Ronald RoachLeadership & Policy“Techie” sets pace – Dr. Alan G. Merten, new president of Georgia Mason UniversityIn American higher education, rarely have computer scientists advanced to the top ranks of university leadership. At George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, Dr. Alan G. Merten, the school’s newly inaugurated president, is getting the opportunity to demonstrate the leadership, administrative and academic skills he has acquired during his twenty-seven-year career as a computer scientist and teacher.July 10, 2007Faculty & StaffTechnology: a considerable investment expected to pay big dividends – use of the World Wide Web as an educational resourceLike most American institutions of higher learning, Voorhees College is boldly embracing the future. The small liberal arts, historically Black institution in Denmark, S.C., has adopted information technology to overcome the isolation that its rural, out-of-the-way location has imposed on the Episcopal Church-affiliated school.July 10, 2007StudentsMississippi churning – court rulings on racial inequality in higher education in Mississippi – includes related articles on court rulings in the case of Ayers v. Fordice and precedence of Hopwood v. The State of Texas – Cover StoryAfter twenty-two years of continuous litigation in the federal courts, the legal battle that has engulfed Mississippi’s system of higher education, Ayers v. Fordice, appears to have no end in sight. Parties on both sides of the struggle have grown weary of the case, and some say they would like to strike an agreement that would end the protracted court battles and put desegregation efforts on a clear decisive course.July 7, 2007StudentsClearly understanding the affirmative action debateNot All Black and White: Affirmative Action and American Values by Christopher Edley Jr. Farra, Straus and Giroux, 1996 New York 294 pages Hardback: $25.00July 7, 2007Students1997 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars AwardsFor the fourth year, black Issues In Higher Education is proud to present our Arthur Ashe Jr. Athlete of the Year to two outstanding students.July 6, 2007STEMOffice for Civil Rights puts Texas on notice – investigation to determine Texas’ compliance with a Civil Rights provisionWhile Texas state officials scramble to adopt race-neutral admissions and financial aid policies in the state’s public higher education system? the U.S. Department of Education has opened an inquiry to determine whether the state is complying with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.July 6, 2007StudentsBy feeding community, Hytche nourished UMES – University of Maryland- Eastern Shore chancellor William P. HytcheAs a young mathematics instructor in 1963 at the college that is now the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Dr. William P. Hytche took a stand for better conditions for his students and the community surrounding the school.July 5, 2007HBCUsThe promise and the peril – African American colleges and universities’ hotel and conference center ownershipFilling the Black Hotel & Conference Center Ownership Void: Tuskegee Has High Hopes; Clarke Atlanta Moves Slowly; Howard Throws in the Towel!July 4, 2007Faculty & StaffFrom the ivory tower to the White House … and back again – African American public servants who came from, and came back, to the academe – Cover StoryShortly after resigning as associate director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in February 1995, Christopher Edley Jr. prepared to resume teaching duties at Harvard Law School, where he had been tenured since 1986. But before he could leave the government, Edley was approached by White House officials who wanted him to chair a high-profile, interagency working group on affirmative action.July 4, 2007HBCUsHazel O’Leary generated energy for HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universitiesDespite the harsh Republican congressional attacks that marked a sometimes stormy tenure, departing U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Hazel O’Leary will be remembered for her efforts to transform the agency.July 4, 2007Previous PagePage 41 of 55Next Page