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Leadership & Policy

The Dilemma of the ‘Double Day’

The Dilemma of the ‘Double Day’ Although men are doing more, many women in higher education still find they have two domains – the university and the homeIt’s a new twist on an old theme. Men have done it for years — left their families temporarily so that they could pursue better opportunities. And now […]

November 20, 2002

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John Hope Franklin Honored for Lifetime Achievement

John Hope Franklin Honored for Lifetime AchievementNEW YORKHistorian John Hope Franklin was awarded the Gold Medal in History by the American Academy of Arts and Letters last month for his long and distinguished career as a scholar, intellectual leader and civil rights advocate. Franklin, Duke University professor emeritus, was presented with the award by historian […]

June 5, 2002

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TSU Debate Team Wins Olympics of Forensics Competition

TSU Debate Team Wins Olympics of Forensics CompetitionHoustonThe Texas Southern University Debate team returned to Houston late last month as champions of the International Forensics Association 12th annual Championship Tournament in Rome. The 17-member team succeeded in garnering a sufficient number of points to rank first place and earned the title International Champion of Forensics […]

April 24, 2002

Students

Do Babies Matter When Charting an Academic Career?

Do Babies Matter When Charting an Academic Career?The academy seems to think so.The University of California-Berkeley has just released a set of statistics that should give pause to every female academic of child-bearing age.Women who have children early in their careers — that is, between one and five years after receiving a doctorate — are […]

March 27, 2002

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Remembering Langston Hughes: The ‘People’s Poet’

Remembering Langston Hughes: The ‘People’s Poet’Kansas symposium draws stellar mix of scholars, activists and artists to honor Hughes’ centennial.By Robin V. SmilesLawrence, Kan.More than 500 scholars, artists, educators, entertainers and activists from across the nation and around the globe gathered at the University of Kansas in Lawrence earlier this month to remember the art, life […]

February 27, 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

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A Prodigy’s West Side Story

A Prodigy’s West Side StoryHolder of two doctoral degrees. Associate professor. Winner of a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant. Author of two scholarly works that span the gap from ancient Athens to Ralph Ellison. And all before the age of 30.By any measure, the University of Chicago’s Dr. Danielle Allen is a rising star. Joining […]

January 2, 2002

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Kansas Expands Langston Hughes Celebration

Kansas Expands Langston Hughes CelebrationLAWRENCE, Kan.A 100th birthday celebration of writer and poet Langston Hughes, who spent much of his childhood in Lawrence, will be expanded to six cities across the state. The University of Kansas is using a $6,600 grant from the Kansas Humanities Council to fund six “poetry circles” across the state. The […]

September 12, 2001

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University of Kansas to Honor Langston Hughes in 100th Birthday Celebration

University of Kansas to Honor Langston Hughes in 100th Birthday CelebrationLawrence, KansasPulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker and actors Danny Glover, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis are among the artists and scholars planning to celebrate the 100th birthday anniversary of writer Langston Hughes on Jan. 31 and again from  Feb. 7 to 10 at the University […]

August 1, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Creating a Fitting Tribute Duke University Honors Historian John Hope Franklin

Creating  a Fitting Tribute Duke University Honors Historian John Hope FranklinThe idea of creating a tribute to world-renowned historian Dr. John Hope Franklin at Duke University was easy for administrators and faculty to support. Deciding what the tribute should be and raising the $20 million dollars needed to build it, however, has proven more challenging than […]

January 17, 2001

Students

White House Names Humanities Honorees

White House Names Humanities Honorees Washington President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the 2000 National Humanities Medalists, an award administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities. An award ceremony was held last month in Washington and the winners were honored at a White House dinner.“The 2000 National Humanities Medalists are distinguished individuals […]

January 3, 2001

Latinx

Lawmakers, Colleges Make Some Funding Gains

Lawmakers, Colleges Make Some Funding GainsWhile still working on the federal education budget, Congress is making headway on a few budget bills of importance to educators and minority-serving colleges specifically.President Clinton signed a U.S. Department of Agriculture budget bill for 2001 with funding for historically Black colleges and universities. Under the agreement, the agency would […]

December 6, 2000