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African-American
Professional Appointments
AcademicFrancene Gilmer has been appointed director of the Vanderbilt University Career Center. Before the appointment, she was associate director of the center. Gilmer earned a bachelor’s degree in community health education from Western Kentucky University; and a master’s degree in education from Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Mynora J. Bryant has been named coordinator of counseling […]
September 1, 1999
African-American
Capturing the spirit of 15 years
Capturing the spirit of 15 yearsWhen Black Issues In Higher Education started in 1984, Nelson Mandela was enduring a life sentence in a South African prison.  Today, he is not only the former president of South Africa, but he holds an honorary doctorate from Harvard University.  In the United States, back in 1984, “PC” was […]
August 18, 1999
African-American
Shameful Occurrences
Shameful OccurrencesWhile rummaging though our files in search of highlights to include in this anniversary edition, we also came  across many, many shameful occurrences. Any reputable 15-year assessment of Black issues in higher education would be incomplete without at least a mention of some of these ignominious episodes.  This is by no means a comprehensive […]
August 18, 1999
Students
‘Greek’ Pride and Pain
‘Greek’ Pride and Pain During the late 1960s and the Vietnam War era, the Black fraternity and sorority movement suffered a loss of prestige because many young African Americans viewed them as too traditional and middle class to be “cool.” However, the success of affirmative action and academic outreach programs brought an unprecedented number of […]
August 18, 1999
Students
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching ToleranceWASHINGTON — Many colleges and universities have found that admitting a diverse student body is just the beginning of creating a diverse campus. Without conscious attempts at educating students about how to get along with others, some students may feel threatened or hostile and do things that are destructive to other students and to […]
August 18, 1999
African-American
“Wrighting”History’s Wrongs
“Wrighting”History’s Wrongs By Kendra HamiltonWhen Dianne Swann Wright was hired as director of special programming at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, she became the first African American in a senior staff position at the organization that owns and operates Monticello, the Charlottesville, Va., historical site that was the home of the nation’s third president. Swann-Wright’s […]
August 4, 1999
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African-American
Reinterpreting America’s History
Reinterpreting America’s HistoryBy Kendra HamiltonOnce the home to founding father Thomas Jefferson, today Monticello is one of the nation’s most prized historical sites. It also is among the most popular of Virginia’s tourist attractions, drawing upwards of 500,000 visitors a year.But, for many African Americans, the word Monticello is a raft of unpleasant associations. Slaves? […]
August 4, 1999
African-American
Societal Schizophrenia and Academic Retrenchment:
Societal Schizophrenia and Academic Retrenchment: A Tale of Two InconsistenciesAs we approach the new millennium, it is indeed the best of times and the worst of times for African Americans in higher education.College attendance for African American students is at an all-time high. However, those percentages are still significantly lower than Caucasian student attendance rates.Even […]
July 7, 1999
African-American
“Branches Without Roots” — But Full of Flowers
“Branches Without Roots” — But Full of FlowersUpon his death at the age of 52 in Paris on Nov. 28, 1960, Richard Wright, author and subject of Black Boy, left a literary legacy of novels, short stories, essays, and poetry. Part of his poetic legacy is the haiku — a specialized form of Japanese poetry […]
July 7, 1999
African-American
An Incomplete Herstory
An Incomplete HerstoryWhen Women Ask the Questions is a provocative, yet deeply flawed publication that purports to annotate the creation of women’s studies programs within the American academy. Noted as “the first comprehensive account of women’s studies,” Marilyn Jacoby Boxer presents an incomplete history of the discipline in its maneuverings through the patriarchal elitism of […]
June 23, 1999
African-American
Whiteness Studies: Deceptive or Welcome Discourse?
Whiteness Studies: Deceptive or Welcome Discourse?Dr. Maulana Karenga was one of the scholars who pressed for Black studies in the late 60’s and early 70s. As the author of Introduction to Black Studies, a text used widely throughout the academy, he also is the founder of Kwanzaa, a celebration of family, community, and culture observed […]
May 12, 1999
African-American
The Study of Whiteness
The Study of WhitenessAt a conference held late in March, students, faculty, and administrators from the tri-campus community of Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore colleges gathered together with a group of journalists to discuss the status of multiculturalism on college campuses. At one point, a panelist suggested that part of the problem on many traditionally […]
May 12, 1999
Students
University Rescinds Mass Suspension of Black Greek Organizations
University Rescinds Mass Suspension of Black Greek OrganizationsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) rescinded a mass suspension of all its Black Greek-letter organizations, last month, after some students questioned why White groups were not treated the same way. A school official wrote six Black groups saying they were being suspended from campus activities, […]
May 12, 1999
Students
BI News Briefs
New Round of Fordice Hearings While Board Considers Privatizing Ole MissJACKSON, Miss. — U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. has told the Mississippi College Board to prepare for a new round of court hearings in the 24-year-old Ayers v. Fordice lawsuit that accuses the state of favoring White colleges over historically Black ones. But Alvin […]
May 12, 1999
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