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High-Tech Media Lab Established at Howard
High-Tech Media Lab Established at Howard By Ronald Roach WASHINGTONThe Microsoft Corp., donating software and $70,000 in cash for the purchase of computer hardware and furniture, has joined with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the Howard University Department of Journalism to launch the Converged Media Lab for journalism students at the university. The […]
November 6, 2002
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EDUCATION at Their Command
EDUCATION at Their Command Black leadership at National Defense University oversees education, training of top military, civilian officials. FORT McNAIR, WASHINGTON, D.C.Much has been written about Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice — two African American key players in the Bush administration’s “war on terror.” But there are other […]
November 6, 2002
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More Than Just Money
More Than Just MoneyCommitted partners can be worth their weight in gold when an institution is trying to improve. Just ask Hampton University.By Cheryl D. Fields HAMPTON, Va.Money is often viewed as the biggest obstacle to upgrading an institution’s campus and/or academic programs. In tight economic times, institutions often end up postponing, scaling back or […]
November 6, 2002
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Black-Owned Food Service Firm Announces Million Dollar Scholarship Program
November 6, 2002
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More Than Just Money
More Than Just MoneyCommitted partners can be worth their weight in gold when an institution is trying to improve. Just ask Hampton University.By Cheryl D. Fields HAMPTON, Va.Money is often viewed as the biggest obstacle to upgrading an institution’s campus and/or academic programs. In tight economic times, institutions often end up postponing, scaling back or […]
November 6, 2002
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Events
EVENTSNOVEMBERNov. 6-77th Annual People of Color in Predominantly White Institutions: Recruitment and Retention of Students, Faculty and Staff of ColorUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Division of Continuing StudiesPhone: (402) 472-2844Fax: (402) 472-9688E-mail: cpd@unl.eduWeb: dcs.unl.edu/cpd/people02Nov. 6-9Annual Conference on International Education Exchange“Underrepresented Faces and Nontraditional Places”AtlantaPhone: (800)-40-STUDY, ext. 2782, (212) 822-2782E-mail: conference@ciee.orgWeb: www.ciee.org/conferenceNov. 10-12National Association of State Universities and […]
October 23, 2002
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Mentoring: The Forgotten Retention Tool
Mentoring: The Forgotten Retention ToolI recently had the opportunity to converse with some colleagues about an important issue in higher education, minority student retention. This conversation prompted a period of personal reflection on my academic life as a student and educator on both historically White and historically Black campuses. After much retrospection on my experiences […]
October 23, 2002
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Student Leaders Should Be Students First
Student Leaders Should Be Students FirstDuring the months of August and September, Washington, D.C., was a magnet for committed people whose activism is part of their desire to make our world a better one. Of the thousands who rallied for reparations on Aug. 17, there were several contingents of students in the mix, young people […]
October 23, 2002
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Momentum Gathers as Posse
Momentum Gathers as Posse Moves WestwardBy Cheryl D. FieldsFourteen years ago, when Dr. Shirley Collado was still a senior in high school, her college dreams were modest. The Brooklyn, N.Y., daughter of Dominican Republic immigrants aspired to be a first-generation college graduate. But with her modest SAT scores, unspectacular grades and working-class financial profile, the […]
October 23, 2002
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Taking a Holistic Approach to Retention
Taking a Holistic Approach to Retention By Cheryl D. FieldsLAWRENCE, KansasThe University of Kansas is well-known for its tough Jayhawks basketball team and stellar programs in aerospace engineering and accounting. In recent months, however, the university has earned a reputation as an institution where many students of color are excelling at a rate that has […]
October 23, 2002
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Louisiana State University Chemist Wins $1 Million Grant
Louisiana State University Chemist Wins $1 Million GrantNEW ORLEANSDr. Isiah Warner, a Louisiana State University professor and administrator and an internationally recognized analytical chemist, is among 20 scientists at research universities who will be awarded $1 million in grants during the next four years for undergraduate science education. Warner, 56, plans to use the $250,000 […]
October 23, 2002
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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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