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HBCUs
DNA mapping: a road less traveled by HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities, Human Genome Project – special report:health sciences
It is possible that in the very near future, a doctor will be able to take a blood sample — or even a piece of toenail — from a person and tell everything about who they are biologically.
June 23, 2007
Native Americans
Wired for controversy: symbolic sculpture by Native American rejected by University of New Mexico – Barbed
The University of New Mexico has rejected a sculpture it had commissioned from a Native-American artist because his final product includes barbed wire.
June 23, 2007
Students
Morehouse, community work to free Womack: Phi Beta Kappa Nominee Accused of Plotting to Overthrow Government
ATLANTA The chairman of the Morehouse College History Department is spearheading an effort to disentangle a former honor student of his from legal problems that have kept him behind bars since his arrest last December.
June 23, 2007
Students
Teaching our youth to fish – Dr. Marvalene Hughes, President, California State University-Stanislaus – Transcript
It was Benjamin Mays who best described what Tuskegee meant to me when he said, “A college must be judged not only be excellent teachers, but by the spirit and philosophy which permeate it from top to bottom.”
June 23, 2007
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Black Economics 101: clout, class, and courage – black economic power
No matter who won on November 5 (Black Issues went to press before the election), the African American community is in dire need of a heavy dose of economic education.
June 23, 2007
Sports
Proposed legislation asks athletes to fight domestic violence: NCAA, others worried about stigma associated with sports figures – National Collegiate Athletic Association
Two members of Congress have proposed legislation that calls for a national campaign against domestic violence that would be spearheaded by athletes. But some sports organizations, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), believe the legislation unfairly suggests athletes have a propensity to engage in violence against women.
June 23, 2007
Students
Black economists: an ‘elite clan of warrior intellectuals.’
“Once upon a time there was a little girl who wanted to know why some people had jobs and others didn’t, so she took a course in economics. The textbook said that if you went to school and did the right things, you’d get a job. But she said, `that can’t be right. I have four cousins in Chicago who finished school, who finished training programs, and who still don’t have jobs.’ So she studied some more.”
June 23, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Florida College embroiled in debate over next president: white educator declines post, Black Trustee’s actions probed
A controversy over who should lead a Florida community college has erupted because a white educator rejected a job offer after two school officials told him he lacked support among Blacks.
June 23, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Videoconference examines changing role of today’s college president
American college and university presidents have less time than ever for the traditional rode of acting as the academic leader of their institutions. Instead they are fundraising, lobbying and acting as peacemaker among their different constituencies, several presidents and scholars told a nationwide audience at a recent Black Issues In Higher Education videoconference.
June 23, 2007
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Congressional Black Caucus gives lessons in education funding – appealing to the people’s consciousness on the issue of educational funding
All eyes were front and center as the new teacher, dressed in school colors, walked to the head of a world history class at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. With a no-nonsense attitude and a brief acknowledgment that Dunbar was indeed her alma mater, the teacher launched into a discussion–complete with charts and graphs for every student on federal funding for education.
June 23, 2007
HBCUs
Politics as it is played – lobbying activities of historically Black colleges
In a move that surprised alumni and other observers, Tuskegee University officials recently decided to close its long established Washington office and hire lobbyists instead.
June 23, 2007
Community Colleges
California faces a watershed election issue – Proposition 209
A bottle and rock-throwing melee at a California college last month returned the spotlight to the state’s initiative to end affirmative action.
June 23, 2007
Community Colleges
No matter who wins, the game will change – effect of the 1996 elections on US educational policy
Voters may lack enthusiasm for the 1996 election, pollsters and pundits say but a quick check of presidential and congressional races finds education advocates with plenty of reasons to watch–and worry–in the months ahead.
June 23, 2007
Students
Students play a major role at historic Latino march on Washington
College and university students were a major force at the first-ever national civil and human rights rally to concentrate on Latino issues. The two-day event, which included a march and a student conference, was held in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.   Leticia Villareal, a student at Vassar and the administrative chair of East Coast […]
June 23, 2007
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Battles won and a war lost – possibly – conflict between the executive and the legislative branches of government
This Elizabeth Drew offering demonstrates an adage of politics: There are no final victories.
June 23, 2007
Community Colleges
The journey towards a better life requires an educational passport
A few weeks ago, more than 800 new Americans took their oath of citizenship on the campus of North Harris College in l this stirring ceremony has been reenacted here some 15 times in the past three years swearing in 13,000 new citizens.
June 22, 2007
Faculty & Staff
A morale dilemma – black professors on white campuses – includes related article on mentorship programs for black faculty – Cover Story
Strained relations with white colleagues. Constantly having one’s credentials questioned. An unwieldy workload. Job insecurity. Lack of respect from white students. Cultural, social and professional alienation.
June 22, 2007
Students
Building leaders: leadership development program important step for community college presidents
As a community college administrator with an eye on the presidency, Dr. Walter Bumphus wanted to ensure he would be competitive when the time came to climb the career ladder.
June 22, 2007
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