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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
Students
In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative Action
In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative ActionBy Pamela BurdmanSAN FRANCISCOIn a unanimous vote, the University of California regents have repealed their ban on affirmative action, hoping to send a welcoming message to Black and Latino students — and bid farewell to six years of protests and political infighting.Sealed in backroom agreements under […]
June 6, 2001
African-American
Teaching Slavery: Overcoming Artificial Barriers to Past, Present
Teaching Slavery: Overcoming Artificial Barriers to Past, PresentRecent discussions of reparations to African Americans for slavery prompted me to reflect on the ways I have been taught about slavery in graduate school. My educational experiences with the study of slavery have varied according to the professor’s chosen topics for discussion and their selection of readings. […]
May 23, 2001
Students
Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for Minorities
Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for MinoritiesPULLMAN, Wash.Washington State University will take steps to make its campus safer for minority students, President V. Lane Rawlins says. The steps include creating a better system to report violence, recruiting more minority faculty and hiring an administrator to educate students about the perils of drinking. […]
May 23, 2001
Students
Dropping Remedial Program Has Little Effect on CUNY’s Minority Enrollment, Says State Report
Dropping Remedial Program Has Little Effect on CUNY’s Minority Enrollment, Says State ReportNEW YORK The City University of New York’s decision to drop remedial programs from its four-year programs has had little effect on its minority enrollment, according to a state report. The elimination of remedial courses in math, reading and writing at seven of […]
May 23, 2001
Leadership & Policy
Auburn University to Present Honorary Degree to First Black Student
Auburn University to Present Honorary Degree to First Black StudentAUBURN, Ala.Harold A. Franklin, who in 1964 became the first African American student to enroll at Auburn University, returned to the campus earlier this month to receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the university during the spring commencement exercises.The honorary degree completed a 37-year […]
May 23, 2001
African-American
African American Golf Exhibit Opens on North Carolina A&T’s Campus
African American Golf Exhibit Opens on North Carolina A&T’s CampusGREENSBORO, N.C.African American golfers can find a wealth of historical information on display at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. The multimedia traveling exhibit Epochs of Courage: African Americans in Golf features historical photography and memorabilia dating from the 1800s into the new millennium. The […]
May 23, 2001
African-American
Penn State Students End Eight-Day Protest
Penn State Students End Eight-Day ProtestSTATE COLLEGE, Pa.Penn State University students celebrated the end of a bitter eight-day standoff early this month after negotiating an agreement with school officials to increase opportunities for Black students. Hundreds of students camped out in the student union building, angered by the university’s response to complaints about racism and […]
May 23, 2001
Latinx
New Legislation May Help Minority-Serving Institutions
New Legislation May Help Minority-Serving Institutions Address the Digital DivideNew legislation co-sponsored by a Congressional Black Caucus member and a Southern senator may help minority-serving institutions address the digital divide.Legislation from Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., a CBC member, and Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga., would help historically Black colleges and universities address access and Internet connection […]
May 23, 2001
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