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The Results of Dedication

For those of us on staff who are responsible for producing this magazine every two weeks Story:

July 27, 2005

Graduate Culture

Most Americans are the descendants of immigrants who risked everything to come to this country to chase Story:

July 13, 2005

UMass Chancellor’s Diversity Plan Draws Fire From Students, Faculty

University of Massachusetts students and faculty members sharply criticized Chancellor John Lombardi’s proposal to improve campus diversity issues… Story:

April 20, 2005

Grand Valley State College Republicans Could Face Disciplinary Action for ‘Affirmative Action’ Bake Sale

The College Republicans group at Grand Valley State University is facing harsh criticism for an “affirmative action” bake sale… Story:

April 20, 2005

Hide and Seek: Diversity in the Ivy League

By Dr. Yolanda Pierce The New York Times recently published an article titled “Little Advance Is Seen in Ivies’ Hiring of Minorities and Women.” The article leaves the reader with two distinct impressions: First, the pool of qualified minority scholars is just too small. And second, domestic issues make these high-powered jobs unattractive to female […]

April 6, 2005

Professional Appointment

Patrick Day has been appointed associate vice president for student affairs at Temple University in Philadelphia. Previously he was assistant vice president for student affairs/dean of students at Johnson C. Smith University in North Carolina. Day earned his bachelor’s from Northwestern University and his master’s from Texas Tech University. Michaelle Finch has been named associate […]

April 6, 2005

Clark Atlanta University Signs Digital Deal

By Ronald Roach HERNDON, Va. Through an agreement with the Herndon, Va.-based Ruckus Network company, Clark Atlanta University students living on-campus will be able to download hundreds of thousands of songs and over 45 blockbuster movies on a monthly basis. Only the fifth school to sign on with Ruckus since its launch in October 2004, […]

April 6, 2005

Missouri Journalism School Experiments With Electronic News Format

With a format called EmPRINT, or Electronic Media Print, the nation’s oldest journalism school is introducing newspaper-styled Story:

April 6, 2005

Arthur Ashe Jr. JR. 2005 Sports Scholar

Black Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving both academically and athletically a winning combination. Story:

April 6, 2005

Promoting Inclusion on a National and International Scale

Promoting Inclusion on a National and International Scale ACPA: College Student Educators International hosts 81st annual conference According to Gregory Roberts, executive director and senior operating officer of the American College Personnel Association, now known as ACPA: College Student Educators International, people must step out of their own comfort zones in order to create and […]

April 6, 2005

House Bill Could Eliminate Restriction on Proprietary Schools’ Access to Federal Student Aid

The community college portion of the federal student-funding pie is being threatened by provisions in a House bill Story:

April 6, 2005

California State-Stanislaus President To Head Dillard University

California State-Stanislaus President To Head Dillard UniversityNEW ORLEANS Dr. Marvalene Hughes, the first woman or African American to be named president of California State University’s Stanislaus campus, was chosen in early March as Dillard University’s first female president. Hughes will officially begin July 1 as the ninth president of Dillard, a private, predominantly Black school […]

March 23, 2005

Coalition Launches Advertising, Lobbying Campaign for Federal Student Aid

Coalition Launches Advertising, Lobbying Campaign for Federal Student AidA coalition of groups representing students, faculty, consumer advocates and admission and enrollment officers has formed to oppose the proposed elimination of rules that safeguard federal student loans and other student aid programs. The coalition, called “Keep Integrity,” began its campaign last month. The group’s first newspaper […]

March 23, 2005

Black Male Achievement And the Community College

Black Male Achievement And the Community CollegeBy Dr. Edward C. Bush and Dr. Lawson Bush The two-year college often represents Black men’s first experience with postsecondary education, and for many, their last opportunity for obtaining a degree beyond a high-school diploma. Yet a review of student performance data provided by the California chancellor’s office for […]

February 23, 2005

New AIDS Organization Aimed At Black College Students

New AIDS Organization Aimed At Black College StudentsLOS ANGELESIn response to growing numbers of new HIV infections among Black college students, the Black AIDS Institute and the Magic Johnson Foundation have formed L.I.F.E. AIDS, (Leaders In the Fight to Eradicate AIDS), an effort aimed at educating and mobilizing Black college students to respond to the […]

February 23, 2005

Report Says Colleges Bilking Loan Program

Report Says Colleges Bilking Loan ProgramBy Charles PekowA program designed to provide student aid has spun out of control, becoming a cash cow for colleges and universities. The Department of Education has not adequately controlled the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), according to a recent report from the Government Accounting Office (GAO). Originally, traditional […]

February 23, 2005

GOP Seeks to Start Anew on Higher Education Bill

GOP Seeks to Start Anew on Higher Education BillNew spending to be paid for through cuts, savings in other higher education programsBy Charles DervaricsHouse Republicans are returning their attention to a slate of Higher Education Act renewal bills this Congressional session, including plans to increase Pell Grants, expand Black college aid and reform the student […]

February 23, 2005

North Carolina Central University Only Black College In State to Recruit National Achievement Scholars

North Carolina Central University Only Black College In State to Recruit National Achievement Scholars DURHAM, N.C. Information released by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. ranks North Carolina Central University No. 1 among North Carolina historically Black colleges and universities and third in the state in recruiting National Achievement Scholars (NAS).“The National Achievement Program is very […]

February 23, 2005