Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Search

Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Events
EventsOCTOBEROct. 19-22Seventh National HBCU Faculty Development Symposium“Collaborating to Build Educational Communities”Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, Miss.Contact: HBCU Faculty Development NetworkPhone: (601) 977-7861Fax: (601) 977-6148E-mail: srozman@aol.comWeb: www.tsu.edu/hbcunetOct. 20-21Seventh Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference“Slavery and Reparation”New School UniversityNew YorkContact: J. Everet GreenPhone: (914) 574-4797E-mail: everet@aol.comNOVEMBERNov. 2-4The Education Trust, Inc., 11th Annual Conference“Seeing is Believing: Evidence that We Can Close the […]
September 27, 2000
ferguson_001
African-American
Africana.com Being Sold to AOL-Time Warner
Africana.com Being Sold to AOL-Time Warner In a candid 1999 interview with editors of Black Issues in Higher Education, Dr. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. described himself as “an intellectual entrepreneur.” The term certainly applied then, because in addition to being the architect of the renowned “Dream Team” of Black scholars at Harvard, Gates had […]
September 27, 2000
African-American
As Latino Populations Grow…
As Latino Populations Grow…So does their power. Will they compete or cooperate with African  Americans for academic clout?By Pamela R. WeigerThere is power in numbers, sometimes real, sometimes perceived. Last month’s U.S. Census Bureau release of statistics showing just how fast Hispanic and Asian populations are growing in this country may fuel the perception that, […]
September 27, 2000
Students
UGA Sorority Suspended During Discrimination Investigation
UGA Sorority Suspended During Discrimination InvestigationATHENS, Ga.University of Georgia officials have temporarily suspended a sorority while they investigate claims that an African American student was denied membership because of her race. University officials say a member of Alpha Gamma Delta filed a complaint against the sorority, which led officials to conduct a preliminary investigation.“Discrimination is […]
September 27, 2000
African-American
Racial Divisions
Racial DivisionsHelping Students Build Bridges Across By Eleanor Lee Yates ANN ARBOR, Mich.A University of Michigan-based research project is looking at the link between diversity and learning on campus, examining how associating with different ethnic peers affects students’ social skills, cognitive thinking and attitudes on democracy. The project also will highlight college programs and activities that […]
September 13, 2000
Leadership & Policy
Charting New Territory: Colleges, Universities Offering New Academic Programs
Charting New Territory: Colleges, Universities Offering New Academic ProgramsBy Hilary HurdM any college students across the country will have new opportunities open to them as several colleges and universities are offering new academic programs this fall in a hustle to remain competitive and respond to the rapidly changing marketplace. Smith College in Northampton, Mass., South […]
September 13, 2000
African-American
N.Y. Judge Dismisses Students’ Discrimination Suit
N.Y. Judge Dismisses Students’ Discrimination Suit SYRACUSE, N.Y.A federal appeals court has dismissed discrimination charges in a lawsuit brought by 32 Black students at the State University of New York at Oneonta, who alleged that state police singled them out as suspects in an attempted rape investigation because of their race. The 2nd U.S. Circuit […]
August 30, 2000
Students
James Farmer Rests in Peace, But Mary Washington College Still Wrestles with Multicultural Issues
James Farmer Rests in Peace, But Mary Washington College Still Wrestles with Multicultural IssuesA plan at Mary Washington College to relocate the school’s James Farmer Multicultural Center and divert resources to “cultural” programming has provoked angry protests from faculty and others.Faculty at the liberal arts college say the changes belie the administration’s stated commitment to […]
August 16, 2000
African-American
Archaeologists Find Artifacts on Nev. Site of Black Saloon
Archaeologists Find Artifacts on Nev. Site of Black SaloonVIRGINIA CITY, Nev. Archaeologists and students excavating the site of an African American saloon have unearthed artifacts and structural debris believed lost when the building burned in an 1876 fire. Sixteen students from the University of Nevada, Reno, and dozens of volunteers uncovered bottles, glasses and materials […]
August 16, 2000
African-American
Black America Status Report Finds Good and Bad News
Black America Status Report Finds Good and Bad NewsThe National Urban League’s annual overview on the state of Black America — a report that largely details the disparities among Blacks and Whites in this country — has some good and bad news.The bad news?One of the most troubling gaps doesn’t divide Black and White: It […]
August 16, 2000
Leadership & Policy
BI New Briefs
BI New BriefsCalifornia Professor Launches Hunger Strike Over Tenure DecisionPOMONA, Calif. — A professor at Pomona College who says he was denied tenure because of race discrimination went on a hunger strike last month, hoping the attention would pressure the school to reopen the case. Dr. Stanley O. Gaines Jr. worked as an assistant professor […]
August 2, 2000
Academic Freedom without Tenure
African-American
Last Word
When traveling around the world, few countries can provide the sense of belonging that African Americans may encounter during a trip to the Motherland.My journey to Pram Pram, Ghana, was arranged through Global Volunteers, an international service organization that assists in community development worldwide. Specifically, seven other volunteers and I were divided between teaching assignments […]
July 19, 2000
African-American
Letters
African American Studies Programs Bear ScrutinyDear Editor,It was good to see the examination of African American Studies programs in Black Issues in Higher Education’s May 25th edition.However, one issue that is seldom discussed is the failure of African American Studies programs to develop at Black colleges and universities. A perfect example is the state of […]
July 5, 2000
Students
More Doctorates in the House
More Doctorates in the HouseExperts explain what’s working  in postgraduate programs at HBCUs and TWIsWASHINGTON — The upward trend for African American postgraduate degree attainment remains constant. From 1992-93 through 1997-98, African American master’s degree attainment rose 8.6 percent overall and 9.7 percent at historically Black colleges and universities. Degree attainment for African Americans at […]
July 5, 2000
Students
Report Predicts Surge in Minority Enrollment by 2015
Report Predicts Surge in Minority Enrollment by 2015PRINCETON, N.J. —  Minority students are expected to swell the ranks of undergraduates over the next 15 years, pushing enrollments in higher education up by more than 2.6 million students. But while racial or ethnic minorities will represent a dramatic proportion of the new students — as many […]
June 21, 2000
Students
The Stories Behind the Numbers
The Stories Behind the Numbers: Black Issues  Salutes Outstanding  Members of the Class 20001Christine Lincoln, left, is congratulated by a fellow graduate after accepting the Sophie Kerr award during commencement exercises at Washington College in Chestertown, Md. Lincoln received the $53,266 award for being the graduating senior with the best ability and promise for future […]
June 21, 2000
Faculty & Staff
BI News Briefs
Despite Outreach Efforts, UC Schools See Low Minority EnrollmentLOS ANGELES — Black and Hispanic enrollment at the Universities of California has not increased significantly despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on the outreach programs that replaced affirmative action. Over the past five years, the percentage of Blacks, Hispanics and American Indians who enrolled at […]
June 7, 2000
African-American
BI News Briefs
Morgan State Blocks Competing Doctoral ProgramsBALTIMORE  —  New doctoral programs at Baltimore-area public universities have been put on hold at the urging of Morgan State University officials, prompting critics to claim the school is using its historically Black status to block competition from other schools. The first doctoral programs at Towson University and the University […]
May 24, 2000
Previous Page
Next Page