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Celebrating the Life and Legacy Of Dr. John Hope Franklin

Dr. John Hope Franklin chronicled the experiences of African-Americans like no one before him, forcing America to recognize Black history as American history. His contributions innumerable, his impact abiding. Here, scholars Robert Harris, David Levering-Lewis, John French and Clifton Wharton Jr. write about the celebrated scholar and activist.

June 10, 2009

In Memoriam: Dr. John Hope Franklin (1915-2009)

Warm, generous, compassionate, a giant among American historians,” is how one University of Chicago colleague of Dr. John Hope Franklin remembers him.

April 15, 2009

Remembering a Legend: John Hope Franklin

In 1997, while I was doing my dissertation research, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview historian John Hope Franklin. As a doctoral student, I was nervous about the interview and lacked confidence in my knowledge of American history. Here I was about to interview one of the nation’s great historians. Within minutes, my nervousness […]

March 31, 2009

Reviving The Great Debaters Tradition

Seventy-eight collegiate teams are competing this week at the National Debate Tournament Championships (NDT), chartered and sanctioned by the American Forensics Association. Not one of them is a historically Black college or university. The worst news is that the vast majority of the teams in the NDT do not have a single African-American debater.

March 26, 2009

‘His Genius Could Not Be Denied’

In Memoriam: Dr. John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) ‘His Genius Could Not Be Denied’ By Hilary Hurd Anyaso “Warm, generous, compassionate, a giant among American historians,” is how one University of Chicago colleague of Dr. John Hope Franklin remembers him. Dr. Neil Harris, the Preston and Sterling Morton Professor Emeritus at UChicago, where […]

March 25, 2009

In Memoriam: Dr. John Hope Franklin (1915-2009)

“Warm, generous, compassionate, a giant among American historians,” is how one University of Chicago colleague of Dr. John Hope Franklin remembers him.

March 25, 2009

Breaking News: Historian John Hope Franklin Dies

Noted historian Dr. John Hope Franklin, whose scholarship increased the nation’s understanding and knowledge of African-Americans in its history, died of congestive heart failure this morning in Durham, N.C.

March 24, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Cosby: Black Colleges Should Demand More from Alumni

Noted author and humorist Bill Cosby recently took historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to task for not making their alumni give back.

October 28, 2008

The Fisk Jubilee Singers — A Student’s Experience

In this week’s blog entry, I want to share the words of one of my wonderful graduate students. His name is Jameel Scott and he is in the masters program in higher education here at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. Jameel is a graduate of Morehouse College. He plans on pursuing a […]

October 13, 2008

African-American

Summer Reading for the Teachers

A little variety to stretch the mind — gently.

August 6, 2008

Diverse Calendar

June 18-22 Association of American Colleges and Universities 8th Annual Greater Expectations Institute “Campus Leadership for Student Engagement, Inclusion and Achievement” Cliff Lodge & Spa Snowbird, Utah Web: www.aacu.org June 21-24Association of College and University Housing Officers — International 2008 ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition Disney Coronado Springs Resort Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Web: www.acuho-i.org […]

May 28, 2008

Diverse Calendar

June 2-6 African-American Leadership Institute UCLA Anderson School of Management University of California, Los Angeles Web: www.anderson.ucla.edu/EEPaali.xml June 10-14 National Association of Black Accountants Inc. 37th Annual National Convention and Expo Hilton Hotel AtlantaAtlanta Web: www.nabainc.org June 11-15 2008 International Assessment and Retention Conference “Assessment Reconsidered: Improving Learning, Student Success and Transparency” West Klerland Resort […]

May 14, 2008

Diverse Calendar

June 2-6 African-American Leadership Institute UCLA Anderson School of Management University of California, Los Angeles Web:www.anderson.ucla.eduEEPaali.xml June 21-24Association of College and University Housing Officers-International 2008 ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition Disney Coronado Springs Resort Lake Buena Vista, Fla. www.acuho-i.org June 26-27 Diverse: Issues in Higher Education4th Annual John Hope Franklin Symposium and Awards Gala Duke […]

April 30, 2008

Diverse Calendar

April 29-May 1 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities 8th International Conference Universidad de Guadalajara Guadalajara, Mexico www.hacu.net April 30-May 3The National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals 21st Annual Conference Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center www.nagap.org May 7-10 National Rural Health Association 31st Annual NRHA Rural Health Conference Sheraton New Orleans Hotel New […]

April 16, 2008

Now that DNA evidence conclusively proves the third U.S. president fathered the child of a slave, scholars weigh in on what it means for the discipline of American History

Now that DNA evidence conclusively proves the third U.S. president fathered the child of a slave, scholars weigh in on what it means for the discipline of American History

July 14, 2007

BI What’s New

Duke University’s John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American Documentation is hosting an exhibit titled, “Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow South.”

July 14, 2007

The new faces of college

Last year marked York College’s thirtieth anniversary. This spring, the college, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, passed yet another milestone. For the first time, it graduated more than 1,000 students, about 75 percent of whom were people of color.

July 12, 2007

Race board finds consensus elusive on public schools – President’s Advisory Board on Race

WASHINGTON The President’s Advisory Board on Race recently found that no national discussion on race in public schools is complete without conservatives invoking the controversial issue of education vouchers for poor children.

July 11, 2007