Ronald RoachSTEMGraduating in prosperous timesWhen Ed Wrenn pursued a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems at Florida A&M University, the young Boston-area native kept an unwavering watch on the job market. During his time at FAMU, Wrenn estimates that he had contact with nearly one hundred potential employers about jobs after college. By fall 1997, his last semester at FAMU. Wrenn had five job offers to consider.July 12, 2007HomeSample-minded: scholars of color support new counting strategy for Census 2000Dr. Robert B. Hill knows the consequences that result when the national census undercounts a community’s population. A locality stands to lose millions of dollars in federal funding for social services, job training education, and other programs if the Census Bureau undercounts the locality’s population, he explains.July 12, 2007Faculty & StaffBlues for blacks at Bluefield State: African Americans awkwardly strive to regain a presence at the nation’s whitest HBCU – historically black colleges and universitiesMore than one hundred years after the founding of Bluefield State College, the main campus remains poised high upon a hill above railroad tracks and overlooking the town’s business district. For generations, the children of Black families living largely in southern West Virginia earned college degrees from this small teacher’s college.July 12, 2007HomeBluefield State College strikes agreement with Feds – racial discriminationDiscrimination investigation closed after school pledges to change its waysJuly 12, 2007Students2000 AdNew partnerships with minority-serving institutions are designed to improve the count while training young scientistsJuly 12, 2007Leadership & PolicyBlack ivy mysteries – mystery books about black scholars in white institutionsWASHINGTON, D.C. It’s not uncommon for fiction writers to create heroes and heroines whose personalities and life circumstances stem from the writer’s own experiences. So it should come as no surprise that when Pamela Thomas-Graham decided to write a mystery novel, she created an African American heroine who teaches at the same university where she spent her undergraduate and graduate years.July 12, 2007HBCUsNAFEO signs new technology partner – National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher EducationWASHINGTON, D.C. In a development that is expected to bring the latest and most advanced information technology to the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), an Atlanta-based technology company and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) have formed an alliance to make it easier for the schools to acquire technology.July 12, 2007StudentsAn enduring commitment – Xavier University’s president Norman C. FrancisIn three decades, Norman C. Francis has led Xavier University from local fame to national acclaimJuly 12, 2007StudentsSharing expertise – Xavier University’s partnership with Tulane University on public housing – InterviewWhat strengths does Xavier University bring to this partnership with Tulane University?July 12, 2007SportsClinton’s race initiative on tour: sports was focus of the latest national town hall meeting – includes related article on higher educationSports provided the focus of President Bill Clinton’s second town hall meeting on race relations in America. Clinton and leading collegiate and professional sports figures participated in a lively meeting and discussion, which was held at the University of Houston on April 14, 1998. The televised forum was entitled, “Race & Sports; Running in Place?”July 12, 2007Previous PagePage 37 of 55Next Page