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Education Department Nominee Facing Criticism in Senate

Education Department Nominee Facing Criticism in SenateThe Bush administration’s nominee for a senior Education Department post faces a rocky road to confirmation in the Senate because of his past opposition to affirmative action.Brian Jones, past president of the Center for New Black Leadership, is Bush’s choice to become the Education Department’s general counsel, which plays […]

September 26, 2001

Latinx

Denver College’s African American Studies Program Gets Reprieve

Denver College’s African American Studies Program Gets ReprieveDENVERState officials have decided to keep an African American studies degree at Metropolitan State College for at least two more years, despite low student interest. Only 13 Metro State students have been awarded the degree in 15 years, well below the Colorado Commission on Higher Education’s requirement that […]

April 25, 2001

Students

Spring Ushers in a Bloody Hazing Season for Black Frats

Spring Ushers in a Bloody Hazing Season for Black FratsBy Paul RuffinsThis spring, the pattern of illegal hazing that has threatened the survival of Black fraternities and sororities has once again repeated itself with deadly and devastating consequences. In early April, Nashville authorities officially announced what many had suspected for months: The January death of […]

April 25, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Howard University Awards Honorary Doctorate to Oracle CEO and Founder Ellison

Howard University Awards Honorary Doctorate to Oracle CEO and Founder EllisonWASHINGTON Just months after pledging a $2 million gift of 4,000 network computers and printers to be installed in Howard University’s 12 undergraduate dormitories, Larry J. Ellison, CEO and founder of the Oracle Corp., was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by the Washington, D.C.-based university.Howard […]

November 22, 2000

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

Private Party

Private PartyPlagued by sexually-lewd behavior and violence, one of the largest Black fraternity gatherings in the country is no longer a public event and some say that while it’s unfortunate, it may be the wave of the futurePhiladelphia — At first, it seemed that the 1999 Philadelphia Greek Picnic had all of the support that […]

September 15, 1999

Students

‘Greek’ Pride and Pain

‘Greek’ Pride and Pain During the late 1960s and the Vietnam War era, the Black fraternity and sorority movement suffered a loss of prestige because many young African Americans viewed them as too traditional and middle class to be “cool.” However, the success of affirmative action and academic outreach programs brought an unprecedented number of […]

August 18, 1999