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Professional Appointments
Professional AppointmentsDr. Duchess Harris, a professor of political science and African American studies at Macalester College, has received a 2001 Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty sponsored by the New Jersey-based Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Harris earned a bachelor’s from the University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate in American studies from the University of […]
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Alabama’s Faculty Senate Pushes Greek Integration
Alabama’s Faculty Senate Pushes Greek IntegrationTUSCALOOSA, Ala. The University of Alabama faculty senate won’t be taking the summer off in its fight to integrate the university’s Greek system. Members of the faculty senate’s steering committee will meet to discuss the group’s next step over the summer, while former senate president Patricia Bauch will ask the […]
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To Be or Not To Be(loved)
To Be or Not To Be(loved)Although minority and female authors have found a place on many English departments’ reading lists, the debate over the benefits of a diverse  curriculum still linger. By Sophia N. KellmanIn the past few decades, English literature departments have added more women and minority writers to their course listings. Thanks to […]
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Clark Atlanta University President to Retire Next Year
Clark Atlanta University President to Retire Next YearATLANTA Dr. Thomas W. Cole Jr. announced last month that he will retire next year as president of Clark Atlanta University after 13 years. Cole oversaw the successful merger of Clark College and Atlanta University, and has helped raise millions of dollars to enhance the university’s reputation. During […]
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Auburn University to Present Honorary Degree to First Black Student
Auburn University to Present Honorary Degree to First Black StudentAUBURN, Ala.Harold A. Franklin, who in 1964 became the first African American student to enroll at Auburn University, returned to the campus earlier this month to receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the university during the spring commencement exercises.The honorary degree completed a 37-year […]
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Mary Washington College Unveils Memorial to Civil Rights Pioneer
Mary Washington College Unveils Memorial to Civil Rights PioneerFREDERICKSBURG, Va.Apermanent memorial to civil rights pioneer Dr. James Farmer, who served as distinguished visiting professor of history at Mary Washington College from 1985 to 1998, was unveiled at the college late last month.The bronze bust was formally presented to the public during an afternoon ceremony, which […]
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Protesting Students Meet with Northeastern President Over Site of African American Studies Institute
Protesting Students Meet with Northeastern President Over Site of African American Studies InstituteBOSTON Protesting students and Northeastern University President Richard M. Freeland met recently about the fate of an African American studies center, where students had been involved in a sit-in. Freeland said in a letter to the student newspaper last month that the land […]
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Leaders Resign Themselves to Settlement in Mississippi Desegregation Case
Leaders Resign Themselves to Settlement in Mississippi Desegregation CaseCiting judicial and political realities, they opt for strategic practicalityOXFORD, Miss.Amid the widespread publicity surrounding the recent proposed settlement of the Mississippi higher education desegregation case, political and educational leaders are reacting with more of a sense of resignation and pragmatism than jubilation.Late last month, Mississippi agreed […]
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Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty
Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.After years of receiving the lowest wages in the South, college faculty in Louisiana have finally hit the jackpot. With a push from Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster, the Louisiana Legislature agreed to dedicate $109 million in state gambling taxes for […]
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Anheuser-Busch Foundation Endows $1 Million Chair at Howard University
Anheuser-Busch Foundation Endows $1 Million Chair at Howard UniversityWASHINGTONThe Anheuser-Busch Foundation, through a gift of $1 million, has endowed the Anheuser-Busch/John E. Jacob Chair in the Howard University School of Business. Dr. Jacob, who received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctor of laws degree honoris causa from Howard, has served as executive vice president and chief […]
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Higher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield State
Higher Education Board Finds No Discrimination at Bluefield StateBLUEFIELD, W.Va.Decisions made by Bluefield State College President Robert Moore and his staff relating to a discrimination complaint were not racially motivated, the state Higher Education Interim Governing Board said late last month.“After a thorough review of the allegations the board has found no evidence to support […]
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Black-Owned Golf Club Added to National Register of Historic Places
Black-Owned Golf Club Added to National Register of Historic PlacesPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.An Ohio golf club, believed to be the only golf course in the United States designed, built, owned and managed by an African American, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.Clearview Golf Club of East Canton was founded by William […]
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