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Keeping Score on the Administration

Keeping Score on the AdministrationEarlier this month President Bush went on the road to mark the second anniversary of his signing of the No Child Left Behind Act. Bush visited schools where the administration had deemed the law a success to congratulate students, staff and parents on improving test scores. And yet, the Washington Post […]

January 28, 2004

A Rationale for Increasing

A Rationale for Increasing Funding for HBCUsLast year, President Bush proposed a 9 percent increase in funding for minority-serving institutions including historically Black colleges and universities. While such a proposed funding increase is overdue, HBCUs have not been funded at a level needed to create parity in the educational achievements of African Americans.I have followed […]

December 31, 2003

Education Funding Up in the Air

Education Funding Up in the AirBipartisan efforts still under way to increase spending package Republicans have pushed a tardy $373 billion spending package through the U.S. House of Representatives that would increase overall funding for the U.S. Department of Education by $2.9 billion, despite conservative objections that the measure had too many hometown projects and […]

December 31, 2003

Federal Government Awards $14 Million To Tuskegee Bioethics Center

Federal Government Awards $14 Million To Tuskegee Bioethics CenterWASHINGTONThe federal government has awarded a $14 million grant to Tuskegee University to complete its National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care.The center is the nation’s first bioethics institute dedicated to addressing issues that involve African Americans and other underserved populations. It was created in […]

November 19, 2003

Senate Democrats Unveil Bill to Increase College Aid

Senate Democrats Unveil Bill to Increase College AidProposals include more funds for diversity programs, tax credits for low-income families Senate Democrats proposed a new higher education bill last month that would increase college aid, encourage universities to hold down costs and allow students to refinance higher interest college loans.The additional help would come, in part, […]

November 19, 2003

Georgia On the Mind

Georgia On the MindThe state’s higher education system puts research, policy focus on Black males By Ronald RoachAmong education researchers and higher education administrators around the nation, it is well known that African American male college attendance and completion rates are lagging behind those of males in other racial and ethnic groups as well as […]

October 22, 2003

HACU Calls on Congress to Increase Funding for HSIs

HACU Calls on Congress to Increase Funding for HSIsBy Ben Hammer The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is calling on Congress to increase funding for Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) in a bill that addresses Title V funding for the upcoming fiscal year 2004. HACU is calling for increased spending in several areas of the […]

October 8, 2003

Community Colleges

On the Road to Reauthorization

On the Road to ReauthorizationWith the Higher Education Act up for reauthorization, the fate of student aid and the future of colleges’ regulatory independence is uncertainAs Congress returns to work this month, it has plenty on its plate, but all eyes and hopes in higher education will be pinned on the reauthorization of the legislative […]

September 24, 2003

U.S. Congressmen Urge More Federal Support for HBCUs

U.S. Congressmen Urge More Federal Support for HBCUs Building preservation, financial aid, main topics at town hall meetingBy Scott Dyer GRAMBLING, La.Historic preservation of buildings on historically Black college campuses and increased financial aid for students were the main topics at a recent town hall meeting on the future of HBCUs.The meeting, held on the […]

September 10, 2003

IBM Establishes New Academic Research Model

IBM Establishes New Academic Research ModelBy Ronald RoachWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. The IBM Corp. has launched a new funding and grant model for universities doing research in technology and life sciences, the company has recently announced. The new IBM Life Sciences Institutes of Innovation program is project-focused and represents a multi-year commitment. It offers a comprehensive […]

August 13, 2003

Senate Bill Includes Small HBCU Increase

Senate Bill Includes Small HBCU IncreaseBy Charles Dervarics A Senate education spending bill for 2004 follows the Bush administration’s goal for a small increase for Black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions next year. The bill approved in committee would provide a $10 million increase for the main federal HBCU program, for total funding of $224 million. […]

July 30, 2003

Bush’s Commitment to Black Colleges Called Into Question:

Bush’s Commitment to Black Colleges Called Into Question: New policy statement contradicts promises of increased federal funding, some sayBy Charles Dervarics An obscure Bush administration document is becoming a flashpoint for debate over affirmative action and the White House commitment to Black colleges — a debate that is attracting the attention of at least one […]

July 2, 2003

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