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Faculty & Staff
Black Writers Ready for the Millennium
Black Writers Ready for the MillenniumChicago State University played host to approximately 550 writers, students, scholars and educators who attended the 10th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writers’ Conference last month. The four-day conference, “Ready for the Millennium: Black Writers’ Approaches to the Diaspora,” opened with a children’s poetry reading and culminated with a presentation of literary […]
November 22, 2000
Faculty & Staff
Mastering Technology’s…
Mastering Technology’s… Colleges encourage faculty to go high tech By Ronald RoachT o get students proficient and comfortable with the Internet and the latest information technology, Morris Brown College officials have required its undergraduates to participate in a laptop purchase program this fall, one of the first ever such initiatives at a historically Black institution. […]
November 22, 2000
Faculty & Staff
University of Alabama Faculty Members at Odds Over Need for Anti-Racism Seminars
University of Alabama Faculty Members at Odds Over Need for Anti-Racism SeminarsTUSCALOOSA, Ala.The University of Alabama, a landmark site in the battle to desegregate schools, is viewed by some university leaders as being institutionally unfriendly to Black faculty and students. But others say anti-racism workshops, which were scheduled to help deal with the issue, wrongly […]
November 22, 2000
Faculty & Staff
Predictive Value Educause 2000 conference highlights new technology
Predictive Value Educause 2000 conference highlights new technology By Ronald Roach  NASHVILLE, Tenn.T  here’s no doubt that rapid changes in information technology create uncertainty and anxiety throughout the economy and society at large. Experts agree that change is nowhere more revolutionary than in American higher education. “Moore’s Law continues. We’re not going to see a […]
November 8, 2000
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Faculty & Staff
Shortage of Black Faculty Prompts Florida Law School To Hire Race Relations Consultant
Shortage of Black Faculty Prompts Florida Law School To Hire Race Relations ConsultantGAINESVILLE, Fla. The University of Florida’s law school has taken steps to hire a race relations consultant to find out why it can’t keep Black faculty members. Black faculty members hold only two of the law school’s 54 full-time faculty positions. “I attribute […]
October 25, 2000
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Faculty & Staff
Johnson C. Smith Faculty Release Policy Praised and Questioned
Johnson C. Smith Faculty Release Policy Praised and Questioned By Kendra HamiltonThere may be no sweeter words to a faculty member’s ears than “release time.” Try saying them out loud: “RELEASE TIME.” Notice how they trip off of the tongue, evoking visions of articles or even books completed, of new directions in research explored, of […]
October 11, 2000
Faculty & Staff
Mississippi Plaintiffs Make First Proposal in College Desegregation Case
Mississippi Plaintiffs Make First Proposal in College Desegregation CaseJACKSON, Miss.State leaders are reviewing a proposed multiyear plan that could bolster the three historically Black universities and end the 25-year-old college desegregation case here.  An attorney for Black plaintiffs last month made the first settlement offer since negotiations began in June in an effort to settle […]
October 11, 2000
Faculty & Staff
Administrator at University of Florida Law School Resigns
Administrator at University of Florida Law School Resigns Over Minority Hiring PracticesGAINESVILLE, Fla. The highest-ranking Black administrator at the University of Florida’s law school resigned his position a week after a stormy meeting about the school’s difficulty in attracting and retaining Black professors. Kenneth Nunn, associate dean for law center affairs, and others felt that […]
October 11, 2000
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Students
Chicano Studies
Chicano StudiesAs America’s Latino diaspora evolves, so does the fieldBy Roberto RodriguezFounded some 30 years ago and at one time believed to be on the verge of extinction, the field of Chicano studies is constantly expanding. As Puerto Rican and Cuban communities grew in the United States in the 1960s and ’70s, so did the […]
September 27, 2000
Faculty & Staff
Minority Faculty Promotions in Academic Medicine Lag Behind Those of White Counterparts
Minority Faculty Promotions in Academic Medicine Lag Behind Those of White CounterpartsThe representation of minority medical school faculty in academic medicine has steadily increased in recent years, but their rates of promotion continue to lag behind those of White faculty, according to a new study by the Association of American Medical Colleges. The AAMC’s research, […]
September 27, 2000
Faculty & Staff
Grants & Awards
Grants & AwardsFlorida Memorial College recently received a $500,000 grant from the Florida Department of State’s Division of Cultural Affairs. The grant was awarded to enhance the future Florida Memorial College Performing Arts Center, specifically Phase I of the project, which includes construction of an orchestra pit and increased seating capacity.Morgan State University has received […]
September 13, 2000
Faculty & Staff
The New Academic Year
The  New Academic YearThe short answer to any query about trends in higher education for the upcoming academic year: Ask after the presidential election. The upcoming election may well be the wild card that trumps all others in the deck being dealt to college administrators, faculty and students —  not just for 2000-2001, but for the […]
September 13, 2000
Students
Natural Allies
Natural AlliesBlack colleges and two-year schools try to come together to create a network of seamless education for minority students Several years ago, officials at San Francisco City College here began the African American Achievement Program, aimed at encouraging more of the school’s Black students to transfer to four-year schools.It started out pretty small. But […]
August 16, 2000
Faculty & Staff
Community College Faculty
Community College FacultyThough pursuing research can be difficult at two-year colleges, many scholars of color are drawn by the opportunities to teach an increasingly diverse student populationBy Kathleen Kennedy ManzoColumbus, Ga.Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Marilyn Howard fit the classic profile of the community college student. A first-generation college student from a working-class family, Howard did […]
August 16, 2000
Students
Roaring up from Behind
Roaring up from BehindWhile a report from the Southern Regional Education Board acknowledges falling short of remedial education goals, one college offers an example of developmental successLARGO, Md. — They don’t like calling the students “at risk.” “Underprepared” is a more accurate phrase. They also don’t like to use the term “remedial education.” “Educational development” […]
August 2, 2000
Students
Ambitious Outreach
Ambitious OutreachLONG BEACH, Calif. — A veteran university administrator, Dr. Charles B. Reed has seen his fair share of controversy during a career that includes 13 years as chancellor of the Florida State University system. Since joining the California State University system as chancellor in 1997, Reed already has faced numerous faculty protests over labor, […]
August 2, 2000
Students
Remediation Reform
Remediation ReformOnly time will tell whether California’s remediation policy will continue to turn out success stories or if disadvantaged students who can’t catch up in time will mark the system’s biggest failure. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brandon Kountz is feeling the pressure. Having completed his first year of classes at California State University-Sacramento, the Richmond, Calif., […]
August 2, 2000
Faculty & Staff
TECH briefs
TECH briefsMorris Brown College To Require Laptop Computers This FallATLANTA — Morris Brown College will require its students to buy laptop computers this fall, offering them at discount prices as part of school financial aid.School officials say they believe Morris Brown is the first historically Black college in the nation to make laptops available for […]
August 2, 2000
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