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Casino Mogul Delivers $1 Million to Southern University

Casino Mogul Delivers $1 Million to Southern UniversityBy Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.Historically Black Southern University hit the jackpot on June 28 when casino mogul Jack Binion delivered the largest gift in the school’s history — a cool $1 million. The soft-spoken Binion, who owns Binion’s Horseshoe in Las Vegas, the Horseshoe riverboat casino in Bossier […]

July 18, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Parting Words

Parting WordsOutgoing college presidents share thoughts about challenges facing HBCUs as well as the state of higher education.By Cheryl D. FieldsThe transition from spring to summer is one of higher education’s most exciting periods. It is a time when students who have toiled for years to achieve their academic goals finally get an opportunity to […]

June 20, 2001

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UC Enrollment of Minorities Up, But Acceptance Rate Down

UC Enrollment of Minorities Up, But Acceptance Rate DownBERKELEY, Calif. More Black and Hispanic students are expected to enroll at the University of California this fall. However, the rate at which those students accepted offers of admission is at its lowest point in years. Overall, 31,018 students have written to UC saying they plan to […]

June 20, 2001

Asian American Pacific Islander

IS HIGHER EDUCATION READY FOR MINORITYAMERICA?

IS HIGHER EDUCATION READY FOR MINORITYAMERICA?Census 2000 data shows an increasing browning of the U.S. populationBy RONALD ROACHA steady stream of Census 2000 data is informing Americans of a radically changing U.S. population. Huge increases in the Latino and Asian American populations are said to be changing the complexion of the nation. There is no […]

June 6, 2001

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Recruiting Talent

Recruiting TalentIndiana University-Purdue University’s Minority Research Scholars Program produces first graduates  By ERIK LORDSWhen an Indiana program aimed at producing minority scientists and engineers graduated its first four students this month, Dr. Marchusa Huff’s mind overflowed with pleasant memories. Huff is the director of the Minority Research Scholars Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. And […]

June 6, 2001

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Department Head Resigns, Blasts Diversity Efforts

Department Head Resigns, Blasts Diversity EffortsPULLMAN, Wash.Washington State University’s efforts to make the campus a friendlier place for minorities suffered a blow when a department head resigned, calling diversity efforts “mere lip service.”Dr. Epifanio San Juan Jr. announced his resignation as head of Comparative American Cultures in a letter to faculty last month. The resignation […]

June 6, 2001

Students

In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative Action

In Symbolic Gesture, UC Regents Repeal Ban On Affirmative ActionBy Pamela BurdmanSAN FRANCISCOIn a unanimous vote, the University of California regents have repealed their ban on affirmative action, hoping to send a welcoming message to Black and Latino students — and bid farewell to six years of protests and political infighting.Sealed in backroom agreements under […]

June 6, 2001

Students

Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for Minorities

Washington State University Moves to Make School Safer for MinoritiesPULLMAN, Wash.Washington State University will take steps to make its campus safer for minority students, President V. Lane Rawlins says. The steps include creating a better system to report violence, recruiting more minority faculty and hiring an administrator to educate students about the perils of drinking. […]

May 23, 2001

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Black, Hispanic Admissions Up in First Year of UC Program

Black, Hispanic Admissions Up in First Year of UC ProgramBut in enrollment at flagship campuses continues to decline.BERKELEY, Calif.Black and Hispanic admissions to the University of California increased in the first year of a program guaranteeing a spot for the top 4 percent of high school graduates. UC officials say they don’t yet know if […]

April 25, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Higher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield State

Higher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield StateBLUEFIELD, W.Va.Decisions made by Bluefield State College President Robert Moore and his staff relating to a discrimination complaint were not racially motivated, the state Higher Education Interim Governing Board said late last month.“After a thorough review of the allegations the board has found no evidence to support […]

April 25, 2001

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UC Students Say No Recruiting Until Affirmative Action Is Restored

UC Students Say No Recruiting Until Affirmative Action Is RestoredLOS ANGELESStudents indignant over the University of California’s ban on affirmative action are threatening to stop recruiting minority prospects. Jackie Melendez, a UC Berkeley student, told regents at a March meeting at UCLA that she and others in outreach groups weren’t willing to encourage minority students […]

April 11, 2001

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Organizations Unify to Attract Minorities to Business Careers

Organizations Unify to Attract Minorities to Business CareersWASHINGTONA group of leading organizations have banded together to address the problem of minority underrepresentation in business and management education. The organizations have agreed to work together in a new coalition, the Diversity Pipeline Alliance, to leverage their individual efforts to attract more African Americans, Hispanic Americans and […]

March 28, 2001