Ronald RoachStudentsDIVERSIFYING FACULTY IN ILLINOISA revamped initiative aims to increase minority faculty numbers throughout the state.April 2, 2008HomeIllinois Black and Hispanic Higher Ed Alliance Provides for CollaborationA coalition of Black and Hispanic higher education professionals in Illinois will host three conferences between April 19 and April 24 at the University of Illinois-Chicago campus to develop leadership skills among Black and Hispanic students, to facilitate professional development for Black and Hispanic higher education professionals, and to enable Black and Hispanic students to present academic research.March 30, 2008HomeAuthor Touts Cell Phones as Vital Economic Resource for the PoorCiting strong evidence that cell phones play a critical role in the economic prospects of low-income Americans, a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in association with a Washington think tank, reports that wider cell phone use could lead to income gains for the poor from $2.9 billion to $11 billion annually by simply allowing the poorest American households to be in touch with potential employers and other job resources.March 26, 2008Faculty & StaffMaking StridesHBCUs seek progress on information technology resources.March 4, 2008HomeThe New GenealogyIt’s leading Americans to discover their multiracial roots.February 20, 2008HomeMore Americans Are Discovering Theirs Multiracial RootsGenealogical Web sites and genetic ancestry testing allow more people to trace their multiracial backgrounds.February 20, 2008HomeThe New GenealogyIt’s leading Americans to discover their multiracial roots.February 20, 2008HomeAssessing AttitudesPew survey highlights Black perceptions of a deepening social split between poor and middle-class Blacks.February 6, 2008HomeAssessing AttitudesPew survey highlights Black perceptions of a deepening social split between poor and middle-class Blacks.February 6, 2008HomeThe Deepening Social Split Between Low-Income and Middle-Class BlacksTypically, the period between the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in mid-January and the end of Black History Month in February sees serious and sober public discussions about the state of Black America.February 6, 2008Previous PagePage 32 of 55Next Page
