In the years following the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision to integrate America's public schools, William Faulkner, Norman Mailer, Hannah Arendt, Robert Penn Warren, and, to a lesser extent, C. Vann Woodward, provided intellectual sustenance to southern efforts to resist racial integration. Focuses on Faulkner's political…

Responding to a federal court order to integrate, the University of Alabama admitted Autherine Lucy in 1956. On campus, she was pelted with eggs and threatened with death. After staying locked in a university hall for 3 hours, she was taken away by the police. The following day, trustees suspended Lucy "for her own safety." (SM)

Presents a listing of honorary degrees awarded to blacks from the nation's 25 highest-ranked liberal arts colleges and 25 highest-ranked universities. Direct quotations from the citations accompanying the honorary degrees are included for each listing. (SM)

Presents witty and wise quotes from the commencement speeches of 13 black speakers, including Toni Morrison, Floyd H. Flake, Rod Paige, Bill Cosby, Bryant Gumbel, and Wynton Marsalis. (SM)

Presents the views of Alabama university scholars regarding the historical significance of the 2001 trial of Thomas Blanton for his role in the Ku Klux Klan bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama thet killed four girls. Their discussions note the need to examine the American judicial system, the weak case against Mr.…

Following the Civil War, progressives controlled higher education for blacks but remained deeply committed to and protective of the antebellum social order of racial subordination. Liberals at the time believed that through higher education, blacks could be taught many positive habits. Central to their scheme for the New South was a program of…

Presents excerpts from an 1863 address by British anthropologist James Hunt to the Anthropological Society of London. Hunt's paper, "The Negro's Place in Nature," has been called the most important document in an era that laid the foundation for scientific racism. In it, Hunt suggested that physical characteristics of the Negro race were related…

University portals provide a new computerized interface between colleges and constituent groups. This article discusses: campus portals and possible features they may contain, nine strategies for portal projects, collaborative mechanisms to develop and implement portal projects, criteria for determination of campus portal readiness, potential…

Considers the relationship between pedagogy and technology in driving changes in education in the 21st century and assesses the efficacy of new learning environments. Describes effects on university organizational structure resulting from information technology; addresses funding and staff, impact on management, changing role of lecturers, changes…

Proposes a three-tiered model of online teaching, consisting of low-level information dissemination, Web-enabled course supplements, and Web-engaged activities. Discusses how existing online course management systems generally do not support the full range of Web-engaged activities currently possible. Highlights stand-alone tools which do so and…

Compared the achievement and attitudes of student library employees trained in two different ways: by instructor-led group instruction or by Web-based self-instruction. Found that both modalities performed equally and generally responded favorably to training; there were some differences in what students believed their training emphasized based on…

Describes online learning in engineering at Deakin University in Australia, including: flexible engineering programs, computer-based learning, progression from individual efforts to formal centralized control, costs of information technology, experiences with grant-funded development projects, managing development of online material, student…

Measured New Zealand college students' perceptions of educational service quality using SERVPREF methodology. Found that both technical and functional quality are important dimensions, and that the quality of education, campus facilities and environment, and course process significantly influence students' perceptions of service quality. Student…

Surveyed college alumni to determine the impacts of the alumni-university relationship and alumni assessments of their college experiences on important expressions of loyalty. Results provide support for the impact of these variables on current behavior and behavioral intentions, making them important for marketing. (EV)

Assessed perceptions of college students who chose not to return to school in the spring semester. They rated 13 key attributes related to campus-support activities and the core benefits of attending the institution. Found that advising played an important role in non-returning students' perceptions of benefits offered by the university. (EV)