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Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Lillian Archer has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2003-2004 academic year. The program prepares faculty and senior administrators for positions in college and university administration. Archer earned a bachelor’s from Morgan State University, a master’s from the College of Notre Dame (Md.) and a doctorate also from […]

May 21, 2003

Benedict Raises $30 Million to Improve College

Benedict Raises $30 Million to Improve CollegeCOLUMBIA, S.C.Afirst for Benedict College, the South Carolina historically Black school recently completed a successful capital campaign, raising $30.1 million over six years. “We have attempted a few capital campaigns in the past, but none of our previous financial drives was as victorious as this campaign,” says Barbara C. […]

May 21, 2003

Student Survey Examines Influence of War in Iraq

Student Survey Examines Influence of War in IraqCHESTER, Pa.Thirty-five percent of prospective graduate students say the war in Iraq has made them more interested in government or military jobs, according to a new survey from GradSchools.com. In addition, over one-third feel opportunities with defense contractors, the military and the government have increased since the war […]

May 21, 2003

Community College’s New Foray

Community College’s New ForayAs more two-year colleges begin to offer bachelor’s degrees, higher education officials ponder benefits, possible pitfalls By Kristina Lane WASHINGTON What does two plus two equal? Usually posed in the very early stages of a child’s education, the question is being looked at afresh by higher education leaders postulating a new sum: two […]

May 21, 2003

Banking on the Future

Banking on the Future By Kendra Hamilton NEW YORKOn a snowy day back in February, during its annual African American History Month assembly, the very best of the “Bank Street way” was on display.There’s no “star system” at the Bank Street School for Children — every class has its moment, every child his or her […]

May 21, 2003

From the Ivory Tower to the Boardroom

From the Ivory Tower to the BoardroomMarketing executive used doctorate to unlock door to business worldBy Ben Hammer FAIRFAX, Va.Dr. Shahron Williams van Rooij, a marketing executive for technology firm Datatel, recently traveled to Nassau, Bahamas, to scuba dive and take slide photography of the colorful underwater marine life — one of her favorite hobbies. […]

May 7, 2003

Bill Would Provide $100 Million a Year for Fire Prevention

Bill Would Provide $100 Million a Year for Fire PreventionBy Charles Dervarics New legislation from a Congressional Black Caucus member would provide $100 million a year to help colleges and universities install fire sprinkler systems or other fire prevention programs. The College Fire Prevention Act from Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, would provide $100 million […]

May 7, 2003

Overcoming the Black-White Achievement Gap

Overcoming the Black-White Achievement Gap Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement By John U. Ogbu Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc., 2003352 pp., $69.95 cloth, ISBN 0-8058-4515-1, $32.50 paper, ISBN 0-8058-4516-XBy Ronald Roach The affirmative action debate brought on by the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of the reverse discrimination lawsuits filed […]

April 23, 2003

Sallie Mae Offers Financial Aid Analysis on Web Site

Sallie Mae Offers Financial Aid Analysis on Web SiteBy Ronald Roach This spring, college-bound high-school seniors will be getting financial aid award letters from the schools at which they have been accepted. While these letters may seem straightforward, students and parents should be taking a close look at their contents, experts say. The Student Loan […]

April 23, 2003

University of Arkansas Earmarks $64 Million For Doctoral Fellowships

University of Arkansas Earmarks $64 Million For Doctoral Fellowships FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Academic departments at the University of Arkansas celebrated spring with the bloom of $64 million in new funding for graduate fellowships. The money is part of a $300 million gift the school received last year from the Walton Family Foundation, $100 million of which […]

April 23, 2003

Bill to Help Active Military Personnel With Student Loans, Tuition

Bill to Help Active Military Personnel With Student Loans, TuitionBy Charles Dervarics The U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month approved a bill to help active-duty military who were attending college or paying off student loans prior to their call to active duty in the Persian Gulf. For those with loan payments, the Higher Education […]

April 23, 2003

‘Educate, Don’t Segregate’

‘Educate, Don’t Segregate’ April 1st started out as a rainy, dreary day but that didn’t dampen the spirits of all of the people — young and old — who descended on the U.S. Supreme Court, carrying signs and banners, in support of affirmative action. Student and alumni associations representing a variety of colleges and universities […]

April 23, 2003

Expert Panels Lay Out Legal Framework for Michigan Case

Expert Panels Lay Out Legal Framework for Michigan Case WashingtonA panel of legal scholars and social science experts that have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of maintaining the University of Michigan’s affirmative action programs laid out the legal framework for allowing the continuation of race-conscious programs to reporters at a press briefing in […]

April 9, 2003

Missouri Journalism School to Admit Freshmen for the First Time

Missouri Journalism School to Admit Freshmen for the First Time COLUMBIA, Mo.For the first time in its 93-year history, the Missouri School of Journalism will admit some students directly from high school this spring. In the fall, the journalism school also will begin admitting pre-journalism students already enrolled in the University of Missouri-Columbia’s honors college […]

April 9, 2003

Flickers of Light Amid Collegiate Sport’s Academically Dim World

Flickers of Light Amid Collegiate Sport’s Academically Dim World Our Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars edition gives us an opportunity this time every year to reflect on the status of the student-athlete. A look at abysmal graduation rates of college athletes coupled with those standout scholars who are able to manage their studies and sports […]

April 9, 2003

Higher Education Budget Cuts And the Ground Crew

Higher Education Budget Cuts And the Ground Crew By Julianne Malveaux The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education released a report last month, “College Affordability in Jeopardy,” that showed public colleges “continue to become less affordable for students and families.” According to the independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit center, 16 states increased tuition and […]

March 26, 2003

Living Out a Dream — Abroad

Living Out a Dream — Abroad Law professor Catherine Powell takes interest in human rights to Israel By Kendra Hamilton The faint of heart might think Catherine Powell, professor of law at New York’s Fordham University and former executive director of Columbia University’s Human Rights Institute, has chosen an odd location to bear her first […]

March 26, 2003

Innovative Robotics Research Keeps Spotlight On MIT Grad Student

Innovative Robotics Research Keeps Spotlight On MIT Grad StudentJames McLurkin recipient of annual Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for inventivenessBy Ronald Roach It’s not common that graduate school research brings national attention and prestigious awards to doctoral candidates. For James McLurkin, however, his work in robotics has won widespread recognition, most recently a prestigious student inventor’s prize […]

March 26, 2003