Black IssuesHomeA Useful Study Aid or Jazzed-Up Novelty?A Useful Study Aid or Jazzed-Up Novelty? Some are calling test-prep software on cell phones a democratizing equalizer, others say it increases the gap between the haves and the have-nots By Lydia LumCarl Washburn wondered how to push his teen-age son into studying for the SAT. After all, it’s well-known that prepared students tend to […]February 23, 2005MSIsTransformative ConnectionsTransformative ConnectionsCommunity-based K-12 computing program strives to strengthen academic and career aspirations of its participantsBy Ronald RoachWASHINGTONAs a relative newcomer to the Saturday afternoons spent working on computers in a community center in Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood, Avery Hillmon has his work cut out for him. A participant in the long-running Joint Educational Facilities Inc. […]February 23, 2005LatinxWiring Schools For SuccessWiring Schools For SuccessLawmakers revive bill to assist minority-serving institutions in upgrading technology infrastructureBy Charles DervaricsIt is no secret that many historically Black colleges and universities are trailing behind TWIs (Traditional White Institutions) in the technology race. In fact, a 2000 study conducted by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) for […]February 23, 2005HomeGot an iPod?Got an iPod?More than 22 million or 11 percent of adults age 18 and older have iPods/MP3 players. Men are more likely than women to have iPods/MP3 players — 14 percent men, 9 percent women.Almost one in five (19 percent) of those under age 30 have iPods/MP3 players — 14 percent of those aged 30-39 […]February 23, 2005Faculty & StaffTechnology’s Latest WaveTechnology’s Latest WaveColleges and universities areincreasingly exploring the academic use of digital mobile devices — but lack of money sometimes stands in the wayBy Peter GaluszkaReaching for her iPod, Dorian Scheuch gets ready to study. The student at Georgia College & State University tunes into special music she has downloaded from a Web site prepared […]February 23, 2005HomeLaw Would Require Harder Classes for Top 10 Percent Applicants to University of TexasLaw Would Require Harder Classes for Top 10 Percent Applicants to University of TexasAUSTIN, Texas Students who want automatic admission to Texas universities would have to take tougher high-school classes under a bill filed last month by Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas. West says the university admissions law that requires universities to accept graduates who rank […]February 23, 2005Leadership & PolicyOswald Bronson Named Interim President of Edward Waters CollegeOswald Bronson Named Interim President of Edward Waters CollegeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, who served 29 years as president of Bethune-Cookman College, was named last month as interim president of struggling Edward Waters College. Bronson, 77, began work at the historically Black college and replaced former President Jimmy Jenkins, who resigned recently in the […]February 23, 2005Community CollegesNational Endowment for the Humanities Funds American History Workshops for Community College FacultyNational Endowment for the Humanities Funds American History Workshops for Community College FacultyWASHINGTONThe National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced the creation of five “Landmarks of American History” community college faculty workshops to be held this summer at historic and cultural sites across the United States. This program of residence-based, weeklong workshops will bring […]February 23, 2005African-AmericanRecord Number of Students Apply to University of California SchoolsRecord Number of Students Apply to University of California SchoolsAmerican Indians only minority group to see applications fall in 2004BERKELEY, Calif. The number of students who want to get into the University of California topped 100,000 for the first time this year, including nearly 9,000 students seeking one of the 1,000 spots at the new […]February 23, 2005HomeDialogue, Personal Example Work Best For Parents in Drug Talks With TeensDialogue, Personal Example Work Best For Parents in Drug Talks With TeensUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Parents can more effectively advise teens about alcohol and drug use if they try dialogue before lecture and they set an everyday example, rather than give a one-time drug sermon, according to a Penn State University researcher.Drug talks can work best […]February 23, 2005Previous PagePage 7 of 431Next Page
