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The Crisis in Broadband Internet Access

The Crisis in Broadband Internet AccessThe online world is smack in the midst of a virtual bloodbath, with company after company going under and hundreds of thousands of dot-com workers losing their jobs. Now, for those desiring simply to access the Internet at acceptable speeds, the upheaval has begun to hit home, hard.The recent announcement […]

September 26, 2001

EDUCAUSE 2001 Conference Slated for October

EDUCAUSE 2001 Conference Slated for October WASHINGTONMore than 6,000 higher education information technology professionals are expected to meet in Indianapolis for the EDUCAUSE 2001 Annual Conference, Oct. 28-31, 2001. EDUCAUSE is the nation’s leading association for higher education information technology professionals.The seven areas of focus for this year’s conference are library services, support and training, […]

September 26, 2001

CUMREC 2002 Conference Invites IT Presentations

CUMREC 2002 Conference Invites IT PresentationsBOULDER, Colo.CUMREC, an information technology association affiliated with EDUCAUSE, invites academic administrators, IT professionals and faculty members to submit proposals for IT presentations at the 2002 CUMREC annual conference May 12-15, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency on the Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The conference hosts for 2002 will be the […]

September 26, 2001

PDAs Are Coming to Campus

PDAs Are Coming to CampusBrand names of handheld computing devices, such as Palm, Blackberry and iPAQ Pocket PC, are widely known to American consumers. The popularity of these devices, also known as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), among busy professionals has especially boomed given their capacity for data storage, organizing information and various computing tasks.Consequently, as […]

September 26, 2001

Associated Press Poll Reveals Split on School Internet Use

Associated Press Poll Reveals Split on School Internet UseNEW YORK While half of American adults believe that Internet skills are very important for students, the other half think they are only somewhat important or not important at all, according to an Associated Press poll conducted in August. Some adults expressed concern that students were becoming […]

September 12, 2001

High-Tech Center to Open in Ghana

High-Tech Center to Open in GhanaACCRA, GhanaThis month, a state-of-the-art high-tech computer and information technology center with low-cost Internet access will open in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. The center, developed by an American company and Ghanaian businesses, will feature training rooms, office space, meeting rooms, workstations for inexpensive public Internet access, a photocopying shop and […]

September 12, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Taking Stock of GIS Technology at HBCUs

Taking Stock of GIS Technology at HBCUsRecent surveys of information technology resources at historically Black colleges and universities have yielded not only valuable information technology inventories but have provided the basis for new funding and equipment made available to Black campuses by government agencies and Black college organizations, such as the United Negro College Fund. […]

September 12, 2001

For Whom Does the NET Work?

For Whom Does the NET Work?I find the term “InterNET” somewhat ironic. A net is often thought of as a safety feature, as in a safety net that catches someone who might fall while attempting to do something significant. But a net is also used to entrap things, as in a butterfly or fishing net. […]

September 12, 2001

Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr.

Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr. is known to be enthusiastic about superstring theory and supersymmetry, but another passion has him speaking out — his commitment to education.By Robin V. SmilesYou have to be a brave person to persevere in a field like theoretical physics. It requires a command of both science and mathematics. The work […]

September 12, 2001

FCC Releases Data on High-Speed Internet Access

FCC Releases Data on High-Speed Internet Access WASHINGTONThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a report on the deployment of high-speed Internet services in the United States. A highlight of the data shows that high-speed lines connecting homes and businesses to the Internet grew by 63 percent during the second half of the year 2000, […]

August 29, 2001

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 […]

August 29, 2001

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 […]

August 29, 2001

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