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Faculty & Staff
Appiah Accepts Princeton Appointment
Appiah Accepts Princeton AppointmentPRINCETON, N.J.Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, who has been a noted member of the Harvard University Afro-American studies department, will join the Princeton University faculty as a full professor effective Sept. 1, according to Princeton University officials. He submitted a resignation letter to Harvard officials in late January. Appiah has been the Charles […]
February 13, 2002
Faculty & Staff
The Great ‘Misunderstanding’ at Harvard
The Great ‘Misunderstanding’ at HarvardPresident’s criticism of Cornel West has left supporters of Afro-American studies unsettled.By Ronald RoachFor those who believed the long struggle to put Afro-American studies at Harvard University on solid footing had ceased years ago, the recent controversy over Harvard president Dr. Lawrence H. Summers’ private rebuke of Afro-American studies professor Dr. […]
February 13, 2002
Students
On the Job Market
On the Job MarketPositions in multiethnic literature hold firm,while other fields see decline.There’s good news on the job lists maintained by the Modern Language Association (MLA) for aspiring professors of African American literature and culture: The academy has a job for you. For the second year running, jobs in multiethnic literature have continued to rise, […]
January 30, 2002
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African-American
Tennessee Researcher Conducts Slave Housing Study
Tennessee Researcher Conducts Slave Housing StudyMURFREESBORO, Tenn.The search for standing slave housing or “slave spaces” has Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) researcher Michael Strutt very busy these days.An archaeologist whose professional background includes time spent at Virginia plantation sites, Strutt formally embarked upon the Slave Housing Survey in 2001 after he garnered support from the […]
January 30, 2002
African-American
Avoiding the ‘Divide and Conquer’ Environment on Campus
Avoiding the ‘Divide and Conquer’ Environment on CampusBlack administrators and faculty at historically White colleges and universities may be affected by tension-filled “divide and conquer” environments on campus. In higher education, these individuals generally constitute a minority population. They have limited power to influence institutional ends and have the ability to exert control over fewer […]
January 16, 2002
African-American
Bowdoin Web Site Simulates Escape From Slavery
Bowdoin Web Site Simulates Escape From SlaveryBRUNSWICK, MaineA Bowdoin College professor and a group of his students last semester unveiled a Web-based game that simulates the pre-Civil War experience of escape from slavery. The Web site, titled “Flight to Freedom,” allows a user to experience the real stories of ex-slaves who escaped from slavery in […]
January 16, 2002
African-American
Rift Between Harvard Scholars, President Makes National News
Rift Between Harvard Scholars, President Makes National NewsBostonControversy at Harvard University made national news last month when reports surfaced that several prominent Black scholars were considering leaving over a rift with Harvard’s new president Dr. Lawrence Summers. According to reports first published in The Boston Globe, Drs. Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates and Anthony Appiah, […]
January 16, 2002
Faculty & Staff
Low Number of Black Faculty, Students Draws Concern
Low Number of Black Faculty, Students Draws Concern KNOXVILLE, Tenn.A climate of racial hostility and discrimination at the University of Tennessee has led to a disproportionately low number of minority faculty and students, claims a campus group. Members of the recently rekindled Black Faculty and Staff Association say the situation is worsening. “I have watched […]
January 2, 2002
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Students
Auburn University Steps up Minority Programs
Auburn University Steps up Minority ProgramsAUBURN, Ala.Auburn University will expand its minority studies and continue racial tolerance and diversity training next year for its faculty, staff and students in the face of the Nov. 5 fraternity blackface party that reaped scorn (see Black Issues, Dec. 6). Auburn interim president William F. Walker announced a stepped-up […]
January 2, 2002
African-American
New NAFEO Leader Proposes Ambitious Agenda
