Black IssuesLeadership & PolicyCoalition of States Agree to Raise High-School StandardsCoalition of States Agree to Raise High-School StandardsWASHINGTON A coalition of 13 states confirmed plans recently to require tougher high-school courses and diploma requirements, changes that could affect about one in three students. The announcement is the most tangible sign that the nation’s governors, gathered in the capital for a summit on improving high schools, […]March 23, 2005HomeStudy Shows Black, Hispanic College Graduation Rates Still Trailing in CaliforniaStudy Shows Black, Hispanic College Graduation Rates Still Trailing in CaliforniaSAN FRANCISCO A recent study found a significant gap in college graduation rates between Blacks and Hispanics born in California versus Whites and Asian Americans. The study, released recently by the Public Policy Institute of California, found that only 13 percent of Hispanics and 15 […]March 23, 2005African-AmericanUCLA Study: Growing Mismatch Between African AmericansUCLA Study: Growing Mismatch Between African AmericansAnd Job Locations Increases Racial Inequality LOS ANGELESA new study conducted by a UCLA researcher and published by the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program indicates that the distance between African Americans and the location of employment opportunities has increased over the last several decades, exacerbating racial inequality in major […]March 23, 2005HomeBlack Leaders Examine Developing Contract With Black AmericaBlack Leaders Examine Developing Contract With Black AmericaLITHONIA, Ga. For his sixth annual State of the Black Union symposium, Tavis Smiley challenged assembled Black leaders to examine developing a contract with Black America. The resulting discussion had a crowd of about 2,000 on its feet for repeated ovations as the Rev. Al Sharpton, Nation of […]March 23, 2005Leadership & PolicyUniversity of Michigan to Offer Grants for Needy StudentsUniversity of Michigan to Offer Grants for Needy StudentsANN ARBOR, Mich. Nearly 3,000 needy undergraduate students at the University of Michigan would see their tuition bills lowered under a new grant program. The program, called M-PACT, would allow the students to tap into $3 million a year in grants, in addition to any other scholarships […]March 23, 2005Leadership & PolicyPenn State Black Caucus Calls School’s Response to Racism ‘Halfhearted’Penn State Black Caucus Calls School’s Response to Racism ‘Halfhearted’STATE COLLEGE, Pa. The Penn State Black Caucus called on students, administrators and university President Graham Spanier to assure the safety of minorities on campus and claimed the school takes a halfhearted approach to racial tensions.“This is about students’ rights, students’ welfare,” caucus President Ed Smith […]March 23, 2005HomeNaval Academy Sees Decline in Minority ApplicantsNaval Academy Sees Decline in Minority ApplicantsANNAPOLIS, Md. Naval Academy officials expressed concern in early March over a 22.5 percent drop in minority applicants from last year. The decline, however, was consistent with an overall drop in applications to the Annapolis military college. Although the decline only slightly exceeds an overall 21.9 percent decline in […]March 23, 2005Leadership & PolicyCalifornia Tribal College Loses Accreditation, ClosesCalifornia Tribal College Loses Accreditation, ClosesWOODLAND, Calif. American Indian leaders who tried to save California’s only tribal college say that problems at D-Q University are insurmountable. The two-year college in rural Yolo County lost its accreditation in January, after school officials failed to fix financial and management troubles. “We realize the school has reached its […]March 23, 2005Leadership & PolicyUAB Reaches Settlement With Former President Ann ReynoldsUAB Reaches Settlement With Former President Ann ReynoldsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. The University of Alabama System has reached a $475,000 settlement with former UAB president Dr. W. Ann Reynolds, who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the system’s board of trustees.In the settlement, the system and its trustees did not admit wrongdoing in her reluctant departure in 2002 […]March 23, 2005HomeReport Shows Three Times More Black Men on Corporate Boards Than WomenReport Shows Three Times More Black Men on Corporate Boards Than WomenWASHINGTONThe Executive Leadership Council recently released its inaugural report of African Americans on the boards of U.S. Fortune 500 corporations.The report focuses on information about the number of Fortune 500 corporate board seats occupied by African Americans, and the individuals who occupy those seats. […]March 23, 2005Previous PagePage 4 of 431Next Page