Black IssuesHomeYale to Eliminate Financial Burden for Lower-Income FamiliesYale to Eliminate Financial Burden for Lower-Income FamiliesNEW HAVEN, Conn.Yale College will eliminate the financial contribution that lower-income parents have to make toward their children’s education, President Richard C. Levin announced March 3.Families with incomes below $45,000 will no longer be required to pay any portion of the cost of their children’s education, Levin said, […]April 6, 2005Faculty & StaffHarvard Lack of Confidence Vote Countered by BoardHarvard Lack of Confidence Vote Countered by BoardCAMBRIDGE, Mass. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences passed a motion last month saying it lacked confidence in President Lawrence Summers — the first such action in the nearly 400-year history of the university. However, days later, the Harvard Corporation, the university’s governing board, came out in support […]April 6, 2005HealthCampaigning for a Commercial-Free ChildhoodCampaigning for a Commercial-Free ChildhoodHoward University conference addresses the dangers of marketing to childrenBy Ronald RoachWASHINGTONAnational coalition dedicated to protecting children from the marketing efforts of companies held its fourth national conference in Washington. Convening on the Howard University campus, the two-day Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) conference had highlights that included a speech […]April 6, 2005Leadership & PolicySchoolteachers Among Southern University’s Grade-Buyers, Auditor’s Report FindsSchoolteachers Among Southern University’s Grade-Buyers, Auditor’s Report Finds By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.After a lengthy investigation, the Louisiana state legislative auditor has determined that at least 25 people illegally purchased grades and, in some cases, entire transcripts without paying tuition, enrolling or attending class at Southern University.In a report released recently, legislative auditor Steve Theriot […]April 6, 2005HomeSenate Wants to Boost Pell Funding by 10 Percent for 2006Story:April 6, 2005SportsCelebrating the Student-AthletePreparation of the Arthur Ashe Jr. sports edition typically coincides with March Madness, arguably the most celebrated time of year in college sports. Story:April 6, 2005HomeProfessional AppointmentsDr. Alicia J. Jackson was appointed dean of the College of Business and Information Science at Tuskegee University in Alabama. She had been serving as interim dean. Jackson received a bachelor’s from Knox College, an MBA from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin.Tanisha Jenkins has been named […]March 23, 2005HealthEventsAPRIL April 10-12NACADA Mid-South Regional Conference “Excellence in Advising: Guiding Students to the Winner’s Circle”The Chamberly Brown HotelLouisville, Ky.Web: www.nacada.ksu.edu/Regional_Divisions/region3/confindex.htmApril 16Herman C. Hudson Graduate Student Symposium“Challenging Racism, (Hetero) Sexism, Classism and Homophobia in the African Diaspora”Indiana University, BloomingtonEmail: [email protected] 20-23Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission28th Annual Conference on Black History in PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaWeb: www.phmc.state.pa.us April 21-22NACADA North Central […]March 23, 2005HomeGrants & AwardsThe 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. It will also support faculty, equipment and administration. The Duke University (N.C.) Divinity School received $6.7 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to […]March 23, 2005HomeKeeping E-Mail in Top FormKeeping E-Mail in Top FormBy Reid GoldsboroughDespite the fact that e-mail has been firmly entrenched in offices and homes for some time, debate still rages online about e-mail usage and style.How should you begin and end an e-mail message? If replying to a message, should you quote that message before or after your message? What […]March 23, 2005Previous PagePage 2 of 431Next Page