New NAFEO Leader Proposes Ambitious AgendaWASHINGTONThe National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education put lawmakers and higher education leaders on notice earlier this month, when its new president announced that his priority will be seeing to it that more historically Black institutions are given the support and resources they need to become comprehensive research […]
December 19, 2001
Students
‘Free Speech’ Becomes Primary Issue in Auburn ‘Blackface’ Case
‘Free Speech’ Becomes Primary Issue in Auburn ‘Blackface’ CaseSuspended fraternity members file lawsuit against university citing violation of constitutional, civil rightsBy Erik LordsThe issue of free speech is at the heart of a lawsuit filed last month by suspended members of the fraternity Beta Theta Pi against Auburn University. The university suspended 10 members of […]
December 19, 2001
African-American
CUNY Department Seeks Papers, Proposals on Africana Culture, Digital Age
CUNY Department Seeks Papers, Proposals on Africana Culture, Digital AgeNEW YORKThe African American studies department at New York City Technical College of the City University of New York is seeking paper and presentation proposals for a conference titled “Africana Studies in Science, Technology and Business: Digitizing the Discipline.” The event is the 26th annual conference […]
December 5, 2001
Students
Outrage Continues Over Fraternities’
Outrage Continues Over Fraternities’ Racially Offensive CostumesExpert on race relations says the behavior comes as no surpriseBy Erik Lords AUBURN, Ala.At a time when most Americans are putting domestic differences aside to unite in the international war against terrorism, racially charged events at two southern universities have reminded the nation that the battle against ignorance […]
December 5, 2001
African-American
Events
EventsDECEMBERDecember 5-9Kaleidoscope Leadership InstituteHilton Costa MesaCosta Mesa, Calif.Contact: Dr. Felita T. WilliamsPhone: (404) 244-2988Fax: (404) 244-2399E-mail: kaleidoscope@gpc.peachnet.eduWeb: www.gpc.peachnet.edu/kaleidoscopeDecember 17-19Eighth Annual Regional Conference on Improving America’s SchoolsU.S. Department of EducationSan Antonio, TexasContact: National Conference Logistics Center, University of OklahomaPhone: (800) 203-5494E-mail: ias_conference@ed.govWeb: www.ncbe.gwu.edu/iasconferencesDecember 27-30Modern Language Association117th Annual ConventionNew OrleansContact: MLAPhone: (646) 576-5000Fax: (646) 458-0030E-mail: convention@mla.orgWeb: www.mla.orgJANUARYJanuary […]
November 21, 2001
Students
Fraternities Suspended for Wearing Racially Offensive Costumes
Fraternities Suspended for Wearing Racially Offensive Costumes AUBURN, Ala.Two Auburn University fraternities were suspended earlier this month because members dressed in Ku Klux Klan robes and blackface — one with a noose around his neck — during a Halloween party. Delta Sigma Phi and Beta Theta Pi fraternities, both with mostly White members, are being […]
November 21, 2001
Students
Two Steps Back, Two Steps Forward
Two Steps Back, Two Steps ForwardMy e-mail account experienced increased activity during Black Issues’ press time as subscribers, freelancers and friends gave me the heads up about members of two White fraternities at Auburn University that dressed up for Halloween as Ku Klux Klan members and others as members of the Black fraternity Omega Psi […]
November 21, 2001
African-American
Events
EventsNOVEMBER November 25-27Department of Defense Technical Assistance Program (DoD Tap)HBCU/MI Technical Assistance Conference“Greater DoD Opportunities”New OrleansPhone: (800) 530-5941Web: www.uncfsp.org/idapDecemberDecember 5-9Kaleidoscope Leadership InstituteHilton Costa MesaCosta Mesa, Calif.Contact: Dr. Felita T. WilliamsPhone: (404) 244-2988Fax: (404) 244-2399E-mail: kaleidoscope@gpc.peachnet.eduWeb: www.gpc.peachnet.edu/kaleidoscopeDecember 17-19Eighth Annual Regional Conference on Improving America’s SchoolsU.S. Department of EducationSan Antonio, TexasContact: National Conference Logistics CenterUniversity of OklahomaPhone: […]
November 7, 2001
African-American
Stirring Up ‘Uncivil Wars’ On College Campuses
Stirring Up ‘Uncivil Wars’ On College CampusesDavid Horowitz reparations ad campaign proves explosiveSeveral months have passed since the last campus protests erupted over a David Horowitz advertisement in college newspapers stating that reparations for American slavery is “a Bad Idea — and Racist Too.” But Horowitz, an author, activist and perhaps the nation’s most visible […]
November 7, 2001
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