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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

Wilberforce University Cuts 15 Percent of Staff

Wilberforce University Cuts 15 Percent of StaffWILBERFORCE, OhioFalling enrollments and financial pressures have forced Wilberforce University to lay off 15 percent of its staff, school officials said last month.Eric Winston, vice president of development, said 35 administrators and non-teaching staff members have been laid off as part of a series of cost-cutting measures. Before the […]

January 16, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Southern University System President Backs Firing of Congressman’s Wife

Southern University System President Backs Firing of Congressman’s WifeNEW ORLEANSThe president of the Southern University System is backing the chancellor of the New Orleans campus in his half-year battle to fire Vice Chancellor Andrea Jefferson, wife of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La.Leon Tarver said late last month he had sent Southern University-New Orleans Academic Vice […]

December 19, 2001

Government’s Economic Stimulus Package Under Fire

Government’s Economic Stimulus Package Under FireShould the federal government pump more money into education and job programs to address increased layoffs in industry? It is a question dogging House and Senate lawmakers as they try to reach agreement on an economic stimulus package.The debate, which has led to delays in action on budget bills, highlights […]

December 5, 2001

Education Spending Could Get a Boost

Education Spending Could Get a BoostDespite turning most of their attention to defense and intelligence issues after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, House and Senate lawmakers soon are expected to consider plans that would increase federal education spending. Education spending could get a boost of about 13 percent, a rate much higher than earlier estimates, […]

October 10, 2001

California to Host National K-16 Case Study Discussion

California to Host National K-16 Case Study DiscussionSACRAMENTO, Calif.California has been selected by both the nationwide organization of State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) and by the Pathways to College Network as one of the five states to host a national case study to examine the alignment of education from kindergarten through the baccalaureate degree, […]

September 26, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Louisiana’s Last-Place Finish Bayou State continues to fall short when it comes to spending on higher education.

Louisiana’s Last-Place Finish Bayou State continues to fall short when it comes to spending on higher education.By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.Nobody knows better than Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster about the Bayou State’s tradition of skimping when it comes to state spending on higher education. Foster has spent most of his six years as governor trying […]

August 29, 2001

Gaps in Texas’ Ethnic Enrollment Concern Demographer

Gaps in Texas’ Ethnic Enrollment Concern DemographerSAN ANTONIOTexas’ top demographer says enrollment gaps between Whites and minorities in the state’s higher education system will likely be larger than originally believed. Steve Murdock, chief demographer for the Texas State Data Center at Texas A&M University, says that judging by current growth figures, minority graduation rates at […]

August 15, 2001

Amendment Seeks ‘Comparable’ Education for Rich, Poor Students

Amendment Seeks ‘Comparable’ Education for Rich, Poor Students Connecticut senator’s plan focuses on education funding inequitiesFor many civil rights advocates, debate on the Bush education reform plan has boiled down to one central issue — whether all children, rich and poor, within a state can have equal educational opportunity.The issue appears simple on the surface […]

July 4, 2001

Hispanic Educators Call for Record Spending Increases

Hispanic Educators Call for Record Spending IncreasesHispanic higher education leaders earlier this month urged Congress to approve record spending increases targeting the education needs of the nation’s youngest and fastest-growing population.Armed with new Census Bureau reports showing a 60 percent increase in Hispanic population growth during the past decade, presidents and chancellors of colleges and […]

April 25, 2001

Turning Stumbling Blocks Into Stepping Stones

Turning Stumbling Blocks Into Stepping StonesFinancial exigency, familial, societal and cultural pressures, and educational deficits force many minority law students to make hard choices about whether they should study law. Yet, Black law school graduates today demonstrate that they have the intestinal fortitude to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones and succeed against daunting odds. […]

April 11, 2001

Minority Students Could Benefit From New Education Tax Package

Minority Students Could Benefit From New Education Tax Package Students of color could reap some financial gains from an education tax package approved by the SenateFinance Committee.One key provision of the bill would eliminate all taxes on National Health Service Corps Scholarships, in which graduates of health programs receive scholarships in exchange for a commitment […]

April 11, 2001

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