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Section: Demographics
African-American
Race Matters in New Harvard Journal
Race Matters in New Harvard JournalĀ Ā But given the diversity of Black studies programs, will the publication be inclusive enough, asks a scholar By Ronald RoachIn an academic publishing venture that seeks to honor the intellectual legacy of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, political scientist Dr. Michael Dawson and sociologist Dr. Lawrence Bobo, both of the [ā¦]
August 25, 2004
African-American
Professional Notes
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August 25, 2004
African-American
Events
SEPTEMBER Sept. 20-22National College Access Network 8th Annual ConferenceBostonE-mail: www.ncan@collegeaccess.orgWeb: www.CollegeAccess.orgSept. 23 ā2520th Annual Symposium on African American StudiesāAfrican American Studies: Meeting the Challenge Today: Learning from the Past ā Envisioning the FutureāPurdue UniversityĀ Ā West Lafayette, Ind.Web: www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/idis/african%2Damerican/index.asp Sept. 24-272004 Patterson Research ConferenceCommemorating the 50th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education & 40 Years [ā¦]
August 25, 2004
Leadership & Policy
CSU-Stanislaus President Marvalene Hughes to Retire
CSU-Stanislaus President Marvalene Hughes to RetireTURLOCK, Calif.Dr. Marvalene Hughes, president of California State University-Stanislaus the past 10 years, will retire this month but stay on as interim president during 2004-2005 to continue the forward progress of the university. āMarvalene is an outstanding leader in American higher education, not only in this state,ā said California State [ā¦]
August 25, 2004
Students
University of California System More Diverse Than Originally Thought
University of California System More Diverse Than Originally ThoughtResearch shows more than half of undergrads are immigrants or children of immigrants By Pamela BurdmanĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā SACRAMENTO, Calif. The University of California has long been recognized as a diverse institution, but a new report reveals another dimension of that diversity: More than half of UCās undergraduates are [ā¦]
August 25, 2004
African-American
Professional Notes
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August 11, 2004
African-American
Events
SEPTEMBER Sept. 8-11Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc.34th Annual Legislative ConferenceāDefining the Moment and the MovementāWashington Convention CenterWashington, D.C.Web: www.cbcfinc.org/Sept. 11-12The National Congress of Black Women Inc. Gala 20th AnniversaryAnnual Awards BrunchPhone: (800) 871-7341Web: www.cruisingintohistory.orgSept. 14-18National Technical Association 2004 National Conference and Technical Career & Opportunity FairāScience & Technology: The Research, The Business, The Impact on [ā¦]
August 11, 2004
Native Americans
The Top 100: Interpreting the Data
The Top 100: Interpreting the DataBy Dr. Victor M. H. Borden and Pamela C. BrownEarning a bachelorās degree marks the end of the college experience for many students of color, but for others it is only the beginning. Those who hope to become a doctor, a lawyer or a college professor know that their undergraduate [ā¦]
July 28, 2004
African-American
Georgia Professor Wins International Award for History Volume
Georgia Professor Wins International Award for History VolumeATHENS, Ga. The Conference on the History of Women Religious, an international body of scholars numbering about 600 members, honored a book by a University of Georgia history professor at its sixth triennial conference in Atchison, Kan., last month. Dr. Diane Batts Morrow, associate professor of history and [ā¦]
July 28, 2004
Latinx
Few College Programs Reap Gains From Education Spending Bill
Few College Programs Reap Gains From Education Spending BillHBCUs, community colleges receive small victoriesBy Charles DervaricsBlack colleges are one of the few winners in a new 2005 House education spending bill that largely holds the line on federal funding for higher education, including core financial aid programs essential for needy students.The main federal program for [ā¦]
July 28, 2004
Latinx
Events
EVENTSAUGUSTAug. 6-10National Association of Black Journalists: 28th Annual Convention and Career FairāBuilding the BestāDallasWeb: www.nabj.orgAug. 13-16Association of Black SociologistsāFrontloading Social Reality: Critical Demography and Black Superiority in Wealth, Stats and PowerāHyatt Regency, AtlantaContact: Frank Harold Wilson, program chairman, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeE-mail: chocchip@uwm.eduFax: (414) 229-4266Aug. 29-Sept. 1The Civil Rights ProjectāThe Color Lines Conference:Segregation [ā¦]
July 16, 2004
African-American
Blacks, Whites Share Concerns About Environment
Blacks, Whites Share Concerns About EnvironmentANN ARBOR, Mich.Contrary to commonly held assumptions, African Americans are as concerned as Whites ā and in some cases more so ā about environmental issues, according to a new study appearing in the June 2003 issue of Environment magazine.Dr. Paul Mohai, associate professor at the University of Michiganās School of [ā¦]
July 16, 2004
African-American
Young Blacks Disproportionately Exposed to Alcohol Ads, Study Says
Young Blacks Disproportionately Exposed to Alcohol Ads, Study SaysWASHINGTONYoung Blacks see far more than their share of the $333 million worth of advertising placed in major magazines by the nationās alcohol industry, a new university study says. A report by Georgetown Universityās Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, released last month, said Blacks from 12 [ā¦]
July 16, 2004
Students
Family Sues Over Drowning During Alleged Sorority Hazing
Family Sues Over Drowning During Alleged Sorority HazingLOS ANGELESThe family of one of two women who drowned during an alleged college hazing sued a sorority for wrongful death, saying its members should have known it was dangerous to send pledges into heavy surf at night. Kenitha Saafir, 24, had told her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority [ā¦]
July 16, 2004
Latinx
Few Increases for Student Aid in Spending Bill
Few Increases for Student Aid in Spending BillCongress vetoes White House plans for Perkinsā cutbackStudent financial aid programs would receive few increases under a new congressional plan to fund federal education programs in 2004.The plan from a House of Representatives panel would maintain the maximum Pell Grant at the current $4,050, with no increase despite [ā¦]
July 16, 2004
African-American
Academic Accountability For āOur Childrenā
Academic Accountability For āOur ChildrenāThank you Black Issues. Your recent review of John Ogbuās Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study in Academic Disengagement spurred me to purchase and critically read this text. As an educator, I am, of course, aware of the persistent academic achievement gap between African American and European American [ā¦]
July 16, 2004
African-American
Strayer Holds Virtual Commencement Exercises
Strayer Holds Virtual Commencement Exercises ARLINGTON, Va.Strayer University, a leading for-profit provider of postsecondary education for working adults, is hosting a virtual commencement ceremony to honor Strayer University Onlineās 2004 graduates. The multifaceted virtual commencement includes all of the traditional graduation components, according to officials.Ā To view the ceremony, visitors should click on the designated virtual [ā¦]
July 14, 2004
Students
SAJA Works to Raise Profile of South Asia, Journalism Profession
SAJA Works to Raise Profile of South Asia, Journalism ProfessionAfter several years of informal networking sessions and cocktail hours, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) are coming together for the first time at next monthās UNITY conference to co-host a panel on media coverage of civil liberties after [ā¦]
July 14, 2004
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