Ronald A. TaylorHBCUsFederal spending for HBCUs is up: agencies from the CIA to the Veterans Administration increase grants, fellowships and gifts – historically black colleges and universities, Central Intelligence AgencyFederal grant, training and recruiting spending directed at historically Black colleges and universities jumped by 21 percent in a two-year, period, according to government figures in a soon-to-be released report.June 20, 2007StudentsDigging deeper for tuitionAs if the assault on affirmative action hasn’t produced enough ominous clouds over higher education, the outlook for graduate and professional schools is becoming stormier than ever.June 19, 2007Leadership & PolicyRainy day blues at UDC: furloughs, pay cuts and tuition hikes at the University of the District of Columbia – University of the District of ColumbiaWashington For most colleges and universities, May is the month for bestowing “rights and privileges” to deserving scholars.June 18, 2007HomeFighting back: affirmative action professionals on the front line – Special Report Top 100 Degree ProducersWASHINGTON If the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in the matter of Hopwood vs. Texas is a body blow for affirmative action, minority advocates in higher education are trying hard not to show it.June 17, 2007Leadership & PolicyRescue for the endangered – role for Historically Black Colleges and Universities in developing African American leadershipHistorically Black colleges and universities should play a major role in reversing the stagnant African American pattern of existence that is characterized by hopelessness and powerlessness, according to a new study of African-American males.June 17, 2007HomeAcademic theater: on the road with Cornel West, Henry Gates and SRO crowds – Standing Room Only, Henry Louis Gates JrWashington If the assertion, popular among mainstream writers, is true that the age of public intellectualism is dead, no one told the growing number of Black scholars and their rapidly growing non-campus following.June 17, 2007HomeAfter Hopwood – ‘Affirmative Consideration’ Advocated to Promote DiversityOutlining what he calls “affirmative consideration,” Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Deval Patrick is calling for a new approach to undo past discrimination.June 16, 2007StudentsAn era endangered: graduate fellowships for minorities in jeopardyBudget cuts are drying up the flow of Department of Education funding for graduate student fellowships.June 16, 2007Leadership & PolicyEndowments: investing in education’s future – historically African American collegesWith enrollments down, operating costs up, federal research funds disappearing and admission and hiring policies endangered, the best way to coax a smile out of higher education administrators is to mention a single word: endowment.June 16, 2007StudentsDrop in Black engineering enrollments confounds expertsAs they try to meet the demands of a world on the threshold of some of humankind’s most ambitious projects, engineering school officials throughout the nation are searching for an answer to the same question: Where are the students?June 16, 2007Page 1 of 2Next Page
