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Making the Circle a Circle
Making the Circle a CircleOf the myriad challenges facing Native American college students, retention appears to be the most dauntingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Leaving the reservation for college wasn’t too hard for Rozanna Benaly, a Utah teen who already had lived away from home at the Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington.But it’s different this time. School […]
September 29, 1999
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Two Views on Hopwood
Two Views on HopwoodTexas Attorney General John Cornyn’s Opinion — 1999Dear Sen. (Bill) Ratliff:You ask whether public institutions of higher education in the state of Texas are precluded under the court’s decision in Hopwood v. Texas, from considering race or ethnicity in decisions regarding student financial assistance. This office considered a similar question and rendered […]
September 29, 1999
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Hopwood A Difference of Opinions in Texas
Hopwood A Difference of Opinions in TexasDespite being at odds with his predecessor, Texas’ attorney general is urging the state’s higher education institutions to follow previous guidelinesAUSTIN, Texas — The state’s flagship public universities will not reinstate race as a criterion in scholarship, financial aid or recruitment decisions despite an about-face on affirmative action by […]
September 29, 1999
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Professional Appointments
Jones to Lead Community College Baltimore County-CatonsvilleDr. Andrew C. Jones has been named president at the Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville. Previously, he was executive vice president for academic and student affairs at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster, Texas. Jones earned a bachelor’s in economics and a master’s in library science, both, from the University […]
September 15, 1999
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Private Party
Private PartyPlagued by sexually-lewd behavior and violence, one of the largest Black fraternity gatherings in the country is no longer a public event and some say that while it’s unfortunate, it may be the wave of the futurePhiladelphia — At first, it seemed that the 1999 Philadelphia Greek Picnic had all of the support that […]
September 15, 1999
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Feds Hand Out $120M to Expand College Access
Feds Hand Out $120M to Expand College AccessWASHINGTON — With the new academic year just days away, the Clinton administration tagged 21 states and 164 local partnerships to serve as the first participants in the highly-touted “Gear Up for College” program to boost access to higher education.Approved last year, the program targets at-risk students early […]
September 15, 1999
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Feds Hand Out $120M to Expand College Access
Feds Hand Out $120M to Expand College AccessWASHINGTON — With the new academic year just days away, the Clinton administration tagged 21 states and 164 local partnerships to serve as the first participants in the highly-touted “Gear Up for College” program to boost access to higher education.Approved last year, the program targets at-risk students early […]
September 15, 1999
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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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