Black Issues in Higher Education

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Articles in March 24, 2005 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education

• Events
• Hampton University was awarded $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Report shows three times more Black men on corporate boards than women
• Coalition of states agree to raise high-school standards
• Howard expands Windows Media Player challenge to national competitors
  by Ronald Roach
• Edward Waters College loses accreditation appeal, files lawsuit
• UCLA study: growing mismatch between African Americans and job locations increases racial inequality
• TADA! and the PhD Project unite to help students complete doctoral degrees
  by Ronald Roach
• Syracuse University
• Study: value NCAA earns from Black athletes exceeds the GNP of Russia
• University of Michigan to offer grants for needy students
• Desperately seeking students: several public flagships attempt to reverse disturbing declines in Black student college enrollment
  by Lydia Lum
• The California State University, Northridge Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics received a $250,000 grant from the Joseph Drown Foundation to support ongoing programs and the operation of the center
• U.S. Distance Learning Association
• Black leaders examine developing contract with Black America
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Study finds women faculty experience more stress than men in higher education
• Study shows Black, Hispanic college graduation rates still trailing in California
• J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
• Lawmakers to propose millions to shore up FAMU
• Penn State Black Caucus calls school's response to racism 'halfhearted'
• The Howard University division of fine arts in the college of arts and sciences received $500,000 from the family of famed artist
• UAB reaches settlement with former President Ann Reynolds
• Benchmarks & barriers: for people of color in higher education
• On the frontline of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: with infection rates still escalating among African Americans, researchers, scholars and activists wonder if the battle is a losing one
  by B. Denise Hawkins
• College-centered auction site debuts
  by Ronald Roach
• The Duke University Divinity School received $6.7 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to promote innovative pastoral leadership and excellence in ministry
• Western Carolina University
• Sacramento City College has been awarded $400,000 from the U.S. House of Representatives
• Naval Academy sees decline in minority applicants
• Oregon State University returns artifacts to American Indian tribes, historical society balks
• Saving a generation: North Carolina public health department partners with state's Black colleges to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS
  by Crystal L. Keels
• i poll
• Mt. San Antonio College was awarded a $121,000 grant from the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles to fund the Mt. SAC Relays Youth Day
• Coalition launches advertising, lobbying campaign for federal student aid
• California tribal college loses accreditation, closes
• A problem we can no longer ignore
  by Hilary Hurd Anyaso
• Tuskegee University
• North Carolina A&T State University Foundation received a $275,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation
• 'Taking back the music': Spelman students combat hip-hop's negative portrayals of Black women
  by Ernest Holsendolph
• California State-Stanislaus president to head Dillard University
• Survival at stake: University of North Carolina's Dr. Adaora Adimora searches for answers into HIV transmission among African Americans
  by Eleanor Lee Yates
• A plea to internationalize our Black youth
  by Carlton E. McLellan
• Keeping e-mail in top form
  by Reid Goldsborough