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Creating a Successful Student-Athlete
Creating a Successful Student-AthleteDiscipline, focus and hard work are just a few attributes, says advising expert Dr. Ruth Darling By Kendra HamiltonCritics of big-time college sports have been working for decades to control the rampant rise in commercialization on campus — and to hold the line on academic integrity. But the balancing act is a […]
April 7, 2004
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Training for the Ph.D.
Training for the Ph.D.National conference brings together first-generation college students on the road to a doctoral degreeBy Cassie ChewCOLLEGE PARK, Md.From as early as the third grade, Kimberly Sellers knew she wanted to earn a doctoral degree. So year after year, when her father brought home the issue of Black Issues In Higher Education listing […]
April 7, 2004
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Academics, Athletics and Life Skills
Academics, Athletics and Life SkillsAvid Black Issues’ readers know that in early April we honor outstanding students of color who have excelled both in the classroom and on the court, track or field with our annual Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards. The Arthur Ashe edition is a favorite of many scholar-athletes, parents, coaches and […]
April 7, 2004
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The War Over Internet Piracy
The War Over Internet PiracyFearing lawsuits, college officials crack down on student abuse of university-owned IT systems.BY PETER GALUSZKASitting in a booth at Jones Dining Hall at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Quintus Ferguson and Dawn Diggs munch on lunchtime French fries and ponder the economics, convenience and ethics of pirating music on the Internet.“A […]
March 10, 2004
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Microsoft Group Holds Technology Day for Minority Students
Microsoft Group Holds Technology Day for Minority Students REDMOND, Wash.Blacks at Microsoft (BAM), an African American employee organization at the Microsoft Corporation, held its annual Blacks at Microsoft Minority Student Day (BMSD) last month to encourage broader access to technology and education. Jeff Raikes, Microsoft group vice president of productivity and business services and executive […]
March 10, 2004
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Whites-Only Scholarship Recipient Donates Award to Charity
Whites-Only Scholarship Recipient Donates Award to CharityBRISTOL, R.I. The Roger Williams University student who received a Whites-only scholarship last month said he will turn the money over to charity, after backlash directed at him and his college. Adam Noska, 20, of Weymouth, Mass., announced last month that he would donate the $250 scholarship from the […]
March 10, 2004
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New Program to Fund Graduate Research in Education
New Program to Fund Graduate Research in EducationThe U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) recently announced a new program to fund graduate training programs in the education sciences. These programs will train a new generation of education researchers capable of producing scientific evidence to guide education policy and classroom practice. Such evidence […]
March 10, 2004
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Sen. Clinton Unveils Plan to Help Nontraditional Students
Sen. Clinton Unveils Plan to Help Nontraditional StudentsNontraditional students trying to get their college degrees tend to get short shrift, according to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., who recently proposed legislation to help improve graduation rates among these students and tear down some of the barriers they face.Clinton announced the measure, known as the Non-Traditional […]
March 10, 2004
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Placing Diversity at the Core Of Institutional Excellence
Placing Diversity at the Core Of Institutional ExcellenceIn its Oct. 23, 2003, publication, Black Issues In Higher Education identified the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as one of a group of universities that have made progress in recruiting and retaining ethnically diverse faculty. As gratifying as that recognition is, it speaks to only part of […]
February 25, 2004
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Pittsburgh Site Chosen for Urban Land Institute Design Competition
Pittsburgh Site Chosen for Urban Land Institute Design CompetitionPITTSBURGHAn underutilized parcel of commercial property in Pittsburgh’s Strip District has been chosen as the site for the second annual ULI (Urban Land Institute) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The competition for graduate students was created to honor the legacy of urban development pioneer Gerald […]
February 25, 2004
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So, Your Children Are College Bound …
So, Your Children Are College Bound … But Are They SAT Ready?Parents play a key role in preparing students for standardized tests, experts agreeParents are an essential component in their children’s SAT success, says Starlett Craig, director of outreach and enrichment programs at Clemson University in South Carolina. Clemson is home to a successful two-week […]
February 25, 2004
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In the Know
In the Know So your child is considering an honors program or college. What are the things you need to know? •Get a reputable guide and look at the overall institution — not just the honors component. Ask yourself if the institution as a whole has the type of programs the student is interested in […]
February 25, 2004
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Courting The Best & The Brightest
Courting The Best & The BrightestHonors colleges mushroom across the country in both two- and four-year institutionsBy Kendra HamiltonFrom parents to politicians to professors, everyone seems to have adopted “achievement” as a favorite buzzword, so perhaps it’s no surprise that honors education — and specifically the honors college — has become one of the hottest […]
February 25, 2004
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Facing Up to Realities
Facing Up to Realities: Harvard economist investigates the racial achievement gap. As an economist, Dr. Ronald F. Ferguson often applies quantitative analysis to public policy dilemmas, which yields data models and quantitative measures of complex issues. In tackling the racial achievement gap, the Harvard-based social policy expert has added investigation techniques from sociology and psychology […]
February 25, 2004
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The Great Divide
The Great DivideRacial achievement gap gains recognition as national concern, but solution continues to elude educators, scholars and policymakers. By Ronald RoachAmericans know that Black and Latino children, by and large, are not reaching their full potential when it comes to learning and academic performance. But there are exceptions. The question that’s being increasingly asked […]
February 25, 2004
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Bush’s Budget Creates ‘Greater Hurdles’ for Students, Group Says
Bush’s Budget Creates ‘Greater Hurdles’ for Students, Group SaysBy freezing funding for federal student aid President Bush’s budget creates even “greater hurdles” for students, says Kate Rube, associate for the State PIRG’s Higher Education Project.“Students at colleges around the country need more help than President Bush has proposed to give them,” Rube said. “Thousands of […]
February 25, 2004
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Reward Hard Work, Not Accumulated Wealth
Reward Hard Work, Not Accumulated WealthIf you watched the State of the Union address on January 20, you must have shook your head in disbelief when President Bush said that the economy was on the mend. In too many ways, he thumbed his nose at the 9 million unemployed Americans who have yet to benefit […]
February 11, 2004
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University President Confident of Meeting Bill Cosby Challenge
University President Confident of Meeting Bill Cosby ChallengeWILBERFORCE, OhioCentral State University officials are confident they will meet a challenge from comedian Bill Cosby to raise $750,000 for scholarships in exchange for a benefit performance. Cosby challenged officials at the historically Black university during a campus visit in September. He asked Central State President John Garland […]
February 11, 2004
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