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Journalism Professor Denied Tenure Sues FAMUTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida A&M University journalism professor denied tenure because she didn’t have a doctorate has filed a sex and race discrimination complaint against the school, saying it is run by and for Black men. Assistant professor Gloria Horning also says the university illegally changed the rules after […]
July 7, 1999
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Black Issues’ Wright Wins AAUP Journalism Award
Black Issues’ Wright Wins AAUP Journalism AwardFairfax, Va. —  Scott W. Wright, a senior staff writer for Black Issues In Higher Education, is the 1999 winner of the “Award for Excellence in Coverage of Higher Education,” given annually by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Wright, who also is the editor of Black Issues’ […]
June 23, 1999
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Commencing A New Era As the Century Turns
Commencing  A New Era As the Century TurnsWhen President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton made the commencement rounds at the nation’s colleges and universities this year, they included speeches at a couple of minority-laden institutions.The President, for the second time in three years, spoke at a historically Black university’s commencement ceremony. He […]
June 23, 1999
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Men Men
Men MenNew research focuses on the problem of retaining Black male community college students By Starita SmithLOS ANGELES — One of the greatest challenges facing community colleges is how to keep Black male students long enough for them to obtain a degree or the preparation necessary to transfer to a four-year school.Now, new research being […]
June 23, 1999
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Grants & Awards
At Tuskegee University’s “Investment for the Future” conference (from left), University President Dr. Benjamin Payton; Dr. Woodrow Myers, director of Ford Motor Company’s Healthcare Management; Edsel B. Ford II; and Erroll Jackson, Ford liaison to Tuskegee.Tuskegee University has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Ford Motor Company. The grant which will be awarded […]
May 26, 1999
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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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