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Native Americans

Losing Ground

Losing GroundProportional declines mar engineering education picture for underrepresented minorities.BY RONALD ROACHAfter more than a decade of steady enrollments and degree completion rates by underrepresented minorities, public schools, colleges, advocacy groups and government agencies still face a daunting task in helping bring Blacks, Latinos and American Indians into the engineering profession in numbers reflecting their […]

March 10, 2004

Women in Science, Engineering and Technology

Leadership & Policy

Bennett President Receives Human Rights Award

Bennett President Receives Human Rights AwardGREENSBORO, N.C. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) presented Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole with its Joseph Prize for Human Rights during their National Executive Committee Meeting last month. The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 to combat anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry. The ADL established the Joseph Prize for Human Rights […]

March 10, 2004

African-American

Former Liberian Head of State Named Boston University’s African President-in-Residence

Former Liberian Head of State Named Boston University’s African President-in-Residence BOSTONRuth Sando Perry, the only female African head of state in modern times, has been appointed the next Balfour African President-in-Residence at Boston University’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC). A former legislator, teacher and bank executive, she served in 1996 and 1997 as […]

March 10, 2004

Attorney General Settles Voting Rights

Attorney General Settles Voting Rights Flap at Prairie View A&MBy Lydia Lum PRAIRIE VIEW, texasThe Texas attorney general has ruled that Prairie View A&M University students must be allowed to register and vote locally. “This has really energized the student body,” says Hendrik Maison, the student government president. “That’s the most exciting part.”The ruling, issued […]

March 10, 2004

Placing Diversity at the Core Of Institutional Excellence

Placing Diversity at the Core Of Institutional ExcellenceIn its Oct. 23, 2003, publication, Black Issues In Higher Education identified the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as one of a group of universities that have made progress in recruiting and retaining ethnically diverse faculty. As gratifying as that recognition is, it speaks to only part of […]

February 25, 2004

African-American

Florida State Celebrates Its Integration in a Monumental Way

Florida State Celebrates Its Integration in a Monumental WayTALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida State University unveiled a larger-than-life bronze sculpture last month to pay tribute to the first African American students who integrated the university more than 40 years ago. The sculpture, called “Integration,” was dedicated during the university’s Heritage Day celebration. It is located in the […]

February 25, 2004

HBCUs Among Few Winners in Bush’s Budget Plan

HBCUs Among Few Winners in Bush’s Budget PlanFinancial aid programs see little, if any, gain Black colleges would receive more money next year while most student financial aid programs face freezes or cuts under President Bush’s new education budget.By percentages alone, minority-serving colleges and universities were one of the plan’s few winners in higher education. […]

February 25, 2004

Saturday School

Saturday SchoolWriting in last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Grutter v. Bollinger affirmative action case, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor surmised that in 25 years race-conscious affirmative action won’t be needed because disparities in educational performance between disadvantaged minorities and their White and Asian American peers will have been eliminated. Her conjecture on the […]

February 25, 2004

African-American

Reflections on Black History Month: There Is Still Progress to Be Made

Reflections on Black History Month: There Is Still Progress to Be MadeSeventy-eight years ago, Negro History Week, the precursor to Black History Month, was created to allow for the identification and celebration of the contributions of African Americans in our history and in our presence. While Black History Month promotes African American cultural empowerment and […]

February 11, 2004

African-American

Web Site Highlights Civil Rights History

Web Site Highlights Civil Rights HistoryBIRMINGHAM, Ala.Coinciding with Black History Month, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI), in partnership with the BellSouth Corporation, has launched a newly designed Web site, bringing civil rights history to the world. The site features the BCRI Oral History Project, a collection of videotaped interviews with participants in the civil […]

February 11, 2004

African-American

Telling the Untold Story

Telling the Untold StoryPlans for three new African American museums are under way, signaling a growing interest in Black history, culture. But is it too much of a good thing?By Kendra Hamiltonuestion: What do Washington, D.C., Fredericksburg, Va., and Charleston, S.C., have in common? Answer: Each city will, in the next three to five years, […]

February 11, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Women, Minorities Rare on Science, Engineering Faculties

Women, Minorities Rare on Science, Engineering FacultiesWASHINGTONSeveral decades after the passage of Title IX, the law that promises equal opportunity for women in all aspects of federally funded education programs, women are still severely underrepresented on science, technology, engineering and mathematics faculties and exist primarily at the lowest professorial ranking, according to a report released […]

February 11, 2004

African-American

U of Texas Panel Suggests Ways to Soothe Racial Tensions

U of Texas Panel Suggests Ways to Soothe Racial TensionsHOUSTONA University of Texas panel seeking to end racial tensions on campus has recommended the university require sensitivity training for campus police and hire an administrator to promote campus diversity. The 15-member task force, made up of students, faculty and staff, was appointed by UT President […]

February 11, 2004

African-American

A Responsibility to Tell

A Responsibility to TellHistorians have long identified the essential role of storytelling in the African and African American experience. The griot, responsible for preserving the legacies and memories of a people for future generations, held an esteemed position in the community. This special Black History Month edition of Black Issues continues in that tradition, particularly […]

February 11, 2004

African-American

Events

EVENTSFEBRUARYFeb. 1-3National Center for Alternative CertificationFirst Annual ConferenceRiverwalk MarriottSan Antonio, TexasContact: David T. ChesterPhone: (202) 822-8280Web: www.ncei.comFeb. 1-5Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers Institute for Facilities ManagementTampa Marriott WatersideTampa, Fla.Web: www.appa.orgFeb. 8-10American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)Academic Affairs Winter Meeting 2004“Embracing Change: Universities In a New Era”Wyndham Harbour Island HotelTampa Bay, Fla. Web: […]

January 28, 2004

Events

EVENTSJANUARYJan. 25-27Second National Conference on Best Practices in Black Student AchievementThe Conference Center and Inn at Clemson UniversityClemson, S.C.Phone: (864) 656-2200Web: www.clemson.edu/bestpractices2FEBRUARYFeb. 2-4National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)2004 Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency–Capitol HillWashington, D.C. Contact: Tony Pals Phone: ( 202) 739-0474E-mail: tony@naicu.eduWeb: www.naicu.edu/meetings/index.shtmlFeb. 29-March 3League for Innovation in the Community College7th Annual Innovations […]

January 14, 2004

African-American

African American Online Guide Book Released

African American Online Guide Book ReleasedTOLEDO, OhioFor those researching African American history and culture on the Internet, a recently published book may provide guidance as to how to get started. Dr. Abdul Alkalimat, a sociology and Africana studies professor at the University of Toledo has authored The African American Experience in Cyberspace: A Resource Guide […]

January 14, 2004

Scholars of Note: Sociology

SociologyA Cutting-Edge ApproachEarl Wright IITitle: Assistant Professor, Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Central FloridaEducation: Ph.D., Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.A., Sociology, University of Memphis; B.A., History/Black Studies, University of MemphisAge: 32Earl Wright II’s undergraduate academic career got off to a shaky start. His life had been one of football and partying. The […]

January 14, 2004