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Articles in April 24, 2003 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education

• More money spent on prisons than on college, group says - noteworthy news - Arizona - Brief Article
• Investigating below the surface: in his new book, Berkeley anthropologist John Ogbu explores the performance gaps between Black and White middle-class students in a Cleveland suburb - Interview - Biography
  by Pamela Burdman
• North Carolina A&T State University - On The Move - Lola Jackson appointed - Brief Article
• Grants & awards
• Virginia Tech reverses decision on affirmative action - Affirmative Action Watch
• UNC-Chapel Hill Conference explores roots and experience of Black Canadians - noteworthy news - Brief Article
• Sallie Mae offers financial aid analysis on Web site - tech briefs - Student Loan Marketing Association - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach
• The health of the nation: why affirmative action is needed in medical school admissions - Last Word
  by Charles Terrell
• College completion declining, taking longer, study shows - noteworthy news
• The divestment debate: modeling their efforts on the anti-apartheid movement, students and faculty across the country are petitioning their administrations to divest from companies with Israeli business ties
  by Lydia Lum
• East Carolina University - On The Move - Linda Nixon Hudson appointed - Brief Article
• U.S. Senate supports increase in Pell Grant amount - Washington Update
  by Charles Dervarics
• University of Arkansas earmarks $64 million for doctoral fellowships - noteworthy news - Brief Article
• Information Technology Workforce Convocation set for May - tech briefs - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach
• Events - educational conferences - Calendar
• `Educate, don't segregate' - Editor's Note
  by Hilary Hurd Anyaso
• New Internet system to track medical errors - noteworthy news - University of California - Brief Article
• Overcoming the Black-White achievement gap. - Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement - book review
  by Ronald Roach
• Delaware State University - On The Move - Allen L. Sessoms appointed - Brief Article
• Bill to help active military personnel with student loans, tuition - Washington Update - Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students - Brief Article
  by Charles Dervarics
• Xavier among nation's leading producers of students with chemistry degrees - noteworthy news - Xavier University - Brief Article
• N.C. A&T wins national award for distance learning - tech briefs - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach
• Former governor urges Illinois lawmakers to enact clemency bill - Noteworthy News - George H. Ryan - Brief Article
• Taking supreme action: Michigan proceedings offer some hope that the U.S. Supreme Court will affirm the use of race in academic admissions, say affirmative action proponents. But critics are more skeptical - Affirmative Action Watch - University of Michig
  by Ronald Roach
• Howard University School - On The Move - Evans Edgar Crawford Jr. appointed - Brief Article
• Barber-Scotia College
• Morris Brown to begin process of re-accreditation - Noteworthy News - Morris Brown College
• Activists for the new millennium: complacent and politically unaware? Student leaders say young people are screaming, but no one is listening - Cover Story
  by Kendra Hamilton
• Sprucing up a Web site - Personal Computing
  by Reid Goldsborough
• Clarification - Correction Notice
• National `road map' targets higher education's 10 most critical issues - noteworthy news - Brief Article
• Effectively addressing issues of race on campus - BI Forum
  by Douglas F. Challenger
• Arkansas State University
• Education department highlights `race-neutral' admissions initiatives; Americans should not look to achieve diversity through affirmative action, secretary says - Washington Update
  by Charles Dervarics
• FAMU wins 5th national title in Honda Campus All-Star Challenge - noteworthy news - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
• Going online with MARCO: Maryland initiative expedites certification process for new teachers - Tech Talk - Maryland's Alternative Routes to Certification Options - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach