Some 175 Black professors have established the National Congress of Black Faculty to deal with issues such as the recruitment and retention of Black faculty and the problems Black faculty members encounter in trying to undertake or publish research. (MLW)

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…

Discusses the relative lack of African Americans in organizational development/fund-raising executive positions at institutions of higher education. Notes several new initiatives, including the National Center for Black Philanthropy and a minority division in the National Society of Fund-Raising Executives. Suggests that need for colleges and…

As costs rise and companies discontinue coverage of college students under parents' policies, students are choosing to forego insurance rather than pay for it themselves, so suggest speakers at the American College Health Association's annual meeting. Colleges offering group-insurance policies to students are also having problems renewing them.…

The National Congress of Black Faculty is expected to address the problems of the recruitment and promotion of black faculty members, research and publication issues, and the recruitment and retention of black students. (MLW)