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The Army Marches Into Online Learning

The Army Marches Into Online LearningInitiative seeks participation of minority-serving institutionsWashingtonT he forces steering higher education’s shift towards online and distance learning have mostly favored the wealthiest and most prestigious institutions over the not-so-wealthy and less celebrated schools. Nevertheless, an ambitious initiative by the U.S. Army may help spur the inclusion of minority-serving institutions and […]

January 17, 2001

Community Colleges

Community Colleges to Get “.Edu” Extensions Under New Domain Administration in 2001

Community Colleges to Get “.Edu” Extensions Under New Domain Administration in 2001 The federal agency that oversees the administration of Internet domain names says it expects to hand over control of the “.edu” domain extension to a new subcontractor as early as spring 2001. The change of subcontractors would make it possible for community colleges […]

January 3, 2001

A Leadership Credo for The New Millennium

A Leadership Credo for The New MillenniumThere are inexhaustible uncertainties and prospects for change with the advent of the new millennium. Cogently, it is important to indicate that effective leadership requires a functional working credo that is more appropriate for the years ahead. If better communication and empathy skills are necessary for best leadership practices, […]

January 3, 2001

MIT, Caltech Join Forces to Develop Reliable, Uniform U.S. Voting Machine

MIT, Caltech Join Forces to Develop Reliable, Uniform U.S. Voting MachineCambridge, Mass.The presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology recently announced a collaborative project to develop an easy-to-use, reliable, affordable and secure United States voting machine that will prevent a recurrence of the problems that plagued the 2000 presidential […]

January 3, 2001

Cisco Systems Opens Academy at Norfolk State

Cisco Systems Opens Academy at Norfolk StateNorfolk, Va.Cisco Systems, Inc., one of the world’s leading makers of computer networking equipment, has established a Cisco Networking Academy at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va. Since 1997, Cisco has established networking academies at educational institutions to teach students networking and information technology relating to Cisco’s products and […]

December 6, 2000

Washington TV Station Unveils Web Site at Howard University

Washington TV Station Unveils Web Site at Howard UniversityWashingtonWRC-TV, the NBC affiliate television station in Washington, D.C., last month unveiled its new community-oriented Web site at Howard University to highlight an academic partnership it’s starting with the Washington, D.C.-based historically Black institution. Officials from NBC4 launched the Web site from Howard’s $5 million, 21,000 square-foot […]

December 6, 2000

UNCF Gets $1 Million From Lockheed Martin for Tech Campaign

UNCF Gets $1 Million From Lockheed Martin for Tech Campaign WashingtonThe Lockheed Martin Corporation donated $1 million to the United Negro College Fund/UNCF last month in support of UNCF’s $80 million Technology Enhancement Capital Campaign. Vance D. Coffman, chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, presented William H. Gray III, UNCF president, with a check for […]

December 6, 2000

Bridging the Digital Divide From the Sky

Bridging the Digital Divide From the SkyLINCOLN, Neb. The conventional approach by non-profit groups and corporations to digital divide initiatives is to provide computers, Internet access and technology training to people in disadvantaged communities. For academic institutions, however, attacking the Digital Divide means programs must combine a research agenda with the delivery of new technology […]

December 6, 2000

Black Frat Announces Digital Divide Initiative

Black Frat Announces Digital Divide InitiativeBALTIMOREThe Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. announced last month a nationwide project called the “Digital Heritage Initiative” in collaboration with the Microsoft Corp. and Africana.com to provide computer software and educational materials to public elementary, junior high and high schools throughout the country. Each of the fraternity’s chapters nationwide will […]

November 22, 2000

Leadership & Policy

HBCUs Strategize on Ways to Close Digital Divide on Their Campuses

HBCUs Strategize on Ways to Close Digital Divide on Their CampusesSlow adoption of technology by faculty seen as barrierATLANTA With Black colleges positioning their institutions to tackle the digital divide, officials with Tennessee State University and Clark Atlanta University highlighted an array of issues and strategies aimed at reducing the information technology gap between the […]

November 22, 2000

Faculty & Staff

Mastering Technology’s…

Mastering Technology’s… Colleges encourage faculty to go high tech By Ronald RoachT o get students proficient and comfortable with the Internet and the latest information technology, Morris Brown College officials have required its undergraduates to participate in a laptop purchase program this fall, one of the first ever such initiatives at a historically Black institution. […]

November 22, 2000

They’re on the Job

They’re on the JobMarketability and competitiveness seem to be the two themes consistent in many of the articles in this issue, which I guess is appropriate since this is Black Issues’ annual careers edition.What can Black colleges do to attract and retain Black faculty and students? What can other employers do to attract and retain […]

November 22, 2000

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