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Students
Black Caucus Calls on Government to Increase Promotion Of Fire Safety on College Campuses
Black Caucus Calls on Government to Increase Promotion Of Fire Safety on College CampusesMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus want the federal government to do more to promote fire safety in college dormitories and, in some cases, fraternity and sorority houses.The College Fire Prevention Act from Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, would provide $100 million […]
September 12, 2001
Native Americans
Library Program to Recruit Hispanics, American Indians
Library Program to Recruit Hispanics, American Indians TUCSON, Ariz.The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science is using a $500,000 federal grant to boost the numbers of Hispanics and American Indians who are employed as academic or public librarians. Fewer than five percent of librarians are Hispanic and less than one percent […]
August 29, 2001
African-American
Maryland Archaeologists Dig Up Remains
Maryland Archaeologists Dig Up Remains Of Free-Standing Black Community COLLEGE PARK, Md.University of Maryland archaeologists are unearthing the remains of a little-known middle-class African American community in Annapolis, Md., that goes back to 1832. They hope to learn how this community managed to remain intact and endure the pressures of a hostile world for 150 […]
August 29, 2001
Asian American Pacific Islander
Investigating Newsroom Diversity
Investigating Newsroom DiversityCan daily newspapers deliver on minority recruitment and retention?By Ronald RoachAs with many minority journalists, Lynne Varner, an editorial writer for The Seattle Times, has long demonstrated a commitment to attracting and recruiting Black, Latino, Asian American and American Indian students to the journalism profession. That interest has prompted Varner to help coordinate […]
August 15, 2001
Latinx
Bill Targets Minority-Serving Institutions with Agriculture Programs
Bill Targets Minority-Serving Institutions with Agriculture ProgramsMinority-serving institutions could get federal funds for agriculture research projects to meet food needs in developing countries under legislation from Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus members.Historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges all would be eligible for funds under the Biotechnology and Agriculture in […]
August 15, 2001
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Fading Complexion of the Fourth Estate
The Fading Complexion of the Fourth EstateSimilar to employees of color in countless different industries, many journalists of color feel their talent and skills are not valued and that their employers are not committed to nurturing their professional growth. So, when they get fed up, they leave, and I mean leave the field altogether. Recent […]
August 15, 2001
Latinx
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Are Awarded Funds to Improve Instruction, Curriculum
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Are Awarded Funds to Improve Instruction, CurriculumThe U.S. Department of Education has awarded $19.4 million to help improve instruction, curriculum and facilities at 45 Hispanic-serving colleges and universities.Education Secretary Dr. Roderick R. Paige made the announcement in early July. Forty of the colleges will receive  approximately $400,000 in development grants to support academic […]
August 1, 2001
Latinx
Big-Time Computing for Minority-Serving Institutions
Big-Time Computing for Minority-Serving InstitutionsWhile many colleges and universities, including minority-serving institutions, have worked diligently to avoid being permanently designated as  “have nots” in the digital divide, the pace of information technology innovation continues to keep virtually all American higher education institutions in a scramble to stay current on the latest advances.   Nonetheless, historically Black […]
July 18, 2001
African-American
Carter G. Woodson Home Chosen as Endangered Site
Carter G. Woodson Home Chosen as Endangered SiteWASHINGTONThe Washington home of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, acclaimed scholar, educator and founder of the Black history movement, has been chosen by the National Historic Preservation as one of America’s 11 most endangered historic places. The abandoned and deteriorated 1890s Victorian red brick rowhouse sits squarely in the […]
July 18, 2001
Students
Bringing Northwestern to the People: Recruiting in Our Own Back Yard
Bringing Northwestern to the People: Recruiting in Our Own Back YardThe history of African American students enrolling at Northwestern has fluctuated for the past 20 years, but no one anticipated the record low of only 82 students enrolling in the fall 1996. What happened? A task force of diverse administrators, faculty members and alumni was […]
July 4, 2001
Faculty & Staff
A Program with Potential
A Program with PotentialUniversity of Louisville program addresses the needs of the African American community, while simultaneously supporting the school’s academic missionThe University of Louisville in Kentucky believes it has found a way to tackle issues affecting African Americans in a way that benefits both the university and the community. The university announced earlier this […]
July 4, 2001
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Latinx
Grants & Awards
Grants & AwardsMontgomery College (Maryland) received a $173,442 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help strengthen and expand the international content of the school’s curriculum.New Mexico State University received $1.3 million; Santa Fe Community College received $1.3 million and the University of New Mexico received $2.3 million from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for […]
June 20, 2001
Native Americans
Tribal College Art Students to Replicate Artifacts
Tribal College Art Students to Replicate Artifacts Found by Lewis and ClarkBISMARCK, N.D.The United Tribes Technical College’s Art and Art Marketing program has been contracted by a Virginia foundation to replicate artifacts collected by Lewis and Clark and given to President Thomas Jefferson. Six students enrolled in the college program will use a mix of […]
June 20, 2001
African-American
Ghanaian King Helps Dedicate University’s African Studies Program
Ghanaian King Helps Dedicate University’s African Studies ProgramPRINCESS ANNE, Md.The king of the Republic of Ghana’s Asante region helped dedicate the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s new African American and African studies program last month.Otumfuo Osei Tutu II received an honorary degree at the university’s commencement. “A people without knowledge of their history are like […]
June 20, 2001
Asian American Pacific Islander
IS HIGHER EDUCATION READY FOR MINORITYAMERICA?
IS HIGHER EDUCATION READY FOR MINORITYAMERICA?Census 2000 data shows an increasing browning of the U.S. populationBy RONALD ROACHA steady stream of Census 2000 data is informing Americans of a radically changing U.S. population. Huge increases in the Latino and Asian American populations are said to be changing the complexion of the nation. There is no […]
June 6, 2001
African-American
Arizona Students Applying to Ivy League Schools Accepted at Lower Rate
Arizona Students Applying to Ivy League Schools Accepted at Lower RatePHOENIXArizona students applying to eight Ivy League schools and Stanford University were accepted at a lower rate than students nationally, according to a survey by The Arizona Republic. One of eight Arizona applicants, or 13 percent, was offered admission to the prestigious universities, compared with […]
June 6, 2001
Leadership & Policy
Alabama’s Faculty Senate Pushes Greek Integration
Alabama’s Faculty Senate Pushes Greek IntegrationTUSCALOOSA, Ala. The University of Alabama faculty senate won’t be taking the summer off in its fight to integrate the university’s Greek system. Members of the faculty senate’s steering committee will meet to discuss the group’s next step over the summer, while former senate president Patricia Bauch will ask the […]
June 6, 2001
Native Americans
Study Highlights Benefits of Tribal Colleges
Study Highlights Benefits of Tribal CollegesWASHINGTONTribal colleges and universities play a vital role in helping American Indian communities devise innovative and culturally appropriate solutions that shape the community’s social and economic vision for the future, according to a recent study jointly released by two nonprofit higher education organizations. The study, Building Strong Communities: Tribal Colleges […]
June 6, 2001
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