Toni ColemanHomeRegaining a Lost HeritageThis year’s Black History Month program at my friend’s Washington, D.C. church won’t just feature kids reading about famous firsts and courageous equality fighters…February 7, 2007HomeCollege Grads Earn More, But Racial Disparities PersistAdults with at least a bachelor’s degree earned almost twice as much as those with just a high school diploma…November 15, 2006STEMSavannah State President Stepping DownDr. Carlton E. Brown, who has overseen the growth of Savannah State University’s endowment, enrollment and academic offerings over the last nine years, announced this week he is stepping down as president to run a special initiative of the University System of Georgia.October 23, 2006African-AmericanCosby Leads Discussion In Black Male Forum“When we sit down and talk on an honest level, we see there is a problem in our neighborhood…August 9, 2006African-AmericanCosby, Scholars and Youth Seek Answers to the Problems of Black MenA forum held yesterday in Washington, D.C. sought solutions to problems faced by Black men from a diverse panel that included Dr. Bill Cosby, former gang members working against gang violence, educators, scholars and two Black men who graduated at the top of their high school class.July 17, 2006African-AmericanVanderbilt Lures BlackVanderbilt University, on a mission to transform the English department’s literary studies program…June 14, 2006StudentsNew Orleans Universities Struggle to Recruit Students after KatrinaAmong the myriad issues involved in the recovery of Hurricane Katrina-affected colleges and universities, one of the most pertinent is the “mama factor.” That’s what Xavier University of Louisiana President Norman Francis calls the impact a parent’s trepidation has on enrollment.June 12, 2006African-AmericanVanderbilt Lures Black Literary ScholarsVanderbilt University is on a mission to transform its literary studies program, and hopes to use an interdisciplinary approach to make that happen. To achieve that end, the university is adding five leading Black literary scholars, including Drs. Houston A. Baker and Hortense Spillers, to its English department.May 24, 2006StudentsMichigan State Professor Apologizes for Anti-Islam E-mailA Michigan State University professor has apologized for the “tactless and hyperbolic language” he used in an e-mail to a Muslim student group in which he labeled Muslims “brutal and uncivilized” and told them to “return to their ancestral homelands.”May 3, 2006HomeFederal Help for Gulf Coast Colleges Said To Fall ShortTo speed up the recovery of educational institutions damaged by Hurricane Katrina…April 26, 2006Previous PagePage 3 of 4Next Page