The Register, 1994-02-28

              hicks said this is one of the regulations set by the southern association of colleges and universities under which a&t is accredited and has been in effect since feb 20 1974 < photo by wide nash the wins ton-sal em state university cheerlead ers cheer on their team as they compete in the ci a a tournament a big attraction for aggies and those in the traid dr jimmy williams chainnan ofthe english department said these arc misconceptions this is something that is enforced in all the schools on campus except in the school of nursing in which a doctorate is not prevalent williams said jacqueline jones who is a professor in the speech communication and theatre arts depart ment disagreed i talked with someone in the school of engineering and they said everyone in their school does not have a ph.d jones said at present professors without a doctorate degree are signed under a one-year contract that is renewed each year if recommended by the dean after egister student leaders shift focus carolina agricultural and technical state university greensboro n.c february 23 1994 by archie clark and tiffany whittington staff writers the history club and other cam pus organizations fought long and hard to make black studies mandatory and were rewarded last thursday when the n.c a&t senate voted overwhelm ingly to require incoming 1995-96 fresh man to take one black studies course and one course in global studies members with the approval of manda tory black studies the student leaders of a&t are shifting their goals to other pressing matters at a recent press con ference student leaders announced they are shifting their focus to other priorities such as the retention of black faculty increased enrollment of black men and continued efforts to help black commu nities in greensboro ementary education major from bronx ny said i feel black studies should be mandatory for many reasons for one our black culture is very outstanding we are attending a black college and it would be nice to learn about our history a person can't move forward if they don't know about their past " tera reid a sophomore social work major from salisbury said i am in total support of mandatory black stud ies because i feel that it is imperative for us to know our history and to know the struggles and sacrifices made by our forefathers for our benefit kellie quarles a sophomore psychology major from virginia said i agree with having black studies because there are many students on the campus of n.c a&t who don't know about their own culture robin lockhart a junior el lawrence dublin a freshman sociology major from silver spring md said i don't think black studies should be mandatory it should be optional you can't force anyone to learn about something that they don't want to learn about some people may feel black stud ies isnot relevant to theircareerchoice tracy gooch a senior history major from durham said i believe black studies should be part of our edu cational career because it opens closed doors to our history which arc important in understanding ourselves and oursur roundings also unanimously voted to consider a black studies major at the university students on a&t's campus have different opinions concerning man datory black studies c v teachers with no ph.d may lose their jobs by sarah debnam taffwriter years although hicks statement is confirmed in the faculty handbook some professors who hold master's degrees but not ph.d degrees are under the impression that the regulation is just now being enforced after 20 some professors in the school of arts and sciences may lose their jobs at the end of the semester if they do not pursue doctoral study this is nothing new said dr james hicks dean of the school anyone hired in a tenure track position is to have the terminal degree for that field