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George Mason’s SAT-Optional Admissions Policy Could Boost Diversity

Starting this fall, George Mason University will permit high school seniors with strong academic records to apply…

June 14, 2006

George Mason’s SAT-Optional Admissions Policy Could Boost Diversity

George Mason University announced this week that it will permit high school seniors with strong academic records to apply for admission without standardized test scores — a policy that could mean improved access to college for under-represented minorities.

May 25, 2006

Leaving a Legacy

Her favorite movies are “Crash” and “Motorcycle Diaries.” During the 2004 presidential election, she got every player on the women’s basketball squad to register to vote…

April 5, 2006

Where the Boys Aren’t

Where the Boys Aren’t The decline of Black males in colleges and universities has sociologists and educators concerned about the future of the African American communityBy David HefnerWhen sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois wrote these words more than 100 years ago, life in America was infinitely different for Blacks. For all its evils, segregation offered the […]

June 16, 2004

Professional Appontments

Professional AppontmentsDr. GLORIA BROMELL-TINUBU has been appointed the new president of Bethune-Cookman College. Bromell-Tinubu, an economics professor at Spelman College, will succeed Dr. Oswald P. Bronson Sr., the president since 1975 who will retire June 30. Bromell-Tinubu earned a bachelor’s in theatre from Howard University, a master’s in agricultural economics and a doctorate in applied […]

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

‘What Does it Take to Get There?’

‘What Does it Take to Get There?’… ‘A graduate degree,’ many conclude, as a weak job market has students flocking to graduate schools despite limited financial aidBy Page Melton Obra Hackett has a common-sense exercise for undergraduates weighing the choice between graduate school and a job. “Write the year 2023 on a piece of paper,” […]

July 2, 2003

Getting Through The Hard Times

Getting Through The Hard Times Graduating seniors are confronting one of the tightest job markets in recent years. What are students doing to remain competitive?By Ronald RoachAs a business administration major, Jermanne Perry, a graduating senior at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, recognized last year that the slumping U.S. economy showed little promise of […]

June 4, 2003

Faculty & Staff

Staying in the Game

Staying in the Game UCLA’s African American Leadership Institute works to better prepare Black executives for corporate culture.By Phaedra Brotherton Related Charts Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the above listed chart(s). If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, please [ click here ] to download it. How race and […]

December 4, 2002

Taking a Holistic Approach to Retention

Taking a Holistic Approach to Retention By Cheryl D. FieldsLAWRENCE, KansasThe University of Kansas is well-known for its tough Jayhawks basketball team and stellar programs in aerospace engineering and accounting. In recent months, however, the university has earned a reputation as an institution where many students of color are excelling at a rate that has […]

October 23, 2002

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Light at the End of the Tunnel One student at a time, Wright State has become one of the country’s leaders in accommodating students with disabilitiesBy Mark FisherDAYTON, OhioWright State University never set out to become one of the nation’s leaders in accommodating students with disabilities. It happened quite by accident — and one student […]

July 17, 2002

Colleges Offer Alumni Lifetime E-Mail Addresses

Colleges Offer Alumni Lifetime E-Mail AddressesCAMBRIDGE, Mass.College graduates are getting more than just diplomas from their schools. Hundreds of schools now offer lifetime e-mail addresses for their alums. If you have graduated from Swarthmore College, you can get an “alum.swarthmore.edu” address. The University of Pennsylvania offers “alumni.upenn.edu,” while California’s Harvey Mudd College gives out “alumni.hmc.edu” […]

June 20, 2001

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