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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
African-American
Trading Self-Destruction for Self-Determination
Trading Self-Destruction for Self-DeterminationI arrived on campus with nothing. No vision, no goals, no agenda and no idea. However, I knew I wanted a college degree. I wanted to improve myself. As a Black man, I was determined to prove that I could accomplish what so many of my brothers could not. Going to a […]
May 9, 2001
African-American
Don’t Forget the Women
Don’t Forget the WomenWith so much media attention focused on the plight of young African American males, I fear that the experiences and challenges African American females face often go unnoticed. This seems to be especially true for those attending predominantly White institutions. As a follow-up to my article, “Where the Boys Are,” appearing in […]
May 9, 2001
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Students
Where are the Black Men on Campus?
Where are the Black Men on Campus? As institutions of higher education struggle to enroll Black men at comparable numbers to Black females, the imbalance is having an impact beyond the classroom and campus.By most measures  of a private college under new leadership, the push by Dillard University in New Orleans to boost its enrollment […]
May 9, 2001
Students
Pennsylvania Panel to Probe Racial Incidents On College Campuses
Pennsylvania Panel to Probe Racial Incidents On College CampusesAction prompted by recent incidents at Penn State, University of PennsylvaniaBy Eleanor Lee YatesHARRISBURG, Pa.A resolution authorizing the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Committee on Education to investigate racial incidents on college campuses recently passed unanimously. Rep. James R. Roebuck Jr., the sponsor of the resolution, hopes the […]
May 9, 2001
African-American
Maryland College of Art Receives Largest Gift in School History
Maryland College of Art Receives Largest Gift in School HistoryBALTIMORE The largest gift in the history of the Maryland Institute College of Art all began with a daughter’s decision not to take over the family business. Eddie Brown hoped that his daughter would put her Harvard MBA to use by someday taking the helm of […]
April 25, 2001
Leadership & Policy
Black-Owned Golf Club Added to National Register of Historic Places
Black-Owned Golf Club Added to National Register of Historic PlacesPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.An Ohio golf club, believed to be the only golf course in the United States designed, built, owned and managed by an African American, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.Clearview Golf Club of East Canton was founded by William […]
April 25, 2001
Students
Spring Ushers in a Bloody Hazing Season for Black Frats
Spring Ushers in a Bloody Hazing Season for Black FratsBy Paul RuffinsThis spring, the pattern of illegal hazing that has threatened the survival of Black fraternities and sororities has once again repeated itself with deadly and devastating consequences. In early April, Nashville authorities officially announced what many had suspected for months: The January death of […]
April 25, 2001
African-American
Web Site Explores Link Between African Diaspora, Global Politics
Web Site Explores Link Between African Diaspora, Global PoliticsEVANSTON, Ill.A Web site exploring the connections between the African Diaspora and major historical developments of the 20th century has debuted on the Internet. The interactive Web site is the product of a collaboration among faculty, graduate students and technical staff at Northwestern University to create a […]
April 11, 2001
Ethics and Global Politics
African-American
Asking The Right Questions
Asking The Right QuestionsPsychologist puts African Americans at the center of social science research. By Kendra Hamilton ANN ARBOR, Mich.“The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line.” They were immortal words, words that defined a crucial era of American race relations. But now, at the dawn of a new century, the globalization […]
April 11, 2001
African-American
Southern University Opens Doors to Art Collection
Southern University Opens Doors to Art Collection Baton Rouge campus celebrates 87th birthday with opening of new museumBy Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus celebrated its 87th birthday last month by opening a new museum that showcases an African and African American art collection estimated at $4 million to $5 million. The Southern […]
April 11, 2001
Students
Economic Slowdown Bad News for Student Debtors
Economic Slowdown Bad News for Student DebtorsIn his briefing to the Senate Banking Committee last month, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said that while the economy is slowing, economic futures remain bright because productivity continues to be robust.  This steady productivity is the result of changes in the way we do business, largely because […]
March 28, 2001
African-American
Mormon Church Puts Ex-Slaves’ Bank Records on CD-ROM
Mormon Church Puts Ex-Slaves’ Bank Records on CD-ROMWASHINGTONRecords from the short-lived Freedman’s Bank, an institution created for recently freed slaves following the Civil War, have been compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also  known as the Mormon Church,  into a searchable CD-ROM database. The CD-ROM is expected to be a major […]
March 28, 2001
African-American
Harvard Establishes a Digital Divide Program in Boston
Harvard Establishes a Digital Divide Program in BostonBostonLast fall, news of the sale of Africana.com to the AOL Time Warner company generated considerable attention for Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., chair of Harvard University’s Department of Afro-American Studies, and Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, a professor in the university’s Afro-American Studies Department, who were founders and […]
February 28, 2001
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