Pearl StewartHBCUsHBCUs share the spotlight with award-nominated and winning actresses whose talents they helped shape and mold.When Taraji P. Henson was nominated for an Academy Award this year for best supporting actress in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” the celebration rippled beyond Hollywood and into the halls of two historically Black universities.February 22, 2009Leadership & PolicyTSU, Smiley Strike Deal Amid Questions About His $1 Million PledgeIn February 2005, the Tavis Smiley School of Communication officially opened at Texas Southern University in Houston, garnering national fanfare, especially because the ceremony and naming of the school came with a $1 million pledge from its namesake.January 21, 2009International‘Preserving Intellectual Capital’As political strife is a constant around the globe, the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund assists scholars whose academic freedom is threatened in their home countries.September 3, 2008HomeGetting to Know Keith WoodsKeith Woods became so mired in heated issues of race relations while he was city editor of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans that he may have understandably opted to turn to other topics after leaving the paper.July 23, 2008StudentsGetting to Know Sharon WashingtonFrom faculty member at Kent State University and Springfield College to visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and administrator at Spelman and Bennett colleges, Dr. Sharon Washington has now arrived at the University of California, Berkeley, as director of the National Writing Project.June 25, 2008Leadership & PolicyThinking About Their Future in a Different WayRoosevelt University partners with a local high school and promises its students full financial support if admitted.April 2, 2008HomeGetting to Know John RiceWhen John Rice founded Management Leadership for Tomorrow in 1994,he succeeded in developing a much-needed nonprofit mentoring program aimed at providing minority business students with guidance and advice.March 4, 2008African-AmericanGetting to Know Dr. David IkardDr. David Ikard’s recent book, Breaking the Silence:Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism (LSU Press), has not only generated buzz within academia but has made its way onto the pop culture scene because of its insightful analysis of the writings of such literary giants as Toni Morrison, Walter Mosley and Toni Cade Bambara. But it […]February 19, 2008Faculty & StaffManic Over MultimediaHaving technical skills is a plus, but editors and recruiters say “traditional” journalists are still in demand.July 25, 2007StudentsWill They Overcome?While more HBCU newspapers are publishing regularly and going online, the issue of censorship and control appears to be intensifying, even at many public HBCUs, where the First Amendment covers student media.August 9, 2006Previous PagePage 22 of 23Next Page
