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Unlikely Partners in Philanthropy

Unlikely Partners in Philanthropy Traditionally White colleges and universities increasingly look to minority communities for institutional support.By Ronald RoachFairfax, Va.George Mason University, located just outside of Washington, D.C., is known as the academic home of some of the most influential conservative scholars in the nation, most notably in economics and in law. Among its board […]

Tennessee State Students, NAACP To Unite HBCUs

Tennessee State Students, NAACP To Unite HBCUsNashville, Tenn. The Tennessee State University Student Government Association and its student chapter of the NAACP are planning to bring all historically Black colleges and universities together next February to celebrate Black History Month. The theme for the celebration is “The HBCU Think Tank.”“My goal is to reunite the HBCU […]

Study Documents Economic Impact Of Public HBCUs

Study Documents Economic Impact Of Public HBCUsNEW YORKThe study, “Economic Impact Snapshot of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Member Colleges and Universities,” conducted by K&R Management Group, is TMSF’s first in-depth snapshot of the economic impact of 42 of TMSF’s 45 member public historically Black colleges and universities.K&R Management assessed 42 of the 45 public […]

House Approves Math/Science Bill with New Aid

House Approves Math/Science Bill with New AidNational Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act attracts bipartisan support.Students of color may gain access to high-quality math and science programs under legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives approved before the August recess. The National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act has attracted bipartisan support by including recommendations from a […]

Events

EventsAUGUSTAugust 22-26National Association of Black Journalists 26th Annual MeetingDolphin Hotel, Orlando, Fla.Contact: Rene TrossPhone: (301) 445-7100, Ext. 109Fax: (301) 445-7101E-mail: nabj@nabj.org Web: www.nabj.org August 26-30American Chemical Society 22nd National MeetingChicago Convention Center ChicagoContact: Sherry HigdonPhone: (800) 227-5558Fax: (202) 872-6128E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org Web: www.acs.org/meetings SEPTEMBERSeptember 23-26National MED Week 2001“Strategies for Growth in the American Economy”Omni Shoreham HotelWashingtonContact: […]

Getting African American Journalists on the ‘Write’ Track

Getting African American Journalists on the ‘Write’ TrackWilliam W. Sutton Jr., 45, is outgoing president of the National Association of Black Journalists and a deputy managing editor at The News & Observer in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. He is a 1977 graduate of Hampton Institute (now University); he briefly attended law school at Rutgers University-Camden and received […]

Restaurant Firm, Black Press Award Annual Scholarships

Restaurant Firm, Black Press Award Annual ScholarshipsATLANTAAtlanta-based AFC Enterprises Foundation, in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), awarded the annual Xernona Clayton Black Press Scholarship Fund during the 61st annual NNPA convention in Atlanta. The annual scholarship fund, named in honor of Clayton, creator and executive producer of the Turner Broadcasting Trumpet Awards, […]

CU-Boulder Joins National Leadership Alliance

CU-Boulder Joins National Leadership AllianceBoulder, Colo.The University of Colorado at Boulder has become the 29th member of the Leadership Alliance, the premiere coalition of the nation’s top research and teaching institutions seeking to increase the numbers of traditionally underrepresented students in graduate study.“CU-Boulder has a long-term commitment to diversity,” says Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. “Throughout […]

Reform Plan Targets Student Repayments on Federal Grant Aid

Reform Plan Targets Student Repayments on Federal Grant AidNeedy students who drop out of college may face fewer responsibilities to pay back federal grant aid if a proposal from leading higher education groups becomes law.With support from more than a dozen other groups, the American Council on Education (ACE) is calling for major changes in […]

Events

EventsAUGUSTAugust 22-26National Association of Black Journalists 26th Annual MeetingDolphin Hotel, Orlando, Fla.Contact: Rene TrossPhone: (301) 445-7100, Ext. 109Fax: (301) 445-7101E-mail: nabj@nabj.org Web: www.nabj.org August 26-30American Chemical Society 22nd National MeetingChicago Convention CenterChicagoContact: Sherry HigdonPhone: (800) 227-5558Fax: (202) 872-6128E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org Web: www.acs.org/meetings SeptemberSeptember 23-26National MED Week 2001“Strategies for Growth in the American Economy”Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, […]

There’s a Football Revival Goin’ On

There’s a Football Revival Goin’ OnWithin the last two years, five historically Black colleges have dusted the cobwebs off their football programs. By Craig T. GreenleeStrange as it might sound, football’s recent revival at the smaller Black colleges is all about the bottom line. True, it is an expensive sport to maintain. That’s why schools […]

Hefty Loans Don’t Deter Students Bound

Hefty Loans Don’t Deter Students Bound For Graduate Study, Study ShowsAnn Arbor, Mich.Graduate students are paying the price for an education no matter the cost. A new study, led by University of Michigan education Professor Donald E. Heller, finds the amount a student has to borrow for a loan has little to no bearing on […]

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