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Bringing Northwestern to the People: Recruiting in Our Own Back Yard
Bringing Northwestern to the People: Recruiting in Our Own Back YardThe history of African American students enrolling at Northwestern has fluctuated for the past 20 years, but no one anticipated the record low of only 82 students enrolling in the fall 1996. What happened? A task force of diverse administrators, faculty members and alumni was […]
July 4, 2001
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U.S. Government to Give Scholarships for Cyber-Security Corps
U.S. Government to Give Scholarships for Cyber-Security CorpsWASHINGTONThe National Science Foundation has selected six universities to participate in a program to create a “cyber corps” of 200 computer-security students who would agree to join the government ranks upon graduation. The incentive is $8.6 million in scholarships, and participants are required to commit to at least […]
July 4, 2001
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Dear BI Career Consultants:
Dear BI Career Consultants:What types of programs can be implemented to educate and motivate Black alumni to increase giving at their HBCU alma mater and HBCUs in general?Trisa Long Paschal Vice President for Institutional AdvancementSpelman CollegeAtlantaSpelman College and other HBCUs have wrestled with this issue of increasing alumni giving for several years. There is a […]
July 4, 2001
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Capital Campaigns
Capital CampaignsAs competition grows for philanthropic dollars, and federal and state funding decreases, colleges and universities are launching record-breaking capital campaigns. But do HBCUs face different fund-raising challenges than their White counterparts?By Eleanor Lee YatesHampton University recently set a record among historically Black colleges and universities by raising $200 million in a capital campaign that […]
July 4, 2001
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South Carolina College Students Get Free Ride
South Carolina College Students Get Free Ride With Lottery’s Scholarship MoneyCOLUMBIA, S.C. The state’s biggest college scholarship program just got a lot sweeter.  About 21,000 students going to the state’s four-year colleges won’t have to pay for tuition under the lottery bill that Gov. Jim Hodges signed into law last month. That law does not […]
July 4, 2001
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Tax-Cut Bill May Make College More Affordable
Tax-Cut Bill May Make College More AffordableCollege may become more affordable, at least for middle-income families, under the massive tax-cut bill President Bush has signed into law.Under the plan, families could receive a tuition tax deduction, even if they earn too much to qualify for a federal HOPE Scholarship. The new deduction would be $3,000 […]
July 4, 2001
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It’s All About the Benjamins
It’s All About the BenjaminsColleges and universities, to their credit, are raising more money than ever. I must receive a few press releases a week from schools announcing either their record-breaking fund-raising results or that they are about to launch a capital campaign. For the average person, it is difficult to conceive that schools are […]
July 4, 2001
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Suspended Fraternity to Return
Suspended Fraternity to Return To Western Illinois University CampusMACOMB, Ill.A fraternity suspended from Western Illinois University for running a racially offensive advertisement will be allowed back on campus this fall. An administrative review committee has concluded that Delta Tau Delta is taking steps to improve itself. The all-White fraternity was suspended in September after a […]
June 20, 2001
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UNCF Launches New Jersey Law Scholars Program
UNCF Launches New Jersey Law Scholars ProgramNEWARK, N.J.Over the next three years, nine students from historically Black colleges will get full scholarships to New Jersey law schools through a donation from a Lucent corporate executive and his wife. The United Negro College Fund’s New Jersey Law Scholars Program is the first of its kind in […]
June 20, 2001
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Dear BI Career Consultants:
Dear BI Career Consultants:With colleges and universities increasingly changing many of their retention, scholarship and other programs from targeting only African American students, what can I do as an administrator to keep my university committed to increasing their Black student enrollment and graduation rates?Dr. Donnie Perkins,Dean and DirectorOffice of Affirmative Action and DiversityNortheastern UniversityBostonIf not […]
June 6, 2001
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Federal Judge Has Serious Reservations About Desegregation Plan
Federal Judge Has Serious Reservations About Desegregation Plan JACKSON, Miss.The federal judge overseeing Mississippi’s college desegregation case says he has “serious reservations” about parts of the $500 million settlement proposal. In papers filed last month in U.S. District Court in Oxford, Judge Neal Biggers Jr. said parts of the proposal are significantly more expensive than a […]
June 6, 2001
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In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative Action
In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative ActionBy Pamela BurdmanSAN FRANCISCOIn a unanimous vote, the University of California regents have repealed their ban on affirmative action, hoping to send a welcoming message to Black and Latino students — and bid farewell to six years of protests and political infighting.Sealed in backroom agreements under […]
June 6, 2001
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FTC Charges Scholarship Marketers With Misrepresentation
FTC Charges Scholarship Marketers With MisrepresentationThe Federal Trade Commission, as part of its ongoing “Project ScholarScam,” has settled charges with College Resource Management Inc., (CRM) of misrepresenting their ability to obtain college financial aid for students.According to the FTC’s complaint, the defendants marketed their financial aid services through a direct-mail campaign targeted to high school […]
June 6, 2001
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The Peculiar InstitutionNew Trends and Controversies in Researching and Teaching Slavery
The Peculiar InstitutionNew Trends and Controversies in Researching and Teaching Slavery By Paul Ruffins Because of its richness and controversy, the study of slavery has captured the interest and imagination of many different theorists. In turn, these researchers have discovered new documents and reinterpreted older sources of data. Because these scholars’ sources and conclusions are […]
May 23, 2001
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The Peculiar InstitutionNew Trends and Controversies in Researching and Teaching Slavery
The Peculiar InstitutionNew Trends and Controversies in Researching and Teaching Slavery By Paul Ruffins Because of its richness and controversy, the study of slavery has captured the interest and imagination of many different theorists. In turn, these researchers have discovered new documents and reinterpreted older sources of data. Because these scholars’ sources and conclusions are […]
May 23, 2001
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Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for Minorities
Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for MinoritiesPULLMAN, Wash.Washington State University will take steps to make its campus safer for minority students, President V. Lane Rawlins says. The steps include creating a better system to report violence, recruiting more minority faculty and hiring an administrator to educate students about the perils of drinking. […]
May 23, 2001
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Dropping Remedial Program Has Little Effect on CUNY’s Minority Enrollment, Says State Report
Dropping Remedial Program Has Little Effect on CUNY’s Minority Enrollment, Says State ReportNEW YORK The City University of New York’s decision to drop remedial programs from its four-year programs has had little effect on its minority enrollment, according to a state report. The elimination of remedial courses in math, reading and writing at seven of […]
May 23, 2001
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College Board-Sponsored Study Claims SAT
College Board-Sponsored Study Claims SAT Is Good Predictor of Grades, GraduationMINNEAPOLISAt a time when the SAT college admission tests are under fire, new research says the scores are good forecasters of grades throughout college and whether students stay around to graduate. Critics of the SAT as an admissions tool, however, raised questions early this month […]
May 23, 2001
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