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Morris Brown’s Financial Aid Practices
Morris Brown’s Financial Aid Practices Under Federal ScrutinyATLANTAFederal authorities are investigating the possible misuse of millions of dollars in student financial aid at Morris Brown College, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported late last month. Morris Brown obtained federal grants and loans for students who were ineligible for aid, according to U.S. Department of Education records obtained […]
October 23, 2002
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Clean Audit Gives Grambling Hope for the Future
Clean Audit Gives Grambling Hope for the FutureOfficials celebrate financial makeover, turn attention to other areas in need of reviewBy Scott DyerGRAMBLING, La.Grambling State University scored a major victory in its fight to remain accredited last month when the historically Black school received its first unqualified audit in five years.Accreditation by the Southern Association of […]
October 23, 2002
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Greek Life Still Segregated at University of Alabama
Greek Life Still Segregated at University of AlabamaTUSCALOOSA, Ala.The University of Alabama’s traditional White fraternities and sororities remain racially segregated a year after a Black woman created a stir by trying — and failing — to gain membership (see Black Issues, Sept. 13, 2001).The membership recruitment period known as rush ended last month, and none […]
October 9, 2002
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NAFEO, 100 Black Men Team Up in Scholarship Effort
NAFEO, 100 Black Men Team Up in Scholarship Effort WASHINGTONThe National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and the 100 Black Men of America Inc. have entered into an historic agreement to send promising and talented students to historically and predominantly Black colleges and universities.The agreement, which was signed during the 100 Black […]
October 9, 2002
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Harvard Study Finds Merit Scholarships
Harvard Study Finds Merit Scholarships Go to Less Needy Students  BOSTONMerit-based state scholarships tend to benefit college students who are least likely to need them, and in some cases are widening enrollment gaps between White and minority students, according to a study of programs in four states.The analysis of programs in Georgia, Florida, New Mexico […]
September 25, 2002
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Civil Rights Group Files Complaint Over Florida Scholarship Program
Civil Rights Group Files Complaint Over Florida Scholarship ProgramMIAMIA Latino civil rights organization filed a federal complaint against the state’s Bright Futures scholarship program last month, charging the program’s use of college admissions tests discriminates against Latinos and Blacks.The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s […]
September 25, 2002
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Events
EventsSEPTEMBERSept. 29-Oct. 2National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) National Conference26th Annual Meeting“Academic Advising: Official Sponsors of Student Success”Grand & Little America Hotels, Salt Lake City, UtahPhone: (785) 532-5717Fax: (785) 532-7732E-mail: nacada@ksu.eduWeb: www.nacada.ksu.eduOCTOBEROct. 11-12Association of Nubian Kemetic Heritage14th Annual Cheikh Anta Diop Conference“Theorizing the Discipline”Holiday Inn Independence Mall, PhiladelphiaContact: Ana Yenenga, Conference CoordinatorPhone: (215) 782-3214Fax: (215) 782-8411E-mail: […]
September 11, 2002
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Poll Finds College Students Shunning Dot-Com Jobs
Poll Finds College Students Shunning Dot-Com Jobs  NEW YORKInternet-related business no longer is the most preferred industry for a job after college. The entertainment/media business is the most popular job sector, according to the latest Universum Undergraduate Survey of more than 6,000 undergraduate students at 56 universities across the United States. The college students also […]
August 28, 2002
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Johnson C. Smith Included Among Yahoo!’s Top Wired Schools
Johnson C. Smith Included Among Yahoo!’s Top Wired SchoolsCHARLOTTE, N.C.Officials at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., recently announced its inclusion in Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine’s Most Wired Small Colleges List. Last October, historically Black Tennessee State University garnered a place on the top 100 wired universities list for 2001. Months later, before the […]
August 28, 2002
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National Survey Seeks To Improve Retention, Graduation Rates
National Survey Seeks To Improve Retention, Graduation RatesBLOOMINGTON,  Ind.Too many college students leave college before finishing; only about half earn a baccalaureate degree within six years; and many of those who stay in school don’t learn as much as they should. But a new project, based at Indiana University in Bloomington, aims to reverse these […]
August 28, 2002
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Education Trust Report Documents
Education Trust Report Documents Huge Gap in School FundingWASHINGTONDeep inequities in school funding continue to plague most states, according to a new report released this month by the Education Trust. The report, “The Funding Gap: Low-Income and Minority Students Receive Fewer Dollars,” documented large funding gaps between high- and low-poverty and minority districts in many […]
August 28, 2002
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Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet? Retaining Faculty of ColorThe retention of faculty of color at predominantly White institutions continues to be a significant issue in higher education. By sharing personal insights, however, those in higher education might be able to identify common perspectives held by similarly situated colleagues. I joined the social work faculty at a […]
August 14, 2002
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Cultural Immersion
Cultural ImmersionBlack Issues associate editor experiences first-hand the benefits of studying abroad during a weeklong trip to Strasbourg, FranceKnowing what I know now, there is no way I would have finished my undergraduate degree without studying abroad for some period of time during those four years — a semester, a year, or even two weeks […]
August 14, 2002
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University of Michigan to Offer Scholarships
University of Michigan to Offer Scholarships To Children of Alums Killed in AttacksDETROITThe University of Michigan will offer scholarships to children of 18 alumni killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  Interim President B. Joseph White announced the program last month at a board of regents meeting.“We hope that this living memorial will bring some […]
August 14, 2002
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In the Business to Retain
In the Business to RetainNational conference offers strategies on keeping students in college and on trackBy Gabrielle FinleyWASHINGTONAlthough colleges and universities have adopted a number of successful strategies and techniques to recruit students to their campuses, retaining those students often proves to be quite difficult. But for those attending the National Conference on Student Retention […]
August 14, 2002
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Black, Hispanic Leaders Stress Need for More Financial Aid
Black, Hispanic Leaders Stress Need for More Financial AidMany high-achieving students still unable to afford a college educationLow-income, high-achieving students face tremendous barriers to success in college, largely due to limited financial aid funds, representatives of Black and Hispanic colleges told Congress last month.“Let me be very clear — adequate student financial assistance is fundamentally […]
August 14, 2002
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Welcome to the Academy: A Plethora of Contradictions
Welcome to the Academy: A Plethora of ContradictionsI often tell my students of various races and backgrounds, “Be careful in selecting your careers because there will be times when you will question your sanity as to why you selected your chosen profession.” I also tell them they should never work in an environment if they […]
July 17, 2002
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Cisco Donation Funds Scholarships, IT Improvements at UNCF Schools
Cisco Donation Funds Scholarships, IT Improvements at UNCF SchoolsRALEIGH, N.C.The United Negro College Fund has announced a $1.8 million grant from Cisco Systems Inc., a leading computer networking equipment manufacturer, to provide hardware to UNCF’s 39 member colleges and universities and to establish a scholarship program for students attending select schools.The grant includes a $300,000 […]
July 17, 2002
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