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Group Minds Its MANRRS & Cultivates Careers

Group Minds Its MANRRS & Cultivates CareersMinority organization seeks to attract youth to agricultureLEXINGTON, Ky. — Bluegrass country seemed the perfect setting last month for a gathering of students planning careers in agriculture. The 15th annual Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences conference here was a show of vitality for an organization that exists […]

June 7, 2000

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Caucus, White House Open Education Improvement Effort

Caucus, White House Open Education Improvement EffortWASHINGTON — Congressional Black Caucus leaders and President Clinton joined forces this month on a new package of K-12 education improvements they say will help provide a pipeline for future achievement.The proposal includes funds to turn around low-performing schools and to pay for  new school facilities that can accommodate […]

March 29, 2000

Students

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Melvin C. Terrell, vice president for student affairs at Northeastern Illinois University has been appointed president of the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals.  The organization serves as a professional agency for the collection of research and promotion in professional development. Terrell holds a bachelor’s in history from Chicago State University, a master’s […]

March 29, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Expecting Standards

Expecting StandardsDupont Circle associations wrestle with meeting high diversity expectations.WASHINGTON — The American Council of Education recently lost two of the most visible minorities in higher education. Dr. Deborah Wilds, the association’s deputy director of the Office of Minority Concerns, recently left to become a program officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (see […]

March 15, 2000

Faculty & Staff

Diversity Plan Trends Aim to Meet 21st Century Challenges

Diversity Plan Trends Aim to Meet  21st Century Challenges The current generation of diversity plans seeks to be more inclusive — and we’re not just talking about numericallyCampus diversity practitioners often complain that diversity initiatives aren’t integrated into the core structures of their colleges or universities. They argue that until diversity becomes a central feature of […]

February 2, 2000

Sports

The James Brooks Illiteracy Scandal

The James Brooks Illiteracy ScandalAuburn University’s and the Cincinnati Bengals’ secret little ‘problem’ unveiled.CINcinnati, OHIO — The official statement given via Jack Brennan, public relations director for the Cincinnati Bengals, is: “James Brooks was able to function and perform in his football role while with the Bengals. No one was aware there was a problem.” […]

January 5, 2000

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Preparing Teachers for Urban Classrooms

Preparing Teachers for Urban ClassroomsJacqueline Jordan Irvine is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Urban Education at Emory University. For more than 20 years, her research on the cultural context of teaching and learning and the development of urban teachers has lent new insights   to   educators on teaching in the nation’s urban school districts. Jordan […]

November 24, 1999

Leadership & Policy

W. Va.Presidential Appointment Draws Charges of Nepotism, Racism

W. Va.Presidential Appointment Draws Charges of  Nepotism, RacismCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of the state NAACP is claiming the new president at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College received the job because her husband is state Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin.The State College System Board of Directors named Joanne Tomblin late last month to […]

November 24, 1999

Students

BI What’s New

The state’s five tribal colleges are collaborating with North Dakota State University to boost interest among American Indian students in math, science, and engineering. The program is designed to motivate Indian children to pursue careers in those fields and then nurture them during their studies at tribal colleges and ultimately NDSU, says G. Padmanabhan, the […]

August 18, 1999

Faculty & Staff

United We Stand

United We StandNAFEO, HACU, and AIHEC have formed a new alliance to improve support for students of colorWASHINGTON — The old divide-and-conquer ploy may be harder to execute on future racial politics of higher education now that a new alliance has been formed between three of the largest organizations serving the needs of minority students.In […]

August 4, 1999