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Articles in Oct 23, 2003, issue of Black Issues in Higher Education

• Education secretary says No Child Left Behind Act will help reverse two-tiered system - Washington Update - Dr. Roderick Paige
  by Ben Hammer
• Duke still struggles with providing equitable environment, study finds - noteworthy news
• New approach to curb low-retention rates - Alabama State Takes
  by Tracie Powell
• College of Agriculture at Kansas State University - On The Move - Brief Article
• The University of the District of Columbia is receiving a $50,000 donation - Grants & awards - Brief Article
• Schools, agencies serving American Indians to share $105 million - Washington Update - Brief Article
  by Ben Hammer
• Students ask to participate in lawsuit against Barnes Foundation - noteworthy news - Brief Article
• A welcome increase: outreach and diversity efforts appear to be paying off as some colleges and universities experience record minority student enrollments this fall - Special report: recruitment and retention 2003
  by Lydia Lum
• New York Institute of Technology - On The Move - Brief Article
• Events - Calendar
• U.S. Senate considers, then shelves D.C. school voucher bill - Washington Update
  by Ben Hammer
• UNCF leader to step down after 12 years at the helm - noteworthy news - Brief Article
• Coming together: California State University-Dominguez Hills establishes support group to encourage retention among Latina students - Special report: recruitment and retention 2003
  by Shilpa Banerji
• Johnson C. Smith University - On The Move - Brief Article
• The temple of my unfamiliar: faculty of color at predominantly white institutions - Last Word
  by Fred A. Bonner, II
• Seminar examines latest research in African American education - Noteworthy News
• NASA names university space science education partners - noteworthy news
• Sick and tired of health disparities - Speaking Of Education - The Unequal Burden of Pain: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain
  by Julianne Malveaux
• Southern University - On The Move - Brief Article
• UNC initiative to make college more accessible for low-income students - Noteworthy News - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• America loses ground in college access, participation, study finds - noteworthy new
• Revisiting Black history, examining future paradigms - BI Bookshelf - Bibliography
• Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education and the Center for Afro-American and African Studies - On The Move - Brief Article
• Boston University launches Center for African American Religious Research - Noteworthy News
• Benchmarks & barriers: for people of color in higher education - Calendar
• Web site hosts voting for HBCU Battle of the Bands - tech briefs - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach
• The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation received a $500,000 contribution - Grants & awards - from Dell Inc - Brief Article
• Hampton professor conducts study linking cigarette smoke to breast cancer - Relevant Research - Dr. Nicholas Kenney - Brief Article
• Mission possible: three disparate institutions raise the bar nationwide for recruiting and retaining an ethnically diverse faculty - Special report: recruitment and retention 2003
  by Kendra Hamilton
• Consortium launches networking infrastructure initiative - tech briefs
  by Ronald Roach
• Fisk University's Center for Photonic Materials and Devices received a $622,000 physics grant - Grants & awards - Brief Article
• Minorities believe they receive far different medical care than whites, survey finds - noteworthy news
• Bringing more than skin color to the party: faculty of color realize their market value - Special report: recruitment and retention 2003
  by Kendra Hamilton
• Federal grants awarded to digital opportunity projects - tech briefs - Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Brief Article
  by Ronald Roach
• The New York City Department of Education received a $51.2 million - Grants & awards - Brief Article
• Former President launches college prep program - noteworthy news - Bill Clinton's foundation to fund tutoring
• Roll call: higher education institutions are continually trying to find new and innovative approaches to retain students, faculty and staff. A look at the data shows how successful they have been - Special report: recruitment and retention 2003 - Illustra
• Arming yourself in the virus war - Personal Computing
  by Reid Goldsborough
• NJCATE, a National Center for Advanced Technological Education at Middlesex County College in Edison, N.J., has received a four-year, $1.5 million grant - Grants & awards - Brief Article
• Commitment at the highest levels - Editor's Note
  by Hilary Hurd Anyaso
• Reports: importance of federal student aid continues to grow - noteworthy news
• Georgia on the mind: the state's higher education system puts research, policy focus on black males - Special report: recruitment and retention 2003
  by Ronald Roach
• Xavier University - On The Move - Brief Article
• The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $16 million - Grants & awards - Brief Article