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University Clears Administrator Accused of Hazing
University Clears Administrator Accused of Hazing OXFORD, Pa. — A Lincoln University official accused by students of watching fraternity members haze pledges and doing nothing to stop it has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a university commission. Interim university President James Donaldson said earlier this month that the commission told him there was “insufficient […]
May 26, 1999
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MIT Names its First Black Academic Dean
MIT Names its First Black Academic DeanCAMBRIDGE, Mass. —  Dr. Isaac M. “Ike” Colbert has been named Dean for Graduate Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and will be a member of the Academic Council effective July 1. Colbert will be the first Black academic dean in the history of the institution.Colbert has served […]
May 26, 1999
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University Honors First Black Student
University Honors First Black StudentLEXINGTON, Ky. — Within sight of a lawn where a cross was burned to protest the integration of the University of Kentucky, the son of the school’s first Black student helped unveil a historical marker in his father’s honor. Lyman M. Johnson, a 53-year-old chemist from Philadelphia, joined UK officials last […]
May 12, 1999
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Back from the Brink of Extinction
Back from the Brink of ExtinctionAfter surviving funding battles and a student insurrection, among other things, the nation’s premier Native American arts institute finally is getting a home of its ownBy William MacNeilIts federal funding was slashed by nearly half and nearly cut off completely. Enrollment plunged, roughly 60 percent of the faculty had to […]
May 12, 1999
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University Rescinds Mass Suspension of Black Greek Organizations
University Rescinds Mass Suspension of Black Greek OrganizationsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) rescinded a mass suspension of all its Black Greek-letter organizations, last month, after some students questioned why White groups were not treated the same way. A school official wrote six Black groups saying they were being suspended from campus activities, […]
May 12, 1999
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BI News Briefs
New Round of Fordice Hearings While Board Considers Privatizing Ole MissJACKSON, Miss. — U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. has told the Mississippi College Board to prepare for a new round of court hearings in the 24-year-old Ayers v. Fordice lawsuit that accuses the state of favoring White colleges over historically Black ones. But Alvin […]
May 12, 1999
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