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New AIDS Organization Aimed At Black College Students

New AIDS Organization Aimed At Black College StudentsLOS ANGELESIn response to growing numbers of new HIV infections among Black college students, the Black AIDS Institute and the Magic Johnson Foundation have formed L.I.F.E. AIDS, (Leaders In the Fight to Eradicate AIDS), an effort aimed at educating and mobilizing Black college students to respond to the […]

February 23, 2005

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Getting Students Engaged About Africa

Getting Students Engaged About AfricaNational college tour seeks to raise awareness about economic injustices toward African countriesBy Angelique ShofarWASHINGTONForty million Africans face chronic food shortages everyday, while millions have died as a result of war and conflict. And it is estimated that 27 million are living with HIV/AIDS. Yet, despite Africa’s multiple devastations, the continent […]

February 23, 2005

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Events

JANUARYJan. 14-15African American Student Leadership 11th Annual Conference“A Call to Action! Bridging the Gap: Keeping the Civil Rights Legacy Alive”Rust CollegeHolly Springs, Miss.Phone: (662) 252-8000, ext. 4311Web: www.naaslc.orgJan. 24-28Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)2005 Annual ConferencePhoenixPhone: (202) 955-6126E-mail: [email protected]: www.chea.orgJan. 26-2990th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) “Liberal Education and […]

December 29, 2004

Health

National HIV/AIDS Writing Competition

National HIV/AIDS Writing Competition Gives Young People a VoiceNEW YORKShawn C. Nabors, 14, of Brooklyn, N.Y., is the winner of “Positively Negative,” an HIV/AIDS National story-writing competition for youth ages 14-22. Nabors will receive a $500 cash prize and his story will be adapted into a screenplay and made into an HIV/AIDS educational film to […]

December 29, 2004

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DECEMBERDec. 27-30Modern Language Association (MLA)120th Annual ConventionPhiladelphiaPhone: (646) 576-5000Fax: (646) 458-0030Web: www.mla.orgJANUARYJan. 14-15African American Student Leadership 11th Annual Conference“A Call to Action! Bridging the Gap: Keeping the Civil Rights Legacy Alive”Rust College, Holly Springs, Miss.Phone: (662) 252-8000, ext. 4311Web: www.naaslc.orgJan. 24-28Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) 2005 Annual ConferencePhoenixPhone: (202) 955-6126E-mail: [email protected]: www.chea.orgJan. 26-2990th Annual […]

December 1, 2004

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DECEMBERDec. 27-30Modern Language Association (MLA)120th Annual ConventionPhiladelphiaPhone: (646) 576-5000Fax: (646) 458-0030Web: www.mla.org/JANUARYJan. 14-15African American Student Leadership 11th Annual Conference“A Call to Action! Bridging the Gap: Keeping the Civil Rights Legacy Alive”Rust CollegeHolly Springs, Miss.Phone: (662) 252-8000, ext. 4311Web: www.naaslc.orgJan. 24-28Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)2005 Annual ConferencePhoenixPhone: (202) 955-6126E-mail: [email protected]: www.chea.orgJan. 26-2990th Annual Meeting of […]

November 17, 2004

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New Institute to Enhance Treatment of HIV/AIDS Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa

New Institute to Enhance Treatment of HIV/AIDS Patients in Sub-Saharan AfricaKAMPALA, Uganda The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), a new medical facility providing state-of-the-art training and treatment of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases opened its doors on the grounds of the Makerere University. The institute, one of the largest centers of its kind in East Africa, […]

November 17, 2004

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NOVEMBERNov. 14-16National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges117th Annual MeetingSan Diego Marriot Hotel and MarinaSan DiegoPhone: (202) 478-6040Fax: (202) 478-6046Web: www.nasulgc.org/am2004Nov. 18-23The National Council of Teachers of English 94th Annual Convention“Significance”Indianapolis Convention Center/Indianapolis Marriott DowntownPhone: (800) 369-6283, ext. 3630E-mail: [email protected]: www.ncte.orgDECEMBERDec. 27-30Modern Language Association (MLA)120th Annual ConventionPhiladelphiaPhone: (646) 576-5000Fax: (646) 458-0030Web: www.mla.org/JANUARYJan. 12-15American […]

November 3, 2004

Sports

Arthur Ashe Commemorative Stamp Unveiled at U.S. Open

Arthur Ashe Commemorative Stamp Unveiled at U.S. OpenWASHINGTONArthur Ashe, humanitarian and world-class tennis star, will be immortalized on a commemorative postage stamp to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 2005.  The announcement came last month during the unveiling of the stamp image as part of the Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day presented by Hess, […]

September 22, 2004

Health

Auditors Recommend USC Return Nearly $1 Million

Auditors Recommend USC Return Nearly $1 Million For HIV/AIDS Training LapseLOS ANGELES Federal auditors have recommended the University of Southern California repay or forfeit more than $1 million in government funds following lapses in its training program for HIV/AIDS counselors for minority communities. Federal officials shut down the university’s program in 2001 amid concerns about […]

August 25, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Desmond Tutu Featured at CU-Boulder AIDS Symposium

Desmond Tutu Featured at CU-Boulder AIDS Symposium BOULDER, Colo.Nobel Peace Prize-winner Desmond Tutu kicked off a six-day “Stop the Silence” AIDS Symposium last month at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The former archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, was the keynote speaker of the symposium that included advocates and scholars from CU-Boulder and Harvard […]

April 21, 2004

HBCUs

N.C. Students, Faculty Address HIV Outbreak

N.C. Students, Faculty Address HIV OutbreakBy Eleanor Lee YatesDURHAM, N.C.More than 450 students and faculty from North Carolina’s 12 historically Black colleges and universities recently gathered to discuss the alarming increase of HIV rates among Black students. “Stomp Out HIV/STDs,” held on the weekend of March 20, was sponsored by North Carolina Central University and […]

April 21, 2004