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Latino Scholar to Lecture at Princeton Seminary

The Princeton Theological Seminary announced that its Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI) will award the Reverend Dr. Raúl Gómez Ruiz, SDS, its annual book prize for 2008.

July 22, 2008

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Scholars Plan to Reunite Ancient Bible Online

The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century version that had its Gospels and epistles spread across the world, is being made whole again online.

July 20, 2008

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Librarians Call for More Black Males in Field

Librarians issued a clarion call for substantially more Black males in their field this past weekend at the American Library Association’s annual conference in Anaheim, Calif.

July 1, 2008

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Online Archive of Public Policy Research Launched

Scholars and researchers interested in gaining a wide audience, including mayors, state legislators, and other policymakers, for their public policy scholarship can turn to the PolicyArchive (www.PolicyArchive.org), a free comprehensive, online archive of public policy research.

June 29, 2008

Native Americans

$1 Million Grant Will Help Meet Need for American Indian and Hispanic Librarians

A program to increase the number of American Indian and Hispanic librarians has received a grant of nearly $1 million, the University of Arizona announced.

June 25, 2008

HBCUs

Grants & Gifts

The AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES has received $2.5 MILLION from the Wal-Mart Foundation for AACC’s Building Better Communities through Regional Economic Development Partnerships initiative. Specifically, the funds will go toward AACC’s Center for Workforce Development. BRYN MAWR (PA.) and SPELMAN COLLEGES (GA.) have received a four-year, $1.1 MILLION grant from the National Science Foundation […]

April 16, 2008

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Civil Rights Organization Places Historical Records with Emory University

Historical records for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including sympathy cards when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, have been placed with Emory University’s Manuscript Archives and Rare Book Library.

March 9, 2008

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Library of Congress Receives Historic Addition

The Library of Congress received a substantial addition to its collection of civil rights movement resources last month from the family of James Forman, who served as the executive secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1961 to 1966. In a ceremony that took place in the library’s Jefferson Building, Forman’s sons, James Jr. […]

February 19, 2008

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Alice Walker To Place Literary Papers at Emory University

ATLANTA Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker is placing her literary archive at Emory University’s library, university officials said this week.

December 19, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

In Brief: Harvard Boosts Financial Aid for Middle-Income Students

Harvard University announced Monday a major expansion of financial aid that will help even families earning six figures; Stanford University’s historic East Asian collection needs a new home; the University of Southern Maine bans students from campus for failing to meet vaccination requirements for mumps; and University of Utah allows students to request new dorm room if they discover their roommate has a concealed gun permit.

December 10, 2007

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Nooses Found at Cal State Fullerton Rally

FULLERTON Calif. Several nooses were found at a tolerance rally at California State University, Fullerton, marking the latest incident in which the racially charged symbol was discovered on U.S. college campuses.

November 15, 2007

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U.S. Library of Congress and United Nations U.S. Library of Congress and United Nations

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the U.S. Library of Congress have joined forces to build a World Digital Library.

November 14, 2007