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Recruitment & Retention

New Plan, Named for UNCF Chief, Seeks Retention Funds

New Plan, Named for UNCF Chief, Seeks Retention FundsWASHINGTON — As a former congressman and current director of The College Fund, William H. Gray III has a lot of visibility. Now he may get legislation named after him as well, if Congressional Black Caucus members get their wish.For the William H. Gray III College Completion […]

January 5, 2000

A Chartered Fight

A Chartered FightWASHINGTON — Parents in one Baton Rouge, La., neighborhood were relieved when they first learned of the opening of a charter school. But they became disheartened to learn that the school, which would be 80 percent Black, could run afoul of a court order for racially balanced schools.“As I see it, the children […]

November 10, 1999

Leadership & Policy

GOP Tax Bill Draws Bitter Criticism

GOP Tax Bill Draws Bitter CriticismThe White House and Congress are on a collision course as both sides try to build public support for tax cuts and future spending plans that will affect education.The House and Senate, in largely party-line votes, approved a massive $800 billion tax cut in early August that critics say would […]

September 1, 1999

President Asks Legal Profession to ‘Recommit’ to Diversity

President Asks Legal Profession to ‘Recommit’ to DiversityPresident Bill Clinton spoke to more than 200 guests in the White House’s East Room last month, calling on them to continue to support diversity in the legal community.“I ask you to recommit yourselves … to fighting discrimination, to revitalizing our poorest communities, and to giving people an […]

August 18, 1999

Surveying the Combat Zone

Surveying the Combat ZoneIn 1984, the birth year of Black Issues In Higher Education, incumbent President Ronald Reagan scored a landslide victory over Democratic challenger Walter Mondale. The victory signaled the high mark of conservative political ascendance in the United States. Throughout Reagan’s eight-year tenure, conservative policymakers took aim and fired at policies designed to […]

August 18, 1999

Washington Update

Black Caucus Demonstrates Support for FCC’s E-Rate DecisionFor the Congressional Black Caucus, the chance to influence a major decision on education was too good to pass up.In what they termed an “unprecedented” visit, 15 caucus members filled a hearing room at the Federal Communications Commission as it voted on future funding for the e-rate, the […]

July 7, 1999

House Panel Approves UDC Bill

House Panel Approves UDC BillA House panel has approved legislation giving the University of the District of Columbia status as a historically Black institution.The measure approved by a House D.C. subcommittee could provide UDC with $1.5 million later this year, says Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.). The government would not cut funds from other HBCUs […]

May 12, 1999

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