History Prof. Julian Bond was reappointed as Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, by a unanimous vote during its 92nd annual board meeting held early February.
Gettysburg College awarded its annual e-Lincoln Prize to two University electronic archives of the Civil War era. "The Valley of the Shadow: The Eve of the War," a CD-ROM and Web site, won the competition's $40,000 first place prize.
In an effort to attract a more diverse student population, Virginia Tech recently created 27 renewable undergraduate scholarships and three graduate fellowships available for underrepresented students.
