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Articles in April 8, 2004 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education

• Experts address influence of AD/HD in Black community
• Virginia cemetery provides glimpse to slave-trading past
• Robot debuts as receptionist at Carnegie Mellon
  by Ronald Roach
• State University of New York Board of Trustees
• Jackson state grad named Black Engineer of the Year in Government
• Let the games begin—again: HBCU coaches and administrators give their play-by-play accounts of the benefits of reviving college football programs
  by Crystal L. Keels
• Lee Hampton is the new executive director of Tulane University's Amistad Research Center
• North Carolina A&T State University, in partnership with Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
• New report finds Berkeley admitting more minorities than predicted: findings provide new platform for debate over affirmative action, 'comprehensive review' policy
  by Pamela Burdman
• Survey shows Blacks not concerned enough about kidney disease
• Contest showcases safety devices created by college teams
  by Ronald Roach
• Arizona State University was awarded $43.7 million from the United States Army to fund a five-year cooperative agreement to establish the Army Flexible Display Center
• Academics, athletics and life skills
  by Robin V. Smiles
• Oprah Winfrey makes second $5 million donation to Morehouse
• Shattering the glass ceiling: blacks in coaching
  by Fitzgerald Hill
• Sharon Jefferson has been selected as the new vice president for student affairs at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla
• Rethinking nationalism: seeking answers for future Black voices
  by KMT G. Shockley
• Greenspan: colleges can help solve jobs dilemma
• HIV, STD prevention programs urgently needed, researchers conclude
• N.C. State Researchers develop fast Internet data protocol
  by Ronald Roach
• Jarvis Christian College
• The Citadel to launch African American studies program
• Top 25 graduation rates: March madness teams, 2004
• University of the West Indies
• Events
• Training for the Ph.D.: national conference brings together first-generation college students on the road to a doctoral degree
  by Cassie Chew
• Benchmarks & Barriers: for people of color in higher education
• Research Triangle area to seek 100,000 jobs
  by Ronald Roach
• Howard University John H. Johnson School of Communications was the recipient of a $100,000 gift from FOX News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes
• Accountability plan for higher education would be a mistake, report says
  by Kristina Lane
• Emory University acquires Carter G. Woodson Archives
• Civil rights milestones offer lessons
  by Julianne Malveaux
• Robert E. Johnson has been named vice president for enrollment management at the University of Dayton in Ohio
• Black police officers in the South still face racism, researcher says
• Academics and athletics: playing for the same team: NCAA president discusses the challenges of leading the organization in an era of academic reform
  by Ronald Roach
• Technology-based collaboration to aid Iraqi libraries
  by Ronald Roach
• Morris College recently received a $35,000 gift from the Teagle Foundation
• 'Dean' of Hispanic writers donates papers to University of New Mexico
• Creating a successful student-athlete: discipline, focus and hard work are just a few attributes, says advising expert Dr. Ruth Darling
  by Kendra Hamilton
• Keeping PCs up to date can be fun
  by Reid Goldsborough
• Mt. San Antonio College Nursing Program received a $17,000 grunt from Citrus Valley Medical Center and a $34,000 award from Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center