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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

Faculty & Staff

Our Top 100 Tops 100,000

Our Top 100 Tops 100,000For the 10th consecutive year, Black Issues In Higher Education has produced its rankings of the top 100 institutions that graduate the most students of color. Over the years, we have seen a steady increase in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to African American students, and for the first time, […]

June 6, 2001

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Events

EventsAlbertson College has been awarded a second-year grant of $29,403 from the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership to encourage students to become entrepreneurs by gaining hands-on experience working with Idaho businesses.The American Council on Education Fellows Program has received a $300,000, three-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to enhance the use of information technology […]

May 23, 2001

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American Council on Education Names New President

American Council on Education Names New PresidentWASHINGTONDr. David Ward, chancellor emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named president of the American Council on Education. The appointment, announced in early April, is effective Sept. 1. Ward will succeed Dr. Stanley O. Ikenberry, who last year announced plans to resign following a five-year tenure. “I’ve […]

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

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A Call to Discard the SAT

A Call to Discard the SATCollege Board says ‘don’t scapegoat SAT because of inequalities in educational systems’By Pamela BurdmanSACRAMENTO, Calif.University of California President Richard Atkinson’s recent call to jettison the SAT I would eliminate a test that has long aroused suspicions of racial bias, a move diversity advocates have been proposing for decades.This time, however, […]

March 28, 2001

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Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest honors accorded an engineer. Previously Jackson served as chairwoman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a professor of physics at Rutgers University. Jackson earned both a bachelor’s degree and […]

March 28, 2001

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First-Year Female College Students Found To Have Less Confidence About Computer Skills Than Male Counterparts

First-Year Female College Students Found To Have Less Confidence About Computer Skills Than Male CounterpartsLos AngelesAn annual, national survey of college freshmen reveals that the women feel less confident about their computer-use skills than the men. The fall 2000 survey undertaken by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California-Los Angeles Graduate School […]

February 14, 2001

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Other Types of Campus Crimes

Other Types of Campus CrimesIt is often said that our campuses reflect the society from which the students come and that, given some of the communities where our campuses are located, it is unrealistic to presume that they can be immune from crime. Indeed, when crime erupts on our campuses we usually react with, “How […]

February 14, 2001

Leadership & Policy

New ACE Survey Has Good News, Bad News for College and University Presidents

New ACE Survey Has Good News, Bad News for College and University PresidentsWashingtonThe American Council on Education’s recent national public opinion poll on higher education policy produced good news and some bad news for college presidents.On the positive side, Americans continue to place high value on a college education and overwhelmingly believe that U.S. colleges […]

January 31, 2001

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Federal Court Upholds U-Michigan’s Use of Race in Admissions

Federal Court Upholds U-Michigan’s Use of Race in AdmissionsBy Erik LordsDETROITSupporters of affirmative action across the nation are feeling upbeat after a judge’s ruling in federal court here upheld the University of Michigan’s use of race in admissions last month.The decision — which came just one week after an affirmative action victory in Washington State […]

January 3, 2001

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Mass. Board of Education to Consider College Exit Exam

Mass. Board of Education to Consider College Exit Exam  BOSTON Massachusetts’ Board of Higher Education is working to design an exit test that will assess students’ writing, critical thinking and computer skills. The test — or other type of assessment — will be aimed at ensuring students don’t leave college without basic skills, says Board […]

December 20, 2000