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Report: Digital Divide Rooted in Home Computer Ownership

Report: Digital Divide Rooted in Home Computer OwnershipWASHINGTONWhile public schools have made significant gains in providing computer and Internet access, minority and poor students lack computer access outside of regular school hours, according to two new reports released last month by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) at the U.S. Department of Education. “The […]

November 19, 2003

Faculty & Staff

Duke Still Struggles With Providing Equitable Environment, Study Finds

Duke Still Struggles With Providing Equitable Environment, Study FindsDURHAM, N.C.A yearlong study of the status of women at Duke University has found that students, faculty, staff and graduates continue to face lingering stereotypes and prejudicial expectations about what they can accomplish.The Women’s Initiative Steering Committee report, released last month, offers an in-depth, and sometimes troubling, […]

October 22, 2003

Native Americans

Schools, Agencies Serving American Indians to Share $105 Million

Schools, Agencies Serving American Indians to Share $105 MillionSchools, Agencies Serving American Indians to Share $105 MillionIndian tribes, schools, and state and local agencies that serve American Indian children in efforts to improve educational opportunities for nearly half-a-million students will share $105 million in grants, announced U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige.“We renew our commitment […]

October 22, 2003

HBCUs

HBCUs to Receive $4.5 Million For Teacher Education

HBCUs to Receive $4.5 Million For Teacher EducationBy Ben Hammer Historically Black colleges and universities will receive assistance in the form of a $4.5 million grant to prepare future teachers on how to teach reading based on scientifically proven instruction methods. U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige made the announcement last month at an event […]

October 8, 2003

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A Meeting of the Minds

A Meeting of the MindsBrothers of the Academy’s first think tank to promote collaborative research, community improvementBy Pearl StewartIt began with a casual conversation about five years ago among seven African American men attending a conference of the American Educational Research Association in Montreal. Their meeting was an ad hoc “Black caucus” of sorts, during […]

September 24, 2003

Students

Expanding Roles for Minorities And Professionals in Higher Education

Expanding Roles for Minorities And Professionals in Higher Education

August 27, 2003

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Report Shows Schools, Libraries Rely on E-Rate Subsidies

Report Shows Schools, Libraries Rely on E-Rate Subsidies By Ronald Roach WASHINGTONWith schools and public libraries facing the toughest budget cuts in years, E-Rate (education rate) support for basic telecommunications services, Internet access and networking is essential, according to a new report from the Education and Library Networks Coalition (EdLiNC). In EdLiNC’s third edition report, […]

July 30, 2003

Faculty & Staff

On the Job Market

On the Job MarketNewly minted Ph.D. shares her experiences, advice on finding that coveted first academic job. By Keonya BookerIn these lean economic times, everyone is feeling the pressure to obtain full-time employment and the world of academia is no different. For a new Ph.D., securing a position in academia is becoming increasingly complicated. As […]

July 2, 2003

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Enhanced GMAC.com Serves as Business School Resource

Enhanced GMAC.com Serves as Business School ResourceBy Ronald Roach MCLEAN, Va. Want to know the average MBA’s starting salary? (Answer: $75,000). What’s the percentage of women enrolled in full-time MBA programs at the nation’s top-tier business schools? (Answer: 30 percent). Having recently undergone a redesign, the Web site, GMAC.com, provides answers to the questions that […]

December 4, 2002

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EDUCAUSE, Cornell Form Institute for Computer Policy, Law

EDUCAUSE, Cornell Form Institute for Computer Policy, Law By Ronald Roach DENVEREDUCAUSE, higher education’s leading association for information technology, and Cornell University have developed the EDUCAUSE/Cornell Institute for Computer Policy and Law (ICPL). The institute’s formation comes at a time when colleges and universities are aligning their information technology policies with evolving legislation and cybersecurity […]

November 20, 2002

Latinx

Five-Year Plan Targets Minority-Serving Colleges

Five-Year Plan Targets Minority-Serving CollegesBy Charles Dervarics A five-year management plan adopted by the U.S. Department of Education calls for strengthening Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges. As one of several objectives in higher education, the Strategic Plan 2002-2007 seeks improvements for minority-serving institutions, calling them essential in “closing the gap between low-income and […]

November 20, 2002

Faculty & Staff

Re-Assessing Faculty Development

Re-Assessing Faculty DevelopmentBy Dr. Ernesta P. Pendleton Whether full-time, adjunct, tenured, young or old, college and university faculty are perceived by students as the institution itself. Students judge the institution largely by the faculty that stand before them. Therefore, an institution would do well to treat faculty as what they are — its greatest resource. […]

November 6, 2002