career Consultant:What are some practical ways that the office of minority affairs/diversity can help Black and Hispanic students forge partnerships and positive relations on campus?Many campuses are in transition; their makeup is changing. The students they serve are different than a few years ago. And a few years from now many campuses will […]
September 26, 2001
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Censorship Is Key Concern For Student Media
Censorship Is Key Concern For Student MediaARLINGTON, Va.T he Arlington, Va.-based Student Press Law Center reports that requests for help from public high school journalists needing free help on a censorship matter rose more than 41 percent last year. According to the center, 518 public high school student journalists or their advisers contacted them in […]
September 26, 2001
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Events
EventsSEPTEMBERSeptember 23-26National MED Week 2001“Strategies for Growth in the American Economy”Omni Shoreham Hotel, WashingtonContact: (877) MED Week (633-9335)Web: www.medweek.govSeptember 24-26National Institute on Drug Abuse“Bridging Science and Culture to Improve Drug Abuse Research in Minority Communities”Wyndham Franklin Plaza HotelPhiladelphiaContact: Mildred Prioleau or Tracy DavisPhone: (301) 468-6008E-mail: mprioleau@mac1988.com or Tdavis@mac1988.comWeb: www.mac1988.comSeptember 27-29National Association for Black Geologists & […]
September 12, 2001
Students
Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr.
Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr. is known to be enthusiastic about superstring theory and supersymmetry, but another passion has him speaking out —  his commitment to education.By Robin V. SmilesYou have to be a brave person to persevere in a field like theoretical physics. It requires a command of both science and mathematics. The work […]
September 12, 2001
Students
Alabama Students, Faculty at Odds over Integration Of Fraternities, Sororities
Alabama Students, Faculty at Odds over Integration Of Fraternities, SororitiesTUSCALOOSA, Ala.The president of the campus NAACP chapter says integration of fraternities and sororities at the University of Alabama should be left to students, but a faculty spokesman says only force will break the racial barriers. Dave Washington, president of the National Association for the Advancement […]
September 12, 2001
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Black Caucus Calls on Government to Increase Promotion Of Fire Safety on College Campuses
Black Caucus Calls on Government to Increase Promotion Of Fire Safety on College CampusesMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus want the federal government to do more to promote fire safety in college dormitories and, in some cases, fraternity and sorority houses.The College Fire Prevention Act from Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, would provide $100 million […]
September 12, 2001
Students
Recruiting African American Teachers Requires Collaboration, Cooperation
Recruiting African American Teachers Requires Collaboration, Cooperation Concerns about the quality of instruction in schools are directly related to the quality of teachers who graduate from teacher-education programs. Hence, successful reforms dictate a “simultaneous renewal” of schools and teacher-preparation programs.One of the gravest challenges facing historically Black colleges and universities today is that of preserving […]
August 29, 2001
Students
Events
EventsSEPTEMBERSeptember 23-26National MED Week 2001“Strategies for Growth in the American Economy”Omni Shoreham HotelWashingtonContact: (877) MED Week (633-9335)Web: www.medweek.govSeptember 24-26National Institute on Drug Abuse“Bridging Science and Culture to Improve Drug Abuse Research in Minority Communities”Wyndam Franklin Plaza HotelPhiladelphiaContact: Mildred Prioleau or Tracy DavisPhone: (301) 468-6008E-mail: mprioleau@mac1988.com or Tdavis@mac1988.comWeb: www.mac1988.comSeptember 27-29National Association for Black Geologists & Geophysicists […]
August 29, 2001
Students
Unlikely Partners in Philanthropy
Unlikely Partners in Philanthropy Traditionally White colleges and universities increasingly look to minority communities for institutional support.By Ronald RoachFairfax, Va.George Mason University, located just outside of Washington, D.C., is known as the academic home of some of the most influential conservative scholars in the nation, most notably in economics and in law. Among its board […]
August 29, 2001
Students
Tennessee State Students, NAACP To Unite HBCUs
Tennessee State Students, NAACP To Unite HBCUsNashville, Tenn. The Tennessee State University Student Government Association and its student chapter of the NAACP are planning to bring all historically Black colleges and universities together next February to celebrate Black History Month. The theme for the celebration is “The HBCU Think Tank.”“My goal is to reunite the HBCU […]
August 29, 2001
Students
Study Documents Economic Impact Of Public HBCUs
Study Documents Economic Impact Of Public HBCUsNEW YORKThe study, “Economic Impact Snapshot of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Member Colleges and Universities,” conducted by K&R Management Group, is TMSF’s first in-depth snapshot of the economic impact of 42 of TMSF’s 45 member public historically Black colleges and universities.K&R Management assessed 42 of the 45 public […]
August 29, 2001
Students
House Approves Math/Science Bill with New Aid
House Approves Math/Science Bill with New AidNational Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act attracts bipartisan support.Students of color may gain access to high-quality math and science programs under legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives approved before the August recess. The National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act has attracted bipartisan support by including recommendations from a […]
August 29, 2001
Students
Events
EventsAUGUSTAugust 22-26National Association of Black Journalists 26th Annual MeetingDolphin Hotel, Orlando, Fla.Contact: Rene TrossPhone: (301) 445-7100, Ext. 109Fax: (301) 445-7101E-mail: nabj@nabj.org Web: www.nabj.org August 26-30American Chemical Society 22nd National MeetingChicago Convention Center ChicagoContact: Sherry HigdonPhone: (800) 227-5558Fax: (202) 872-6128E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org Web: www.acs.org/meetings  SEPTEMBERSeptember 23-26National MED Week 2001“Strategies for Growth in the American Economy”Omni Shoreham HotelWashingtonContact: […]
August 15, 2001
Students
Getting African American Journalists on the ‘Write’ Track
Getting African American Journalists on the ‘Write’ TrackWilliam W. Sutton Jr., 45, is outgoing president of the National Association of Black Journalists and a deputy managing editor at The News & Observer in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. He is a 1977 graduate of Hampton Institute (now University); he briefly attended law school at Rutgers University-Camden and received […]
August 15, 2001
Students
Restaurant Firm, Black Press Award Annual Scholarships
Restaurant Firm, Black Press Award Annual ScholarshipsATLANTAAtlanta-based AFC Enterprises Foundation, in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), awarded the annual Xernona Clayton Black Press Scholarship Fund during the 61st annual NNPA convention in Atlanta. The annual scholarship fund, named in honor of Clayton, creator and executive producer of the Turner Broadcasting Trumpet Awards, […]
August 15, 2001
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