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Leadership & Policy

Running for Cover

Running for CoverFear and Paranoia Su rrounding Affirmative Action Lawsuits Unjustified, Experts SayBy Robin M. BennefieldTwo years ago, University of North Carolina System President Dr. Molly Broad, fresh from the California State System, requested a complete review of the use of race in the admissions policies of schools in the state system.Then last spring, Dr. David […]

October 13, 1999

BI News Briefs

Commission Dismisses Discrimination Complaint Against Alabama-BirminghamBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The state Ethics Commission has dismissed complaints against the president of the University of Alabama-Birmingham and another school official, saying the allegations of discrimination do not fall under its jurisdiction.A local activist had filed a complaint against Dr. W. Ann Reynolds, the school’s president, and George Perdue, […]

October 13, 1999

UNCF Gray’s Way

UNCF Gray’s WayWith Billion-Dollar Bill Gates Coup, ‘Bottom-Line’ Bill Gray Affirms His Stature and His Leadership Style FAIRFAX, Va. — When software tycoon William H. Gates III made a $1 billion pledge earlier this month to fund scholarships for minority college and graduate students in science, engineering, math and education, he turned to the United […]

September 29, 1999

Leadership & Policy

BI Nes Briefs

Regents Reprimand Tennessee State University President Over Mishandled Student Honors Program NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The state Board of Regents reprimanded the president of Tennessee State University earlier this month and stripped control of a student honors program from him after revelations the program has been mishandled.The university first landed in trouble when state officials discovered […]

September 29, 1999

Leadership & Policy

Meeting the Competition and Then Some

Meeting the Competition and Then SomeNew Howard University Bookstore Aims to be Community AssetThe traditional campus store may have online textbook sellers nipping at their business, but at least one historically Black institution is responding by making its new campus store a Black cultural and community center in addition to putting its catalog online. Earlier […]

September 15, 1999

Leadership & Policy

The Boycott That Isn’t — Yet

The Boycott That Isn’t — YetRumors last month that Benedict College’s president was rallying his HBCU colleagues in South Carolina to join the NAACP’s boycott of that state have thwarted the alleged plan, at least temporarilyColumbia, S.C. — Apparently, word that South Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities are joining the NAACP’s tourism boycott of […]

September 15, 1999

Leadership & Policy

Treasure From The Island

Treasure From The IslandElton Braithwaite carves wood, pushes a broom, and is teaching something about life at a Massachusetts community college. HOLYOKE, Mass. — Summer mornings find Jamaican folk artist Elton Braithwaite in the college classroom teaching youngsters a little bit about wood carving and a lot more about life.Nights, he’s back in the classroom […]

September 1, 1999

Leadership & Policy

A Gatekeeper Relinquishes the Keys

A Gatekeeper Relinquishes the KeysDr. Luther Williams, lauded director of the National Science Foundation’s minority programs, steps down.WASHINGTON — Dr. Luther S. Williams has stepped down as head of the National Science Foundation’s education division after nine years as the chief architect of a wide range of NSF programs aimed at creating opportunities for African […]

September 1, 1999

Leadership & Policy

GOP Tax Bill Draws Bitter Criticism

GOP Tax Bill Draws Bitter CriticismThe White House and Congress are on a collision course as both sides try to build public support for tax cuts and future spending plans that will affect education.The House and Senate, in largely party-line votes, approved a massive $800 billion tax cut in early August that critics say would […]

September 1, 1999

Louisiana Lightning Rod

Louisiana Lightning RodBaton Rouge Community College Chancellor Marion Bonaparte was at the center of a racially charged storm that led to his ouster, and is expected to hurt enrollment at the new state institutionBATON ROUGE, La. — Marion Bonaparte, Baton Rouge Community College’s chancellor, who was placed on paid leave after reports surfaced regarding missing […]

August 18, 1999

Professional Appointments

academicReNee Dunman, Esq., has been appointed director of Old Dominion University’s Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action. He has worked in the office as acting director, EO coordinator, and EO manager. Dunman earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Virginia Commonwealth University; a master’s degree in communications from Norfolk State University; and doctor of jurisprudence […]

August 4, 1999

Leadership & Policy

Can NAFEO Find Its Direction?

Can NAFEO Find Its Direction? By Michele N-K CollisonThere was a time when thousands of Black college officials would block out the third week in April on their calendars so that they wouldn’t miss the annual meeting of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO).The conference, held at the Washington Hilton in the […]

June 23, 1999

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