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Johnson C. Smith Included Among Yahoo!’s Top Wired Schools

Johnson C. Smith Included Among Yahoo!’s Top Wired SchoolsCHARLOTTE, N.C.Officials at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., recently announced its inclusion in Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine’s Most Wired Small Colleges List. Last October, historically Black Tennessee State University garnered a place on the top 100 wired universities list for 2001. Months later, before the […]

National Survey Seeks To Improve Retention, Graduation Rates

National Survey Seeks To Improve Retention, Graduation RatesBLOOMINGTON, Ind.Too many college students leave college before finishing; only about half earn a baccalaureate degree within six years; and many of those who stay in school don’t learn as much as they should. But a new project, based at Indiana University in Bloomington, aims to reverse these […]

Education Trust Report Documents

Education Trust Report Documents Huge Gap in School FundingWASHINGTONDeep inequities in school funding continue to plague most states, according to a new report released this month by the Education Trust. The report, “The Funding Gap: Low-Income and Minority Students Receive Fewer Dollars,” documented large funding gaps between high- and low-poverty and minority districts in many […]

Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet? Retaining Faculty of ColorThe retention of faculty of color at predominantly White institutions continues to be a significant issue in higher education. By sharing personal insights, however, those in higher education might be able to identify common perspectives held by similarly situated colleagues. I joined the social work faculty at a […]

Cultural Immersion

Cultural ImmersionBlack Issues associate editor experiences first-hand the benefits of studying abroad during a weeklong trip to Strasbourg, FranceKnowing what I know now, there is no way I would have finished my undergraduate degree without studying abroad for some period of time during those four years — a semester, a year, or even two weeks […]

University of Michigan to Offer Scholarships

University of Michigan to Offer Scholarships To Children of Alums Killed in AttacksDETROITThe University of Michigan will offer scholarships to children of 18 alumni killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Interim President B. Joseph White announced the program last month at a board of regents meeting.“We hope that this living memorial will bring some […]

In the Business to Retain

In the Business to RetainNational conference offers strategies on keeping students in college and on trackBy Gabrielle FinleyWASHINGTONAlthough colleges and universities have adopted a number of successful strategies and techniques to recruit students to their campuses, retaining those students often proves to be quite difficult. But for those attending the National Conference on Student Retention […]

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Black, Hispanic Leaders Stress Need for More Financial Aid

Black, Hispanic Leaders Stress Need for More Financial AidMany high-achieving students still unable to afford a college educationLow-income, high-achieving students face tremendous barriers to success in college, largely due to limited financial aid funds, representatives of Black and Hispanic colleges told Congress last month.“Let me be very clear — adequate student financial assistance is fundamentally […]

Welcome to the Academy: A Plethora of Contradictions

Welcome to the Academy: A Plethora of ContradictionsI often tell my students of various races and backgrounds, “Be careful in selecting your careers because there will be times when you will question your sanity as to why you selected your chosen profession.” I also tell them they should never work in an environment if they […]

Cisco Donation Funds Scholarships, IT Improvements at UNCF Schools

Cisco Donation Funds Scholarships, IT Improvements at UNCF SchoolsRALEIGH, N.C.The United Negro College Fund has announced a $1.8 million grant from Cisco Systems Inc., a leading computer networking equipment manufacturer, to provide hardware to UNCF’s 39 member colleges and universities and to establish a scholarship program for students attending select schools.The grant includes a $300,000 […]

High-Tech Cheating: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Gadget

High-Tech Cheating: Where There’s a Will, There’s a GadgetGone are the good old days of traditional cheating methods — cheat sheets, writing answers on your hand or whispering to your neighbor have now gone the way of the inkwell. The modern student is bringing in-class cheating into the 21st century with the likes of programmable […]

Give and Take

Give and Takeassistive technology program benefits both disabled and students who design devices to help themIn the 1980s, senior engineering projects at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell tended to involve the students’ personal “needs” — a bigger stereo or a better car alarm. Then in the early 1990s a request came from a local hospital to […]

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