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The absence and the presence of God in African American culture – David Emmanuel Goatley’s book ‘Were You There? Godforsakenness in Slave Religio

The words of this familiar African American spiritual is a source of inspiration for Dr. David Emmanuel book, Were You There? Godforsakenness in Slave Religion. Both the spiritual and the title of the book raise important questions about God and humanity — especially African American humanity. They refer to critical issues such as commitment and abandonment between God and humanity and within interpersonal relationships.

July 4, 2007

Immigration Bill Dead, But Not DREAM ACT

Despite defeat of the Senate’s immigration bill last week, Latino and other education leaders say they still will press for action this year on a bill to help illegal immigrant students gain legal status as well as access to in-state college tuition rates.

July 4, 2007

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Gullah Culture ‘Hangs On’ at Weekend Institute in Denver

DENVER The “Mile High City” may be considered an unlikely location to hold a conference on Gullah culture, but more than 100 scholars, students and local residents came together last weekend to participate in the First Annual Gullah Studies Institute, sponsored by Metropolitan State College of Denver and spearheaded by Jacquelyn Benton, visiting assistant professor in the African and African-American Studies Department at MSCD.

July 4, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Berklee College of Music’s New Mission Statement Reflects African Contributions to Contemporary Music

BOSTON In what Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown calls a “psychological victory for the institution,” the board of trustees recently adopted an amended mission statement for the college that acknowledges the historical contributions that African descendants have made to the development of the contemporary American musical genres on which Berklee’s curriculum and training are based.

July 4, 2007

NAACP president belittles baseball’s efforts

NEW YORK The new interim president of the NAACP belittled baseball’s efforts to boost black participation, chastising the sport in a letter Tuesday to commissioner Bud Selig.

July 3, 2007

Former Kentucky coach named assistant at Texas

AUSTIN Texas Former Kentucky women’s basketball coach Mickie DeMoss was hired Tuesday as an assistant at Texas.

July 3, 2007

Southern Miss signs junior college player

HATTIESBURG Miss. Southern Miss signed third baseman Josh Fields of Arkansas-Fort Smith Junior College to a national letter of intent Tuesday.

July 3, 2007

Montana State-Billings hires softball coach

BILLINGS Mont. Tony Stone, a former assistant softball coach at Montana State University-Billings, will return as the school’s new head softball coach, said Gary Gray, director of intercollegiate athletics at the Billings campus.

July 3, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Embattled UMass chancellor could be next in line for top LSU job

SPRINGFIELD Mass. The embattled chancellor of the University of Massachusetts flagship campus is a finalist for the top job at Louisiana State University, according to a person familiar with LSU’s presidential search.

July 3, 2007

Study: Chocolate Reduces Blood Pressure

CHICAGO Here’s some good and bad news for chocoholics: Dark chocolate seems to lower blood pressure, but it requires an amount less than two Hershey’s Kisses to do it, a small study suggests. The new research from Germany adds to mounting evidence linking dark chocolate with health benefits, but it’s the first to suggest that just a tiny amount may suffice.

July 3, 2007

Student sues over wrongful arrest in daylight saving mix-up

GREENSBURG Pa. A 15-year-old boy who spent 12 days in a juvenile detention center on charges he phoned in a bomb threat to his school has sued the principal and state trooper he says wrongfully accused him.

July 3, 2007

Leadership & Policy

UI, Wellmark talk about naming public health college

IOWA CITY Iowa The University of Iowa and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield are talking about a major gift for naming the university’s new College of Public Health building.

July 3, 2007

Governor signs bills to help enforce immigration laws

PHOENIX Gov. Janet Napolitano on Monday signed into law proposals that are intended to help carry out two voter-approved laws that seek to confront some of Arizona’s immigration woes.

July 3, 2007

Radford names provost

RADFORD Va. Wilbur W. Stanton, the interim provost at Radford University since February, was named to the post permanently on Tuesday, the school said.

July 3, 2007

Community Colleges

Kids in College curbs weight gain, improves learning

FLORENCE Ala. Physical education teachers like Missy Cupp have known for decades that summertime can have a negative impact on children.

July 3, 2007

Community Colleges

First woman picked as president of North Idaho College

COEUR D’ALENE Idaho The North Idaho College trustees have appointed Priscilla Bell, the interim leader on campus since February, to be the school’s next president.

July 3, 2007

Police probe whether University of Chicago hospital patients got insulin overdoses

CHICAGO University of Chicago Medical Center and police are investigating whether three patients, including two who died, were somehow given insulin overdoses, officials said.

July 3, 2007

Democratic candidates: Education law now needs overhaul

PHILADELPHIA They all voted for it, but that was then. Democratic presidential candidates came out swinging Monday, not at each other but at the No Child Left Behind law.

July 2, 2007