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Rap Session on Race
Rap Session on RaceAs Clinton calls for a second round of campus dialogue on race, some wonder how successful the first was; others praise efforts as a useful starting pointWASHINGTON — President Clinton created the President’s Initiative on Race to “help build One America in the 21st Century — a nation of people who respect […]
September 15, 1999
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A Test-Taking Frenzy
A Test-Taking FrenzyCollege Board Says Minorities Taking SAT and AP Courses in Record NumbersWASHINGTON — Record numbers of high school students are taking college entrance exams, their scores are improving — if only slightly — and the agencies that administer the tests are calling the 1990s a “decade of promise.”And keeping pace with the overall […]
September 15, 1999
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Reframing the Socialization of Greek Life
Reframing the Socialization of Greek LifeToday, several institutions of higher learning are considering excluding single-sex fraternities and sororities from their campuses. Dartmouth College’s quest to abolish all-male and all-female Greek arrangements from their campus and substitute them with a coeducational model constrains the formal socialization among the sexes. The collegiate landscape indeed has become complex […]
September 1, 1999
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There’s No Place Like Home
There’s No Place Like HomeFlorida State University’s Black Student Union may lose its base of operations if the current plan for ‘improving’ the university life of its students is carried out. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University claims to take great pride in its diversity. And that is why when the Black Student Union house […]
September 1, 1999
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NAACP Calls for Bluefield State Investigation
NAACP Calls for Bluefield State InvestigationHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia should investigate employment practices at Bluefield State College because of the school’s lack of minority faculty and staff, according to a resolution approved by state NAACP members last month. The resolution was one of several approved during the final day of the National Association for […]
September 1, 1999
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Collegiate Athletics Hightlights
Collegiate Athletics HightlightsCollegiate athletics have presented a grueling playing field for student athletes of color over the past 15 years. And sometimes, just when it seems that players of color have gotten used to the terrain, new issues of equity explode on the field, making the footing even more precarious. The following 15 issues — […]
August 18, 1999
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‘Greek’ Pride and Pain
‘Greek’ Pride and Pain During the late 1960s and the Vietnam War era, the Black fraternity and sorority movement suffered a loss of prestige because many young African Americans viewed them as too traditional and middle class to be “cool.” However, the success of affirmative action and academic outreach programs brought an unprecedented number of […]
August 18, 1999
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Transcending the Classroom
Transcending the Classroom Men of scholarship and prophetic insight must show us the right way and lead us into the light which is shining brighter and brighter.” — Carter G. Woodson    Over the past 15 years, the Black Issues staff has interviewed thousands of faculty. So, it was no small feat to come up with 15 […]
August 18, 1999
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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 […]
August 18, 1999
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Teaching Tolerance
Teaching ToleranceWASHINGTON — Many colleges and universities have found that admitting a diverse student body is just the beginning of creating a diverse campus. Without conscious attempts at educating students about how to get along with others, some students may feel threatened or hostile and do things that are destructive to other students and to […]
August 18, 1999
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BI What’s New
The state’s five tribal colleges are collaborating with North Dakota State University to boost interest among American Indian students in math, science, and engineering. The program is designed to motivate Indian children to pursue careers in those fields and then nurture them during their studies at tribal colleges and ultimately NDSU, says G. Padmanabhan, the […]
August 18, 1999
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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 […]
August 4, 1999
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Hate Wave?
Hate Wave?While Indiana University community mourns the victims of isolated violence, school officials seek ways to restore peaceBLOOMINGTON, Ind. — More than 2,700 people — including U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno — attended a memorial service and candlelight vigil on July 12 for Indiana University doctoral student Won Joon Yoon, who was gunned down in […]
August 4, 1999
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BI What’s New
Historically Black Cheyney University of Pennsylvania has established the Keystone Honors Academy, which will provide full scholarships to academically talented state residents who meet certain financial criteria. Special focus will be given to students majoring in mathematics, sciences, technology education, urban education, and hotel, restaurant, and institutional management.A $500,000 appropriation by the commonwealth’s budget will […]
August 4, 1999
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Noteworthy Briefs
Former Arizona Africana Studies Professor Charges Discrimination TUCSON, Ariz. — A former associate professor in the University of Arizona’s Africana Studies department is suing the institution claiming she was a victim of discrimination, according to a story in the Arizona Daily Wildcat.Tolagbe Ogunleye is currently awaiting a ruling from U.S. 9th District Court Judge John […]
July 7, 1999
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The Top 100: Interpreting the Data
The Top 100: Interpreting the DataEight years and running. Since 1992, I have provided Black Issues with a set of lists enumerating the colleges and universities that have conferred the highest number of degrees to students of color. The first Top 100 issue examined degree production during the 1988-89 academic year. In this year’s issue, […]
July 7, 1999
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Tempest in a Task Force
Tempest in a Task ForceWhile mayor lauds critical report on the City University of New York, many politicians and academics call it blatantly politicalBy Jamilah EvelynNEW YORK — The City University of New York system is poised to serve as a national model for urban institutions. That’s the good news. The bad news requires a […]
July 7, 1999
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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 […]
July 7, 1999
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