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Collison, Michele N-K – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1999
Dwindling attendance at the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education's annual conference suggests that the lobbying group for black colleges has become irrelevant for higher-education professionals. The association's history, activities, and new initiatives are discussed, and the opinions of external constituents and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Black Colleges, Educational History, Educational Trends
Fields, Chryl D. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
On February 24, 1997, President Bill Clinton met at the White House with members of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), presidents of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to discuss issues of concern to HBCUs and respond to prepared questions. Excerpts from the President's speech are…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, College Presidents, Futures (of Society)
Roach, Ronald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996
A trend toward more aggressive lobbying for federal funding to support historically black colleges and universities is noted, and the experiences of several lobbyists are discussed. It is predicted that in the 105th Congress, organizations such as the United Negro College Fund and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Black Colleges, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Dervarics, Charles – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
It is no secret that many historically Black colleges and universities are trailing behind TWIs (Traditional White Institutions) in the technology race. In fact, a 2000 study conducted by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) for the U.S. Department of Commerce found that most HBCUs did not have high-speed…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Internet, Educational Technology
Barnes, Esmeralda – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1993
Since a federal appeals court dropped a case 3 years ago, ruling that states, not the federal government, are responsible for ensuring equal educational opportunity, educators feel African-American education has lost ground. The case argued states sanctioned dual systems of education. States' elimination of some programs now threatens…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Education, Black Students, College Desegregation
Keels, Crystal L. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
Knoxville College, Morris Brown College and Barber Scotia College. These institutions are just some of the recent victims of lost accreditation--and there are others. Many historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have either teetered on the brink, suffered or closed entirely following the loss of accreditation from the Southern…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Racial Discrimination, Grants, Accreditation (Institutions)
Evelyn, Jamilah – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1998
Nearly 30 years after the official end of de jure segregation, Alabama is struggling to level educational opportunities for both black and white citizens. Critics say this goal will be difficult to reach unless the state hires and retains more black faculty. Only recently, because of a court decree, are state black institutions getting equal…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Black Colleges, Black Teachers, Blacks
Rodriguez, Roberto – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1993
A new policy study finds that Latinos are the ethnic/racial group with the least amount of education and highest labor force participation. It concludes that more education would decrease Latino poverty. Suggested solutions include equalizing educational attainment, eliminating employment discrimination, making work more rewarding, guaranteeing…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Housing
Phillip, Mary-Christine – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1993
Despite progress, sex and race bias present unique challenges to African-American women in academia. African-American women have not had strong involvement in the women's movement because of a different set of concerns. Acceptance of African-American women's scholarship and equitable compensation reflecting their contribution are lagging behind…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Equal Education
Hamilton, Kendra – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
Since 1986, the percentage of women college presidents has more than doubled--from 9.5 percent to 21.1 percent--and the percentage of minority presidents has increased from 8.1 percent to 12.8 percent, according to "The American College President: 2002 Edition," produced by the American Council on Education (ACE). Women held 21.1 percent of the…
Descriptors: Females, Women Faculty, Diversity (Faculty), Minority
Hernandez, Sandra – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1999
A recent report of Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society finds that National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college and university sports departments are not hiring appropriate numbers of minorities and women, especially in such positions as athletic directors and coaches. In contrast, minorities are…
Descriptors: Administrators, Affirmative Action, Athletic Coaches, College Athletics
Hill, Fitzgerald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
During the 2003 football season, African Americans were employed as head coaches at five of the 117 NCAA Division I-A colleges and universities. At the conclusion of the 2003 season, there were 13 head coaching vacancies at Division I-A football programs; one African American was hired. Today, five African Americans have the responsibility of…
Descriptors: African Americans, Team Sports, College Athletics, Athletic Coaches
Commodore, Felecia; Anyaso, Hilary Hurd – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
The 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and, of course, the hotly contested U.S. presidential election were just two of the events that dominated the headlines in 2004. Throughout the year, colleges and universities, as well as other educational institutions across the country, commemorated the Supreme Court's landmark case by…
Descriptors: Higher Education, African American Students, Racial Segregation, Educational History
Fields, Cheryl D. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
Reviews briefly recent ballot initiatives and court decisions in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, and Washington that have impacted equal access to higher education for black and other minority students and faculty. (MDM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Black Students, College Faculty
Mazza, Patrick – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1998
Washington State's Initiative 200, on the ballot this November, would bar state and local governments from "discriminating or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, and contracting." Observers see the initiative as another attack on affirmative action.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Contracts, Educational Policy
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