Black Issues in Higher Education

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Articles in Sept 25, 2003 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education

• New University of Michigan undergrad admissions policy modeled after law school's - Affirmative Action Watch - race a factor but point system will not be used
• Open letter to our African American brothers and sisters - Letter to the Editor
• Liz Riley has been appointed assistant dean for daytime MBA admissions at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University - On The Move - Brief Article
• Events - Calendar
• On the road to reauthorization: with the Higher Education Act up for reauthorization, the fate of student aid and the future of colleges' regulatory independence is uncertain - Washington Update
  by Kristina Lane
• Truth and consequences: in the Michigan aftermath, the real fight begins as local institutions work to apply the Supreme Court ruling to meet their campuses' individual needs and/or restrictions - Special reports: focus on diversity
  by Kendra Hamilton
• Fighting back against online auction fraud - Personal Computing
  by Reid Goldsborough
• North Carolina Central University - Grants & awards - university receives grant from National Science Foundation - Brief Article
• NCCU lands $19 million for Biomanufacturing Institute - Noteworthy News - Golden LEAF Foundation awards money - Brief Article
• When academia meets activism: Harvard's color lines conference draws nearly 1,000 participants to share new insights, data on the nation's agenda on race
  by Ronald Roach
• Dr. John Ellis Price has been named vice provost of the University of North Texas at Dallas - On The Move - Brief Article
• The State University of West Georgia - Grants & awards - university receives grant from Sallie Mae - Brief Article
• Keeping a legacy alive - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Michael L. Lomax
• Math, reading gaps between White, minority kindergartners widens - noteworthy news - Brief Article
• University to provide free wireless Internet access - tech briefs - Case Western Reserve University - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach
• Mississippi State University - Grants & awards - university receives donation from Fred E. Carl Jr - Brief Article
• UMKC names two leaders for 'Diversity in Action' initiative - noteworthy news - University of Missouri, Kansas City
• On language, history and values - Speaking of Education - Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir - Brief Article - Book Review
  by Julianne Malveaux
• Laura S. Washington will join the faculty of DePaul University as its Ida B. Wells-Barnett university professor - On The Move - Brief Article
• Multicultural affairs in the age of 'valuing diversity' - Last Word
  by Damon A. Williams
• Compelling enough to diversify - Editor's Note
  by Hilary Hurd Anyaso
• Students less concerned about safety when choosing study abroad programs - noteworthy news - survey by AHA International and StudyAbroad.com
• Survey says online learning equal to classroom instruction - tech briefs - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach
• Essex County College - Grants & awards - college received grant from Hewlett-Packard Company - Brief Article
• Bid to move famed art collection might be called off - Noteworthy News - dispute between Barnes Foundation and Lincoln University - governance rules set by late founder, Albert Barnes jeopardize financing - Reprint
• 'Whatever it takes': outreach programs put a university education within reach for those who otherwise might not have thought it possible - Special report: focus on diversity
  by Lydia Lum
• Merri Christi Pemberton has been named curator of the Mattye Reed African Heritage Center at North Carolina A&T State University - On The Move - Brief Article
• Rochester Institute of Technology - Grants & awards - National Technical Institute for the Deaf receives grant from National Science Foundation - Brief Article
• A meeting of the minds: Brothers of the Academy's first think tank to promote collaborative research, community improvement - Noteworthy News
  by Pearl Stewart
• Diverse city: community colleges are the most diverse institutions in academia, and getting more so by the day - Special report: focus on diversity
  by Garry Boulard
• Dr. Debra Austin has been appointed chancellor of colleges and universities by the Florida Education Commissioner - On The Move - Brief Article
• Portland State University - Grants & awards - university receives grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Brief Article
• Yale study compares breast cancer survival rates - noteworthy news - Brief Article
• Diversity in print - BI Bookshelf - What Makes Racial Diversity Work in Higher Education - Educating Teachers for Diversity: Seeing with a Cultural Eye - Skin Deep: How Race and Compexion Matter in the "Color-Blind" Era - Black-Brown Relations and Stereot
• Richard T. Williams has been named chairman of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees - On The Move - Brief Article
• Texas A&M opens new campus in Qatar - noteworthy news - Texas A and M University alliance with Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
• Nine HBCUs to get software in first round of Microsoft award - tech briefs
  by Ronald Roach
• Delaware State University - Grants & awards - university receives grants from U.S. Department of Defense and National Science Foundation - Brief Article