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University of Tennessee Offers Grants to Attract Black Students

University of Tennessee Offers Grants to Attract Black StudentsKNOXVILLE, Tenn.Under pressure to increase minority enrollment, the University of Tennessee will begin a new scholarship program this fall to attract Black students. “This program is meant to make more resources available to African American students,” says Richard Bayer, dean of admissions. “We think we can do […]

March 13, 2002

Federal Judge Approves Mississippi Desegregation Settlement

Federal Judge Approves Mississippi Desegregation Settlement JACKSON, Miss.A federal judge has approved a desegregation plan for Mississippi’s universities, signaling an end to a 27-year-old legal battle. The lawsuit was filed in 1975 by the late Jake Ayers, the father of a Black college student, who accused the state of neglecting its three historically Black universities […]

March 13, 2002

Leadership & Policy

For an Alternative to Windows, an Unclear Future

For an Alternative to Windows, an Unclear Future The recent appearance of Lindows, a novel fusion of the ubiquitous Windows and the maverick Linux operating systems, could mean a changing of the guard for academic computing in this new century. Why? It’s not often that a new operating system comes along offering a combination of […]

February 13, 2002

Judge Signals Approval of Mississippi Desegregation Pact

Judge Signals Approval of Mississippi Desegregation PactJACKSON, Miss.A federal judge said earlier this month he’s ready to approve a settlement in Mississippi’s long-running college desegregation case if the state Legislature assures him it supports the $500 million pact. In a 10-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. said if lawmakers provide those assurances, he […]

January 30, 2002

Reporting Indicators

Reporting IndicatorsAs we begin the second year of the new millennium, I wanted to take this opportunity to offer a brief status report. One of the tricky elements to giving such a report is determining which barometers to use. In the field of higher education, there are more indicators of progress than this selection will […]

January 16, 2002

University of Missouri Renames Black Culture Center

University of Missouri Renames Black Culture CenterROLLA, Mo.The University of Missouri has agreed to honor two former Missourians, largely because they never attended the school. The university system’s board of curators, meeting in Rolla early last month, voted 9-0 to change the name of the Black Culture Center on the Columbia campus. The new name: […]

January 2, 2002

2001 A Year in Review

2001 A Year in Review2001 is a year most Americans will not forget. The year the United States experienced its worst act of domestic terrorism, claiming the lives of approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people. Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, college communities across the country united to understand the national tragedy. On the heels […]

December 19, 2001

Leadership & Policy

University of Texas Is Finished Fighting Affirmative Action, Officials Say

University of Texas Is Finished Fighting Affirmative Action, Officials SayAUSTIN, Texas After years of appeals, the University of Texas said last month that it was finished fighting its landmark court battle over affirmative action. The decision effectively ends the case named for Cheryl Hopwood and three other Whites who sued the university’s law school in […]

December 19, 2001

‘Free Speech’ Becomes Primary Issue in Auburn ‘Blackface’ Case

‘Free Speech’ Becomes Primary Issue in Auburn ‘Blackface’ CaseSuspended fraternity members file lawsuit against university citing violation of constitutional, civil rightsBy Erik LordsThe issue of free speech is at the heart of a lawsuit filed last month by suspended members of the fraternity Beta Theta Pi against Auburn University. The university suspended 10 members of […]

December 19, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Bollinger to Continue Fighting For Affirmative Action

Bollinger to Continue Fighting For Affirmative ActionWASHINGTONAlthough he is leaving this winter to head Columbia University, University of Michigan President Lee Bollinger says he will continue to press the school’s case for affirmative action in admissions. Speaking at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ annual meeting last month, Bollinger said the outcome of the case […]

December 5, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Georgia Regents Won’t Appeal

Georgia Regents Won’t Appeal University Admissions Case to Supreme CourtATLANTAA court ruling declaring the University of Georgia’s admissions policy unconstitutional because it considers race will not be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Regents said last month. Instead, the university will focus on recruitment efforts to increase the number of Black students, […]

December 5, 2001

Group Opposed to Desegregation Settlement

Group Opposed to Desegregation Settlement To Appeal Judge’s RulingJACKSON, Miss. A group opposed to a planned settlement of Mississippi’s college desegregation lawsuit will continue its legal fight despite money woes and a court ruling, an attorney says. U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr., of Oxford, charged with overseeing the long-running case, refused last month to […]

December 5, 2001

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