Black IssuesFaculty & StaffStudy Finds Women Faculty Experience More Stress Than Men in Higher EducationStudy Finds Women Faculty Experience More Stress Than Men in Higher EducationCOLUMBIA, Mo. In today’s work force, stress is more prevalent than ever. While demands and pressures are the main fuel for the fire, gender can also play a key role. A new study from the University of Missouri-Columbia identifies factors causing female faculty in […]March 23, 2005Community CollegesEdward Waters College Loses Accreditation Appeal, Files LawsuitEdward Waters College Loses Accreditation Appeal, Files LawsuitJACKSONVILLE, Fla.The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has turned down an appeal by Edward Waters College over the loss of its accreditation in a plagiarism scandal and the school has sued seeking an injunction to block the action.The Jacksonville college lost its accreditation in December, two months […]March 23, 2005SportsStudy: Value NCAA Earns From Black Athletes Exceeds the GNP of RussiaStudy: Value NCAA Earns From Black Athletes Exceeds the GNP of RussiaSYRACUSE, N.Y.Arecent study by Dr. Boyce Watkins, assistant professor of finance and researcher at Syracuse University, calculates the financial value of the Black athlete to the NCAA to exceed a quarter of a trillion dollars over a 40-year period. This value is in 2004 […]March 23, 2005HomeLawmakers to Propose Millions to Shore up FAMULawmakers to Propose Millions to Shore up FAMUTALLAHASSEE, Fla. Two lawmakers say they will seek millions in state funds to help struggling Florida A&M University, days after an independent audit showed the school didn’t balance its books and often could not track how it spent money. Sen. Al Lawson and Rep. Curtis Richardson, both Leon […]March 23, 2005HealthResearchers, Students, Gather in Hawaii For Violence Prevention ConferenceResearchers, Students, Gather in Hawaii For Violence Prevention Conference More than 800 researchers, scholars, violence prevention professionals, community activists and students are expected to gather in Honolulu April 6-9 for “Navigating Pathways to Violence Prevention,” the sixth National Conference on Family Community Violence Prevention.Sponsored by the Family and Community Violence Prevention program, a joint initiative […]March 23, 2005Home‘Taking Back the Music’‘Taking Back the Music’Spelman students combat hip-hop’s negative portrayals of Black womenBy Ernest HolsendolphATLANTAMusic, by its nature, is a great unifier, able to turn a room into a rocking, bouncing good time. But in a stimulating evening of discussion on the Spelman College campus, music became something different: a veritable battleground of sorts. The debate, […]March 23, 2005StudentsCoalition Launches Advertising, Lobbying Campaign for Federal Student AidCoalition Launches Advertising, Lobbying Campaign for Federal Student AidA coalition of groups representing students, faculty, consumer advocates and admission and enrollment officers has formed to oppose the proposed elimination of rules that safeguard federal student loans and other student aid programs. The coalition, called “Keep Integrity,” began its campaign last month. The group’s first newspaper […]March 23, 2005HomeGEAR UP, TRIO Officials Mobilize Support To Save College-Access ProgramsGEAR UP, TRIO Officials Mobilize SupportTo Save College-Access ProgramsBy Tracie PowellWith an older brother in prison and a father he hardly knew, the most Ronnie Rice had hoped for was a spot in the military or a job at one of the factories in his hometown of Mobile, Ala. For this borderline high-school student, college […]March 23, 2005HomeA Problem We Can No Longer IgnoreA Problem We Can No Longer IgnoreWe covered with “Mobilizing Against HIV/AIDS” in 1999 and “A Predator in Paradise” in 2003, both issues examining HIV/AIDS in the United States and the Caribbean. But with recent headlines such as “HIV Rate Doubles for Blacks” and “AIDS Across U.S. is Spreading at a Disproportionate Rate for African-American […]March 23, 2005InternationalA Plea to Internationalize Our Black YouthA Plea to Internationalize Our Black YouthBy Carlton E. McLellan Michael Jordan, Oprah, Muhammad Ali — three African Americans that most of the world recognizes. However, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Powell’s successor Dr. Condoleezza Rice, and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan are probably equally as recognizable around the world. They are not just […]March 23, 2005Previous PagePage 5 of 431Next Page