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Yale Department, Head Start Agency Provide Computer Training

Yale Department, Head Start Agency Provide Computer TrainingNEW HAVEN, Conn.Yale University’s Department of Psychology, in collaboration with LULAC Head Start and other local New Haven agencies, awarded 120 refurbished computers to participants in “Bridging the Digital Divide,” a computer training program primarily for parents of children enrolled in Head Start. In addition to training parents […]

November 7, 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

HCBUs Awarded Federal Digital Divide Grants

HCBUs Awarded Federal Digital Divide GrantsWASHINGTONNorth Carolina Central University and Grambling State University are among 74 nonprofit organizations, which include colleges, universities, local governments and community development groups, receiving $42.8 million in grants from the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP), which is coordinated by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).The TOP grants, […]

October 24, 2001

The Road From Bowie to Indianapolis: Sharing the IT Experience

The Road From Bowie to Indianapolis: Sharing the IT Experience For information technology professionals, administrators and faculty members at American colleges and universities, technology conferences provide useful forums for teaching and learning about the latest trends in computing and other technologies. Among those professionals in positions to share knowledge about their school’s technology experiences, there’s […]

October 24, 2001

Legislative Weekend Shines Spotlight on Nation’s Education Emergency

Legislative Weekend Shines Spotlight on Nation’s Education EmergencyWASHINGTONEducation advocates were put on alert last month at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual legislative weekend in Washington as Rep. Major Owens, D-N.Y., declared an “education emergency” in America, more specifically in the African American community.“Examined within the context of the overall terrorism-provoked national security emergency, education […]

October 24, 2001

The Rising Cost of Free Lunches on the Web

The Rising Cost of Free Lunches on the WebThe golden age of the Web is over. Or is it? The ongoing tumble in the value of technology stocks and the subsequent drying up of venture capital for dot-coms has had a dramatic repercussion for Web-empowered consumers and businesses: Many Web services that were once free […]

September 12, 2001

Houston Offers Free E-Mail as Digital Divide Bridge

Houston Offers Free E-Mail as Digital Divide Bridge HOUSTONThe city of Houston last month launched an initiative to offer free e-mail and use of personal computer software to its three million area residents. Individuals who verify their residence in the city will get an account number to access a software package developed by Houston-based Internet […]

September 12, 2001

For Whom Does the NET Work?

For Whom Does the NET Work?I find the term “InterNET” somewhat ironic. A net is often thought of as a safety feature, as in a safety net that catches someone who might fall while attempting to do something significant. But a net is also used to entrap things, as in a butterfly or fishing net. […]

September 12, 2001

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Library Program to Recruit Hispanics, American Indians

Library Program to Recruit Hispanics, American Indians TUCSON, Ariz.The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science is using a $500,000 federal grant to boost the numbers of Hispanics and American Indians who are employed as academic or public librarians. Fewer than five percent of librarians are Hispanic and less than one percent […]

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

G8 Passes International Digital Divide Plan

G8 Passes International Digital Divide PlanGENOA, ItalyThe world’s big eight powers approved an action plan to bridge the “digital divide” with the poorest countries. Leaders at the Group of Eight summit held in July endorsed a task force report on how to harness technology in the cause of development. In 2000, the G8 summit established […]

August 15, 2001

General Electric Donates $1 Million

General Electric Donates $1 MillionTo UNCF Technology InitiativeWASHINGTONThe United Negro College Fund last month scored another major gift in its $80 million technology campaign. Officials with the GE Fund donated a $1 million grant in support of the UNCF Technology Enhancement Campaign, bringing total funds raised to $77 million over 18 months, according to UNCF […]

August 15, 2001

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