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Media Matters
Veteran journalists weigh in on everything from the threats to diversity to the future of how the news is delivered.
July 25, 2007
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Community Colleges
The Changing Face of Journalism
The business climate affecting journalism has radically changed over the years. Mergers between entertainment companies and news organizations have contributed to what many journalists see as an erosion of seriousness in the news media.
July 25, 2007
HBCUs
Letters
Competition Drives Rankings race Among CollegesDr. [Walter] Kimbrough certainly has legitimate grounds for complaint, and he is not alone (see “Are U.S. News’ Rankings Inherently Biased Against Black Colleges?” June 28). What I would hope, however, is that the institutions that refuse to participate in the U.S. News rankings would extend beyond HBCUs to include […]
July 25, 2007
Students
Getting to Know: Denny McAuliffe
Denny McAuliffe realized early on that traditional college recruiting wasn’t going to bring more American Indians to journalism school. As a result, “We don’t recruit,” he says. “We go to them.”
July 25, 2007
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Students
The Weight of One Man’s Opinion
While casting the deciding vote in the recent K-12 desegregation case, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion left some room to maneuver.
July 25, 2007
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Media Matters
Veteran journalists weigh in on everything from the threats to diversity to the future of how the news is delivered.
July 25, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Manic Over Multimedia
Having technical skills is a plus, but editors and recruiters say “traditional” journalists are still in demand.
July 25, 2007
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Home
The Making of Malveaux
CNN’s White House correspondent discusses the impact of having educators as parents and how higher education shaped her journalism career.
July 25, 2007
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Students
‘Time Out’
Do the demographics of sports newsrooms contribute to the sometimes negative coverage of Black athletes?
July 25, 2007
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Latinx
Responding to A Growing Market
Cal State-Northridge minor trains students to cover Spanish-speaking communities.
July 25, 2007
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Students
Professional Appointments
Peter Roby has been named athletic director at Northeastern University (Mass.). He becomes only the second Black AD at a New England Division I institution. Roby was previously director of Northeastern’s Center for the Study of Sport in Society. He earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College.   Dr. Maurice Apprey has been named dean of […]
July 25, 2007
Students
Grants & Gifts
California State University-Northridge has received a $2 million contribution from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to support the university’s Performing Arts Center. The 1,700-seat center is expected to begin construction this year and should be completed by 2009. Chestnut Hill College (Pa.) has received a four-year, $799,600 grant from the U.S. Department of […]
July 25, 2007
Students
Making the Transition From the Private Sector to Higher Education
When I moved into the higher education arena earlier this year, my family was ecstatic to see that my new position had been mentioned in Jet magazine. My mother thought I’d have three months off a year to play since I was “teaching.”
July 25, 2007
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Students
Small, Minority Student Loan Providers Cry Foul Over Subsidy Cuts
Officials at Urban Ed. Express, a minority-owned newcomer to the student loan industry, say legislation before Congress designed to make college more affordable hurts their efforts to help minority students fund their college educations.
July 24, 2007
Health
Minority Doctor-training Programs To Get Federal Funding Under Proposed Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to increase the funding for two federally funded programs aimed at training minority health professionals throughout the nation.
July 24, 2007
Students
Clark Atlanta’s New Day-to-Day Leader Hopes To Smooth Tensions
Embattled Clark Atlanta University President Walter Broadnax, who has taken heavy criticism from faculty, students and alumni over his leadership of the school, has a new right-hand man to take over day-to-day operations. Dr. Carlton Brown, former president of Savannah State University, wants to improve the relationship between the administration and faculty and students in his newly created position that frees up Broadnax to do fund-raising.
July 23, 2007
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Closing the Digital Divide at Minority-serving Institutions
The U.S. Senate has approved a new $250 million federal program to address the digital divide at historically Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving universities, as part of a far-reaching higher education reform bill that also simplifies the federal financial aid application.
July 23, 2007
Students
Group Files Complaint Against UT Over Race-Conscious Admissions
AUSTIN, Texas A legal group that fights against racial preferences in schools and workplaces has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education about the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race in its undergraduate admissions process.
July 23, 2007
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