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African-American
What Is Wisdom Worth?
What Is Wisdom Worth?Wisdom is the finest beauty of a person. Money does not prevent you from becoming blind.Money does not prevent you from becoming mad. Money does not prevent you from becoming lame.You may be ill in any part of your body. So it is better for you to go and think again.And to select wisdom. — Yoruba […]
September 12, 2001
Students
Alabama Students, Faculty at Odds over Integration Of Fraternities, Sororities
Alabama Students, Faculty at Odds over Integration Of Fraternities, SororitiesTUSCALOOSA, Ala.The president of the campus NAACP chapter says integration of fraternities and sororities at the University of Alabama should be left to students, but a faculty spokesman says only force will break the racial barriers. Dave Washington, president of the National Association for the Advancement […]
September 12, 2001
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
African-American
New Interest Around Old Issues
New Interest Around Old IssuesSlavery has always been an intriguing, but uncomfortable subject to discuss in this country. Growing up, most of us probably learned the same few things about enslaved Africans and the institution of slavery: Slaves escaped bondage via the Underground Railroad with the help of Harriet Tubman, and Abraham Lincoln freed the […]
May 23, 2001
African-American
Dear BI Career Consultants:
Dear BI Career Consultants:What can be done to get more young Black males to pursue careers in education?Dr. Eric Abercrumbie,Director, Ethnic Programs and Services,African American Cultural and Research Center University of CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio One of the major issues that confronts the Black community is the lack of Black males who pursue careers in education, especially […]
May 9, 2001
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