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Faculty & Staff

Missouri bill gives legislators a leg up for academic jobs

ST. LOUIS Some higher education officials are complaining that a new law could give Missouri lawmakers an unfair advantage when it comes to getting a job in the ivory tower.

July 4, 2007

African-American

The color maroon – review of book on African history and culture – special report: health sciences

I approach this book with unmitigated joy. For the record, let me confess at the outset that I am Afrocentric in my view, as well as a colleague, friend and fan of the author of this magnificent collection of essays, The Maroon Within Us. Additionally, I have encouraged him, over the years, to commit his […]

June 23, 2007

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Congressional Black Caucus gives lessons in education funding – appealing to the people’s consciousness on the issue of educational funding

All eyes were front and center as the new teacher, dressed in school colors, walked to the head of a world history class at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. With a no-nonsense attitude and a brief acknowledgment that Dunbar was indeed her alma mater, the teacher launched into a discussion–complete with charts and graphs for every student on federal funding for education.

June 23, 2007

HBCUs

Politics as it is played – lobbying activities of historically Black colleges

In a move that surprised alumni and other observers, Tuskegee University officials recently decided to close its long established Washington office and hire lobbyists instead.

June 23, 2007

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Battles won and a war lost – possibly – conflict between the executive and the legislative branches of government

This Elizabeth Drew offering demonstrates an adage of politics: There are no final victories.

June 23, 2007

Sports

Student-athletes, the World Bank and the United Nations

As I settled in to listen to a panel of four recently graduated student-athletes discuss their views on college athletics, the last thing I expected to hear about was The World Bank, the United Nations and various countries’ GNPs.

June 20, 2007

African-American

Black congressmen protest NAFEO award to Thurmond – National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Sen. Strom Thurmond

Washington Reps. William Clay (Demo) and Louis Stokes (DOH) refused to share an award from the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) with former segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC) at a prescheduled Capitol Hill ceremony.

June 16, 2007

African-American

Separate and Unequal: Black Americans and the US Federal Goverment. – book reviews

Separate & Unequal: Black Americans and the U.S. Federal Government, Desmond King, Oxford University Press, 1995. $35.00 (hardcover)

June 16, 2007

HBCUs

The line forms to the right – presidential election prospects for black higher education

As the curtain rises on the 1996 presidential campaign, a four-year old scenario appears to be repeating itself:

June 15, 2007

Latinx

Dos culturas, one pedagogy: teaching history from black and Hispanic perspectives – efforts to raise ethnic identity amongst the Mexican and African Americans in Texas – Cover Story

Teaching History From Black and Hispanic Perspectives.

June 15, 2007

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The six-week black focus: spread it around – National Black History Month – Column

From the Jan. 15 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday to the end of Black History Month in February, Black folks are in vogue on campus. There are events to commemorate King’s birthday and forums, symposia and exhibits to highlight Black historical, cultural and social events. As one of the people who is frequently blessed by being asked to visit campuses to talk about economics, politics and current affairs, I am often both amazed and amused at what happens on some campuses in the name of King and African-American history.

June 15, 2007

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Values: upside down you are turning me – Column

What are values, and who ought to teach them? This question may turn into the centerpiece of the 1996 presidential election. Certainly the term “values” is thrown around like a misplaced trump card in a bad bid whist game — used arrogantly, mistakenly, in poor taste and at the wrong time.

June 15, 2007