Jamal E. WatsonFaculty & StaffPOLITICOS TURNED PROFESSORSFormer politicians are turning down lucrative job offers elsewhere to teach students who are interested in, but sometimes cynical about, the political process.May 14, 2008African-AmericanThousands Flock to Memphis to Reflect on King’s LegacyAfter their four-hour meeting concluded on the afternoon of April 4, 1968, Jesse Epps extended a dinner invitation to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had arrived in Memphis with other civil rights leaders to rally on behalf of the city’s striking Black sanitation workers.April 3, 2008Faculty & StaffA ‘Patron Saint’ for Chicago State UniversityLong-neglected Chicago State University has a powerful friend in the Illinois Legislature, and the school is not even in his district.April 2, 2008Leadership & PolicyA Spitzer Resignation Would Pave Way for New York’s First Black GovernorDavid A. Paterson may become New York’s first Black governor amid speculation that Eliot Spitzer may step down after he was allegedly implicated in a prostitution scandal.March 11, 2008Leadership & PolicyHispanic University President at Pennsylvania College Facing Increasing Pressure to Step DownDr. F. Javier Cevallos, president of Kutztown University, a publicly funded college located in Pennsylvania, is facing new pressure to step down from his post amid criticism from the university’s faculty union.February 13, 2008HBCUsPoll: When Choosing a College, High School Students Say Diversity MattersA new poll indicates that minority high school students believe that racial diversity is one of the most important factors when deciding which college they will attend.December 9, 2007Page 1 of 1
