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The Epitome of Inequality

Alabama’s all-but-level higher education playing field is a case study in what’s wrong with higher education’s commitment to equity and diversity

Kirwan’s Way

Ohio State University’s new president has taken a strong stand on diversity. Some say his is an example of the type of commitment White male senior executives need to make if higher education’s dreams of diversity are to be realized.

Tenure, science, and race matters

For the first time in the 100-year history of what many consider the most elite technical university in the world, the California Institute of Technology has granted tenure to an African American.

Celebrating Africana studies: program gets ‘coming out party’ at New York University

NEW YORK In the 1960s, college administrations cobled together piece-meal Black studies programs to placate African American students, inspired by Black Power and African independence struggles, demanding curriculums and professors “relevant” to their experiences.

News Briefs

WASHINGTON Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., the director of Harvard University’s W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research, was among the nine honorees at the White House on November 5 to be presented the National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) 1998 National Humanities Medal.

Washington Update

HBCU, HSI Funds Clear Congress

The Power & Pain of Multicultural Politics on Campus

When votes came in a few weeks ago for new student senators at California State University Northridge (CSUN), most of the winners were students of color. While that shouldn’t seem unusual for a multi-ethnic campus where minorities constitute 62 percent of the 27,000 students, it was a noteworthy departure from past elections.

The Pursuit of Meritocratic and Egalitarian Ideals on College Campuses

On almost every campus in the nation, two projects are clearly in view. One is the maintenance of meritocracy; the other is the pursuit of an egalitarian ideal.

Grants & Awards

The City College of New York School of Engineering has received a $50,000 grant from the General Electric Fund to launch a new program designed to motivate minority high school juniors toward research careers.

Chugging Toward Recovery

CSX Transportation is helping Edward Waters College get on track to a brighter future

The Broken Pledges of Greek Life

Videoconference searches for ways to end fraternity and sorority hazing

Washington Update

Clinton Signs Higher Education Act Reauthorization

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