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The End of An Era, But Not the End of the Struggle Black Issues In Higher Education Transitions to DIVERSE

For Frank Matthews, publisher and editor in chief of Black Issues In Higher Education, and Bill Cox, president and CEO… Story:

August 16, 2005

The End of An Era, But Not the End of the Struggle Black Issues In Higher Education Transitions to DIVERSE

For Frank Matthews, publisher and editor in chief of Black Issues In Higher Education, and Bill Cox, president and CEO, the journey from Black Issues to DIVERSE began more than 20 years ago… Story:

August 10, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Teachable Moments

Teachable MomentsWhen protests erupted following the publication of an anti-reparations ad in a campus newspaper, Brown University President Ruth Simmons decided her community could benefit from taking a closer look at the university’s historical ties to slavery By Kendra HamiltonIt all started as a rather run-of-the-mill campus controversy over race and slavery: an anti-reparations ad […]

February 9, 2005

Oklahoma Race Riot Memorial to be Named for John Hope Franklin

Oklahoma Race Riot Memorial to be Named for John Hope FranklinTULSA, Okla. A planned memorial to Tulsa’s 1921 race riot will be named in honor of internationally acclaimed historian and author Dr. John Hope Franklin, who is a native of Rentiesville and spent much of his youth in Tulsa. The committee in charge of designing […]

January 12, 2005

2004: A Year in Review

2004: A Year in Review The 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and, of course, the hotly contested U.S. presidential election were just two of the events that dominated the headlines in 2004. Throughout the year, colleges and universities, as well as other educational institutions across the country, commemorated the Supreme Court’s landmark […]

December 29, 2004

African-American

The Soul of David Levering Lewis

The Soul of David Levering LewisAward-Winning Scholar Contemporizes Black Intellectual TraditionBy Ronald Roach At the 20th anniversary gala of Black Issues In Higher Education this past June, Dr. David Levering Lewis was honored with an inaugural John Hope Franklin Distinguished Contributor to Higher Education award. Lewis’ prize-winning scholarship played no small part in his selection […]

December 29, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Smithsonian Names Members of Council, Advisory

Smithsonian Names Members of Council, Advisory Committee for National African American History Museum WASHINGTON Dr. Michael L. LomaxH. Patrick SwygertThe Smithsonian Board of Regents, the institution’s governing body, named the members of the founding Council of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in early December. The new museum will be the only […]

December 29, 2004

Leadership & Policy

It’s a Wrap

It’s a WrapEvents in 2004 proved riveting. One of the more highly anticipated events, besides the U.S. presidential election, was the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board. During one of the more glamorous celebrations of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling, entertainer Bill Cosby took the occasion to criticize the behavior and […]

December 29, 2004

Something All His Own

Something All His OwnThe NBA’s Grant Hill hopes his collection of African American art will inspire, excite a younger generationBy Crystal L. KeelsNBA star Grant Hill is known for his skills on the basketball court, his marriage to Grammy award-winning singer, Tamia, and, most recently, for his courageous comeback after several surgeries that jeopardized his […]

December 1, 2004

Phalaenopsis John Hope Franklin

Phalaenopsis John Hope FranklinOrchids have been revered by royalty for centuries, collected rabidly by 18th-century enthusiasts and cultivated by those entranced by the flowering plant’s fragrant beauty. It was in 1959 that orchids first captured the attention of renowned historian Dr. John Hope Franklin, James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University, who […]

September 22, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Giants in the Classroom

Giants in the Classroom Twenty influential scholars whose work has inspired others and made a significant impact on the academy Over the past two decades, Black Issues’ writers and editors have featured hundreds, perhaps thousands, of faculty in the magazine’s stories and interviews. Deciding on 20 faculty members whose research, teaching and service set them […]

June 16, 2004

Faculty & Staff

A Case in Point

A Case in PointSimple Justice: The History of Brown V. Board of Education and Black America’s Struggle for EqualityBy Richard Kluger, Vintage Books, April 2004, 865 pp., $24.00, trade paperback, 1-4000-3061-7Simple Justice is described as the definitive history of the landmark case, Brown v. Board of Education and the epic struggle for racial equality in […]

May 19, 2004

The Scholar-Activists of Brown

The Scholar-Activists of BrownScholars reflect on the intellectual contributions to the historic desegregation case When asked by Thurgood Marshall during the Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case to join a team of scholars to answer questions posed by the U.S. Supreme Court about the intent of the framers of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, […]

May 19, 2004

Contemplating Brown: Conversations Across Generations

Contemplating Brown: Conversations Across GenerationsN.C. symposium draws over 400 to discuss landmark ruling By Eleanor Lee YatesDURHAM, N.C.When noted historian Dr. John Hope Franklin looks back at the 50 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision, he says he thinks of the heroism of the plaintiff parents along with their attorneys. Thurgood Marshall, […]

May 19, 2004

African-American

Disciplined Consequences of Brown

Disciplined Consequences of BrownThe desegregation that began in Clarendon, S.C., came to my hometown of Sumter back in 1965, some 11 years after the celebrated Brown decision. My sense of surprise, anxiety and anticipation when informed that I would be among the handful of students chosen to undertake this noble experiment was understandably significant.I didn’t […]

May 19, 2004

‘You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide’

‘You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide’It is no surprise that college campuses, as microcosms of society, have become prey to the increased violence in our world. However, it is extremely disturbing to hear the stories of young students attacked, assaulted, raped, and even killed while matriculating at institutions of higher learning, once considered one […]

May 5, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Another Untimely Departure

Another Untimely Departure Fisk University president’s abrupt resignation springs yet another leadership crisis for the HBCU By David Hefner NASHVILLE, Tenn.It’s déjà vu all over again at Fisk University with the untimely departure of another president who is leaving behind a financially depressed school with no stability at the helm and no assurances in sight.Last […]

November 19, 2003

Duke University Press Books Win Hurston/Wright Award

Duke University Press Books Win Hurston/Wright AwardDURHAM, N.C.Two Duke University Press books won top honors in the 2003 Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards. The authors of the nonfiction books, both of which were published under the John Hope Franklin Center imprint, were honored last month at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.First prize went to Forgotten Readers: Recovering […]

November 5, 2003