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EDUCATION at Their Command

EDUCATION at Their Command Black leadership at National Defense University oversees education, training of top military, civilian officials. FORT McNAIR, WASHINGTON, D.C.Much has been written about Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice — two African American key players in the Bush administration’s “war on terror.” But there are other […]

November 6, 2002

Faculty & Staff

Letters

LETTERS Dear Editor:Your recent article “The Disconnect Between Colleges and Their Communities” inaccurately suggested that the University of Maryland does very little for its home, Prince George’s County. Since the reporter did very little to find out just how active the university really is in the county, and throughout the state, it’s important to correct […]

October 9, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Instructional Technology Training Center Launched

Instructional Technology Training Center LaunchedLOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif.A regional instructional technology training center for teachers was dedicated earlier this month on the campus of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, Calif. With the goal of bridging the digital divide, officials at Foothill College opened the Krause Center for Innovation (KCI) at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Made […]

September 25, 2002

Faculty & Staff

The Disconnect Between Colleges and their Communities

The Disconnect Between Colleges and their CommunitiesWhat role, if any, should colleges play in their communities’ well-being?By Paul RuffinsPRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md.In the 1970s, when most of the campus of Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) in Maryland was constructed, the buildings were placed in a circle looking inward onto a common courtyard. The classrooms, offices […]

September 11, 2002

Congressman Launches Education Resource Center on the Web

Congressman Launches Education Resource Center on the WebWASHINGTONU.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., has introduced a Web-based education resource center to help students, constituents and interested individuals from all over the country learn more about education, issues in Congress and available help from the federal government.The resource center, available online at , features comprehensive Web content […]

August 28, 2002

Helping Teachers Make the Grade

Helping Teachers Make the GradeNBPTS, HBCUs partner to prepare African American teachers for national certification By Phaedra Brotherton The role of historically Black colleges and universities in preparing Black teachers for national certification was highlighted during “Recreate the Legacy of Educational Excellence,” a half-day conference session sponsored by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards […]

May 22, 2002

NCNW, Testing Group Team Up On Achievement Gap Initiative

NCNW, Testing Group Team Up On Achievement Gap InitiativeNEW YORKThe National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), in association with the U.S. Department of Education, has selected The Princeton Review to provide Internet software and professional development to help K-12 students improve their scores on state tests. The partnership for Academic Achievement, announced recently by U.S. […]

May 8, 2002

Old Problem, New Solution?

Old Problem, New Solution?Can programs such as the NCAA’s Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males boost the numbers of Black head coaches, athletic directors?By Pamela BurdmanUntil a month ago, basketball coach Nolan Richardson could have been in line to become one of the few Black athletic directors in the NCAA’s Division I. His boss at […]

April 10, 2002

N.C. Central Signs Pact With IBM

N.C. Central Signs Pact With IBMDURHAM, N.C.North Carolina Central University students will have laptop computers to carry to class as a result of a recent deal with IBM that will supply the Durham, N.C., historically Black campus with laptops, student job opportunities and software over the next four years. The agreement will allow NCCU to […]

February 13, 2002

Educause to Manage .Edu Internet Domain

Educause to Manage .Edu Internet DomainWashingtonThe U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced the award of a five-year cooperative agreement with the Washington-based Educause organization, which authorizes the higher education IT group to manage the “.edu” Internet domain name for higher education institutions. Educause is the nation’s leading nonprofit association representing […]

November 21, 2001

Grants & Awards

Grants & AwardsBall State University (Ind.) received a $20 million four-year grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., to educate students for the digital media revolution.Delaware State University’s Applied Optics Department will receive $73,033 from the Office of Naval Research for a project that will enhance optical coupling efficiency in optical fibers using two-beam interference; the Education […]

November 7, 2001

Restaurant Firm, Black Press Award Annual Scholarships

Restaurant Firm, Black Press Award Annual ScholarshipsATLANTAAtlanta-based AFC Enterprises Foundation, in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), awarded the annual Xernona Clayton Black Press Scholarship Fund during the 61st annual NNPA convention in Atlanta. The annual scholarship fund, named in honor of Clayton, creator and executive producer of the Turner Broadcasting Trumpet Awards, […]

August 15, 2001

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