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Community Colleges

BI News Briefs

Judge Allows Students to Help Defend Georgia’s Admissions PolicyATHENS, Ga. — Several students concerned about the state’s efforts to defend the University of Georgia against a high-profile lawsuit alleging discrimination in the school’s admissions policy have added themselves as defendants in the case.Ken Dious, an attorney here who represents the students, some of whom are […]

January 19, 2000

Students

College By the Numbers

College By the Numbers When I was provost of the University of Michigan, the medical school had a student prize for medical diagnosis: the “S.S.W. Award.” The initials stood for “swift, sure and wrong.”I am reminded of it when I hear reports celebrating Texas’ “10 percent solution” — its experiment in maintaining diversity in its […]

January 19, 2000

Faculty & Staff

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Hampton Coach’s Civil Rights Lawsuit Thrown OutLUBBOCK, Texas — A judge has dismissed a college basketball coach’s civil rights lawsuit, ruling she, her husband and an assistant failed to establish that racial bias was a factor in their 1998 arrests. Hampton University women’s coach Patricia Bibbs and the others sued the city, several police officers […]

January 5, 2000

Faculty & Staff

Berkeley Struggles As the Faculty Looks Elsewhere

Berkeley Struggles As the Faculty Looks ElsewhereBERKELEY, Calif. — Issues of race and racism are swirling about the University of California at Berkeley, stirred up by the imminent departures of two professors of color and ongoing concern over the future of the ethnic studies department.At issue: Is prestigious Berkeley’s ivory tower a bastion for only […]

December 22, 1999

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The One Florida Plan Executive Summary

The One Florida Plan Executive SummaryAll students in Florida, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, economic circumstances or Zip code should have the opportunity to fully reach their highest educational aspirations. But today, that is not the case. Some schools are more equal than others. Generally, high-performing schools offer tougher curriculums, more experienced teachers and better […]

November 24, 1999

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Less Segregation on Campus Today, Study SaysPONTIAC, Mich. — College students today are less likely to segregate themselves by race than they once were, according to a Ford Foundation report.Increased campus diversity and special programs have made students comfortable enough to cross racial and ethnic barriers in academic, political, organizational and social situations, according to […]

November 24, 1999

African-American

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Protest by Black Students Wins Reprieve of Decision on Student UnionJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Black students at the University of North Florida rallied for the preservation of the African American Student Union after a student government agency decided the organization was unconstitutional.The decision last month to dissolve the African American Student Union was made by a […]

November 10, 1999

Students

Noteworthy Briefs

Judge Asked to Stop Georgia From Using Race in AdmissionsATLANTA — University of Georgia President Dr. Michael Adams did not have to wait long for a challenge to his recent decision to keep race as a factor in deciding admissions. Atlanta attorney Lee Parks, who has battled the university system before over race-based admission policies, […]

October 27, 1999

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Internet Service Offers College Tuition Bidding Service

Internet Service Offers College Tuition Bidding ServiceBOSTON — Savvy internet shoppers have been bidding of late for airplane tickets, hotel fares, used cars. Now, they can bid for college tuition.A newly launched Internet service wants to treat college tuition like an auction, matching students’ financial “bids” to colleges willing to offer discounted tuition rates.The founders […]

October 27, 1999

Students

Can the Dream Be Saved?

Can the Dream Be Saved?CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors  announced earlier this month that  race will continue to be considered in the school’s admissions process. The board also said it  supports President John T. Casteen III’s decision several months ago to end the use of a point system that benefited […]

October 27, 1999

Students

High-Tech Admissions

High-Tech AdmissionsPredictive Modeling Software is Reshaping the Way Schools Find and Communicate With Prospective StudentsWhen Tuskegee University officials set a goal of growing enrollment from the current 3,000 students to 5,000 by the year 2006, they knew it would require an extraordinary approach. Especially given the fierce national competition for college-bound African American high school […]

October 13, 1999

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Same Team, Different Strategy

Same Team, Different StrategyThe Lawsuit Challenging Michigan’s Affirmative Action Policies has Produced a Wide Spectrum of Supporters Who are Prepared to Defend the University’s Pursuit of DiversityANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan prides itself on its commitment to maintaining a racially diverse campus. Indeed, here at the nation’s 10th-largest university, nearly one in […]

October 13, 1999