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Leadership & Policy

Black-Owned Golf Club Added to National Register of Historic Places

Black-Owned Golf Club Added to National Register of Historic PlacesPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.An Ohio golf club, believed to be the only golf course in the United States designed, built, owned and managed by an African American, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.Clearview Golf Club of East Canton was founded by William […]

April 25, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Community Colleges, Historically Black Institutions Sign Pact to Ease Student Transition

Community Colleges, Historically Black Institutions Sign Pact to Ease Student Transition By Ronald RoachWASHINGTON Leading higher education officials, including the presidents of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), have signed on to the first national articulation agreement between community colleges and historically Black […]

April 11, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Gerald Gipp has been named executive director of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). Prior to joining AIHEC, Gipp was program director for the National Science Foundation’s division of educational system reform. Gipp earned a bachelor’s from Ellendale State Teachers College and both a master’s and doctorate from Penn State. Dr. Keenan […]

March 28, 2001

Students

Qualified Low-Income Students Locked Out of Higher Education, Says Report

Qualified Low-Income Students Locked Out of Higher Education, Says ReportWASHINGTONA key advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Congress says that many low-income students are currently denied access to college and millions more may be locked out of a college education if need-based federal student financial aid programs are not immediately […]

March 28, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Central State Rewards President With New Contract

Central State Rewards President With New ContractWILBERFORCE, Ohio Central State University’s trustees have rewarded university President John Garland’s rebuilding efforts with a three-year extension of his contract, a raise to $170,000 a year and a financial incentive to remain at CSU.   Garland’s contract, which had been scheduled to expire in August 2002, now extends through […]

March 28, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Making Information Technology a Compelling Read

Making Information Technology a Compelling ReadOne of the biggest challenges of writing about information technology is making the subject matter compelling for lay audiences. Having written for technical and business publications in the past, I have grown accustomed to using jargon and assuming my readers are well grounded in information technology. For readers uninterested in […]

March 28, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Will Historic Inequities Ever Be Remedied?

Will Historic Inequities Ever Be Remedied?Before leaving office, Democrats and the Office of Civil Rights settled all but one desegregation case.Will Black colleges flounder in the postelection dust? By LYDIA LUMPicture this: A public school that was king of Black college football for many years, and also sports a marching band historically renowned. It draws nearly […]

March 28, 2001

Leadership & Policy

North Dakota School Divided Over ‘Fighting Sioux’ Nickname

North Dakota School Divided Over ‘Fighting Sioux’ NicknameGRAND FORKS, N.D. The University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname is dividing the campus in a dispute involving administrators, students, American Indians and a major contributor for an $85 million hockey arena. Opponents say the nickname demeans American Indians, and they contend it undermines the university’s efforts […]

March 28, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Columbia, NYU to Begin Searching for New Leadership

Columbia, NYU to Begin Searching for New LeadershipNEW YORK Two of the nation’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning — Columbia University and New York University — said earlier this month that they will be searching for new leadership following announcements that their presidents will step down next year. Columbia University President George Rupp made […]

March 28, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Howard University Alumnus Pledges $5 Million to Alma Mater

Howard University Alumnus Pledges $5 Million to Alma Mater WASHINGTONDuring Howard University’s Charter Day ceremonies held in early March, Howard Alumnus Frank Savage, chairman of Alliance Capital Management International and chairman of the Howard University Board of Trustees, announced a $5 million pledge to the university, which would be the largest donation from a Howard […]

March 28, 2001

Leadership & Policy

As Admissions Standards Rise, Southern University Prepares for Falling Enrollment

As Admissions Standards Rise, Southern University Prepares for Falling Enrollment Desegregation settlement mandates selective admissions for some of Louisiana’s public collegesBy Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.Officials at Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus are bracing for a 27 percent drop in freshman enrollment this fall when the historically Black school raises admissions standards.Southern University Chancellor Edward  R. […]

March 28, 2001

Leadership & Policy

A Long, Protracted Struggle

A Long, Protracted StruggleThe long and protracted struggle to bring Black colleges up to speed with their White counterparts is one of those stories that just will not go away. And why should it given the fact that higher education so effectively mirrors our society as a whole. As long as there are disparities in […]

March 28, 2001