Cheryl D. FieldsHomeDespite Changes over Years, HBCU Advocacy Remains the PrioritySince the 1980s, several organizations have worked to advocate for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions.April 3, 2014HomeHawaii Dean Works at Preserving Hawaiian CultureThe word kuleana is a Hawaiian word for responsibility, which Native Hawaiians feel toward their culture, the environment and each other. For Maenette K.P. Ah Nee-Benham, inaugural dean of the Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM), a strong sense of responsibility is what is driving her and her […]December 22, 2013Leadership & PolicyGeo SageDr. Randolph Wilson “Bill” Bromery had no intention of becoming a geologist when he graduated from Howard University in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics. He had planned to get a job at the U.S. Naval Research laboratory. But after applying for a job there four times, he was convinced the lab’s claim of having lost his application was a subtle way of saying his talents weren’t wanted.July 14, 2007Faculty & StaffBlack Geoscientists: Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceAfrican American earth scientists ponder strategies to attract more students of color to a field with growing opportunitiesJuly 14, 2007HomeSudarkasa’s epilogue – Niara Sudarkasa, Lincoln University – InterviewAfter nearly twelve years at the helm of one of the nation’s oldest historically Black institutions, Lincoln University, Dr. Niara Sudarkasa resigned last month under a cloud of controversy (see news story pg 14). The former Gloria A. Marshall has enjoyed a more than thirty-year career in higher education, punctuated by achievements that have garnered her both esteem — such as her celebrated work as a professor of anthropology, and her visionary expansion of Lincoln’s already prestigious ties to African nations — and ridicule — her 1991 testimony on behalf of then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, and the current allegations of malfeasance. The following are excerpts from an interview conducted by Black Issues executive editor Cheryl D. Fields only moments after the much revered and maligned president announced her resignation.July 14, 2007StudentsConfidence in the face of controversy – Marie V. McDemmond – Cover Story – InterviewThe view of Norfolk State University’s 120-acre campus, as seen from the ceiling-to-floor window in the office of the president, is deceptive. In the foreground, sit the neatly, manicured lawn and sparkling aquamarine pool of the school’s red-brick presidential residence. The scene reveals nothing to suggest this is an institution struggling to recover from a multimillion-dollar fiscal deficit.July 13, 2007Leadership & PolicyOut of the public eye – Bryant Gumbel – Cover Story – InterviewFor fifteen years, Bryant Charles Gumbel was a part of America’s morning ritual. As the co-host of NBC’s Today Show, he would meet you at the morning breakfast table, wide-eyed and brimming with the new day’s headlines and trivia, which he delivered with his easy smile, sharp intellect, and quirky wit.July 13, 2007African-AmericanBad news in Berkeley: 800 Black, Latino students with 4.0 grades and 1200-plus SATs denied admissions800 Black, Latino students with 4.0 grades and 1200-plus SATs denied admissionsJuly 12, 2007HBCUsBlack scientists: a history of exclusion, part 2 – includes related article – Cover StoryThe first African American to receive a doctoral degree in the United States was a scientist. Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet (1852-1918) was a native of New Haven, Connecticut, who graduated from Yale University’s undergraduate school in 1874, and completed his Ph.D. in physics there in 1876.July 12, 2007StudentsWinning to lose – academy losses of Black faculty to industryWhen thirty-year-old Dr. Damian Rouson completed his Ph.D. last April, the Stanford University graduate took a job at Failure Analysis Associates, a prestigious Silicon Valley engineering firm.July 12, 2007Page 1 of 4Next Page
