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African-American

Counting on Black

Counting on BlackHistorically Black colleges offer symbolic venue for candidates wanting to connect with Black votersBy Ronald RoachThe push for a connection between Black American voters and the campaigns of Democratic Party presidential candidates reached a symbolic high in September when the contenders squared off in a nationally televised debate on the campus of Morgan […]

December 3, 2003

Sports

Professional Appointments

Professional Appointments Dr. Michael A. Battle is the new president of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. Previously, he was vice president for student affairs at Chicago State University. Battle earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College, a master of divinity degree from Duke University and a doctor of ministry degree from Howard University. Dr. […]

October 8, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Diversity in Print

Diversity in PrintWhat Makes Racial Diversity Work in Higher EducationBy Frank W. Hale Jr. (ed.); Foreword by William E. KirwanStylus Publishing, July 2003, 320 pp., $59.95 cloth, ISBN I-57922-066-5;$23.95 paper, ISBN 1-57922-067-3Dr. Frank W. Hale Jr., known for his pioneering efforts in establishing Ohio State University as one of the top producers of African American […]

September 24, 2003

Students

Diversity: Here Today, More Tomorrow

Diversity: Here Today, More TomorrowROCKVILLE, Md.Haniee Chung, a 22-year-old spring honors graduate of Montgomery College, has an outlook on diversity that might sound strange to her elders.“We’re used to it,” she says. “Really, a lot of people my age don’t think about the question of diversity much at all.”Since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings […]

September 24, 2003

International

Spending on Sevis

Spending on Sevis New system to track international student enrollment leaves educators stressed, while the federal government reports its successBy Kendra HamiltonIt’s been a bruising year for everyone involved with international education. And no one in the community of international educators can yet breathe a sigh of relief, because soon colleges and universities, trade schools, […]

September 10, 2003

Students

NAFEO Names First Class of Leadership Fellows

NAFEO Names First Class of Leadership Fellows SILVER SPRING, Md.The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) has selected 13 outstanding faculty, from historically and predominantly Black colleges and universities, for its first class of Kellogg Leadership Fellows in the NAFEO National Leadership Institute. The institute is designed to train and develop the […]

August 27, 2003

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Professional Appointments

Professional Appointments Dr. Brenda A. Allen has been named associate provost and director of institutional diversity at Brown University. Most recently, she was an associate professor of psychology, assistant to the president and director of institutional diversity at Smith College. Allen earned a bachelor’s in psychology from Lincoln University, and both master’s and doctoral degrees […]

July 30, 2003

Sports

Professional Appointments

Professional Appointments Dr. Michael A. Battle is the new president of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. Previously, he was vice president for student affairs at Chicago State University. Battle earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College, a master of divinity degree from Duke University and a doctor of ministry degree from Howard University. Dr. […]

July 2, 2003

Faculty & Staff

Ole Miss Acquires Unique Drums From Ghana

Ole Miss Acquires Unique Drums From Ghana UNIVERSITY, Miss. Music lessons at the University of Mississippi are about to become even more dynamic, thanks to a recently acquired, hand-carved drum set from West Africa. Intricately decorated and culturally rich, the 15 drums are native to the Ewe of southeastern Ghana. For centuries, Ewe drums have […]

June 18, 2003

HBCUs

Legendary Florida A&M Business Dean Set to Retire

Legendary Florida A&M Business Dean Set to RetireDr. Sybil Mobley is recognized by many as a trailblazer in business educationBy Ben Hammer After spending the last four decades at the helm of Florida A&M University’s School of Business and Industry (SBI), and creating a new standard for business programs around the country, Dr. Sybil Mobley […]

June 18, 2003

HBCUs

Getting Through The Hard Times

Getting Through The Hard Times Graduating seniors are confronting one of the tightest job markets in recent years. What are students doing to remain competitive?By Ronald RoachAs a business administration major, Jermanne Perry, a graduating senior at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, recognized last year that the slumping U.S. economy showed little promise of […]

June 4, 2003

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Scholars, Policy-Makers Urge Choice as the Way to Education Reform

Scholars, Policy-Makers Urge Choice as the Way to Education Reform By Ronald Roach WASHINGTON While not endorsing school vouchers as the sole answer to education reform in failing urban school systems, educators and policy-makers at a libertarian think tank forum on the Brown v. Board decision said vouchers should represent a key component of such […]

June 4, 2003