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WSSU Breaks Ground On New Computer Science Building

WSSU Breaks Ground On New Computer Science BuildingWINSTON-SALEM, N.C.Winston Salem State University officials conducted a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month marking the start of construction on a $12.3 million computer science building on the historically Black campus in North Carolina. The facility will house the university’s computer science department and the division of information resources. […]

April 24, 2002

Going Online With V-HBCU

Going Online With V-HBCUCoalition seeks to boost presence of HBCUs in distance learningFor many higher education institutions, the establishment of online distance education courses and certificate and degree programs remains a difficult struggle despite the presence of hundreds of schools in the online sector. The task of building and maintaining a top-notch information technology infrastructure […]

April 24, 2002

Educational Access for Soldiers

eArmyU ImprovesEducational Access for SoldiersBut HBCUs may be missing out due to distance learning incapacityBy Phaedra Brotherton The Army’s venture into distance learning — dubbed eArmyU — is proving to be a big success with more than 12,000 soldiers enrolled since it began a year ago. Enlisted soldiers, particularly soldiers of color, have been lining […]

February 27, 2002

Community Colleges

Higher Education for Prisoners

Higher Education for Prisoners Will Lower Rates for TaxpayersWhat would you think if you were told that there are 1.6 million potential students who could be served by community colleges? Wouldn’t you consider this a great opportunity? Throughout the United States, without much fanfare, some community colleges already are going about the rewarding business of […]

January 16, 2002

Faculty & Staff

Finding Room for Improvement

Finding Room for ImprovementHoward University-based team rates HBCU Web sitesThe perception that a “digital divide” exists in higher education between historically Black institutions and most predominantly White colleges and universities has enabled advocates for Black schools to raise money, attract computer equipment donations, and build awareness to help bridge the divide.One effort that started this […]

December 5, 2001

Congress Asks GAO to Conduct Study on Digital Divide

Congress Asks GAO to Conduct Study on Digital DivideThe federal government should conduct a comprehensive study on distance learning and digital divide problems that can affect minority-serving institutions, some members of Congress say. A group of Republicans and Democrats is asking the U.S. General Accounting Office to perform such a study, because Congress is considering […]

November 7, 2001

Community Colleges

Maryland Community Colleges Push Computer Literacy Among South African Teachers

Maryland Community Colleges Push Computer Literacy Among South African TeachersLargo, Md.As American higher education institutions scramble to develop international programs in distance education and Internet-based collaborations, Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) in Maryland has spearheaded a partnership with a South African college system to teach computer literacy to primary and secondary school teachers. Officials at […]

August 29, 2001

House Approves Math/Science Bill with New Aid

House Approves Math/Science Bill with New AidNational Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act attracts bipartisan support.Students of color may gain access to high-quality math and science programs under legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives approved before the August recess. The National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act has attracted bipartisan support by including recommendations from a […]

August 29, 2001

Maryland Projects Growth at ‘Virtual University’

Maryland Projects Growth at ‘Virtual University’ADELPHI, Md.Offering one of the nation’s largest distance learning curriculums for a public institution, the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is projected to experience a tripling of its enrollment by 2010, according to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. In a report released by the commission in July, the enrollment […]

August 15, 2001

Faculty & Staff

‘Metacourse’ Explores New Opportunities

‘Metacourse’ Explores New Opportunities For U.S.-African CollaborationSince the mid-1970s, Dr. Pearl T. Robinson has been investigating and teaching the politics of African nations. Now, as 21st century African universities begin using the Internet to strengthen their academic programs, it comes as little surprise that Robinson is pioneering an Internet-based teaching and learning model that partners […]

July 4, 2001

Instant Messaging for Instant Communications

Instant Messaging for Instant CommunicationsOn the Internet, chat isn’t idle anymore. In approving the $103.5 billion merger between America Online and Time Warner in January, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission stipulated that AOL must allow users of competing programs to communicate with its instant messaging programs when AOL makes high-speed versions available.Instant messaging, or IM, […]

March 28, 2001

Faculty & Staff

The Politics of Art

The Politics of ArtPaul R. Jones chose to donate his extensive collection of African American art to the University of Delaware, but not without making sure an HBCU would benefit. By Robin V. SmilesOn more than one occasion Paul R. Jones has been entangled in some of America’s most politically and racially charged events of […]

March 28, 2001

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