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Leadership & Policy

Year 2000: A Retrospective

Year 2000: A RetrospectiveT he year 2000 brought with it plenty of news and many “firsts,” such as Dr. Ruth Simmons being named the first African American to lead Brown University, an Ivy League institution, and Dr. James Walker who became the first African American president of Southern Illinois University. Lawsuits against universities for using […]

December 20, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Florida Board of Regents Selects Orlando for New FAMU Law School Site

Florida Board of Regents Selects Orlando for New FAMU Law School SiteTALLAHASSEE, Fla. The Florida Board of Regents selected Orlando as the site for Florida A&M University’s new College of Law last month, endorsing the recommendation of FAMU president, Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, and chancellor, Dr. Adam Herbert, to locate the college there.“I believe that […]

December 6, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Shalala Named President of University of Miami

Shalala Named President of University of MiamiCoral Gables, Fla.Dr. Donna E. Shalala, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Clinton administration, will become the fifth president of the University of Miami next June, it was announced late last month.Shalala, 59, who has overseen health and welfare policy for the government […]

December 6, 2000

Leadership & Policy

UGA Wants to Survey Students’ Use of Internet Music-Swapping

UGA Wants to Survey Students’ Use of Internet Music-SwappingATHENS, Ga. University of Georgia officials want to know how often students are using Napster and other Web sites that allow people to exchange music over the Internet. Campus technology officials expect the school’s Internet traffic to double this year, and they plan to ask the Board […]

November 8, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Students Hold March in Response to Racist Threats

Students Hold March in Response to Racist ThreatsSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. A group of Penn State students held what they termed a “solidarity walk” last month in response to recent threatening letters sent to Black students. The event, organized by the Penn State Coalition of Students, followed a rally held earlier last month that drew about […]

November 8, 2000

Students

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsLee Hampton is the new executive director of corporate and foundation development at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Previously Hampton was the vice chancellor for university advancement at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. Hampton earned a bachelor’s in English from Dillard University and a master’s in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. […]

October 25, 2000

Faculty & Staff

Johnson C. Smith Faculty Release Policy Praised and Questioned

Johnson C. Smith Faculty Release Policy Praised and Questioned By Kendra HamiltonThere may be no sweeter words to a faculty member’s ears than “release time.” Try saying them out loud: “RELEASE TIME.” Notice how they trip off of the tongue, evoking visions of articles or even books completed, of new directions in research explored, of […]

October 11, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Acquitted Central State President Blasts Ohio Officials for Legal Tangle

Acquitted Central State President Blasts Ohio Officials for Legal TangleBy Mark Fisher XENIA, OhioTriumphant following his complete vindication by a jury, Dr. Arthur E. Thomas lashed out late last month at Ohio officials who had tried to force him to repay a portion of a $325,000 severance agreement he received when he resigned as president […]

September 27, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Rose Marie Duhon-Sells has been named senior vice president for academic affairs at The Union Institute in Cincinnati. Previously, she was a professor at McNeese State University in Louisiana. She earned a bachelor’s in elementary education from the University of Southwestern Louisiana; a master’s in guidance and counseling from Southern University; and a […]

September 13, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Charting New Territory: Colleges, Universities Offering New Academic Programs

Charting New Territory: Colleges, Universities Offering New Academic ProgramsBy Hilary HurdM any college students across the country will have new opportunities open to them as several colleges and universities are offering new academic programs this fall in a hustle to remain competitive and respond to the rapidly changing marketplace. Smith College in Northampton, Mass., South […]

September 13, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Walker Named First Black President at Southern Illinois

Walker Named First Black President at Southern IllinoisCARBONDALE, Ill.Dr. James Walker, president of Middle Tennessee State University, will become the next  president of Southern Illinois University. He is the first African American to hold the position.Meanwhile, officials at Middle Tennessee say it will be hard to replace Walker.“He certainly has done everything he said he […]

August 16, 2000

Leadership & Policy

BI New Briefs

BI New BriefsCalifornia Professor Launches Hunger Strike Over Tenure DecisionPOMONA, Calif. — A professor at Pomona College who says he was denied tenure because of race discrimination went on a hunger strike last month, hoping the attention would pressure the school to reopen the case. Dr. Stanley O. Gaines Jr. worked as an assistant professor […]

August 2, 2000