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African-American
The Changing Face of Philanthropy
The Changing Face of PhilanthropyWhere the color line yields to the bottom lineATLANTA  —  Just before the winter holiday break, a group of 70 Black professionals gathered here at the Georgia Institute of Technology for a reception. They nibbled hors d’oeuvres and traded business cards as a jazz group played in the background. Even after […]
May 24, 2000
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Students
Publish or Perish: The Saga of an Assimilation Essay
Publish or Perish: The Saga of an Assimilation EssayMy failure to motivate a student to publish a significant essay some 17 years ago continues to haunt me. In October of 1983, I passed back the first set of freshman papers with my usual comments. In those days, I would face my students squarely and shout, […]
May 24, 2000
Students
News Briefs
One Florida Plan Meets More OppositionTALLAHASSEE, Fla.  —  Members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights have voted to issue a statement criticizing Gov. Jeb Bush’s program banning consideration of race and gender in university admissions and contracting decisions. The federal panel voted 6-2 to approve the statement earlier this month, says commission spokesman David […]
April 26, 2000
African-American
Washington Briefs
Congress Hears Support For Completion GrantsWASHINGTON — Leaders of the TRIO community made their case for new college completion grants before a congressional committee late last month.The plan, part of President Clinton’s budget, would provide $35 million for such completion grants, which would help students enter and stay in college. Colleges that participate in the […]
April 26, 2000
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African-American
Golf Books’ Authors Miss a Few Shots, but Play Good Rounds
Golf Books’ Authors Miss a Few Shots, but Play Good Rounds When Tiger Woods came onto the Professional Golf Association tour in 1996, there were no full-time African American players on the tour. Jim Thorpe, the last Black player with a regular tour card, was a part-time member of the regular tour, awaiting his 50th […]
April 26, 2000
African-American
BI News Briefs
After Carby Ruckus, Yale Gives Black Studies Department StatusNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University officials announced last month that they will give departmental status to their African-American studies program.The decision comes on the heels a rescinded resignation by the program’s chairwoman, Dr. Hazel Carby, who submitted her pink slip early last month. She had said […]
March 15, 2000
Students
Racist Incidents Mar Black History Month at Colleges Across the Country
Racist Incidents Mar Black History Month at Colleges Across the CountryWash. Student Leader Accused of Making Racial Remark About AdministratorSPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Falls Community College student government president has been accused of making a racist remark about an administrator. A student panel is being formed to hear the case.The dispute centers on April […]
March 1, 2000
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African-American
BI News Briefs
Judge Refuses to Stop UGA Preferences While Case Is PendingSAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge has denied a motion that would have prevented the University of Georgia from continuing to use race as one of the factors for admitting borderline students while a class action lawsuit wends its way through the court. The motion for […]
March 1, 2000
African-American
California Regent Wants to Repeal
California Regent Wants to Repeal BERKELEY, Calif. — In a move that is largely symbolic, a University of California Regent said last month that he is preparing a proposal to reverse the university’s groundbreaking ban on the use of racial and gender preferences in admissions decisions.And in a related development, Berkeley officials announced that applications […]
February 16, 2000
African-American
Events
EventsFEBRUARYFeb. 13-17, 2000National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)25th Annual ConventionWashington, D.C.Contact: Wilma RoscoePhone: (301) 650-2440Web: www.nafeo.orgFeb. 16-20, 2000Association for Educational Communications and Technology“Creating Pathways to Learning: Educational Communications for the 21st Century”Long Beach, Calif.Contact: Lois FreelandPhone: (202) 347-7834E-mail: loisf@aect.orgWeb: www.aect.orgFeb. 21-26, 2000National Association of African American StudiesHoustonContact: Dr. Lemuel Berry Jr.Phone: (606) […]
February 16, 2000
Students
African American Student Programs vs. Diversity
African American Student Programs vs. Diversity As more student groups scramble to get a share of the diversity pie, is the African American slice shrinking?A $46,000 annual budget may seem reasonable in these economic times for a campus organization of 1,200 students. But when that student group happens to be African American and other minority groups […]
February 2, 2000
African-American
Toiling Along King’s High Way
Toiling Along King’s High Way Earlier this week, campuses across the country joined the rest of the nation in observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This is the first year  since the federal holiday was launched in 1986 in which all 50 states have  recognized it. The last state, New Hampshire, came into the fold […]
January 19, 2000
Students
As Different as Day and Night
As Different as Day and NightMissouri’s historically Black Lincoln University, now predominantly White, searches for a way to bring its two divergent populations together.JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — There’s a saying here at Lincoln University: “White by day, Black by night.” A hilly, picturesque campus with 3,343 students enrolled this fall, Lincoln was founded by Black Civil […]
January 5, 2000
Faculty & Staff
BI News Briefs
Hampton Coach’s Civil Rights Lawsuit Thrown OutLUBBOCK, Texas — A judge has dismissed a college basketball coach’s civil rights lawsuit, ruling she, her husband and an assistant failed to establish that racial bias was a factor in their 1998 arrests. Hampton University women’s coach Patricia Bibbs and the others sued the city, several police officers […]
January 5, 2000
Students
Events
EventsJanuaryJan.  4-7, 2000Council on Independent Colleges2000 Presidents InstituteTucson, Ariz.Phone: (202) 466-7230E-mail: rgarth@cic.nche.eduWeb: www.cic.eduJan. 6-13, 2000National Collegiate Athletic Association94th Annual ConventionSan DiegoPhone: (317) 917-6222E-mail: sbobert@ncaa.orgWeb: www.ncaa.orgJan. 8-11, 2000National Association of Women in Education13th Annual International Conference“Advancing Women in Higher Education”New OrleansPhone: (202) 659-9330Web: www.nawe.orgJan. 14-15, 20006th National African American Student Leadership Conference“New Dimensions of African American […]
January 5, 2000
Students
Events
DecemberDec. 27-30, 1999Modern Languages Association115th Annual ConventionChicagoPhone:  (212) 475-9972E-mail: mkraus@mla.orgWeb: www.mla.org JanuaryJan.  4-7, 2000Council on Independent Colleges2000 Presidents InstituteTucson, Ariz.Phone: (202) 466-7230E-mail: rgarth@cic.nche.eduWeb: www.cic.eduJan. 8-11, 2000National Association of Women in Education13th Annual International Conference“Advancing Women in Higher Education”New OrleansPhone: (202) 659-9330Web: www.nawe.orgJan. 6-13, 2000National Collegiate Athletic Association94th Annual ConventionSan DiegoPhone: (317) 917-6222E-mail: sbobert@ncaa.orgWeb: www.ncaa.orgJan. 14-15, 20006th […]
December 22, 1999
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African-American
BI News Briefs
Miss. HBCU Has New Competition for Students, Funds JACKSON, Miss. — In a ruling praised by education partisans on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a federal judge will allow a four-year college program to begin accepting students as early as next summer, if funding allows. Eight months after blocking college expansion plans on the Gulf Coast, […]
December 22, 1999
Students
Preparing to Cross the River
Preparing to Cross the River When I was growing up in Falmouth, Ky., I can remember my grandmother singing a song that put me to sleep and awakened me. The title of this song is “Shall We Gather At the River.” The final chorus still lingers in my mind:  “Shall we gather at the river, […]
December 22, 1999
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