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Bill to Help Close Digital Divide: Legislation Proposed By Sens. Warner and Webb Creates Federal Grants for Minority Institutions.

By Samieh Shalash, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Aug. 2--A bill passed in the Senate on Thursday will put money for technology in the hands of minority colleges and institutions nationwide, including Hampton University and Norfolk State University. Introduced by Virginia Sens.

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National Institute of Standards (Www.OSIR.org.in) and Technology

other federal programs, see: To search federal science and technology web sites, including online databases see:Source: www.nist.gov School of Science and TechnologyDr. Sandra J. DeLoatch, Dean School of Science & Tech Norfolk State University 700 Park Avenue Norfolk, Virginia 23504. Tele: 757.823.8180 Fax: 757.823.9114Source: sst.nsu.edu NWS Office of Science and Technology Home PageSearch field for...

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HBCU fires professor for failing students

Yesterday, “Poor Postdoc” left me a link to an article at Inside Higher Ed about Steven Aird, a former professor at Norfolk State University (which is an HBCU [historically black college/university]) who was fired because he failed 90% of his...

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Grade Too Tough And You'll Be Denied Tenure

Inside Higher Education just posted a troubling article involving the case of Steven Aird, a Biology professor at Norfolk State University (a Historically Black College in Virginia). He was known for being a pretty tough grader, and failed 80% of his students some semesters. What makes it troubling is that the university had a policy that if a student missed more than 20% of the class, he or she could...

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Bethune-Cookman's Diamond Dynasty

At times this season, the Bethune-Cookman baseball team made it look too easy against opposing teams. With yesterday's 13-2 MEAC championship victory over Norfolk State University, the Wildcats are continuing to let the same be known to the conference. With...

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Epic Fail

It's failure and sadness all the way around in this story from Inside Higher Ed about Prof. Steve Aird and Norfolk State University. No one seems to dispute that Aird was denied tenure for failing too many students. How many is too many? Well many professors at Norfolk State say that there is a clear expectation from administrators — in particular from Dean Sandra J. DeLoatch, the dean whose

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MEAC All-Conference Baseball Awards

Courtesy: MEACSports.com The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its 2008 All-Conference Baseball honors during a pre-tournament banquet Wednesday night at the Scott-Dozier Dining Hall on the campus of Norfolk State University. Bethune-Cookman University outfielder Jose’ Lozada was named the 2008...

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Would You Hire a Norfolk State Grad?

Norfolk State University is an historically black university providing education opportunities to the disadvantaged, which of course is a noble and useful mission. Unfortunately, "educating" is a problematic concept at NSU . Steven D. Aird his job teaching biology at Norfolk State University. Today is his last day of work, but on his way out, he has started to tell his story — one that he suggests...

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"Helping" Black College Students Or Helping Black College Students Fail At Life?

Take a look at this excerpt from a story about Norfolk State University and tell me who has the best interests of these college students at heart; the professor who was fired for flunking to many of them or the...

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Lonnie Blow Jr. Hired as St. Augustine's Head Men's Basketball Coach

Saint Augustine's College has named Lonnie Blow Jr. as its new head men's basketball coach. The announcement came during a press conference today on campus. Blow comes to the Falcon program from Norfolk State University, where he was an assistant...

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Hampton University Lady Pirates, Norfolk State Spartans Win 2008 MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Courtesy: MEACSports.com The Hampton University Lady Pirates and Norfolk State University Spartans won the 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hughes Stadium on the campus of Morgan State University. The Lady Pirates scored 123 points...

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Opinion, please: should professor lose job for giving too many Fs?

Sunday's Virginian Pilot had a story about a Norfolk State University professor who lost his job because he refused to increase the pass rates for his students. At the end of this semester, Steven Aird will lose his job as an associate professor of biology at Norfolk State University for giving out too many F’s. [...] “It goes [...]

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Former Track Star Tim Montgomery Jailed For Heroin Distribution

The 33-year-old Montgomery was a sprinter at Norfolk State University and once was called "the fastest human on Earth."...

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Www.OSIR.org.in - School of Science and Technology

Dr. Sandra J. DeLoatch, Dean School of Science & Tech Norfolk State University 700 Park Avenue Norfolk, Virginia 23504. Tele: 757.823.8180 Fax: 757.823.9114Source: sst.nsu.edu Science and TechnologyScience and Technology . An online guide to information about the people, organizations and facilities that carry out Argonne’s research and development program in the Source: www.anl.gov