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Articles in August 28, 2003 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education

• Affirmative action fight far from over, urban league panelists say - Affirmative Action Watch
• Virginia Union president resigns to take job with NCAA - Brief Article
• Taming the power of a PC - Personal Computing - Buyers Guide
  by Reid Goldsborough
• Houston Community College System - Grants & awards - receives skills development grant from Texas Workforce Commission - Brief Article
• Heroes bill set for Bush's signature - Washington Updates - Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act - deferred student loan payments for families of reservists - Brief Article
  by Charles Dervarics
• Cal State Los Angeles leads state system in hiring of minority faculty - noteworthy news - study results from California Research Bureau - Brief Article
• Homeland security business incubator opens in Maryland - Tech Talk - Chesapeake Innovation Center will create opportunities for transfer and development of technology - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach
• Montclair State University - On the Move - Dr. Thomas J. Haynes Jr. named vice president for university advancement - Brief Article
• Committed to open access - Last Word - community college admits all ethnic groups
  by Irving Pressley McPhail
• NAFEO names first class of leadership fellows - noteworthy news - National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education - faculty chosen from historically and predominantly black colleges and universities - list of the 13 NAFEO fellows
• University of Texas campuses can make the choice on affirmative action - Affirmative Action Watch
• Baltimore Community College to offer online law enforcement degree - applied science degree in law enforcement - Brief Article
• Emory University's School of Medicine - Grants & awards
• Senate designates HBCU week - Washington Updates - National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week - Brief Article
  by Charles Dervarics
• Winston-Salem's fund-raising efforts pay off - historically black university wins award from Council for Advancement and Support of Education - Brief Article
• North Carolina A&T goes the distance to curb shortage of agricultural education teachers - Tech Talk - North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University offers online education program for community college graduates
  by Ronald Roach
• Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education - FIPSE - On the Move - United States. Office of Postsecondary Education - Brief Article
• Events - Conferences, Sept. 22-Nov. 5, 2003 - Calendar
• The truth about community colleges - Editor's Note - Editorial
  by Hilary Hurd Anyaso
• UC Santa Barbara to establish nation's first Chicano studies Ph.D. program - Noteworthy News - University of California - Doctor of philosophy degree
• An overlooked Oasis? Education advocates say two-year institutions should not be considered an afterthought, but rather belong at the centerpiece of the nation's higher education agenda - Academic Kickoff Special Report: community colleges - viable role o
  by Kendra Hamilton
• The price of education - Speaking of Education - educational fund raising efforts of Jubilee Singers for Fisk University - the price African Americans have paid for access to higher education
  by Julianne Malveaux
• Marygrove College - Grants & awards - grant from the Whitney Fund to support arts outreach program - Brief Article
• Teacher-training bill offers help for HBCUs, others - Washington Update - historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions - Ready to Teach Act will create quality teacher training programs
  by Charles Dervarics
• Study offers students tips on college application process - noteworthy news - study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling - students place undue emphasis on essay
• Serving urban populations … a continent away: Bronx Community College works to expand educational, employment opportunities for Black South Africans - Academic Kickoff Special Report: community colleges - Bronx Community College National Center for
  by Ben Hammer
• University of Alabama-Birmingham - On the Move - Dr. Louis Dale promoted to vice president for equity and diversity - Brief Article
• The National Urban League - Grants & awards - donation from Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. to support various initiatives - Brief Article
• Harvard student newspaper sues university for campus records - Noteworthy News - Harvard Crimson sues for access to Harvard Police Force records
  by Shilpa Banerji
• Study finds 2002 a safer season for football players - noteworthy news - accident and death survey for young US football players
• New Web site to focus on the business of higher education - launch of MarketTimes by Learning Times, LLC and Campus Computing Project - addresses needs of companies that do business in postsecondary market
  by Ronald Roach
• Nassau Community College - On the Move - Craig Wright leaves State University of New York to become associate vice president - Brief Article
• Charter schools produce higher test scores, but segregated environment: recent studies assess race, academic achievement in the nation's charter schools - Noteworthy News - study by Manhattan Institute
  by Ben Hammer
• U.S. Tennis Association honors pioneering black female athletes - noteworthy news - Margaret "Pete" and Maltida Roumania "Repeat" Peters
• Conference to promote bioinformatics education - tech briefs - need for bioinformatics to be included university biology curriculum - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach
• Peabody College of Vanderbilt University - On the Move - Dr. Richard Milner appointed assistant professor - Brief Article
• Congress must address college 'cost crisis,' GOP says: fewer students able to take advantage of federal resources, leaders say - Washington Update - Repbulicans
  by Charles Dervarics
• Researchers find growing number of HIV cases at North Carolina colleges - Noteworthy News - prevalence among black male students - Reprint
• A 'passport' to a four-year degree: HBCUs are finding the community college to be a valuable resource when looking to recruit students of color - Academic Kickoff Special Report: community colleges - historically black colleges and universities' admission
  by Ronald Roach
• Expanding roles for minorities and professionals in higher education - BI Bookshelf - The Majority in the Minority: Expanding the Representation of Latina/o Faculty, Administrators and Students in Higher Education - Yes We Can! A Community College Guide f
• Medgar Evers College - Grants & awards - grants from New York City Human Resources Administration and the City University of New York - Brief Article
• CBC partners with Fox News to hold presidential debates - Washington Update - Congressional Black Caucus - Brief Article
  by Charles Dervarics
• Partnership gives teacher education students a head start - Noteworthy News - pilot project with Central Michigan University and Delta, Lansing and Mid Michigan community colleges - Brief Article
• Taking an alternate route: as competition increases to gain admission into the University of California system, more students are going the community-college route - Academic Kickoff Special Report: community colleges - university transfer programs for co
  by Pamela Burdman
• Mansfield University in Pennsylvania - On the Move - Dr. Shari Clarke appointed vice president for student affairs - Brief Article
• Mt. San Antonio College - Grants & awards - community college receives grant from National Science Foundation - Brief Article